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Colour Vision

The York University website can be searched for 'colour vision'.
There you can find a figure on how Cones combine information to create colour vision.
That page links to an entire Course on the Eye.

Webvision has a good introduction to colour vision

The University of Vienna has a somewhat technical introduction to the colour vision mechanism in the eye. The site has an extensive 'Color Links' page.

Viperlib is devoted to educational material related to vision.

Colour Demonstrations

efg's Computer Lab has many demonstrations on perception and colour vision.

Colour Theory

Handprint.com states that the site is for artists but the information is extensive enough for anyone interested in any aspect of colour theory and perception.

The University of Virginia hosts a serious investigation into colour theory and mathematical models of perception by Steven M. Boker.

Colour FAQ's

Charles Poynton has set up a resource "Frequently-Asked Questions About Colour ".

Colormatters is a bit of a fun site on colour.

Edwin Land's Retinex Theory

Steve Badger outlines the theory and has a look into scientific investigation.

Dr. Christopher Taylor demonstrates the theory using computer graphics.

Pantone Color System

Pantone is a colour reference system for printing. You can go to 'Products/Graphics' and scroll down to the "articles of interest" to learn about the applications of Pantone colours.

Links Pages

Colour Group. Click on "Colour Web Links".

Vision Science. Go down to "Resources" and click on "Demonstrations" or "Guides & FAQ's".

The University of Vienna has an extensive 'Color Links' page.

Reciprocal Links

Relevant sites that have linked to Bicovi.com.

Visual Media:- links pages of video, audio, and visual websites.

Niagara Artists' Centre:- An artist run organization in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

Colour vision - Factbites:- Although Factbites is strictly speaking a search engine, this is a fixed link in its directory of topics and has been edited for relevance. (You may have to click on "See all results".)

Books

A standard text is:- "The Reproduction of Colour" Dr. R.W.G. Hunt; Fountain Press. ISBN 0 85242 356 X

Cartography (map making) textbooks are a source of information on colour theory, colour perception, and the application of colour to real-world graphics. These can be an alternative to conventional texts especially in used-book stores. Useful texts have been;
- "Cartography; Thematic Map Design" Borden D. Dent; Wm. C. Brown Publishers. ISBN 0-697-13589-6.
- "Elements of Cartography" Arthur H. Robinson, Randall D. Sale, Joel L. Morrison and Phillip C. Muehrcke; John Wiley & Sons Inc. ISBN 0-471-09877-9

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