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AIC Annual Report 2017-1
No full text2016 was a year when there seemed to be more happening in the world of colour than ever before: more conferences, more journals, more books, more social media groups, more postgraduate courses, more international collaborations, and more members in AIC. We were delighted to welcome Croatia as a new member, bringing the number of AIC Regular Members to 27, and in this issue there is a report from every single one of them, as well as our two Associate Members and four Study Groups. These reports provide many insights into the way that the different groups function and reach out to serve their members.The highlight of the year was of course the AIC Interim Meeting in Chile, organised most capably by ACC (see report, p.9). The theme of ‘Color in Urban Life’ was very relevant to the cityscape of Santiago and also to the interests of many of the delegates. It was entrancing on the excursion to Valparaiso to visit the house of Pablo Neruda, high on a hill overlooking the bay, where colour architecture, the decorative arts and urban life all seemed to merge into one. Other notable events reported by members in the pages of this Annual Report are: 30th anniversary of the Colour Society of Australia (p.11); large‐scale lectures of scientific popularisation and professional colour training in China (p.16); a White Tea Party, looking like a Whistler painting coming to life, in Zagreb (p.17); a visit to the Ostwald Museum in Saxony (p.20); a conference in Valentino Castle, Turin (p.23); dinner illuminated by fireflies in a Japanese temple (p.24); analysis of Rembrandt’s pigments in the Netherlands (p.27); an honorary doctorate awarded to a distinguished practitioner in Slovenia (p.30); and the opening of the Canon Exploratorium in Bangkok (p.35). Activities for Inter‐ national Colour Day (ICD) in 2016 were reported by about half of all member countries, and are described in a special two‐page report compiled by Prof Maria João Durão (pp.39‐40). The Study Group reports show the customary variety and imagination (pp.41‐44). Also included are an article on the Museum of Colours, which after four years of planning has become a physical reality in Berlin (p.45), and a preview of the Munsell centenary conference, to be held in Boston in 2018 (p.48). A memorable activity for me in 2016 was organisation of the conference ‘Progress in Colour Studies’ (PICS), hosted by University College London (UCL) with support from the Colour Group (GB). It really brought home to me the diversity of disciplines associated with colour and language, and the strength of scholarship and research to be found in so many places. It was a particular pleasure to welcome Prof Roy Berns of RIT, my predecessor as Editor of this publication, as a keynote speaker.
– Lindsay MacDonald, Edito
AIC Annual Report 2016
No full text2015 was a year of significant anniversaries for several AIC member countries: Bulgaria 35 years, Great Britain 75 years, Spain 50 years and Sweden 50 years. Their enduring appeal and range of activities show that they have successfully changed with the times and remained relevant to the interests of both artistic and industrial practice. 2015 was also decreed by the UN as the International Year of Light, focusing on light science and its applications, to raise global awareness of how light‐based technologies can provide solutions to global challenges in energy, education, agriculture and health. Because light is inseparably associated with colour, the year also raised the international profile of colour science and its many applications, particularly through the International Colour Day (ICD). Diverse activities celebrating ICD on 21 March are reported here for Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Finland, Great Britain, Korea, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden and Taiwan. A special report on ICD has been compiled by Prof Maria João Durão (pp.41‐42). The highlight of the year was the AIC mid‐term conference in Tokyo (p.12), hosted with outstanding charm and efficiency by the Colour Society of Japan. Everything was ideal: the presentations, the social programme and the venue were stimulating and enjoyable, all in the best traditions of AIC. Especially memorable was the outing to the sumo wrestling.Thank you very much to all the AIC member societies and study groups who have contributed the reports in these pages. Especially worthy of note are the illumination of a whole building façade in Brazil (p.16), coloured cocktails in Canada (p.18), a national colour training scheme for school teachers in Chile (p.19), a chromatic piano concert at Notre Dame de Paris (p.22), the handover of the presidency in Hungary from one Prof Nemcsics to another (p.25), a major research project on ‘Colour and Quality in higher dimensions’ in Norway (p.29), exploration of ‘The unexpected’ in Sweden (p.33), experiments into colour constancy in Thailand (p.36), and an award for outstanding service to Rolf Kuehni in the USA (p.37). Two societies, China and Spain, have adopted new logos with strong colour graphic design. In the Study Group on the Language of Colour it was a special pleasure to welcome the new Co‐Chairs, my colleagues Dimitris Mylonas and Prof Galina Paramei (p.46).The strength of colour design as a discipline within the AIC community continues unabated. Many of the activities, projects and teaching strategies reported by members show colour in the context of design, finding colourful solutions that fit within the envelope of constraints imposed by the client. Through the theory and practice of colour design, and by bringing together practising colour designers, the AIC is able to make a significant contribution to consumer products, living spaces and human well‐being around the world.
