Interaction of Color
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"One of the most beautiful books in the world. . . . Interaction of color is not solely for artists, though generations of them certainly owe albers a debt. It is for anyone who wants to get under the Hood and understand why and how we see the world The way we do. . . . A visionary work. "- malcolm Jones, Newsweek "the publication of this famous book in paperback is an event. . . It is clearly written and easy to understand. . . . This book ought to be owned by any serious student or teacher, regardless of the kind of painting he does. "-The artist "anyone who is teaching himself any aspect of design will be cheating himself and his students if he fails to come to grips with this book. . . . This volume, with its sequence of lessons learned, perceptions achieved, and (therefore) powers mastered, is more than a landmark in design education: It is the geological trace of a man who is himself a landmark in design education. "-Industrial design "the book that influenced me the most is interaction of colour by Josef albers. It helped me to learn about colour. "-Orla kiely, Elle decoration "I think this is possibly the most important book ever written about colour" -Robin foley, image interiors & living selected as a 2007 aaup University press book for Public and secondary school libraries "interaction of color with its illuminating visual exercises and mind-bending optical illusions, remains an indispensable blueprint to the art of seeing. . . . An essential piece of visual literacy. "-Maria popova, brain picking "Joseph albers, an artist and greatest educator in the United States, is one of those who first tore down the old hierarchical concept of color. "-Yusuke nakahara, color planning center no. 59 "The text of interaction of color provides the careful reader with the content of Josef albers' Famous color course. His teaching is based on learning by direct perception, not by theories or color systems. There are many books on color on the market, but no one combines eyesight with such profound insight as Josef albers does in interaction of color. "-Hannes beckmann "[an] influential classic [that] has inspired artist and designers everywhere. "-Coolhunting "one of the most important books on color ever written. "-Michael hession, gizmodo. Review: Paper & print quality at its best and justifies the price of this book. - Book delivered next day from order. Book came in good condition, as no sign of damage found. Paper & print quality at its best and justifies the price of this book. All topics are fully illustrated in colors. However, There are some critical review, but keeping in mind that this book has been in list of best seller at the time of publishing and still in demand after 60 years of publishing, which is the strongest reason to pick this book. This book is printed in serif fonts unlike the other books which are published these day. I have read some books on colors and they give the reference of this book for detailed knowledge. Colors are the pillar of any type of design we see and this book proves that. Lastly, I strongly recommend to read this book or otherwise regret in future and return to this book Review: Awesomr - Very good. Love the insights and thoughts in this . The way it makes one think of the colors and their interaction and their perception. And the wirk one must do to understand it.
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V**R
Paper & print quality at its best and justifies the price of this book.
Book delivered next day from order. Book came in good condition, as no sign of damage found. Paper & print quality at its best and justifies the price of this book. All topics are fully illustrated in colors. However, There are some critical review, but keeping in mind that this book has been in list of best seller at the time of publishing and still in demand after 60 years of publishing, which is the strongest reason to pick this book. This book is printed in serif fonts unlike the other books which are published these day. I have read some books on colors and they give the reference of this book for detailed knowledge. Colors are the pillar of any type of design we see and this book proves that. Lastly, I strongly recommend to read this book or otherwise regret in future and return to this book
R**E
Awesomr
Very good. Love the insights and thoughts in this . The way it makes one think of the colors and their interaction and their perception. And the wirk one must do to understand it.
S**A
Just go for it!!
Firstly I got the book in excellent condition, especially the packaging was perfect. Secondly if you are Designer or an artist you must consider this book.
L**J
Beautiful book
One of the most beautiful book... I ordered it a few days ago and Amazon delivered it very quickly. I received it in fine condition. The paper, text and images are beautiful..
W**N
a classic.... learnt quite few things ...
a classic....learnt quite few things about colour, about seeing, perception and life itself....
D**K
Real Colour Book. No Bullshit!
A difficult book to read. But if you are looking for something serious. It's a must-read.
M**A
Still reading
Still reading and loving every bit of it. More later.
