Kuehni (North Carolina State U.) presents the new edition of his nontechnical introduction to color theory and technology. For the new edition he has expanded coverage of philosophical debates over the nature of color. Other topics include color perception phenomena, orderly arrangements of color, defining the color stimulus, calculating color, colorants and their mixture, color reproduction, color theory in art, and harmony in colors. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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.
* Provides a concise, non-mathematical introduction to color science and technology, in an easy-to-read, conversational style
* Thoroughly revised from the first edition
* Includes a glossary of important terms
