Submissions

Papers

Normal, reaserch and review, peer-reviewed papers of the CCSJ.

Design and Fashion: A Chromatic History

Deadline for full papers: May 31, 2025.

Guest Editor Prof. Raimonda Riccini: full professor in design, design historian, founder and past president of the Italian Association of Design Historian-AIS/Design, and past president of the Italian Society of Design-SID.

In design and fashion, color has always played a central and significant role in many respects. It is enough to recall the characterising role of color in industrial products, both from the point of view of sales strategies and corporate identity and from that of user perception and usability; the contribution of color to interaction processes, but also those of signification, communication and graphic and visual systems; not to mention the relevance of the color component in the study and use of materials, from fabrics to natural and polymeric materials. No less significant is the contribution that the study of color has made and continues to make to design education and didactics, starting from the great lessons of the VkHutemas, the Bauhaus, the New Bauhaus and the School of Ulm, which have built an indispensable grammar and syntax, valid even in the face of the transition from analogue to digital. Finally, the contribution that designers, sometimes implicitly, have made to construct a theory and culture of color in design is particularly rich.

However, until now, there has been no reflection on the role that color has historically played in the fields of product, fashion, and communication, as well as in relation to the changes brought about by electronics and the digital. This special issue explores the multifaceted relationship between design and color throughout the 20th century. The essays are expected to reconstruct this relationship from a historical perspective in the different fields of interest.

Keywords: history of color in design; theory and culture of design color; color and product design; color and fashion; color and communication design; color and design education.

Color Dynamics in Cultural Heritage

Special issue topics.
The study and analysis of color have been fundamental pursuits for centuries, influencing various aspects of our lives. This significance is particularly pronounced in the realm of Cultural Heritage (CH), where objects are categorized into two main types: "immovable" and "movable." Immovable objects typically encompass architectural structures such as buildings, monuments, and their decorative elements, as well as settlements, gardens, landscapes, reserves, city neighborhoods, and archaeological sites. Conversely, movable objects span a broad spectrum, ranging from works of art like illuminated manuscripts, paintings, and photographic media to archaeological artifacts and even large-scale objects like cars, planes, trains, and ships.

This special issue aims to delve into the multifaceted relationship between color and tangible and intangible heritage objects. Topics of interest include but are not limited to defining, testing, implementing, and developing specific criteria for studying color in Cultural Heritage. We welcome submissions that shed light on the diverse ways in which color contributes to the understanding, preservation, and appreciation of our collective heritage.

Deadline for full papers: June 30, 2024.

Guest Editors:
Dr. Julio M. del Hoyo-Meléndez
Head of Laboratory, Laboratory of Analysis and Non-Destructive Investigation of Heritage Objects
The National Museum in Krakow, Al. 3 maja 1, 30-062 Krakow, Poland
jdelhoyo@mnk.pl
Dr. Marcello Picollo
Senior Researcher, Istituto di Fisica Applicata “Nello Carrara” del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IFAC-CNR), Via Madonna del piano, 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
m.picollo@ifac.cnr.it

Keywords: Color measurement, Color restoration, Color documentation, Color illumination, Color perception, Color digital

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