18CdC2023: Color Conference 2023 Politecnico di Milano - Polo territoriale di Lecco Lecco, Italy, September 15-16, 2023

The international conference will occur in Lecco (Italy) on Friday, 15 and Saturday, September 16, 2023. The conference aims to promote the multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary aggregation of all the realities dealing with color and light from a scientific, educational and professional point of view.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The abstracts must be a maximum of 3000 characters, including spaces. Choose the topic of interest to which the paper will refer. Choose the topic in English if the final paper will be in English or Italian if the final paper will be in Italian. The presentations can be oral or short; the authors must indicate their preference (the final decision will be up to the scientific committee). Enter at least three keywords related to your abstract.

The corresponding author will receive a confirmation e-mail that the abstract has been correctly sent to the organizers. Then the organizers will communicate if the abstract has been accepted, rejected or accepted with revisions. The final paper must be submitted respecting the requested format and deadlines (more info on the conference website). The Book of abstracts will be available online on the conference days. All papers will be published in the conference proceedings. The final volume of the proceedings will be available online three months after the conference's conclusion. The best contributions will be selected for publication in scientific journals specializing in color issues.

Topics of interest

1. Color and Measurement/Instrumentation. Colorimetry, photometry and color atlas: method, theory and instrumentation; quality control and food coloring, dyes, organic and sustainable color.

2. Color and Digital. Reproduction, management, digital color correction, image processing, graphics, photography, film and video production, printmaking and 3D print, artificial vision, virtual reality, multispectral imaging, data visualization. Light field imaging. Multi-sensor fusion. Color localization, recognition, HDR imaging, ADAS systems.

3. Color and Lighting. Metamerism, color rendering, adaptation, color constancy, appearance, illusions, color memory and perception, color in extra-atmospheric environments, lighting design, lighting technologies, visual comfort.

4. Color and Physiology. Mechanisms of vision in their experimental and theoretical aspects, color vision and color appearance, deficiencies, abnormalities, clinical and biological aspects, synesthesia, health, and well-being.

5. Color and Psychology. Phenomenology of colors, color harmonies, color & form, perceptive, emotional, aesthetic and diagnostic aspects.

6. Color and Production. Food and beverages, agriculture, textiles, plastic materials, ceramics, paints, gemology, color in the food industry.

7. Color and Restoration. Archaeometry, painting materials, diagnostics and techniques of conservation, restoration and enhancement of cultural heritage.

8. Color and Environment. Representation and drawing, urban planning, project of color, architecture, interior design, landscapes & horticulture, color and architectural syntax, territorial identities, biodiversity.

9. Color and Design. Furniture, CMF design, fashion, textiles, textures, cosmetics, food design, and museography.

10. Color and Culture. Arts and crafts, history, philosophy, aesthetics, ethno-anthropology, graffiti, geology, sociology, lexicology, semantics, anthropology of vision, food culture and heritage, color naming.

11. Color and Education. Pedagogy, didactics of color, aesthetic education, artistic education.

12. Color and Communication/Marketing. Graphics, communication, packaging, lettering, exposure, advertising.

13. SPECIAL SESSION: Colour Photography and Film. Analysis and conservation of analogue and digital materials. Study and preservation of contemporary artistic artefacts, such as color photographic and cinematographic materials. Various topics related to furthering the knowledge of color photographic and cinematographic objects from a historical, material and conservation point of view.

Committees

Chair of the Conference

• Andrea Siniscalco, Politecnico di Milano

Program Committee

• Maurizio Rossi, Politecnico di Milano
• Gianluca Guarini, Politecnico di Milano
• Albana Muco, Gruppo del Colore - Associazione Italiana Colore

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to segreteria@gruppodelcolore.org.