Category: Articles

Grapes, Purple, and Violet, and the Subtle Differences Between

Good morning, Lovers. Let’s talk about grapes.

Ghost of an Image

Wikipedia says that an afterimage is an optical illusion that occurs after looking away from a direct…

Deep Sea Spectacles and Bioluminescence

The deep sea is neither conventionally beautiful nor conventionally exciting. The creatures that do live there are…

Liberty Enlightening the World

Good morning, Colourlovers. Let’s play a little That Makes Me Think Of. When I woke up this…

Synaesthesia: See What You Hear, Hear What You See

Often is it that faulty or crossed electrical wiring has been used in sitcoms or commercials to…

Perceiving, Experiencing, and Celebrating Color (Since 1969)

In thumbing through some old magazines, Cartoon Brew Blogger Amid Amidi found an article in a 1969…

A Brief History: Color in Photography

James Clerk Maxwell (1831-79), a Scottish physicist, is credited with the first production of a colour photograph….

COLOR THEORY BASICS :: Color Wheel

The colour wheel is a visual representation of colour theory. Colors are arranged according to their chromatic…

A Brief History: Color in Motion Pictures

Even before film gained sound, cinematographers were creating in colour. Colour film was in such high demand…