{"id":16,"date":"2014-04-23T13:02:33","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T13:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gobosource.com\/gos\/blog\/?p=16"},"modified":"2020-02-18T21:44:46","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T21:44:46","slug":"should-i-go-with-a-dark-field-or-clear-field-gobo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gobosource.com\/gos\/blog\/should-i-go-with-a-dark-field-or-clear-field-gobo\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I go with a dark field or clear field gobo?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having a custom gobo made for your company or special event isn&#8217;t as simple as having your logo printed as-is onto a projector slide and displaying it. Gobos have unique projection considerations that may require adjusting your visuals to produce the optimum viewing experience and enhance the message for your audience.<\/p>\n<p>One particular issue to consider is whether you want a dark field or clear field gobo for your project. With a dark field gobo, the logo and visuals are surrounded by a black background, whereas with a clear field gobo, the visual elements are more like silhouettes cut out of a white background.<\/p>\n<p>To give you a better idea of the differences between these two styles of gobo, consider a recent project we worked on with the JW Marriot Marquis hotel in Miami. The city was hosting the Sony Open of Tennis, and the hotel wanted a large projection for the side of their building to mark the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>We created two gobos for the event: One with a clear field background and the other with a dark field. The latter provided a more crisp logo with better-defined edges, as clear field gobos tend to wash out the elements of a logo or image. But the clear field ended up being much more visible and attention-grabbing, as it projected more light and stood out more clearly on the side of the building.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the client went with the clear field gobo because they wanted the project to really stand out, even if that meant sacrificing some color accuracy and clarity.<\/p>\n<p>The choice between either option depends largely on what you&#8217;re hoping to achieve with your gobo. For more information on the process involved in custom gobo design, contact Gobosource.com today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having a custom gobo made for your company or special event isn&#8217;t as simple as having your logo printed as-is onto a projector slide and displaying it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,3,2,5,103],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Should I go with a dark field or clear field gobo?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Having a custom gobo made for your company or special event isn&#039;t as simple as having your logo printed as-is onto a projector slide and displaying it.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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