– Lindsay MacDonald, Edito
AIC Annual Report 2015
No full textThe climax of the AIC year in 2014 was the interim meeting in Oaxaca, Mexico, hosted by Amexinc (see page 9). It was colourful, chaotic and memorable for the range of activities, the venue and the great efforts of the organisers. It is one of the admirable features of the AIC that it enables participants to meet people from many different backgrounds and disciplines, and to travel widely to experience different cultures.Thank you to all member societies who have contributed reports on their activities. It is a special pleasure to welcome Norway as a new member, under the able leadership of Prof Jon Hardeberg. Highlights of this Annual Report include: a huge Festival of Colours in Canada (page 15); analysis of façade colours in Helsinki (page 18); celebration in Germany of the 40th anniversary of DfwG jointly with a major DfZ conference ‘Colour as Experiment’ (page 20); award of an official coat of arms to the Colour Group of Great Britain (page 21); histogram analysis of flag colours in Slovenia (page 29); celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Swedish Colour Foundation (page 31); and inspirational methods in colour education (page 40). There is also a special report on activities for International Colour Day.Another special event for me in September was to be invited to present the opening keynote talk at the 10th Annual Conference of the Italian Gruppo del Colore in Genoa (page 23). With the large number of delegates representing many countries, and the high quality of material presented, this conference can make a good claim to be the European Colour Conference. It reflects great credit on Prof Maurizio Rossi and Prof Alessandro Rizzi, who over a decade have steadily built up both their organisation and their annual conference to its present high level of excellence.Looking through the reports from the member societies, it is apparent that one of the major themes is environmental colour design. This is evidenced not only by the strength of the Study Group SG‐ECD (page 41) but also by the number of projects being undertaken in many countries. It seems that a new type of professional is emerging, the colour practitioner, who can combine design skills with knowledge of colour psychology and colour science to find innovative ways to apply colour in architectural and urban environments. This is a lucrative commercial field (page 36), and one that will continue to be a strong focus of activity for AIC in years to come.
– Lindsay MacDonald, Edito
AIC Annual Report 2014
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This Annual Report marks the start of a new AIC Executive Committee, and I am pleased to be invited by the committee to stay on as the Editor. So it seems appropriate to have a new graphic on the front cover. It’s a reworking of an old idea showing the duality between the additive (RGB) and subtractive (CMY) colour systems. This publication relies on them both, in its online and printed formats.Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this report, with news of happenings during 2013 in AIC member countries around the world and in the AIC Study Groups. Items worthy of note in this edition are the promotion of the ‘Dia da Cor’ on the façade of a sky‐scraper in São Paulo (p.17), the first report from the new Colour Research Society of Canada (p.19), an encounter with Goethe in Ilmenau (p.24), intensive preparation for a new colour Masters programme in Milan (p.27), the advent of The Color Run in Mexico (p.30), concern about ‘colour babbling’ spoiling the landscape of Slovenia (p.33), the colourful Squeasy bottles reducing plastic waste in Switzerland (p.36), the activities of our new AIC Associate Member, the Color Marketing Group (p.40), a conundrum of colour illusions (p.43), and news about forthcoming AIC meetings (pp.47–50).The big event in 2013 was of course the 12th Congress, held in Newcastle in the north‐east of England. With over 600 delegates from 48 countries and 400 papers presented, it amply demonstrated the strength of the AIC as an organisation and the broad range of disciplines and interests of its members (see report on pages 11–12). There is no doubt that the subject of colour can bring together people from all over the world, and that it resonates with human experience at a deep level. Moreover, we are seeing the rise of the colour practitioner as a professional, especially in the field of environmental colour design. This is an important development, because it indicates that colour practice is not subservient to some other discipline but can be regarded as a discipline in its own right.A significant area of application of colour, in which many members of AIC are involved, is cultural heritage. France, Italy, Sweden, Bulgaria, Hungary and Thailand are all reporting activity in this area. And it is a major focus of the research work of Roy Berns, for which he received the Judd Award (p.13). As the technology of digital imaging, displays, colour management and 3D digitisation has developed, it has become possible to make digital representations of objects in collections in museums and galleries. This in turn has enabled the image reproduction of those objects in various media, including mobile devices. Making digital surrogates that look realistic under diverse viewing conditions is a great challenge for models of appearance, including both colour and gloss. Using digital representations of cultural heritage objects effectively for conservation and restoration is now a mainstream pursuit of the digital humanities and is a worthy subject for AIC.
