Basics of Colour Measurement
Teachers in charge
Associates
Ivana Čorak, mag. ing. techn. text., Assistant
Study, Module
Textile Technology and Engineering - graduate, Module Textile Design for IndustryTextile Technology and Engineering - graduate, Module Clothing Design for Industry
Course summary
2 (1+1+0)
ECTS
3
Knowledge verification
writing exam, oral exam
Lecture type
lectures, practice
Exercise type
laboratory practice
Subject content
Colour and light. Psychological attributes of colour. Metamerism. Mathematical colour evaluation; tristimulus values, chromaticity diagram, CIE system. Colour difference, ISO standards. Color order systems (Munsell, NCS, CIE, RAL etc.), Marketing colour collections, 3-D colour on screen display. Use of color measurement in industrial design.
Aim of course
In technological production processes as well as in distribution of ready made garments, creating fashion collections etc., colour difference value is one of the most important indicators of quality. Instrumental colour measurement is included in all industrial production processes; processes of textile technology, design, graphics, multimedia etc.
Literature necessary for course
Đ. Parac-Osterman; Colour and Valuing System Basics, TTF, Zagreb 2005. H. S. Shah, R. S. Gandhi; Instrumental Colour Measurements and Computer Aided Color Matching for Textiles, Mahajon, India 1990.
Supplement literature
R. McDonald; Colour Physics for Industry, SDC, Bradford 1997.