
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 Brings Color to IFT Food Expo 2012
Munsell Color knows food! This week the company has joined its parent company, X-Rite, the world leader in color, at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) 12th Annual Meeting and Expo from June 25-28 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. … Continue reading

Munsell Color Order System; Why it is the Best
A.H. Munsell thought of everything when he developed the Munsell Color Order System, including the top ten reasons why it works so well. So Munsell was not only an artist with latent scientist tendencies, but also a good marketer. Here … Continue reading

Munsell Color Chroma – 3rd Step in Munsell Color Order System
Albert Munsell again returned to his artist roots to develop the color chroma scale, which refers to the strength (also known as saturation) or weakness of a given color. … Continue reading

Munsell Color Value Scale: The 2nd Step Away From Color Anarchy
Albert Munsell had “color conviction.” He was determined to develop an effective, systematic means for communicating and teaching color, much like the three-dimensional system of music where each sound is comprised of three elements—pitch, intensity and duration. … Continue reading

Lightfastness Rating: R&F Handmade Paints Uses the Munsell Value Scale
Richard Frumess, President of R&F Handmade Paints, shares his experiences using the Munsell color system to test for lightfastness and create color standards for their high-quality oil sticks and encaustic paints. … Continue reading

Albert H. Munsell: Artist and Author of A Color Notation
Ground breaking work in art and science color communication tools Although best known for his groundbreaking work on a visually organized system of color—A Color Notation—Munsell was also an accomplished artist. He was known for his portrait paintings and seascapes … Continue reading