Perceptionism
Faber's most important contribution to Color theory
Susan Goldsmith (oil paintings)
Faber's Color Circle
Consulted for:
Psychology of Color
- An Authority of colors effect on people
- Specialized in functional application of colors
- He suggested orange be used as hazard sign
- Theorized colors envoke emotional responses
- And Synaesthesia, colors can associate with other senses
- Theorized emotional people react more to colors
Biography
- Born 1900 in Chicago, Illionios
- Father, Jospeh was a landscape painter
- Studied color theory for 2 years at University of Chicago
- Became a Color Consultant
- Wrote & published 40 books and 254 articles
- Amassed a collection books on color
Faber Birren Triangle
Faber Birren
The Color Theory Authority