Munsell Color Sphere
Item
Title
Munsell Color Sphere
Creator
Albert Munsell
Description
Albert Munsell, class of 1881, earned his certifications at the Massachusetts
Normal Art School (MNAS). They were in Elementary Drawing; Form, Color,
and Industrial Design; the Constructive Arts; and Sculpture and Design
in the Round-Modeling and Casting. He was a painter, longtime faculty
member of MNAS, author, and innovator. His inventions included an artist’s
easel, photometer, Munsell crayons, and the Color-Sphere and mount.
Munsell developed this 3-dimensional model for organizing and describing
color. Because he developed it on the basis of perception, not physics or
chemistry, Munsell’s Color System became arguably the most effective
system for organizing color ever invented. His work would influence the
“Color Standard for Frozen French Fried Potatoes” in 1966, to ensure
optimal enjoyment by customers. That is just one example. Users of his
Color System have included NASA, the U.S. Bureau of Standards, Microsoft,
Apple, Hershey, Coors Brewery, Toro, and the government of Japan, to
name only a few.
Normal Art School (MNAS). They were in Elementary Drawing; Form, Color,
and Industrial Design; the Constructive Arts; and Sculpture and Design
in the Round-Modeling and Casting. He was a painter, longtime faculty
member of MNAS, author, and innovator. His inventions included an artist’s
easel, photometer, Munsell crayons, and the Color-Sphere and mount.
Munsell developed this 3-dimensional model for organizing and describing
color. Because he developed it on the basis of perception, not physics or
chemistry, Munsell’s Color System became arguably the most effective
system for organizing color ever invented. His work would influence the
“Color Standard for Frozen French Fried Potatoes” in 1966, to ensure
optimal enjoyment by customers. That is just one example. Users of his
Color System have included NASA, the U.S. Bureau of Standards, Microsoft,
Apple, Hershey, Coors Brewery, Toro, and the government of Japan, to
name only a few.
Subject
Graphic Design
