Understanding color: an introduction for designers

Ch. 1 An Introduction to Color Study

The Experience of Color

Color Awareness

The Uses of Color

Color-Order Systems

Color Study

ch. 2 A Little Light on the Subject

Light

Additive Color: Mixing Light

Lamps

Lamp Types

Special Purpose Lamps

False Promise: Full-Spectrum Lighting

Lighting Level

Vision

The Illuminant Mode of Vision

The Object Mode of Vision

Modifying Light: Colorants

Lamps and Color Rendition

The Color Rendering Index

Metamerism and Matching

Modifying Light: Surface

Transparent, Opaque, and Translucent

Iridescence

Luminosity

Indirect Light, Indirect Color

Filters

ch. 3 The Human Element

The Sensation of Color

Threshold

Intervals

The Perception of Color

Physiology: Responding to Light

Healing and Color

Synaesthesia

Psychology: Responding to Light

Naming Colors

Color As Language: From Name to Meaning

Impressional Color.

Color As Words Alone

ch. 4 The Vocabulary of Color

Hue

The Artists' Spectrum

Primary, Secondary, and Intermediate Colors

Saturated Color

Other Spectrums, Other Primaries

Chromatic Scales

Complementary Colors

Cool and Warm Colors

Analogous Colors

Tertiary Colors: Chromatic Neutrals

Black, White, and Gray

Value

Pure Hues and Value

Tints and Shades

Monochromatic Value Scales

Comparing Value in Different Hues

Line

Value and Image

Transposing Image

Saturation

Saturation: Diluting Hues with Gray

Saturation: Diluting Hues with the Complement

Theoretical Gray

Tone

ch. 5 The Instability of Colors

The Instability of Colors

Color Composition

Ground and Carried Colors

Placement and Color Change

Equilibrium

Simultaneous Contrast

Afterimage and Contrast Reversal

Complementary Contrast

Ground Subtraction

Color and Area: Small, Medium, Large.

Ch. 6 Illusion and Impression

Color Illusions

The Illusion of Depth

Spatial Effects of Colors

Transparence Illusion

Fluting

Vibration

Vanishing Boundaries

Luminosity

Bezold Effect

Optical Mixes

ch. 7 Color Theory: A Brief History

Setting the Stage

The Beginnings of Color Theory

Color and Controversy

The Scientific Model: Color Gets Organized

Color by the Numbers

A New Perspective

ch. 8 Color Harmony

In Search of Beauty

Intervals and Harmony

Hue and Harmony

Major and Minor Themes

Value and Harmony

Saturation and Harmony

On Beyond Harmony: Dissonant Colors

The X-tra Factor: Surface and Harmony

Some Harmonious Conclusions

ch. 9 Tools of the Trade: Color in Product and Print

It's the Real Thing: Color in Product and Print

Design Media

Artists' Media

Subtractive Mixing: Pure Hues

Subtractive Mixing: Muted Hues

Tinting Strength.

Color Printing: Process Colors

Color Printing: Spot Colors

Screen and Block Printing

ch. 10 The Medium of Light

Images of Light

Lost in Translation

The Screen Display

Color Display Modes

Color Management

Color on the Web

Web Color Coding

Emerging Media: E-Ink

ch. 11 The Business of Color

The Color Industries

Colorants

Color Sampling

Color Forecasting

Color Consulting

Color and Product Identity

Palettes

Traditional Colors, Document Colors

Palettes and the Past

Color Becomes Fashion

Color Cycles: A Modern History

Today and Tomorrow.