Wilhelm von Bezold [...] noticed that if one[...]

Steven Bleicher

01/01/2012

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Wilhelm von Bezold [...] noticed that if one color was changed in a design, it could have a radical effect on the overall composition and feeling of the design. By changing the dominant hue in a pattern, the entire composition could be modified [...]. While this effect is most easily recognizable in a pattern, the concept will work in any composition where you have multiple or repeated images of the same subject. By changing a dominant color, the appearance of shapes and their relationship to each other can alter the overall composition.

Steven Bleicher, Contemporary Color. Theory & Use, Delmar Cengage Learning, 01/01/2012, Clifton Park (NY)
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p. 77

The Bezold Effect (Eng)

design, dominant color