COLOR: THE PROFESSIONAL’S GUIDE Understanding, appreciating, and mastering color in art and design

Wirania Swasty

doi:10.5614/sostek.itbj.2018.17.1.16

COLOR: THE PROFESSIONAL’S GUIDE Understanding, appreciating, and mastering color in art and design

Published: 2018-04-30 | DOI: 10.5614/sostek.itbj.2018.17.1.16 | Vol 17, Issue 1 (2018) | Cited by: 2

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Wirania Swasty

Telkom University

ORCID: 0000-0001-6586-2697 · OpenAlex: A5077133255

Abstract

Color is one of design elements which plays a significant role and influences people’s daily cultural and personal experiences. It is a subject that should be studied from multidisciplinary perspectives; not only art and design perspective, but also chemistry, physics, psychological, sociological and cultural perspectives. Color: The Professional’s Guide is a book dedicated to discussing different color topics by providing strong foundation in a holistic approach. Author is a designer and educator in color design and visual merchandising at Rhode Island School of Design Certificate Programs. She has written for many design magazine and newspaper on color and design topic. The book contains 19 chapters and organized into six parts. Color: The Professional’s Guide is, therefore, a complete guide to understand, appreciate and master color in art and design.

Keywords

Perspective (graphical); Multidisciplinary approach; Certificate; Visual arts; Foundation (evidence); Design elements and principles; Subject (documents); Psychology; Sociology; Aesthetics; Engineering ethics; Computer science; Engineering; Art; Social science; World Wide Web; History

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Color perception and design Primary

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Perspective (graphical) 0.67

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Visual arts 0.50 Foundation (evidence) 0.49 Design elements and principles 0.45 Subject (documents) 0.45 Psychology 0.42 Sociology 0.42 Aesthetics 0.38 Engineering ethics 0.37 Computer science 0.30 Engineering 0.27 Art 0.22

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Wirania Swasty

References

Brenner, A. (1982). Colours terms in the old testament. Sheffield: JSOT Press. Retrieved from Ebscohost.com
Itten, J. (1970). The Elements of Color: A Treatise on the Color System of Johannas Itten Based on His Book the Art of Color. (F. Birren, Ed.). New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Lechner, A. And Harrington, L. (2006). Color effectiveness in environments: Critical review of the current knowledge base. In Design & Emotion Conference. Sweden.
McLeod, J. (2016). Colour Psychology Today. Hants: O-Books.

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[ref-1] Brenner, A. (1982). Colours terms in the old testament. Sheffield: JSOT Press. Retrieved from Ebscohost.com

[ref-2] Itten, J. (1970). The Elements of Color: A Treatise on the Color System of Johannas Itten Based on His Book the Art of Color. (F. Birren, Ed.). New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.

[ref-3] Lechner, A. And Harrington, L. (2006). Color effectiveness in environments: Critical review of the current knowledge base. In Design & Emotion Conference. Sweden.

[ref-4] McLeod, J. (2016). Colour Psychology Today. Hants: O-Books.