Shades Color Swatches is an inexpensive tool should be in any designers hands... learn what to expect when specifying one of the default colors shown in Adobe Illustrator (or load the same colors into Adobe Photoshop). Learn why 'CMYK Blue' does not print blue, how bright the 'Brights' colors actually print in CMYK, and to see all the levels of Black or 'Grays'... Once you have an idea of what you can expect, the better you learn on how to adjust your artwork to get the desired affect on your printed projects.
