Color: An Introduction to Practice and Principles

by Rolf G. Kuehni

The one-stop reference to the essentials of color science and technology―now fully updated and revised The fully updated Third Edition of Color: An Introduction to Practice and Principles continues to provide a truly comprehensive, non-mathematical introduction to color science, complete with historical, philosophical, and art-related topics. Geared to non-specialists and experts alike, Color clearly explains key technical concepts concerning light, human vision, and color perception phenomena. It covers color order systems in depth, examines color reproduction technologies, and reviews the history of color science as well as its relationship to art and color harmony. Revised throughout to reflect the latest developments in the field, the Third Edition: Praise for the previous editions: "A nice bridge to areas usually not covered in academic visual science programs . . . outstanding."
―Joel Pokorny , visual scientist at The University of Chicago "A good addition to any library, this should be useful for the color interests of artists, designers, craftsmen, philosophers, psychologists, color technologies, and students in related fields."
―CHOICE

Genres: Art

304 pages, Hardcover

First published November 22, 1996