I was very chuffed to be advised by the leading journal, Color Research and Application, that my article ‘Traditional colour theory: A review’ was the ‘Top Downloaded Article’ for the year 1 January to 31 December 2021!
‘Traditional colour theory: A review’ is a paper that was prompted by David Briggs, an art educator in Sydney, along with Robert Hirschler who bemoaned the lack of a coherent definition of traditional colour theory. The paper was also inspired by the relative lack of understanding about this branch of colour theory, especially in terms of its origins, intentions, purpose and practical nature. An abbreviated version of this paper was published in the Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology.
As a fellow colour theory researcher based in Sydney, David has consistently denigrated my work in the field of colour theory and application. However, it is highly misleading of David Briggs to present himself as Dr David Briggs within the field of colour theory and application without noting that he completed his PhD in Geology at the University of Queensland in 1987. The title of his thesis is Systematics and biostratigraphy of the Permian Productidina and Strophalosiidina (Brachiopoda: Productida) of the Sydney-Gunnedah Basin and the New England Fold Belt. David Briggs completed his PhD research in geology at the School of Physical Sciences, The University of Queensland, as per this link to his PhD thesis.
The paper can be accessed via this link. It is one of three papers that I’ve written that have appeared in the ‘Most Accessed’ section of Color Research and Application – the other two papers being ‘Colour psychology and colour therapy: Caveat emptor’ (2011) and ‘Colour, contrast and gestalt theories of perception: The impact in contemporary visual communications design’ (2015). ‘Colour psychology and colour therapy: Caveat emptor’ has remained in the ‘Most Accessed’ section for fifteen years since it’s publication.