Color Selection & Identifying Color for Design
Colorway Design for Branding The Munsell color system is a tool that I rely on to accurately identify colors in the field. In many cases it’s a basis on which I accurately locate an existing color or...
Munsell Color Blog… Where Color Expression Comes To Life
Color expression comes in many shades. Thanks to the work of Albert H. Munsell, color expression has never been easier and more accurate. If Munsell were here today, he would most definitely have blogged about color and his work in helping you communicate color more effectively. So in the spirit of Munsell’s passion for making sense of color, we created the Munsell color blog to continue Munsell’s legacy of color expression in art, industry and education.
Visit the color blog often to learn new and interesting applications for Munsell Color from art and agriculture to design, science and more!
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Tell us how you’re using Munsell Color. Scroll down and complete the “Tell Us Your Story” section to the right. After a brief review, we’ll feature your color story on the Munsell color blog.
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...
The Munsell Color Wheel Charts & Theory Behind Them
Imagine yourself back in the late 1800's… electric light bulbs were "high tech" and Albert H. Munsell, being from the metropolitan Boston area, was unlikely to have indoor plumbing. (more&hellip...
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...
Munsell Color Tests at the International Space Station
Could Albert H. Munsell or even his son A. E. O. Munsell, have imagined that their color order system and color standards would make their way to outer space? Heck…. Who could have imagined space...
Munsell Soil Color Chart Helps An Ecologist With Soil Sample Analysis
Wetland Scientist, Daniel Evans, shares his recent experience using the Munsell Soil Color Charts in the field (more…)
Munsell Color and Science
The Intersection of fine art and color science Though Albert H. Munsell was an artist by trade, his passion for communicating color in an orderly fashion led to the development of early color communication...
Munsell Color Education Products: Fruits of Albert’s Early Labors
Early work in color space theory Albert H. Munsell had a passion and penchant for color and color communications early on in his career as an artist and later as a teacher. (more…)
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...
