Color: An Introduction to Practice and Principles - Hardcover

Kuehni, Rolf G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 047166006X ISBN 13: 9780471660064

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2004

Synopsis

Provides a solid foundation to the fundamentals of color science, this new edition contains thorough explanations of key technical concepts concerning light, human vision, and color perception phenomena, provides broad coverage of color order systems, examines color reproduction technologies and techniques, and offers a historical review of the development of color theory and art. aeo Provides a concise, non--mathematical introduction to color science and technology, in an easy--to--read, conversational style aeo Thoroughly revised from the first edition aeo Includes a glossary of important terms

About this title

About the Author

ROLF G. KUEHNI is an adjunct professor at North Carolina State University. Well known in the color science community, he is the author of Color Space and Its Divisions: Color Order from Antiquity to the Present, also from Wiley. Kuehni has received the InterSociety Color Council's prestigious Godlove Award. In addition, he served as editor for the journal Color Research and Applications.

From the Back Cover

A single source for the essential scientific principles and concepts of color?now revised and updated

When it comes to color, people can agree on generalities: the sky is blue, grass is green, roses are red. Yet color is actually a highly complex phenomenon, dependent on a multitude of factors such as light conditions or chemicals in the eye and brain. Researchers disagree on whether colors even exist in the world, or whether they are purely products of human consciousness. As these intellectual debates continue, new technologies are greatly increasing our ability to model and reproduce colors.

Color: An Introduction to Practice and Principles, Second Edition provides a practical, up-to-date resource for understanding contemporary theory and applications of color. Concise, nonmathematical, and not overly technical, this text draws together knowledge from a number of disciplines to present a comprehensive overview of color science.

Greatly revised and expanded from the previous edition, this Second Edition:

• Features new information on perception phenomena, color order, and recent technological advances
• Touches on historical, philosophical, and art-related topics
• Includes a glossary of important terms
• Offers a useful timetable of color in science and art

Ideal for color scientists, vision scientists, and industrial chemists and engineers, as well as artists and designers, Color: An Introduction to Practice and Principles, Second Edition is a single, accessible source for the principles, concepts, and applications of color.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047166006X
• ISBN 13: 9780471660064
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 216