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click on the
blue-green
subtitles for info-links
• color schemes and color palettes
from The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe by Sarah Lowengard.
LINK Color Systems and Systemization
image: Ignaz Schiffermüller, color circle, 1772
Toutes les choses visibles se distinguent ou se rendent
desirable par la couleur.
— Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Instruction général
pour la teinture…
from COLOURLOVERS
LINK History of the Color Wheel by evad
the author, evad, of this article is referencing the above document by Sarah Lowengard.
condensed, it provides a good visual overview.
from Google:
LINK
history of the color wheel timeline
a visual timeline chart. there are a bevy of links,
only many are out of date. best to use this just as is.
from Color Vision & Art
LINK
Newton and the Color Spectrum
Our modern understanding of light
and color begins with Isaac Newton (1642-1726) and a series of experiments
that he publishes in 1672.
from
University of Wisconsin
2D Design (Art 107)
LINK
Color Wheels & Color Systems
covers basic concepts and describes Prang Artist's
Color System: the bases for the Red, Yellow, Blue system.
from Von Löwen Designs
Link the antiquity of colour / timeline
from wondering mood
from wikipedia
• color schemes & color palettes
from public iowa state university /
college
of design
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from Adobe
Adobe Kuler
Kuler is an internet application from Adobe Systems
that lets individuals try out, create and save various color schemes.
from coloraday.com - april, 2010
LINK
widgets & apps
a select list of a few of the multitude of color
concept and theory widgets and apps available for computers, cell phones
and other portable devices.
from
emotions greeting cards museum
LINK
Louis prang, master printer and educator
his work as a color printer and publisher, educator
and “helped elevate the custom of card sending to an art”. prang developed
the developed a color wheel that is the standard red, yellow
& blue arrangement of primary colors.
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from colorjack / software
LINK colorjack software
and color theory information
colorjack website covers their software: color galaxy, color sphere,
piano theory and open software products on color. much to do with color
palettes, color scheme and other color system concepts.
from nick spencer design
from malanenewman colorseries
from sensational color
LINK
picking perfect colors & outdoor living
(interior & exterior design)
LINK
interior inspiration
(interior and fashion design)
from wikipedia
from PANTONE / Color Think Tank
LINK
pantone/color think tank
warning: the pantone site is especially robust and complex. trying to
find what you are targeting takes time. this particular part of pantone
give you links to color fundamentals and more. I will refer back to this
site for other color topics.
from MyPANTONE
mypantone
to access mypantone, you are required to register.
pantone is a commercial product/service and setting up a membership is
a marketing stradigy. it does has many nice perks: mostly used to develop
your own palette and has tips & technique, community connections
and much more.
from PANTONE / About Us
LINK
pantone/about us
starting with “what we do” and “who we are”, this part of the pantone
site give you some timeline and general facts about the company.
from wikipedia
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from Munsell / Universal Language of Color
LINK munsellcolor
this is the commercial munsell website with a direct link to the munsell
products/color education products part of their site. munsell systems
is now owned by X-Rite, the global leader in color science and technology.
BTW X-Rite also own Pantone: on the NASDAQ exchange, symbol: XRIT
from Munsell Color Science Laboratory
LINK munsell
color science laboratory
the munsell color science laboratory is affliated with the rochester
institute of technology. the academic laboratory is dedicated to color
science education and research. on this site is a link to read about
prof. albert h. munsell (1858-1918), artist, teacher and color theorist.
he developed the first widely-accepted color order system.
LINK to about
prof. albert h. munsel
from Chemical Heritage Foundation / Icons of Science - A Colorful Life
Link
chemical heritage foundation on the life of prof. albert h. munsell
this article provides a timeline description of munsell's life and work.
from wikipedia
from sensational color
from wondering mood
LINK
colour wheel & colour systems timeline
colour wheels and colour systems by
• aron sigfrid forsius, finnish astronomer
• isaac newton, english physicist, mathematician, astronomer
• tobias mayer, german astronomer and mathematician
• moses harris, english entomologist and engraver
• michel eugène chevreul, chemist and director of carpet manufacturer,
gobelin.
• johann wolfgang von goethe, german poet, dramatist, novelist, and scientist
• phillip otto runge, german painter
• johannes itten, swiss painter, textile designer, teacher, writer
• ogden nicholas rood, american physicist
• RGB model