Interaction of Color: CD-ROM Edition, Version 1.1 for Macintosh Computers [Misc. Supplies]

Josef Albers (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0300059957 | ISBN-13: 978-0300059953 | Publication Date: February 23, 1994 | Edition: Cdr

This is a guide and teaching aid for artists, instructors and students which allows the viewer to be more aware of colour and to better understand and handle colour on the computer screen, and to observe colour and nature itself. Requires a Macintosh computer with at least 2 MB available RAM; colour monitor (text and diagrams may also be explored wioth a monochrome monitor); system software version 7.0 or later; and CD-ROM drive.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"'The Interaction of Colour... has proven key to understanding color relationships and human perception... Anyone who works with color should read Albers' findings, period.' Pamela Pfiffner, MacUser" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Joseph Albers is professor emeritus of art at Yale University.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Misc. Supplies: 40 pages
• Publisher: Yale University Press; Cdr edition (February 23, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300059957
• ISBN-13: 978-0300059953
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,538,740 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Josef Albers, one of the most influential artist-educators of the 20th century, was a member of the Bauhaus group in Germany during the 1920s. In 1933 he came to the United States, where he taught at Black Mountain College for sixteen years. In 1950 he joined the faculty at Yale University as chairman of the Department of Design. The recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees, Albers was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1968 and was professor emeritus of art at Yale until his death in 1976.

Customer Reviews

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53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For more color plates......., May 3, 2007

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N. R. Evans (Nebraska, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Interaction of Color: Revised and Expanded Edition (Paperback)

Previous reviews have bemoaned a lack of color plates. I just wanted to clarify that the 2006 Revised & Expanded edition has many more than the 8 or 10 mentioned by other reviewers. In the version I purchased (2006), the back half, approx., of the book is devoted to color plates that refer back to the chapters where particular principles are discussed. The color plates are on the right leaf, and an explanation of said plate is on the left. In the margin of the left, a reference back to the chapter/section in the book is made so that further reading on each principle is easy to locate. This is perhaps a little more awkward than having the plates sprinkled within the chapter/sections themselves, but for the cost of the book, this is an entirely acceptable method of sharing both written information and visual reinforcement. I counted more than 35 plates in the book.

136 of 148 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Almost worthless without the original color plates, February 8, 2005

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This review is from: Interaction of Color: Revised Edition (Paperback)

As another reviewer states the original had 150 color plates this version has only 8 in mine. The visual phenomena are so complex that without the plates you can't possibly accurately understand what the book is talking about. Sure you could make you own examples, but if you did, you would NOT be sure, given the complex examples, that you understood what the author was talking about. Instead you will have a false understanding or incomplete understanding that will make you look foolish. The publisher is cashing in on the author's previous great work without really republishing it. This is the lowest I've ever rated a book.

86 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good poetry - Needs more plates, July 11, 2001

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Spencer Harvey "[e-mail]" (Acton, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Interaction of Color: Revised Edition (Paperback)

When originally published, Albers' book had 150 plates. Not surprising for a treatise on the use of color in art. However, when you chop it down to 10 color plates, as is the case with this "pocket" volume, something is lost. Never-the-less, Albers is clearly a master of this topic, and his poetic prose is inspiring. Let's hope that the original volume is reprinted at some point.