Interaction of Color

An account is required to view the content. Users can access the site using their existing A&AePortal credentials or create a new account.

The Interaction of Color Complete Digital Edition website offers an entirely new way for users to experience Josef Albers’ original masterwork. The website incorporates interactive features that help students understand the book’s fundamental concepts, study the plates, and experiment with their own designs.

Study the plates:

• Inspired by Albers’ teaching methodologies, each plate is designed to reproduce the experience of working with cut and colored paper.
• Zoom into plates to get a closer look at scans of the original silk-screened plates.
• By moving the “pieces” of the plate, see how the same color can look different when shown on different grounds.

Create, share, and save your own exercises:

• Place color swatches into the design; easily change and refine color selections in your customized plate.
• Share your designs with friends, classmates, and instructors.
• Open and reuse the downloaded SVG file in your favorite design software.

Additional resources to support learning:

• Watch archival video of Josef Albers in the studio and classroom.
• Hear Albers’ students describing his teaching style and specific lessons.
• Learn from practicing artists, designers, and architects as they discuss how they use color.