Setting up Photoshop for Web and iPhone
Development
Marc Edwards
Most people who have designed websites or apps in Photoshop will, at one
point or another, have had issues trying to match colors in images to colors
generated by HTML, CSS or code. This article aims to solve those problems
once and for all.
Color Management to Match Colors Across Multiple
Devices
In the print world, color management typically involves calibrating your
entire workflow, from scanner or digital camera to computer display to hard
proofs to the final press output. This can be quite a tall order, especially
when the devices use different color spaces – matching RGB and CMYK
devices is notoriously hard.
When designing or editing for TV, calibrating the main editing display and
using a broadcast monitor are common; these show real-time proof of how
the image will look on a typical TV in a viewer’s home. In such a scenario,
color management offers many benefits and is highly recommended.
When building Web and application interfaces, the situation is a little
different. The final output is the same device that you’re using to create the
artwork: a computer display (putting aside for now differences in gamma
between Windows, Mac OS X prior to 10.6 and the iPhone, which we’ll
cover later.)