– Lindsay MacDonald, Edito
AIC Annual Report 2013
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Thank you very much to the contributors from all the member societies of AIC, who have again provided such excellent material describing the rich and chromatic activities going on around the world during 2012. The subject of colour lends itself to colourful presentation, and where better than in this report.Some highlights of the year have been: Government approval in Brazil for a national Colour Day (page 13); publication of a national strategy in China for development of colour research studies (page 16); the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Deutsches Farbenzentrum (DFZ) in Germany (page 18); an Interdisciplinary Conference on Colour and Pattern Harmony in Hungary (page 20); the 20th anniversary celebrations of pro/colore in Switzerland (page 30); and the formation of the Asia Color Association (page 32).Included also in this issue is a profile of the European CIMET consortium (page 36), which although not an AIC activity involves many AIC members and has done an outstanding job over the past five years in training over 100 Masters students in colour science and technology.One of the notable aspects of 2012 was the number of events taking place around the world to celebrate International Colour Day (ICD). Although the seeds were first sown in 2008 by Maria João Durão, it has taken until now to bear fruit. Activities related to ICD are reported in these pages by members in Brazil, Chile, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden.The Colour Group (GB) and APCOR (Portugal) organised a joint meeting in Lisbon at the splendid Gulbenkian Museum (see pages 19 and 26). The formal presentations were given during the morning of each day, alternating Portuguese and British speakers. Simultaneous translation was provided. On the first afternoon there was a tour of a social housing estate in Lisbon, led by the architect João Pernão who has been conducting a major project to develop a harmonious colour scheme for the buildings. It is to be hoped that we will see more such bilateral collaborations between AIC member countries in the future. The great event of 2012 was the AIC interim meeting in Taipei, hosted by the Colour Association of Taiwan (see report on page 9). Prof Tien-Rein Lee was brilliant as a host and every aspect of the event was memorable, not only the conference sessions but also the venue, accommodation, receptions, social activities and excursions out into the countryside. He has set a very high standard for us in the organising of the forthcoming AIC Congress in the UK in July 2013 (see page 44).
– Lindsay MacDonald, Edito
AIC Annual Report 2012
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This year we have decided to change the name of this publication from AIC Newsletter to AIC Annual Report. It is appropriate because in these pages is an account of the whole year’s activity during 2011 of all the Member Societies and Study Groups of the AIC. Thank you very much to all the contributors, who have provided so much interesting content about colourful activities world-wide.Some of the highlights from member societies in this issue include research into cave paintings in Argentina (p.11), a project to introduce colour landscaping into a social housing estate in Chile (p.15), a conference celebrating ’80 years of colorimetry’ in Germany (p.18), the Korea Color Awards for excellence in design (p.22), the award of a national patent for a Portuguese device for measuring perceived colour in architectural applications (p.25), a very successful conference in Spain on the appearance of automotive paint (p.27), a new commercial software package in Thailand enabling a scanner to be used as a colorimeter (p.31), and a tangible display in the USA for visualising changes in surface lighting and material appearance (p.32). We also salute the tremendous growth and vibrancy of the Gruppo del Colore, our new Associate Member in Italy (p.34).The highlight of the AIC year was the meeting in Zurich (p.9), hosted by the Swiss member society pro/colore. The rather sombre auditorium was magically transformed through projections of coloured light onto the long sidewalls, with stunning graphic designs. The patterns changed continually in colour and form, but in such a subtle and ingenious way that they never interfered visually with the presentations on the big screen at the front. It was a marvellous example of environmental colour design and exemplified the meeting theme ‘Interaction of Colour & Light in the Arts and Sciences’. It was somehow appropriate that in the gallery below there was an exhibition of the photographs of Henri Cartier Bresson, the master of capturing the decisive moment.It was a particular pleasure at AIC 2011 to witness the award of the prestigious Judd Medal to Dr Lucia Ronchi (p.10), whose encyclopædic knowledge of vision science is legendary. Many in the AIC community, including myself, have benefited from her advice and guidance.In September I was privileged to attend the 10th Anniversary celebrations of ColorLab at Gjøvik University College, Norway. This was an opportunity to honour the achievements of Prof Jon Hardeberg, who founded the lab on his return to Norway in 2001, and has since led a series of innovative colour research projects and inspired a host of students and post doctoral researchers. In particular he has been a key member of the CREATE network and the European CIMET Master’s Course ‘Colour in Informatics and Media Technology’.It was an honour in November to attend the ISCC Special Topics meeting in San Jose (p.32), held jointly with the Society for Imaging Science & Technology (IS&T) and the Society for Information Display (SID) after the Color Imaging Conference. This marked the 15th anniversary of the publication of the sRGB colour space, and provided the opportunity to reflect on the success and almost universal adoption of sRGB. Currently used colour spaces were discussed from the perspective of scientific and technological advances of the past 15 years, such as HDR imaging and multi-primary displays. It is instructive to observe how a standard based on old television CRT displays has become so embedded in the modern digital world.
