What is Reddit's opinion of Interaction of Color: 50th Anniversary Edition?

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This may not be what you are looking for (or too obvious), but I think Josef Albers' "Interaction of Color" is a staple for anyone working in art or design.

If you’re interested in learning about real color theory ‘The Interaction of Color’ written by Josef Albers in 1963 is considered one of the best books on the subject and is still widely used in art university classrooms today. You can find copies relatively inexpensively on Amazon. It’s a truly amazing book in how it describes the way colors interact with one another.

https://www.amazon.com/Interaction-Color-Anniversary-Josef-Albers/dp/0300179359

Sure! This 3 part explanation is focused on digital design, but the info is pretty universal. If you want a traditional book, this is a staple imo.

Well then it sounds like you're in a great place to do whatever the fuck you want! Congrats! My advice right off the bat, and apologies if you've heard this all before, would be to use the designs with color, 3,4, & 5 as a jumping off point and make maybe up to at least 50 more versions of each one. Play around a lot with the font size, letter spacing, and colors of the type. Test them out on some free mock ups of shirts, hoodies, etc, so you can get a general idea of how different design options will pair well with your clothes.

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Also, after reading some of the comments above, just my two cents but don't worry about trying to be original. Doesn't matter as long as you put in the work to make your best work. Just keep knocking out ideas and you got this.

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Some recommended reads:

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typewolf blog by jermiah shoaf . All font stuff this guy really knows his shit.

Interaction of color by Joseph Albers. Color Color and more Color! Good for thinking about color pairings

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Maybe you could review your footage for the occasional stable shot. Take a look at the work of Josef Albers for reference as regards the walls, etc.

That's a totally valid opinion to have, art is subjective.
But let me present you with an alternative mindset to examine.
Here is a random Josef Albers painting. Blocks of color. It's a good example of a type of art that people often don't like. Josef Albers spent his whole career doing art very similar to this (not always in squares). People would say that was a waste and not really art, but his absolute dedication to colors and how they play with each other led to the publication of Interaction of Color near the end of his life. This book had an immense impact on art education, to this day. It is a book that wouldn't have been possible without a lifetime of basic paintings of chunks of color.

A lot of "modern" art is random bullshittery (Albers himself said "Art is swindle"), but there are definitely jewels to be found.

At the end of the day, the best thing about art is that it is subjective. Art is whatever you want it to be, even if that means it's an examination of bullshit, or just an appreciation of a Bob Ross painting. As long as it brings you happiness it's a good thing.

Found it! It is certainly hard to come by, by way of expense! Certainly a valuable resource I am sure.

"Interaction of Color" by Josef Albers is sort of how I'm approaching this topic, visually. Through some quick Googles, you can find color studies that illustrate several visual phenomena.

Simulating Transparency, Value Contrasts (Both green squares are the same color), and Simultaneous Contrast. Illustrated here in a circular pattern.

Just from my immediate peekings through on Amazon, I learned quickly that many prominent artists assisted various governments in developing camouflage for their nations.

For instance, the Dazzle campaigns specifically focusing on concealing battleships. I'd like to read more about their theories of how they were manipulating specific colors and patterns to arrive at the final resulting pattern.

Hope this helps clarify.

The textbook for my color theory class in college was Josef Albers's The Interaction of Color, which is a great resource and one of the classic color theory books.

Josef Albers wrote a pretty excellent book on Color Theory. It's older but good knowledge.