ID 1051 Lecture : ID Notes Unit 2
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2: color affects, visual properties of objects or space, has a psychological and behavioral impact (people feel diff. with diff. spaces) All color systems are theoretical and abstract ways of understanding color and communicating color to others: historic milestones in color theory, sir isaac newton (1642-1726, studied color. Invented the initial (actual attribution of this is debated amongst science historians) color wheel: defines the spectrum in the roy g biv ordering that we have all learned in elementary school, wolfgang van goethe (1749-1832). An abstract mathematical model describing the way colors can be represented as series of numbers, typically as three or four variable or color components. Simply because it is a standard does not mean that one should except it as the only color system, nor the true color system; it is still a theory. Every possible color can be described by the three attributes of hue, chroma, and value.
