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The purpose of this study was to analyze the symbolization of colors as cultural codes, based on costume colors. In order to study the significance of colors in cultural changes, we carried out a quantitative analysis and interpreted it from the perspective of cultural semiotics. The range of this study was focused on Korean costume colors, over diverse diachronic stages of Korean culture. For this study 1535 color samples were collected, measured with a spectrophotometer, and analyzed quantitatively according their diachronic stages of origin. As a result, red, blue, and yellow were found to be the most frequently used colors during the Chosun Dynasty, a period based on Confucianism. These colors acted as cultural codes with cultural significance. During the Modern times pink, light blue, and black increased in frequency and represented the reception of western culture, the changing sex role of women in society, and utilitarianism. In these days, neutral colors and grayish tones of all colors are the most significant colors of high frequency. The use of such colors is closely related to industrialization, mechanization, functionalism, and the changes of women's sex roles in the societies. They are used as cultural codes, especially to emphasize a rational and masculine image rather than a feminine image.
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It gives us very great pleasure to announce that the winner of the AIC Deane B. Judd Award for 2003 is Prof. Dr. Mitsuo Ikeda. Dr. Miyoshi Ayama has prepared the following citation: The AIC Deane B. Judd Award is one of the most honorable awards in the fields of color vision, color science, and colo
In this work, a procedure is described to estimate the CIE tristimulus values of Munsell color chips under new illuminants from CIE tristimulus values under specific illuminant. The estimation was performed by multiple linear regression (MLR) and principal component analysis (PCA) techniques. In add