ID 1051 Chapter : Colors
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Colors: color affects visual properties of objects or space, and has a psychological and behavioral. Impact(what we believe and how we feel about our env) Ex) red + blue = magenta ; all colored light = white. Blue surface reflects only blue, black surface reflect no colors, white surface reflects all colors. : studies color, invents the initial (actual attribution of this is debated amongst science historians) color wheel and defines the spectrum in the. Roy g bv ordering: wolfgang van goethe(1749-1832). : in 1810 goethe writes theories of color. In this work he theorizes that color is perceived and is systematic: michel eug ne chevreul (1786-1889) : wrote the law of simultaneous color contrast. Wassily kandinsky, johannes itten, faber birren and josef albers did studies in color as fundamental elements of design comp. Color systems: munsell, most common color system (theory), standard in design education.