The "Must Have" Guides for Designers, Printers and Color Decision Makers. These new PLUS SERIES FORMULA GUIDES are the updated versions of the indispensable PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEMtools for selecting, specifying and matching solid PANTONE Colors. Graphic designers, pre-press professionals and printers now have 1,341 color choices - all of the current PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM Colors plus 224 new, market-proven hues - in a new chromatic arrangement. Ink formulations are provided to aid printers in mixing colors. Includes color index, lighting evaluation tool and design software. Set of two guides, coated and uncoated. These guides provide a broad selection of market-driven colors, for practically unlimited creativity. The chromatic format makes color selection more intuitive and the substrate paper stock matches popular print specifications and is environmentally sensitive. All of the new solid colors are created using the existing 14 PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM Basic Color Inks - no new equipment or training is necessary. In addition, the colors are printed using a uniform ink film thickness making them easily matched on press. Included in the box is a lighting indicator tool, which determines if lighting conditions are suitable for accurate color selection and matching. And a color-correction tool is also included, which enables easy color balancing and creative control of digital images.