Color Sequences for Univariate Maps: Theory, Experiments and Principles
Summary
Experiments separating reading values from reading shape: lightness carries form, hue helps read values.
A ramp that climbs in luminance while cycling hue can do both — the idea behind many modern maps.
- Resource: Color Sequences for Univariate Maps: Theory, Experiments and Principles
- By: Colin Ware
- Published: 1988
- Kind: writing (article)
- Level: advanced
- Tags: color-scales, perception, cartography, scientist, research