Color Glossary References

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Version 0.92, 08/07/2007

The information in the color glossary was taken from several sources and adapted to the needs of this glossary. Below is a list of references where information was taken from as well as other sources of reference (books, Websites). In addition, there are numerous own contributions.

Books

• Stanley Coren, Clare Porac & Lawrence M. Ward: "Sensation and Perception", Academic Press, 1978.
• R. Jackson & L. MacDonald & K. Freeman: "Computer Generated Color", 1994.
• Gary W. Priester: "Looking Good in Color", Ventana Press, 1995.

Websites and Web Books

• Diverse Websites
  • "Color Manager Manual" by Linocolor (www.linocolor.com/colorman/colorman_frames.htm)
  • "Painter Online - Colors" by The Maryland Institute, College of Art (www.mica.edu/painter/on_line/color.htm; http://www.mica.edu/painter/on_line/ )
  • "Projectcool" Website (www.projectcool.com/developer/gzone/color/)
  • "Color Matters" Website (www.colormatters.com), section "Color and Vision" (www.colormatters.com/vision.html)
• Courses
  • "Hyperphysics" by Carl R. (Rod) Nave, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University (hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hph.html), Section "Light and Vision" (hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/ligcon.html#c1)
  • "The Joy of Visual Perception: A Web Book", by Pete Kaiser, York University (www.yorku.ca/eye/; www.yorku.ca/eye/thejoy.htm)
  • "Psychology and Biology of Perception Psyc/Biol 240" by Anne Sutter, LUC (www.luc.edu/faculty/asutter/hpage240.html)
  • "Topics in Perceptual Organization" by Edward H. Adelson, MIT (www-bcs.mit.edu/persci/courses/935/tedpres/index.htm)
• Glossaries
  • "A Glossary of Color Science" by Alex Byrne and David Hilbert (www.uic.edu/~hilbert/Glossary.html)
  • Ordlista digitala bilder och Photoshop Bridge (Swedish color glossary with references from English to Swedish) by Lars Ekdahl
• Illusions and Demonstrations
  • "Illusion Forum" Website, section "Visual Illusions" (www.brl.ntt.co.jp/IllusionForum/basics/visual/index-e.html)
  • "Color Vision Demonstrations" by Hans Irtel (www.uni-mannheim.de/fakul/psycho/irtel/cvd.html)
  • "Benhams Disk" (subjective colors) (www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/benhams_disk.html)
• Color Blindness and other Deficiencies
  • Vischeck, a color deficiency simulator (www.vischeck.com/)
  • Test your color vision at Michael Bennett's Website (http://home.sc.rr.com/mikebennett/colorblind.html)
  • "Visibone" Website (www.visibone.com/colorblind)
  • "Lighthouse" Website (www.lighthouse.org; www.lighthouse.org/color_contrast.htm)

Compiled and edited by Christine Wiegand and Gerd Waloszek (Product Design Center)

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