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SMS Colour webinar/meeting #1

Our first SMS Colour webinar/meeting, November 23rd 2025. About the SMS workflow, about the SMS READY control strips and what they are used for, dE00 meaning and some talk about alinging to universal standards v.s. local standards.

by Mr. Ingi Karlsson. Co-host Mr. Kevin Pinto. A video by Spot-Nordic. November 23rd 2025.

SMS Colour webinar/meeting #1 - Questions and Answers

by Mr. Ingi Karlsson. A video by Spot-Nordic. November 23rd 2025.

How to use SMS colours in design. Part 1.

Selecting your SMS colours in Adobe Photoshop.

by Mr. Ingi Karlsson. A video by Spot-Nordic. October 20th 2025.

How to use SMS colours in design. Part 2.

Presenting your SMS colours to your customer, how to create your SMS swatch palette in Adobe Photoshop and how to export it in ASE format for use in your design app. Setting up your Affinity Publisher/Designer 2.6 workspace.

by Mr. Ingi Karlsson. A video by Spot-Nordic. October 20th 2025.

How to use SMS colours in design. Part 3.

How to use your SMS colours in Affinity Publisher 2.6 and how to export SMS graphics correctly for web and CMYK printing.

by Mr. Ingi Karlsson. A video by Spot-Nordic. October 20th 2025.

How to use SMS colours in design. Using Affinity v3 from Canva (November 2025)

How to use your SMS colours in Affinity 3 from Canva and how to convert them to CMYK, released in November 2025 (free download)

by Mr. Ingi Karlsson. A video by Spot-Nordic. November 3rd 2025.

How to check if your SMS colours for print are correct before sending the PDF to your printer (November 2025)

by Mr. Ingi Karlsson. A video by Spot-Nordic. November 17th 2025.
How to create and use the SMS READY control strip to ensure your CMYK colours are correct (December 2025) by Mr. Ingi Karlsson. A video by Spot-Nordic. December 8th 2025 How to use the bitmap method for demanding SMS jobs where there is no room for error (December 2025) by Mr. Ingi Karlsson. A video by Spot-Nordic. December 15th 2025 Fogra Colour Management Café #46 Case example: The difference between using the Pantone Matching System and the Spot Matching System for design and marketing. by Mr. Ingi Karlsson. Organized and managed by Mr. Andreas Kraushaar. October 2nd 2024.

Color Wars. An article by Mr. Daniel Boaglio released on LinkedIn on July 3rd 2024.
Comparison of the Pantone Matching System and the Spot Matching System. by Mr. Daniel Boaglio, SMS READY Expert #1, PHD in Physical Chemistry, Technical Advisor for flexible packaging from design to print.

An article by Mr. Daniel Boaglio, July 2024.