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11.14 Index of Publicly Available Works

Collected below are links to most of my publicly accessible musings related to colour, apart from discussions on forums and the like. The list is limited to publicly available links, and so excludes resources available only to students of Understanding and Applying Colour, most reports for the Colour Society of Australia and its Members' newsletter e-Spectrum, peer reviews for journals including Color Research and Application, and presentations for which there are no published recordings or slides.

Briggs, D.J.C., 2023. Colours of Objects and Colours of Light.. Keynote address, Colour Society of Australia National Conference, Colour Sense and Sensibility, Perth, October 12-15, 2023.
Video recording of presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii9dWIG9nOY
Text of presentation:  Text: http://www.huevaluechroma.com/1118.php

Briggs, D.J.C., 2023. The Elements of Colour I: Colour Perceptions, Colour Stimuli, and Colour Measurement. Journal of the International Colour Association, 33, 79-96. https://aic-color.org/resources/Documents/jaic_v33_06.pdf

Briggs, D.J.C., 2023. The Elements of Colour II: The Attributes of Perceived Colour. Journal of the International Colour Association, 33, 97-118 https://aic-color.org/resources/Documents/jaic_v33_07.pdf

Briggs, D.J.C., 2023. The Elements of Colour Invited webinar for the Design Institute of Australia, May 18, 2023.
Video recording of preentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtrRpGb-7FU
Text of presentation:  Text: http://www.huevaluechroma.com/1117.php

Briggs, D.J.C., 2023. Controlling Colour: Historical Background. CSA ICD 2023 presentation covering the Munsell system, its relationship to the six CIE-defined attributes of colour, the long series of steps leading up to it historically, and its reception in art and design education up to the mid-20th century. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RUr8MWOpeI

Briggs, D.J.C, 2022. Introducing the Elements of Colour, a presentation for the AIC/ISCC Colour Literacy Project's 2nd Colour Literacy Forum, Teaching Colour Online, Friday September 30, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOnI5vsstjE

Hirschler, R., Briggs, D.J.C., Schwarz, A., and Westland, S., 2022. Contemporary Analysis of Traditional Colour Theory. Proceedings of the International Colour Association (AIC) Conference 2022, Toronto, Canada, pp. 185-191. https://www.aic-color.org/resources/Documents/AIC2022-Conference_Proceedings.pdf

Briggs, D.J.C., 2022. Psychophysical Colour. Proceedings of the International Colour Association (AIC) Conference 2022, Toronto, Canada, pp. 427-434. https://www.aic-color.org/resources/Documents/AIC2022-Conference_Proceedings.pdf
Video recording of presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLQ0VSvPf8Y
Text of presentation: http://www.huevaluechroma.com/1115.php

Briggs, D.J.C., and Fay, E., 2022. A Shillito Student Portfolio from the Mid-1940’s. Proceedings of the International Colour Association (AIC) Conference 2022, Toronto, Canada, pp. 248-255. https://www.aic-color.org/resources/Documents/AIC2022-Conference_Proceedings.pdf
Video recording of presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLQ0VSvPf8Y
Text of presentation: http://www.huevaluechroma.com/1116.php

Briggs, D.J.C., 2022. The Dimensions of Colour Today Presented on March 20, 2022, as part of the Colour Society of Australia's International Colour Day 2022 event, Progress in Colour Education.
Video recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLIIYj2X-Qc
Text: http://www.huevaluechroma.com/1113.php

Briggs, D.J.C., 2022. The Colour Society of Australia. Member Profile for the International Colour Association (AIC) Quarterly Newsletter, Q1|2022, pp. 3-4.
https://www.aic-color.org/resources/Documents/AIC%20Newsletter%201-2022.pdf

Briggs, D.J.C. and Fay, E., 2022. A Shillito Student Portfolio from the Mid-1940’s. A study conducted jointly with Eva Fay FDIA that has been accepted for presentation at the AIC 2022 meeting, Toronto, Canada.
http://www.huevaluechroma.com/1112.php

Briggs, D.J.C., 2021. More Than Three Dimensions: Communicating the Attributes of Colour Perception in Colour Education. Presented at the 14th AIC Congress Milan, September 1, 2021.
Published paper (pp. 1073-1078): https://www.aic-color.org/resources/Documents/Proceedings_AIC2021_r10.pdf
Video recording of presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSKp1Z_N_Sk
Text of presentation: http://www.huevaluechroma.com/1111.php