J**N
Stunning book
its an eye opener
E**Z
Die Musik der Farben
Josef Albers’ “Interaction of Color. 50th Anniversary Edition” ist 2013 bei der Yale University Press in New Heaven und London erschienen. Das Buch ist eigentlich als Vorlage für den Kunstunterricht gedacht. In 25 Lektionen entwickelt Albers eine experimentelle Phänomenologie der Farbe. Richtig wertschätzen wird man die Schrift erst dann können, wenn man die darin beschriebenen Experimente selbst nachvollzieht. Zentrale Erkenntnis dieses Buches: keine Farbe steht für sich allein und keine Farbe erscheint so, wie sie physikalisch ist. Farben sind demnach Erscheinungen, das heißt Phänomene im wörtlichen Sinne. Sie sind so, wie sie sich zeigen. Albers These: „Color is the most relative medium in art.” (Seite 8) Das bedeutet sie zeigen sich immer nur in bestimmten Verhältnissen, sie existieren nicht an und für sich sondern immer in einem bestimmten farbigen, das heißt optischen Kontext. Musikalisch gesehen, sind Farben immer nur als Farb-Akkorde, das sind Klänge verschiedener Farben gemeinsam zu haben. Demnach erscheinen Farben immer nur in Gestalten, das heißt Zusammenhängen sich gegenseitig bedingender Elemente, wie etwa eine Melodie mehr ist als die Summe der Töne, die sie bilden. Die Musik ist eine Erfahrung in der Zeit, die sich aus der Gleichzeitigkeit und dem Nacheinander von Tönen ergibt. Farben dagegen – so Albers – sind ein Ereignis im Raum. Sie sind dabei im Vergleich zu Tönen weniger klar auszumachen. Es gibt kein Analogon zum absoluten Gehör im Bereich der Farbe. Da das Spiel der Farben unendlich komplex ist und sich aus vielen verschiedenen Spannungsbögen zusammensetzt, muss Albers den klassischen Versuchen einer Harmonielehre der Farbe eine Absage erteilen. „Again: knowledge and ist application is not our aim; instead, it is flexible imagination, discovery, invention – taste.“ (Seite 43) Er beschränkt sich darauf einige der grundlegenden Eigenschaften der Farberscheinung herauszuarbeiten. Es gibt zwar „Regeln“ für das komplexe Zusammenspiel der Farben, aber keine „Rezepte“ für dessen Gelingen. So beispielsweise das Weber-Fechner-Gesetz der Farbmischung: die linear gleichmäßige visuelle Erscheinung der Abdunkelung eines Farbtons setzt ein geometrisches (heißt: quadratisches 2,4,8…) Mischungsverhältnis voraus. Solche Regeln gelten selbstverständlich immer, sagen aber wenig über ihre mögliche Anwendbarkeit aus. Weiteres wesentliches Moment der Farberscheinung, das Albers herausstreicht, ist ihr synästhetischer Charakter. Farben regen in ihrer Wahrnehmung die Spannungspole anderer Sinnesbereiche an. Wir erfahren das Spektrum der Farberscheinungen als leicht oder schwer, warm oder kalt, trocken oder feucht, rau oder glatt. Daraus ergeben sich, aufgrund der Räumlichkeit der Farberfahrungen, präpositionale Verhältnisse. Farben treten hervor oder zurück, sinken oder steigen, es gibt ein Hinein und ein Heraus. Die Farbe ergreift uns gewissermaßen mit allen Sinnen. Josef Albers‘ „Interaction of Colors“ ist eine kurze, prägnante Einführung in das Thema der Farbe. Das Buch ist in seinen Aussagen zurückhaltend, dafür aber in seinen experimentellen Vorschlägen inspirierend. Ich sehe „Interaction of Color“ auf einer Ebene mit den Arbeiten von Kandinsky und Itten zum selben Thema.
E**N
Niet om door te komen
Aan dit zeer theoretische boek heb je niets als je praktische informatie zoekt. Uiterst saai.
D**D
Genial!
Para aquellos que no podemos adquirir el libro original con todas las hojas interactivas, esta es una excelente alternativa. Las hojas y la impresion es de excelente calidad. Toda la informacion del color esta contenida mas como un manual que como un libro de teoria, no esperes capitulos tradicionales y cosas asi, recuerda que este libro fue originalmente concebido como un libro interactivo en el que se mostraban "experimentos" de color con telas o papel para poder ver como interactuan unos con otros, con instrucciones de como hacerlo y un poco de explicacion del por que sucede lo que sucede. Sin embargo no es un libro de teoria, esta lleno de imagenes para ejemplificar la interaccion del color, instrucciones y pequeñas explicaciones sin analisis a fondo.
C**I
Livro excelente
Muito bom
A**R
Until you’ve read this book, you do not really understand colour … seriously
This book is beyond fascinating - so much about what colours do to and with each other - the illustrations show the effects described and some honestly feel like magic, the effect is so profound and unxpected. I defy anyone to not be amazed by this book, truly. This is beyond yourbasic colour wheel, beyond primary & secondary colours, tints and shades. Here is what real colours actually do, optically, through our vision, in a world of changing lights and alongside other colours. Don’t let the initial text put you off, the images displaying the effects described are where the magic is :-)
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