The Measurement of Appearance, Second Edition
Edited by Richard S. Hunter and Richard W. Harold, Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 411 pp.
(ISBN 0-471-83006-2)
1987
US $115
The color of an object is undeniably its most noticeable "appearance attribute."
But other things such as gloss, luster and translucency also contribute to the way an object visually appears to us. Specific methods for the measurements of color, gloss, opacity, haze and other such qualities are in widespread use in science and industry, and have proven to be valid and extremely useful in identifying and controlling product appearance. This fascinating, first-of-its-kind book is designed to help you identify appearance attributes of objects and the methods available for measuring them.
Part 1 of The Measurement of Appearance, Second Edition, which concerns the nature of appearance, draws from the fields of physiology and psychology as it considers the eye-brain combination and the way it receives and interprets light signals. Then the field of physics enters by way of a comprehensive review of the optical properties responsible for the way objects look and the effects of the viewing situation upon appearance.
Part 2 deals with the development of numerical scales to measure object appearance. It establishes scales for gloss and other geometric attributes, luminosity, metamerism, uniform color scales for the measurement of color differences, special scales for white colors, and other scales for color identification.
Part 3 examines instruments for the measurement of the geometric and chromatic attributes of object appearance, their principles and standards of design, and a comprehensive survey of the major ones in use. The final chapter discusses specific applications of appearance measurements.
For science and industry professionals working with paints, plastics, foods, textiles, pigments, dyes and other materials, color and appearance technology, The Measurement of Appearance serves as both a readable text and quick reference.