Briggs, D.J.C., 2021. Understanding and Applying Colour - Online. From a series of five-minute presentations for the AIC Study Group on Colour Education session Teaching Colour Virtually at the 14th Congress of the International Colour Association, Milan, September 1, 2021.
Video recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEjAkLqE-Gg

Briggs, D.J.C., 2021. Contribution to the Study Group on Arts and Design Virtual Exhibition at the 14th Congress of the International Colour Association, Milan, September 1, 2021, curated by Maria João Durão.
Exhibition catalogue (p. 7): First Edition of the SG Arts and Design Virtual Exhibition.pdf
More landscape paintings: https://sites.google.com/site/djcbriggs/landscape-paintings

Briggs, D.J.C., 2021. Report on the 2nd Annual ISCC Symposium on Color Education, Perspectives in Color Education, Saturday, June 26, 2021.
https://coloursociety.org.au/resources/Documents/CSA%202021%20Education%20Report-%2013.9.2021.pdf

Briggs, D.J.C. and di Cara, A. (editors), 2021. Abstracts and Biographical Notes, Colour Society of Australia national conference Colour Connections Sydney 2021, March 19-21, 2021.
https://coloursociety.org.au/resources/Documents/Colour%20Connections%20Sydney%202021%20Abstracts%20.pdf

Briggs, D.J.C., 2021. Four Key Insights about Colour. Colour Society of Australia national conference, Colour Connections Sydney 2021, March 19-21, 2021, Abstracts and Biographical Notes, pp. 25-27.
Abstract (pp. 25-27): https://coloursociety.org.au/resources/Documents/Colour%20Connections%20Sydney%202021%20Abstracts%20.pdf
Video recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k3hOxrZ4fw

Briggs, D.J.C., 2021. Selected Glossary of Colour Terms. Entries made publicly accessible for use by the ISCC/AIC Colour Literacy Project, selected from an unpublished illustrated glossary of about 200 terms provided for students of Understanding and Applying Colour.
https://sites.google.com/site/djcbriggs/glossary

Briggs, D.J.C., 2020. Report on the ISCC Color Impact 2020 Virtual Symposium.
http://www.huevaluechroma.com/1110.php

Briggs, D.J.C., 2020. Hue and its components. A sequel to What is a Colour?
Video recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2X2ZYhM4Hk

Briggs, D.J.C., 2020. What is a Colour? Scientific Opinion about Colour and Colour Measurement. CSA International Colour Day 2020 event, March 22, 2020, along with Derek Brown, U. Glasgow, speaking on Colour Subjectivisms: What, Why, and Which One?
Video recordings: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS-wuqMtzc7s_OzQSq9EjnOEdLMoSZ9wZ
Version 1.1 with complete text: http://www.huevaluechroma.com/118.php
Version 1.0 of presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8jzOoO16Zg

Briggs, D.J.C., 2020 - . The Colour Courses. Course information and optional further reading links for Understanding and Applying Colour, my public online course conducted through the National Art School, Sydney, four times per year beginning in February, April/May, July and October.
https://sites.google.com/site/djcbriggs/tmct

Briggs, D.J.C., 2020. Colour Online. A curated listing of about five hundred colour-related links produced for the ISCC/AIC Colour Literacy Project.
https://sites.google.com/site/djcbriggs/colour-online

Briggs, D.J.C., 2020. Chapter Nine, Colour Spaces, in Derek Brown and Fiona Macpherson (editors). The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Colour. Routledge, London. The handbook is a major statement of current views on the philosophy of colour, with contributions from most of the philosophers currently prominent in the field.
https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Philosophy-of-Colour/Brown-Macpherson/p/book/9780415743037

Briggs, D.J.C., 2019. Leonardo da Vinci on Colour, Light and Vision. My presentation for the Colour Society of Australia NSW Division marking the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, given on May 29th 2019.
Slides: https://coloursociety.org.au/resources/Documents/Members%20area/Leonardo%20da%20Vinci.pdf

Briggs, D.J.C., 2019. Unlocking the Structure of Colour. My part of a joint presentation with Annamaria di Cara FDIA for a Colour Society of Australia NSW Division event held as part of the Sydney Design Festival on March 6, 2019.
Slides: https://coloursociety.org.au/resources/Documents/Unlocking%20the%20Structure%20of%20Colour%20(Part%201%20-%20David%20Briggs).zip

Briggs, D.J.C., 2019. The Art, Science and History of Colour Quiz. Three quite difficult short quizzes designed to highlight misconceptions about colour that are widespread even among colour specialists.
http://www.huevaluechroma.com/117.php

