colour theory – Questions in Dataviz

March 7, 2023Neil

How can I be more wise in my use of colour?

This is a repost of my review in the Data Visualisation Society’s Nightingale publication of Colorwise by Kate Strachnyi – you can find the original review here: I was looking forward to reviewing ColorWise by Kate Strachnyi for two reasons. Firstly, Kate is a huge presence in the online data community. In particular, she has grown a strong […]

August 5, 2021Neil

What can we learn from colour interactions?

This is a review of the seminal book “Interaction of Color” by Josef Albers – in particular the 50th Anniversary Edition (below). Right from the start, it’s important to state that it is full of high quality colour plates, every one illustrating an important experiment, illusion or lesson around colour theory. This experience already is […]