Chromosphere: The Color Theory Podcast

"The Mushroom Color Atlas: A Guide to Dyes and Pigments Made from Fungi"By Julie BeelerThe book: Chronicle BooksThe website: Mushroom Color Atlas"An overview of the contribution of the textiles sector to climate change." Leal Filho W, Perry P, Heim H, Dinis MAP, Moda H, Ebhuoma E and Paço A (2022) Frontiers in Environmental Science (Link to download PDF)"The Food Scientists Working to Change the Colors You Eat." Shayla Love (August 8, 2025) New Yorker Magazine (Link to article)The Mushroom and Lichen Dyers United, Facebook GroupSend us Fan MailSupport the show

An episode promoting the online Minneapolis College of Art and Design Continuing Education course I will teach Wednesdays, March 25-April 22, 2026 / meeting 7:00-9:30pm CT USA. Please see MCAD CE website for details.Send us Fan MailSupport the show

A reflection on teaching primary color concepts; thoughts on persuasion and the Pantone Color of the Year. Resources:Aristotle, On Sense and the Sensible, MIT websiteDa Vinci, A Treatise on Painting, e-book website (see pages 141 and 147; also 178-79)Ogden Rood, Modern Chromatics, Internet Archive, websiteBerlin and Kay, Basic Color Terms, Wikipedia (Search UC Irvine for PDF)Pantone websiteDavid Batchelor, Chromophobia, University of Chicago Press, websiteMitchell Johnson on Color, Albers versus Itten, websiteJenn White, The enduring legacy of Jane Austen, WAMU / NPR, 1A, ListenJane Austen, Persuasion, 2007, IMBD websiteSend us Fan MailSupport the show

An episode devoted to the color yellow.Resources:The St. Olaf ChoirLooney Tunes: Elmer Fudd - Kill the WabbitDay Glo CompanyDavid Briggs. Beyond Colour Theory: Understanding and Applying Colour, National Art School, Sydney, Australia, Online course Lauren Welbourne. Why we see things differently in winter compared with summer, Phys Org, Aug. 5, 2015Lauren Welbourne, et al. Human colour perception changes between seasons, Current Biology, Aug. 3, 2015Mike Webster. Environmental Influences on Color Vision, July 3, 2020Carl Orff: Carmina BuranaCold Play: YellowSend us Fan MailSupport the show

A reflection on the past 4 years of the podcast.Matthew Midwood - WebsiteEd Charbonneau - WebsiteShedd Aquarium, Chicago, USA - WebsiteThomas Young - Bakerian Lecture, January 1, 1802, page 20Barry B. Lee. 2008. The evolution of concepts of color vision. Neurociencias.David Witt - Colormxr color mixing toolInternational Colour Association - AIC 2025 Taipei: Color for FutureColour Society of Australia - Colour Matrix Sydney 2025Send us Fan MailSupport the show

More background on competing histories of color harmony, and a reprise of episodes from Season 1, Color Theory Wars parts 1 and 2.Emily Noyes Vanderpoel, Color Problems: A Practical Manual for the Lay Student of Color, Sacred Bones Records publisher Newton's Optiks, 1704, Project Gutenberg ebookGoethe's Theory of Colors, 1810 (1840 translated by Charles Lock Eastlake) Project Gutenberg ebookSchopenhauer's On Vision and Colors, 1816, AbeBooksSpinal Tap, Jazz Odyssey, 1984Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Guardian website: Do you see blue or green? This viral test plays with color perceptionColour Literacy Project: ResourcesScience How Stuff Works: Earth's Oldest Color was PinkMartin Bricelj Baraga (cyanometer art installation): CyanometerColor categories in thought and language, edited by C. L. Hardin and Luisa Maffi. Cambridge University Press, New York: 1997Encyclopedia of Color Science and technology (UC Irvine): World Color SurveySpace.com: ParsecSend us Fan MailSupport the show

Sharing a project I designed based upon Mary Gartside and Emily Noyes Vanderpoel's color methodologies. Try it for yourself, or with a class.Link to project description (Google Doc):Color Project: Mary Gartside and Emily Noyes Vanderpoel Link to video of presentation on Gartside and Vanderpoel's methodologies (on Vimeo):MCAD 2022 Faculty Biennial Forum Presentation by Ed CharbonneauSend us Fan MailSupport the show

Color and Emotion, the topic of a 5-week online course I have  designed and will be teaching in March/April 2025 for the Continuing Education Department of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.Color and Emotion: Experience and Aesthetic AwarenessOnline course, five weeksWednesday eveningsMarch 5 - April 9 (off March 19)7-9:30 pm CTCourse websiteMark Rothko at MoMAMichelangelo Sistine Chapel Michelangelo Doni Tondo, Uffizi GalleriesCoca-Cola and Santa ClausCrane bathroom tiles and fixturesAuntie Mame, 1958 Movie TrailerThe Velvet Underground, Who Loves the Sun, Loaded, 1970 Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Dive into the intriguing world of camouflage, where nature's masterful disguises meet artistic innovation. Discover how optical illusions like the Confetti Illusion can alter our perception of color and fruit ripeness. Learn about the fascinating interplay between visual perception and circadian rhythms, shedding light on how our eyes react to different lighting. Explore the artistic insights from legends like Monet, revealing how context shapes color interpretation. It's a colorful journey through art, science, and the magic of visibility.