Super Bowl Uniform Colors 2018
It is a rematch some 13 years in the making, and one that will look almost identical to the first: the New England Patriots versus the Philadelphia Eagles. Since that Super Bowl, the Patriots have been back in the big … Continue reading
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
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 Color Order and the World of Colored Diamonds
While colored diamonds have been cherished throughout time, it wasn’t until the late 1970’s/early 1980’s that they began to capture the gem industry and consumer’s attention. At that time, innovations in diamond cutting, the discovery of a new mine yielding … Continue reading
Color in Books 2015 Roundup
This is the third installment of the Munsell’s “Color in Books Series,” where we look at new releases in the field of color. If you are looking for last minute gifts, books never disappoint. From color history and education to … Continue reading
Imposter! The Windows of the Old Colorado State Museum
Armed with a blank window survey and various documentation tools, I set out to record the condition of the 100 windows at the old Colorado State Museum for our latest window restoration project. … Continue reading
Historic Paint Analysis of Abraham Lincoln’s Private Train Car
The History of Lincoln’s Train Car When Abraham Lincoln’s private train car was completed in 1865 at Alexandria Virginia in the “government shed” of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, there were no color photographs, no lithographs, and no contemporary paintings … Continue reading
Paint Colour Restoration at The Queen’s House at Greenwich
Two of my recent projects show well, how I have been using the Munsell system of colour notation over the last 25 years. Both of these jobs required me to identify colours and then to specify them. The jobs themselves could … Continue reading
Color Matching in the Textile and Apparel Industry
I grew up in the textile industry in Germany and got my technical education there. After 7 years in Australia I landed in the USA in 1967 and retired almost 15 years ago from my position as VP of Corporate … Continue reading
How the Munsell Book of Color Revolutionized Linguistics Part 2
Rivers, Train Crashes, Beer: The Pros and Cons of Pre-Munsell Experiments There is only so much one can get out of reading old texts, if one is interested in the universality of something. At some point someone has to go … Continue reading
