Common Sense Media Review
By Dana Anderson
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Outstanding interactive lessons help teens explore color.
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Interaction of Color by Josef Albers
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What's It About?
INTERACTION OF COLOR BY JOSEF ALBERS provides extraordinarily beautiful interactivity for color enthusiasts. Kids can read each lesson, complete the corresponding color study (answering, for example, "Why do two colors look the same when each is surrounded by a different color, but look different when placed next to each other without any other colors present?"), watch video commentary, use the color plates to design, and share finished work.
Is It Any Good?
Interaction of Color by Josef Albers not only lives up to the quality of the influential book on which it's based but builds upon it to create something even more valuable to today's budding artists and designers. The full $9.99 version is worth every penny. The beautiful palette tool; the ability to create, save, and export designs; brief video commentaries from experts; and archival videos of Josef Albers introduce high school-age art enthusiasts to in-depth color education in an amazingly interactive and affecting way. Younger users may enjoy simply looking at the gorgeous 125 color studies and experimenting with the interactive ones, but teens and adults will get into the full experience.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
If your young child is fascinated by color, explore this app together, skipping the parts that are too esoteric for kids.
Talk about color in everyday life: How does it affect the mood in a room, the look of someone's style, or the feel of an evening sky?
App Details
- Device : iPad
- Subjects : Language & Reading : vocabulary
- Skills : Tech Skills : digital creation , Thinking & Reasoning : applying information , decision-making , part-whole relationships , Creativity : combining knowledge
- Pricing structure : Paid, Free
- Release date : July 25, 2013
- Genre : Education
- Topics : Arts
- Publisher : Yale
- Version : 1.0
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 5.0 or later
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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