Celebrating Dogs & All Their Colors
August 26th is National Dog Day, a celebration of all dogs. Dogs play an important role in many people’s lives, as companions that give unending love and loyalty. Working dogs are used by law enforcement as partners, as guides for … Continue reading
Albert Munsell Campobello Painting at FDR House
Set back from the road, in the picturesque woods of the Mid-Hudson River Valley, sits the place Franklin D. Roosevelt called home – the Springwood estate. The early 1800’s Georgian Colonial style mansion sits on 800 beautiful acres along the … Continue reading
Colorfully Perfect French Fries & Sides
No matter what you call them, be it french fries, frites, chips, deep fried potatoes, or what size or shape they come in, from shoestring to thick-cut, waffle to crinkle style, no one can deny that fries have become a … Continue reading
Munsell Vintage Book of Color – Pocket Edition
From 1942, a first volume pocket-sized adaptation of the original Book of Color includes 19 color charts, separated by clear Mylar sheets in a 6 ring binder. This particular vintage edition actually belonged to Albert Ector Orr Munsell. We had the pleasure … Continue reading
Visual Analytics with Monochromatic & Diad Color Harmony
In our previous blog entry on “Visual Analytics with Complementary and Analogous Color Harmony,” we discussed how to build the Munsell Color Wheel and presented Complementary and Analogous color harmony examples. In today’s blog entry, we highlight monochromatic and diad … Continue reading
Directions for the Use of the Charts: Munsell Book of Color Pocket Edition
This text is an insert from the first volume of the Munsell Book of Color Pocket Edition from 1942, and outlines the use of the color charts. A pocket-sized adaptation of the original Book of Color, it was intended to be used … Continue reading
Munsell Manual of Color – Defining and Explaining the Fundamental Characteristics of Color
This “little booklet” was originally published in 1929 and contains summarized materials from the Munsell Book of Color. It was intended to reach a wider audience, to help facilitate a basic understanding of the color system and to spark an … Continue reading
Using Soil Color Analysis for Forensic Application at a Crime Scene
We interviewed forensic soil scientist Kathleen Murray to talk about her study: Soil Transference Patterns on Bras: Image Processing and Laboratory Dragging Experiments. What is forensic soil analysis? Forensic soil analysis is used by forensic soil experts and police forensic … Continue reading
A Grammar of Color – Part 15: The Color Sheets – Brown, Grouse Drab
There are many pages of Color Sheets in the 1921 book, A Grammar of Color. We continue with our excerpts from this book with Color Sheets 5 and 6: Millcraft Cover Paper in Brown, Antique Finish, and Bannockburn Cover in … Continue reading
Soil Color Chart Collages – An Interview with Chad Yenney
We talked with artist and audio engineer Chad Yenney to learn about where he gets his inspiration for his collages and how Munsell color charts came to make an appearance. … Continue reading