Briggs, D.J.C., 2018. Colour Constancy Illusions and Painting. Presentation for the Colour Society of Australia Melbourne 2018 Conference, Perception and Colour, September, 2018.
Video recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob8uPzHVrY8
Text: http://www.huevaluechroma.com/116.php

Briggs, D.J.C., 2018. The YouTube Theory of Colour Vision. Invited contribution to the Inter-Society Colour Council (USA) blog Hue Angles, edited by Michael Brill, based on part of my presentation Where is Color Education Now?.
http://hueangles.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-youtube-theory-of-colour-vision.html

Briggs, D.J.C., 2018. Where is Color Education Now? Invited presentation for the Inter Society Color Council (ISCC) Munsell Centennial Color Symposium, Boston, 2018.
Slides: http://www.iscc-archive.org/Munsell2018_Presentations/Briggs-Presentation-WhereIsColourEducationNow.pdf
Abstract (not included in slide pdf): http://www.huevaluechroma.com/119.php

Briggs, D.J.C., 2018. Dimensions of Color for Artists. Poster presentation accompanying my invited "breakout" session of the same title for the Inter Society Color Council (ISCC) Munsell Centennial Color Symposium, Boston, 2018.
http://www.iscc-archive.org/Munsell2018_Presentations/Briggs-Breakout-DimensionsOfColour.pdf

Briggs, D.J.C., 2018. The New Anatomy of Colour. A webinar given on March 21, 2018, for the Inter Society Color Council (ISCC) as their International Colour Day 2018 event.
Video recording (register to watch): https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/4066326441572768770

Briggs, D.J.C., 2018. The New Anatomy of Colour - David Briggs Webinar. An invited interview-style article with Maggie Maggio (uncredited) for the X-Rite Munsell Color blog edited by Danielle Correia.
https://munsell.com/color-blog/new-anatomy-of-colour-david-briggs-webinar/

Briggs, D.J.C., 2017-2020. Miscellaneous short video clips from my colour courses.

Briggs, D.J.C., 2017. What do Purves and Lotto's Illusions Actually Show? Forerunner of Colour Constancy Illusions and Painting from 2018 (see above).
http://www.huevaluechroma.com/111.php

Briggs, D.J.C., 2017. Visual Dictionary of Colour. CSA NSW Division International Colour Day 2017 exhibit, National Art School, Sydney, March 21 – 24, 2017.
Catalogue of exhibit: https://coloursociety.org.au/resources/Documents/Members%20area/Visual%20Dictionary%20of%20Colour.pdf
Event photos: https://coloursociety.org.au/ICD-2017-gallery

Briggs, D.J.C. and Westland, S. (2016, revised 2021). Itten, Johannes. In Luo, R. (editor), Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology. Springer.

Briggs, D.J.C., 2016. The Difference Between Chroma and Saturation. Another invited contribution to the X-Rite Munsell Color blog, edited at this time by Janette Pazer.
https://munsell.com/color-blog/difference-chroma-saturation/

Briggs, D.J.C., 2016. Classics and Curiosities of Colour, an exhibition by the Colour Society of Australia NSW Division to celebrate International Colour Day 2016 at the National Art School, Sydney, March 2, 2016.
Promotional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-KgICbe4hk
Event photos: https://coloursociety.org.au/page-18130

Briggs, D.J.C., 2015. Traditional and Modern Colour Theory. Colour Society of Australia webinar, July 15, 2015.
Video recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4enFjTGVTnc
Text: http://www.huevaluechroma.com/112.php, http://www.huevaluechroma.com/113.php

Briggs, D.J.C., 2014. The Theory of Colour. A series of three public lectures at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, November 8, 15 and 29, 2014.
https://sites.google.com/site/djcbriggs/classes#h.p_ID_684

Briggs, D.J.C., 2014. Modern and “Traditional” Color Theory Parts I and II. Invited contribution for the X-Rite Munsell Color blog, edited by Noni Cavaliere.
http://munsell.com/color-blog/modern-traditional-color-theory-part-1/
http://munsell.com/color-blog/modern-traditional-color-theory-part-2/

Briggs, D.J.C., 2007 - . The Dimensions of Colour. Kindly published by ibiblio.org, a collaboration between the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill‘s MetaLab and the Center for the Public Domain. The main body of The Dimensions of Colour largely dates from early 2017 or earlier, and my more recent work, including that presented in the "Afterthoughts" section at the end of the site, is indexed separately above or is currently only available as resources for students of Understanding and Applying Colour.
http://www.huevaluechroma.com

This page published April 11, 2022.
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