Color breakdown of Scientific American covers

December 20, 2019

Statistical Visualization / color, covers, Scientific American

For Scientific American, Nicholas Rougeux and Jen Christiansen show the shift in hues for the magazine’s covers over the past 175 years. The changes serve as a proxy for technology advancements, changes in ownership, and shifts in thinking.

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