Film Separations

Focus Educational CD-ROM labels are printed using two colours. This requires two film positives, one for each colour (below). Screens are then made from the films.

 

The Focus on Fairground Rides label uses black and PMS 324 which is a spot colour. Each separate colour typically adds £30.00 to the cost of printing (2005).

It is possible to reduce this cost and also create interesting visual effects by leaving blank spaces within the image. This gives the impression that the label has three colours instead of two as the reflective silver colour of the CD-ROM is allowed to show through. Focus Educational makes use of this effect for the CD-ROM label text shown in white on the two colour image above.