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Why We Can’t See Light
We humans can’t really see light, we can only see the consequences of light as it falls on objects which absorb or reflect light.
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Traditional Colour Theory
Traditional colour theory is based on the largely Newtonian idea of three primary colours operating in two distinct modes or spaces: RGB for the additive space and CMY for the subtractive space.
Why We Can’t See Light
We humans can’t really see light, we can only see the consequences of light as it falls on objects which absorb or reflect light.
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Generative Design
Rune Madsen is an artist-cum-programmer who uses, as he puts it, “programming languages to...
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Filling in the Blanks: A Prehistory of the Adult Coloring Craze
Its dizzy heights may have passed, but the fad for adult coloring books is far from over. Many...
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Graphic Arts Handbook by Craig Kirkwood
Read MoreThe Red and Green Specialists: Why Human Colour Vision is so Odd
Most mammals rely on scent rather than sight. Look at a dog’s eyes, for example: they’re usually on the sides of its face, not close together and forward-facing like ours. Having eyes on the side is good for creating a broad...
Read MoreThe Colours of Jupiter
The swirling, toxic clouds of Jupiter’s North Temperate Belt are captured in this image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft which has been on the case since it was launched in 2011 – reaching Jupiter’s orbit about 5 years...
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