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Design Fundamentals: Notes on Color Theory
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Design Fundamentals: Notes on Color Theory

by Rose Gonnella, Max Friedman
May 2014
Beginner
216 pages
1h 20m
English
Peachpit Press
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INDEX
hues
full saturation, 121
relationships, types of, 122–123
saturations and value variances, 126
complementary colors, 122–123
contrasting colors, 176–179
Chevreul’s Contrasts, 162–165
simultaneous contrast, 162–165
cornea, 34–35
cultural and emotional connections to color, 190–192
color symbolism
ancient, 193
contemporary, 194
emotional expressions, 198–199
variations across cultures, 195–197
interpretation by creators and audiences, 200–201
D
diad hues, 122
diraction of light, 17
dispersion of light
prisms, 13
E
electromagnetic spectrum, 11
radiation, 8
visible light, 26
electromagnetism, 8
equilibrium and balance, 180–187
eyes.
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