The “K” in CMYK stands for key since in four-color printing cyan, magenta, and yellow printing plates are carefully keyed or aligned with the key of the black key plate. Some sources suggest that the “K” in CMYK comes from the last letter in “black” and was chosen because B already means blue. However, this explanation, although useful as a mnemonic, is incorrect.
Why is the color black is represented by the letter “K” in “CMYK?”
September 18th, 2012 | Posted by in graphics - (0 Comments)
We recommend writing all papers in the font Georgia henceforth. Interesting New York Times article on how authoritative and intelligent a font can be and it’s impact on the human psyche.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/hear-all-ye-people-hearken-o-earth/