Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 2
Color Fundamentals
The Identity of Color
Chromatic Interaction
Color Systems
Emotions and Messages
If one says “red” and there are fifty people listen-
ing, it can be expected that there will be fifty reds
in their minds. And ... all these reds will be very
different. Colors present themselves in continuous
flux, constantly related to changing neighbors and
changing conditions.
Josef Albers
Artist, visual theorist, and educator; from
Interaction of Color,
Yale
University Press
Hue
A distinction between color identities as defined by their wavelengths
