The Alchemy of Color
Exploring the mystery, beauty and magic of color

Welcome to The Alchemy of Color

Hello and welcome to The Alchemy of Color, my personal blog about the mystery, beauty and magic of color. My name is David Witt, and

What is colormixing?

Colormixing is a new way of working and playing with digital color. It is more intuitive and easier to grok than traditional color theory methods,

colormix #001

Beyond the results, the act of colormixing is satisfying, as you watch color relationships changing before your eyes. Watch this timelapse video of a live

Origins - digital prepress

I started my career as a graphic designer in the 1990s, during the rise of 'desktop publishing'. It was a heady time, spurred

Origins - Monet

Something special happened that awakened me to the nature of art and the potential of color. It was a pivotal moment for me at a

Color & Accessibility

Accessibility is a hot topic in design, because it is important to make content widely accessible to all people, including those with visual disabilities. In

What's wrong with color theory?

As mentioned, I developed colormixing because I was dissatisfied with the color tools available, and found the connection to color theory to be lacking, and

A brief history of color - pt I

Color fascinates because it is deeply embedded in existence, part of the fabric of the universe itself, and imbued in our environments and ourselves. Color

What is color interaction?

It's interesting to unpack the idea of 'color interaction' - what does that even mean? As it turns out, there are

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