System and method for managing electronic transmission of color data

The present invention relates to a method for developing a color product. The method comprises (a) storing development information in a database, said development information including characteristics related to development of a plurality of color products; (b) receiving first color information, said first color information including at least a first color; wherein the first color information is received using a color measuring device or by transmitting of a color sample; (c) identifying first color development information in said database on the basis of said received first color information, said first development information including at least said first color; (d) receiving data about at least one physical characteristic of said color product; (e) determining, using said first development information, whether said at least one physical characteristic is compatible with said first color, this result being used in a process of manufacturing said color product, (f) receiving data about at least one printing technique for printing the at least first color onto a substrate having the at least one physical characteristic of said color product; and (g) determining, using said first development information, whether said at least one printing technique is compatible with said at least one physical characteristic of said color product; and either (h) halting development of the color product after any of steps (b) - (e) if a physical characteristic is incompatible with said first color or after steps (f) or (g) if said physical characteristic is not compatible with said printing technique, or (i) issuing a warning via a user interface after any of steps (b) - (e) if a physical characteristic is incompatible with said first color or after steps (f) or (g) if said physical characteristic is not compatible with said printing technique, wherein development of the color product is halted until a designer modifies a design of the color product so that a first color is compatible with at least one physical characteristic of said color product and the at least one physical characteristic of said color product is compatible with the printing technique or production of the color product is halted if the designer does not modify the design of the color product.