Carlton Wagner did a series of studies in the late 80's I believe. His
book *Color
Response Report* is a summary of his findings from Wagner Institute for
Color Research. Though the work is dated, the methods may be of use. His
work focused solely on human response to color and became immediately
useful for practitioners in interior design as well as brand design.
Paul
On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 5:44 PM, Gavin O'Brien <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Josef Albers 'Interaction of Color' (Yale University Press 1963) is a
> classic text on this topic for all designers and although not 'scientific',
> is still highly relevant today.
> regards,
> Gavin
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> Dear colleagues,
> does anyone know recent literature or a literature review on the use of
> color in graphic design? In Germany we often resort to Eva Heller, 1989.
> Wie Farben wirken (How colors work). But this is not a scientific source.
>
> Best,
> Jan-Henning
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