Teaching Color to Elementary Students: Fourth Grade Lesson
We continue our series of excerpts of Albert’s lesson plans for students from Chapter II of A Color Notation, the 1905 book that introduces the Munsell color order system using the three dimensions of color, HUE, VALUE, and CHROMA to … Continue reading
100 Years of Color Communication: The Munsell Symposium
An interview with event co-chairs, Maggie Maggio & Paula Alessi Where did the idea of holding a symposium come from? Marie Meyer, an artist and author of the Multi-Brand Color Chart for pastels, contacted the ISCC and AIC last year … Continue reading
Let’s Make Mud – Understanding & Mixing Complementary Colors Part 2
Now that you understand the basics from Part 1 of Let’s Make Mud, let’s dive further into understanding complementary colors and take it to the next level of complexity. … Continue reading
Neil Harbisson Interview – Part 4: Colorblind Artist & Cyborg
As the world’s first cyborg, Neil Harbisson hears color instead of seeing it via a camera attached to an antenna which leads to a chip implanted in his skull. Being born with achromatopsia, he is completely color blind and only … Continue reading
A Fun Way for Spatial Design Students to Learn About Colour
I originally came across the Munsell Colour System when I bought the student set back in 2001. Compact, but nonetheless very comprehensive, the set also included practical exercises which were a great way to apply theory to practice. I was … Continue reading
TRAC 2014: Graydon Parrish Explains the Munsell Color System
In early March, 2014, over 300 people in the art world came to Ventura, California to attend the Representational Art Conference, also known as TRAC 2014. It’s an international gathering of those interested in exploring “representational art’s place in the … Continue reading
Evolution of a Color System: A. H. Munsell Becomes a Color Rock Star
It was 1908 and A.H. Munsell continued to spread the word about his then revolutionary color order system. In addition to his stints abroad, touring with leading physicists and other scientific luminaries to share his new color theory, he was … Continue reading
Color Education: Improve the Color Decisions You Make Every Day
Albert H. Munsell’s true passion and the driver behind his color order system was color education. Munsell’s color training endeavor started at the university level. As early as 1904, Munsell was lobbying the local Boston schools to adopt his method … Continue reading
Teaching Color Theory with a Global Cultural View
Ryerson University Professor of Color & Design, Alice Chu shares with us her discovery of Munsell Color and how she applies it in her curriculum. She specializes in color pedagogy and design trend forecast and has been teaching for over … Continue reading
Munsell: A Multitasking Artist With a Passion for Color Education
In the early 1900s, much of Munsell’s work on color theory was culminating in several business offers to produce his color education kit and photometer. Despite the business details of selecting a publisher, determining the appropriate selling price and commissions … Continue reading
