War Stories: Color House Tales

Color-correct lights at color houses and printers generally are too bright and too white, compared to consumer lighting. That’s why many catalogers routinely take their final proofs and press samples outside for a last look before signing off, and check them under fluorescents and incandescents, too. (F.Y.I.: Women’s bathrooms still tend to have an incandescent bulb or two, so women checking their makeup won’t look like ghosts.)