Color
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HOURS	SESSIONS	TOPICS
6	RGB Color Theory	The big lie: Light has three flavors – red, green, and blue Filters Printing Measuring solids with a visual comparator densitometer Densitometer Beer’s law Measuring halftones Overprints and halftones of overprints RGB process control Limitations
4	Spectral Color Theory	The rainbow Conceptual diagram of a spectrophotometer Spectrophotometer, spectrometer, densitometer Reflectance spectrum of inks Illuminants The cone response functions What is yellow? (metamerism) Use of a spectrophotometer to emulate a densitometer What else can you do with a spectrophotometer?
5	CIELAB Color Theory	Early colorimeter lead to color matching functions Chromaticity diagram Albert Munsell organizes your crayons Further work, after Munsell 1976 CIELAB Color differences
3	The wonderful thing about standards	Geometry Fluorescence Settings Metamerism Dryback Inter-instrument agreement What about the ultracheap colorimeters? The future of CIELAB
3	Intro to color management	RGB and CMYK gamuts Pantone (or RAL, NCS) Expanded gamut for spot color replacement The need for color management Profiles Profiles in a color workflow
2	Psychophysics of Color	How do the cones work? LMS versus XYZ Color blindness Differences between observers Color adaptation and constancy Afterimages Simultaneous contrast Setting the whitepoint
3	Color psychology	Pop psychology versus real psychology Color memory Color and branding Color harmony Differences between men and women Color naming