Color Matters
Computer Color Matters
I was glad to read this as it helped me get a somewhat better understanding of RGB (which was the first thing that I have not understood from Williams' description) as well as why color appears different on different sources. This reminds me of watching TV on an older TV, and trying to figure out why your favorite sports team is wearing a different colored jersey!
I also enjoyed seeing the point that all Mac's come with video cards and good monitors. Point, Mac.
Is your Computer ColorBlind?
White pixel test - I felt like the color on my monitor was brighter than that of a piece of white paper . . .
Gamma Test - I read mine as a 1.8. Is that good or bad? The article doesn't say.
Lightness & Darkness Test - I could see all 10 sections as different shades & tints.
Color Test - My computer passed this, too. Though I must say, in the 4th color, they almost set us up to see the last color as white-like, as they put it on a poorly contrasted white background.
The Power of Gamma
My computer, it seems, has good gamma readings. I can tell because in the test above, I got a 1.8, and the first picture lists 1.8 as "fully corrected." My first thought on these issues was that you can see how correcting your pictures in software like iPhoto or Photoshop may actually make them look right on your computer and terribly wrong on other computers, or in print for that matter.
Color, the Chameleon of the Web
This portion of the site is a bit depressing. Here the points on how Van Gogh's works would appear different on different monitors could make a designer only want to consider the colors they use when dealing with print or, worse yet, use only cheesy clipart.
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