Itten - The Elements of Color : A Treatise on the Color System of Johannes Itten Based on His Book The Art of Color / edited by Faber Birren

Identifier:REF.TY.2072

Dimensions:95 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm

Copyright dates:1961

Copyright dates:1970

Subjects: Design Elements, Design., colors

Description:This present book, The Elements of Color, by Johannes Itten, is a simplification and condensation of his major book, The Art of Color, published in Germany in 1961. -- Excerpt from foreword. Contents: Forward -- Introduction -- Color Physics -- Color Agent and Color Effect -- Concord of Colors -- Subjective Timbre -- Theory of Color Design -- The Twelve-Part Color Circle -- The Seven Color Contrasts -- Color Mixing -- The Color Sphere -- Color Harmony -- Form and Color -- Spatial Effect of Colors -- Theory of Color Impression -- Theory of Color Expression -- Composition -- Postscript