Color Consultants

Hank has over 20 years experience in the Graphic Arts Industry. He is currently employed as owner of VCS, Virtual Consulting Solutions LLC. Hank previously worked as an Online Division Adjunct Professor, Graphic Design & Digital Design at The Art Institute of Pittsburg since 2010; an Adjunct Professor in the Graphic Communications Management and Technology Master’s Program at New York University since 2005; an Adjunct Professor in the Advertising Design and Graphic Arts Department of New York City College of Technology since 2004.

Hank is dedicated to sharing his knowledge in Graphic Communications both on a professional and academic level. His love for teaching and hunger to learn new technology proves that he is a valuable asset to the Graphics Industry.

Ron is a consultant specializing in brand quality, color management, automation and workflow integration. Chair of Print Properties, Idealliance G7 Expert and Trainer, he has performed thousands of G7 training and calibrations and conducted training and consulting for a wide range of customers in Europe, Asia, and North America. Well versed in ISO standards, he is certified as a PSA consultant and a FTA Flexo Level 2 Implementation Specialist, was the primary developer of IDEAlliance’s G7 Process Control as well as BrandQ programs. Ron specializes in creating and implementing working spaces for brands and suppliers allowing them to work more efficiently saving time and money. Ron is published frequently in industry magazines, and has produced training materials and curriculum for numerous printing industry groups, manufacturers and publishers. He has over 35 years experience working in graphic arts and holds a Master of Education from the University of Massachusetts.

Growing interest in G7 qualification makes color management a necessity at every stage of the process. Glenn Andrews is a certified G7 Expert and Color Clarity has helped numerous printers, both digital and offset to achieve G7 accurate printing.

Neil Barstow, formerly a prominent UK advertising photographer, is now recognised as a leading Colour Management and Imaging Consultant with
colourmanagement.net.

Clients include pre-press, printers, image libraries, publishers, artists, universities, print buyers, illustrators, magizines, photo labs, art schools, hardware and consumables manufacturers, designers, fine art printers, galleries and photographers.

Driving Neil's work is the integrity of the image, from digital capture or scan, through editing, proofing or softproofing and finally to ink on paper, be it a certified proof, a press run nor an inkjet print.

Ingeniero Gráfico Francés con doble formación en diseño gráfico y preprensa digital. Cuenta con más de 16 años de experiencia profesional internacional asesorando a las principales marcas de tecnologías y empresas de la industria gráfica. Su expertis es a nivel de: flujos de producción PDF, Color Management Systems, Control de Calidad y Estandarización de preprensa y prensas offset bajo Normas ISO, Sistemas Editoriales, Software Gráficos y Tecnologías de impresión digital. El año 2000 recibe el premio como mejor consultor Adobe para América Latina. Es docente y creador de varios cursos y diplomados para Academia Mac y actualmente se desempeña como asesor educacional de la Escuela de la Industria Gráfica y Director Académico del Centro de Formación Técnica INGRAF.