Golden medal of the award, with the portrait of Deane B. Judd, and 2025 awardee Jose L. Caivano. In 1973, the International Color Association (AIC, Association Internationale de la Couleur) proposed the creation of the Deane B. Judd Award to recognize outstanding work in the field of color science (Figure 1). Every 2 years, the AIC conducts a rigorous selection process for the award recipients, which includes nominations from AIC member countries and an analysis of the nominees' backgrounds by a committee composed of previous award winners and AIC past presidents. The first prize was awarded in 1975 to Dorothy Nickerson (USA), followed in 1977 by W. David Wright (Great Britain), the “father of colorimetry,” and subsequently by 24 other awards (in some cases to groups of two or three researchers). The year 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of this prize, which is the most prestigious international award in the field of color science research (Figure 2). The International Color Association proudly recognizes Professor José L. Caivano with the 2025 AIC Judd Award for his lifelong dedication to advancing color and appearance research through scholarship, leadership, and education. Dr. Caivano, an architect and Ph.D. from the University of Buenos Aires, serves as Principal Research Fellow at Argentina's National Council for Research, and directs the Research Program on Color and Visual Semiotics at the University of Buenos Aires. A former AIC President (2006–2009), Vice-President, and long-time Chair of the AIC Study Group on Environmental Color Design, he has also led and contributed to numerous international and national color organizations. Among other recognitions, he has been named an honorary member of the Portuguese Color Association, the Mexican Association of Color Researchers, and the French association Ad Chroma. His service reflects an unwavering commitment to fostering collaboration within the global color community. Professor Caivano has authored 4 books, edited 19, and published over 180 papers in leading journals including Color Research and Application, Die Farbe, and Colour: Design & Creativity, among others. He is senior editor of Color Research and Application, associate editor of the journal Color Culture and Science (Italy), and a member of the editorial committee of the Journal of the International Color Association, JAIC (formerly Colour: Design & Creativity), serving also in the editorial committees of other journals on semiotics, architecture, and general science. His multidisciplinary work—linking color science, language, semiotics, architecture, and design—has profoundly shaped contemporary color discourse, with publications spanning several languages and reaching audiences worldwide. A dedicated mentor and educator, he has lectured in more than 20 countries, inspiring generations of researchers and designers. His intellectual rigor, generosity, and vision have strengthened the global exchange of knowledge across cultures and disciplines. For his exceptional contributions to theory, practice, and understanding of color, and for his lasting influence on the AIC and the international color community, Professor José L. Caivano is most deserving of the 2025 AIC Judd Award (Figure 3).1 The author has nothing to report. The author declares no conflicts of interest. Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study.
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