COLOR + THEORY

- Learning about color includes learning about color’s history, theory, upcoming, and founders. A lot of influential people were responsible for the perception of color theories that we have today. This included Sir Isaac Newton, Albert Munsell, and Joseph Albers, among others.

- The first color wheel was developed by Sir Isaac Newton. In addition to this, Newton was also responsible for discovering refracted colors, among other discoveries which he explained in a published book about colors called “Optiks.”

- Hue, value and chroma was developed by Albert Munsell. He also published a book about colors in which he described in more depth the discoveries he made in detail. This book was titled “A Color Notation.”

- Another important book in the color theory includes “The Interaction of Color,” written by Josef Albers.

- Johannes Itten is an important fundamental theoriest in the development of color theory and he too has a various books, some titles include “The Elements of Color,” and “The Art of Color.”