Pantone Essentials

by Pantone

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15 x 11.3 x 2.5 inches ; 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AD4JD6
• Item model number: GPS205
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

MODEL- GPS205 VENDOR- PANTONE FEATURES- PANTONE Essentials Cover your bases with this money saving six-guide set. True to its name PANTONE essentials includes six indispensable color guides that every print and graphic design professional needs to ensure quality results. Formerly known as the ultimate survival kit this value package offers a cost-effective way to upgrade your Pantone collection with a full set of new 2005 edition guides. You will get everything you need to select spec and match solid and process colors. And if that wasn t enough you will also receive a stylish carrying case to protect your investment during trips to the client or on press runs. Package includes: formula guides coated uncoated matte; color bridge coated; 4-color process guides coated/uncoated; ballistic nylon carrying case.* PANTONE formula guides printed on coated uncoated and matte stocks* PANTONE process guides printed on coated and uncoated stocks* PANTONE color bridge coated* 1114 PANTONE Solid Colors* Over 3000 process colors* Quality storage and carry case

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential product for graphics professionals, September 13, 2007

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S. Briscoe (Knoxville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pantone Essentials (Accessory)

As a graphic designer that meets in person with most of my clients, I have found it very beneficial to show up with the tools of the trade. Pantone has gained recognition as the standard for displaying color and insuring that it is accurately reproduced in print. This product gives you six books, an Inspiration Guide, and a carrying case. The carrying case is soft, fits inside my laptop bag, and protects the individual books well with each resting in their own compartment.
One big thing that I missed in the products online description is what each book actually contains. I work entirely with the Solid Formulas (PMS 186 for example) and was under the impression that two of the books, for coated and uncoated, would feature the 4-color process builds of the Solid colors displayed on the respective stock. They are instead the Process Guides (the colors with a name like: DS 223-4 C), while still useful, but not what I thought I would be getting. The Color Bridge book does serve the purpose of side-by-side comparison of Solid colors and how closely they can be reproduced using process builds, but only for coated stock.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you are a grapfhic designer you must have this, May 12, 2007

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S. Bizarro "Graphic Designer" (Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pantone Essentials (Accessory)

This case is excellent to keep all the catalogues and the price is very attractive as you take 5 catalogues.

I am a graphic designer and I think that this is one of the very first investment of any professional.

There is just one thing I don't like on 2 of them: 4-Color Process Guide.

The guide is very helpfull but would help more if that would have the closest Pantone reference number related with the percentage in CMKY.

I miss 2 catalogues: methalic colors and Color Bride uncoated, that I bought separately.

Anyway no one of my comments would be anything significant to avoid getting it. I bought and I am very satisfied!

4.0 out of 5 stars Excelente Herramienta Gráfica, March 25, 2009

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David Dugarte "Dave" (Caracas, Venezuela) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pantone Essentials (Accessory)

Definitivamente al momento de visitar un cliente o hacer algún tipo de trabajo gráfico, este kit, marca la diferencia. Están las 6 cartas pantones necesarias tanto para trabajos impresos como para web. El estuche donde vienen es más o menos del tamaño de un Laptop de 12". Entre los kit más básicos o los kit más profesionales, definitivamente éste es el punto de equilibrio. Totalmente recomendado si deseas causar la mejor y más profesional impresión cuando estás con tus clientes. Si tu única opción es comprarlo a través de algún courrier, ésta es la mejor opción. Ahora, si tienes la oportunidad de buscarlo personalmente en tiendas en algún viaje que hagas a USA o con alguien que tenga el tiempo de buscartelo allá, la diferencia de precio puede llegar a ser hasta de 80 USD