– Lindsay MacDonald, Edito
AIC Annual Newsletter 2011
No full textThank you to everyone who contributed to this, the second edition of the AIC Newsletter under my term as Editor. It is really pleasing to see the diversity and strength of activity related to colour in every AIC member country. A theme running through many of the articles this year is the blend of science and design, particularly in relation to colour in architecture and lighting. The recent advent of LED sources seems to be generating a strong upsurge of interest in coloured illumination for both outdoor and indoor spaces.
The AIC 2010 interim meeting in Argentina was full of energy and character, in the charming seaside resort of Mar del Plata. It was a tribute to the boundless energy of José Luis Caivano, former President of AIC, and Omar Burgos, Chairman of the Argentine Colour Group, and the great work of the local organising committee that the event was such a success. Full reports can be found on pages 10-11. For me it was a pleasure to have the opportunity to present a short course ‘An Introduction to Colour Measurement’ to an expert audience on the day before the conference opened.
A distinguished invited speaker was overheard saying to a lady during lunch on the AIC Saturday excursion: “Madam, may I squeeze it for you ... or would you prefer to squeeze it for yourself?” It transpired that he was talking about the lemon garnish on the main course, but it demonstrates the rich potential of the subject of ‘Colour and Food’!A feature article is included on the CREATE network, a European project which through a series of colourful events over the past four years has succeeded in training over 400 researchers with the assistance of some 100 experts – an outstanding achievement! Although this was not specifically an AIC activity, many AIC members were involved.It is impressive in reading the articles in this issue to see how many conferences related to colour were held in 2010, many of them with an international character. This amply demonstrates the social aspects of the subject, because colour is both a personal perception and a shared experience. Notable events were ‘Colour and Child’ in Bulgaria, ‘Colour in Graphics, Imaging and Vision’ in Finland , ‘Farbe in der Bilding’ in Germany , ‘Gumi International Color & Urban Design Forum’ in Korea , ‘IXth National Congress’ in Spain , ‘11th International Conference on Color Design, Applications and Science’ in Taiwan, and ‘Color Standards’ in the USA .The five AIC Study Groups have been active during the year, and their reports indicate strong focussed activity in their various fields. Of particular interest is the experimental apparatus being developed by Dr Okajima for study of colour perception of the elderly. Through such research and communication the AIC is making valuable contributions to the global understanding of colour
AIC Annual Newsletter 2010
No full textIt is a privilege and pleasure to have taken over the editing of this AIC Annual Newsletter from Prof Roy Berns. Roy did a great job during his four-year term as Editor by introducing a more colourful and visual style, with many pictures and alighter touch to the articles. I have continued this trend, by ensuring that there is at least one colourful picture on every page. I have also tried to minimise the boring lists of committee and administrative details in favour of a more journalistic style, with news snippets and stories about what member organisations have been doing and what is new and interesting in the world of colour.Thank you to the twenty-five member societies of the AIC who contributed such interesting content to this Newsletter. I exercised my editorial prerogative to prune and paraphrase, crafting the raw material of every article into the standardone-page format. I also introduced the member society logos, thereby adding to the general effect of colourful activity.One of the highlights during 2009 for me was attending the CREATE Research Workshop in Veszprém, Hungary, in May. The Colour Research for European Advanced Technology Employment (CREATE) Network was funded under the MarieCurie programme. This memorable event was organised at the University of Pannonia by Prof János Schanda for the benefit of doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers in fields related to colour. I gave a talk on ‘Colour Communication’ with a number of practical demonstrations, including thespectrum and additive mixing of lights.The AIC Congress in Sydney (my home town) in September was wonderful, and demonstrated the range and strength of colour research and application throughout the world. It bodes well for the future of the AIC