limbo - 1:31 pm on May 3, 2006 (gmt 0)

limbo, they are actually very useful when producing for the web also. When working with clients for their traditional print media, those clients want those same colors to translate to the web. Using the correct Pantone conversion formulas is an important part of the design process.

I do agree with that - I suppose I was trying to illustrate the sometimes futile, and more often than not, intuitive look at colours on screen - and to know that even if you match a Pantone 100% on one monitor there is no way to tell how it will look on another.

It's a matter of personal choice I guess. I use Pantones daily for print based work - however the use of Pantones for screen media is wide open to interpretation by the screen in use that it becomes a bit of a minefield and can get you into a:

"the colour you selected on the website looks nothing like the logo on our business cards, I thought you were using a Pantone for this..." conversation with your client.