Interaction of Color: 50th Anniversary Edition by Josef Albers

Experience one of the most influential explorations of color theory ever published.

Originally conceived as a handbook and teaching aid for artists and instructors, Josef Albers’s Interaction of Color is a masterwork in art education. This 50th Anniversary Edition brings Albers’s revolutionary principles—such as color relativity, intensity, and temperature—to a new generation of readers.

Whether you are a professional artist, a design student, or an art enthusiast, this book provides essential insights into how we perceive color and how colors interact with one another. It features close to sixty color studies alongside Albers’s original text, making it an indispensable resource for any creative library.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive Theory: Explores complex principles like vibrating boundaries and the illusion of transparency.

• Educational Authority: Used globally in studios and classrooms as a standard text for design.

• Expanded Selection: Includes a significantly expanded selection of color studies compared to the original paperback.

   

Product Details

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• Format: Paperback / Softbound

• Page Count: 192–208 pages (varies slightly by printing)

• Dimensions: 6 x 9.25 inches (approx. 150 x 235 mm)

• Publisher: Yale University Press

• Language: English

• ISBN-13: 978-0300179354