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BOOK REVIEWS

CATHERINE MANTOOTH, EDITOR

Color & Light: Navigating Color
Mixing in the Midst of an LED
Revolution, a Handbook for Lighting
Designers
By Clifton Taylor
Quite Specific Media Group, 240 pages
Paperback $29.95
Reviewed by Mark Stanley
The process of choosing a color palette
to use in lighting design has long been a
challenge for many designers, particularly
those just starting to figure out their design vocabulary. This is particularly due
to its subjectivity, a fact that Clifton Taylor
underscores early on in his exciting new
book Color and Light: Navigating Color
Mixing in the midst of an LED Revolution, a Handbook for Lighting Designers.
Fortunately, Taylor takes us step by step
through a completely understandable and
clearly written analysis of color theory,

physics, the biology of the eye, and more.
By revealing the structure of color and
its application in design for live performance, Taylor allows the reader to confirm what is a necessary understanding of
the science and technical components of
color, as well as how to apply that understanding artistically. Additionally, Color

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and Light tackles the important transitional period of color we now find in the
world of lighting design, as the "LED Revolution" becomes the new paradigm and
requires us to re-think much of what we
know and how we talk about color.
A quick look at the table of contents
reveals Taylor's overall approach to reaching a deeper understanding of color, its
application in design, and the benefits
and challenges of moving into new technology as a major tool in lighting design.
It is encouraging that the Introduction
is titled "Explore and Experiment." This
sets the tone for a useful dialogue about
how understanding and using color must
be an ongoing process. The book is full of
useful practical guides to help discover
more about each topic, as well as a comprehensive set of exercises that encourages the reader to actively find a deeper
understanding of using color through experimentation.

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