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Quantum Synthetics by Florian Friedrich

A beautiful art project to experience your display’s full potential.

Interesting ColorsNanosysSeptember 22, 2022no-image

Psychology Today: Associations Between Colors and Emotions Are Universal

Studies show there are high similarities of color-emotion associations.

Interesting ColorsNanosysFebruary 14, 2022no-image

Reproducing Colors We've Never Seen Before – "The Wizard of Oz" in HDR

One of the earliest full color films ever produced contains colors that have not been seen since the original screening 80 years ago.

World Cup Follow-up (Part 2)

After much internet searching and a few cancelled deliveries we finally have our Croatia jersey! A bit too late for the big game but still thought it would be interesting to take a look at the data for both team jerseys

Interesting ColorsNanosysJuly 18, 2018Color gamut, Color science, Ultra HD, no-image

World Cup Follow-up (Part 1)

A few weeks ago I kicked off the World Cup with a survey of the top 10 ranked country’s colors. At the time, it was impractical to acquire and measure actual jerseys for each World Cup team (32 total) so I limited the survey to top 10 teams and used publicly available data on flag colors under the assumption that jerseys would likely track closely with flags.

Interesting ColorsNanosysJuly 13, 2018color gamut, color science, World Cup 2018

2018 World Cup: Watching in 4K HDR makes a difference

Over the next month, an estimated 3.4 billion (according to GlobalWebIndex) soccer fans will have an opportunity to watch World Cup games in 4K resolution with High Dynamic Range (HDR) and a wider palette of colors.

Interesting ColorsNanosysJune 14, 2018color gamut, HDR, Soccer, technology, UHDTV, World Cup 2018

Are tennis balls yellow or green?

According to Mr. Federer, tennis balls are very definitely yellow. He’s certainly an expert when it comes to tennis but how is his color accuracy? We applied some basic science to answer this important question once and for all.

Interesting ColorsNanosysMarch 22, 2018no-image

What is the "color gamut" of a fireworks show?

Ever noticed how disappointing it is to watch fireworks on your home TV compared being out experiencing a live show? If you’re a true fireworks enthusiast, nothing can replace that brilliant burst of color in the sky, followed by a brief moment of anticipation before sound finally catches up to light and the loud THUMP pounds through your chest.

Can your TV accurately display your favorite NFL team's colors?

In honor of Super Bowl 50, featuring the Panthers vs the Broncos, I thought it would be fun to look back at a post I wrote in 2012 about NFL team colors. Turns out most TVs cannot accurately reproduce the Broncos uniforms...