Digital BW, The Print

On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 09:42:57AM -0400, Jon Cone wrote:
> on 10/15/02 5:28 AM, DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com at
> DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> 
> Honest opinion time. Okay???
> 
> A - If we deliver you a black with the same performance as the PiezoTone
> grays but with a OD that starts slightly less than current competing black
> inks, but does not fade and therefore ends higher than them. Would you use
> that black exclusively even though at the onset it was paler than current
> blacks?
> 
> B - If you knew that even another black was available which was slightly
> darker at the onset and yet faded to the lower OD of A, but not as
> dramatically as PIezoTone black because the starting OD was less, would you
> rather use that because after all it is what everyone has been used to?
> 
> C - If you choose B, to what degree are you willing to sacrifice non-fade in
> order to have better aesthetics at the onset?
> 
> 
> D - Would this not be a great poll?
> 

A

The problem with B is that it is not wysiwyg, and many of us don't care to
print while having to imagine what it will look like some time down the
road.

I suspect that many of the A answers will be by those using alternative
workflows to the piezo driver. It would be nice if the poll could take
printing workflow into account (maybe a separate poll to see what percentage
of people printing with your inks are using the piezo driver?) I think it
is important that you understand who your target market is when you come to
design any new inks (unless you care to cater for them all with different
products).

-- 
Tony Terlecki
ajt@...