Reliable theory and practical solutions for every color-related design problem Prepare to change the way you look at color. In Understanding Color, Second Edition, Linda Holtzschue shows you how to forge an alliance between your emotional, intuitive response to color and the theories that explain it. More importantly, she shows you how to use ...
This is an introduction to colour for all graphic designers and artists. The revised edition offers 50 per cent new material, including coverage of electronic colour and 11 series of colour guides, with each series representing a family of colours. It also contains visual explanations of design principles (such as tones, value and hue) and colour ...
There is no one in the business world that doubts the impact of colour. Those involved in marketing, design, advertising, and retail need to be as informed as possible about the usage of colour as a means of instant communication in order to make appropriate colour decisions. This guide explains the emotional response to colour and covers the ...
Publishers, printers, magazine artists, and graphics professionals everywhere know how important color management is in their work. The goal is color fidelity, so that when the artist and client agree on a color scheme, they can be assured that the colors they specify in the design phase are exactly what they get in the final product, whether it's ...
Now available in paperback, The Big Book of Colour in Design focuses on colour as a tool to create moods and symbolic images. The book is categorized into 30 different sections, such as "classy," "hot," "regal," or "corporate." Each section features current graphic design projects that fit into these moods. For the designer looking for fresh ideas ...
Thanks to Deb Menz, master teacher and author of the highly respected book Color in Spinning (Interweave Press, 1998), you can now explore colors with confidence in whatever craft medium you call your favorite. This is the first book to bring the principles of color theory down to a practical level and apply them to knitting, spinning, weaving, ...
Since colour is such a important part of graphic design, designers need the most up to date, as well as the most fundamental, information on the subject to have the tools needed to use colour effectively.From the meanings behind colours to working with colour in presentations, this book provides readers with the vital information needed to apply ...
Edited by leading color experts, this comprehensive, illustrated encyclopedia covers all aspects of color including theories, concepts, history, psychology and universal applications. 250 black and white illustrations, 56 pages of color.
"The Beader's Color Palette" reveals the extraordinary colour inspirations for beaded jewellery that can be found around the world. Margie Deeb, an expert on beading and colour, presents 220 palettes in five chapters: the four elements, art history, world cultures, natural landscapes and the animal world. Each inspired by a photograph or painting. ...
Combines a thorough grounding in colour theory with advice on putting principles into practice. Beginning with colour fundamentals, the author then explores the four dimensions of colour - hue, value, intensity and temperature - and finally focuses on psychological, symbolic and cultural aspects.
Following up on the popular Designer's Guide to Color Combinations, this book is certain to be an endless source of ideas and instruction for designers, illustrators and creative professionals in all fields. It features original designs from various regions around the world and examines their use of type and color. From Africa and Asia to Europe ...
"The Complete Color Harmony Workbook" takes the essential elements of Rockport's "Complete Color Harmony" and turns them into a hands-on workbook for anyone working with colour. This book not only provides the tear-out colour swatches and hands-on colour advice available in "Complete Color Harmony", but also offers new metallic and fluorescent ...
Rich, natural colours, light airy rooms and simple wooden furniture - all radical principles of the 19th-century Arts and Crafts movement pioneered by Morris, that are still fundamentals of modern decor. This is a practical guide to creating an arts and crafts design in your own home - whatever its size or shape. Snakeshead, Eyebright and The ...
Colour is one of the most essential as well as one of the most challenging elements of good design. And getting colour right is one of the greatest hurdles faced by graphic designers today. As new technologies such as computer monitors, digital photography and digital printing have evolved, the complexities of colour management have grown. This ...
This indispensable resource is the first and only book to include thousands of ready-to-use color swatches and palettes in multiple file formats for both print and digital applications. This entry in the Designer's Toolkit series is a straightforward and accessible guide for both designers and non-designers, in a unique format combining ready-made ...
Packed with new and traditional approaches to designing with color that will expand any beaders current palette and increase creative confidence, this resource explores using nature, the color wheel, decorative art, and fabric for color inspiration for 16 projects.Kalmbach Publishing Company
This guide is designed to aid designers who need to make the most of using black plus a second colour. More designers of books, magazines, newsletters and brochures are discovering the advantages of using two colours. Increased visual impact and editorial clarity at a relatively low cost are just some of the advantages quoted by the author. This ...
The Graphic Idea Resource series presents creative and innovative design in an affordable format. Books in this series present inspiring, contemporary projects - and explore particular aspects of graphic design. With examples of work ranging from brochures to packaging, to self-promotion, this series is a sure source of inspiration for all graphic ...
This book will take the 26 adjectives from the Complete Color Harmony and show one logo for each adjective in 60 different color combinations. The result, 1,170 logo variations illustrating how colors are used. Comes with bonus CD-ROM!
Graphic design using limited or single colours not only offers a less expensive alternative to costly four and five colour printing, but also offers a range of effects from sombre and elegant to edgy and bold. One-colour and two-colour printing, although more common than four-colour printing, often carries with it a stigma of looking cheap ...
"Living Colour" taps into the trend for simple flower arrangements that appear effortlessly modern while at the same time making a dramatic colour statement. It is about how colour plays a central role in characterising an interior, and how flower colour contributes to this, offering a constantly changing source of interest, which can be added or ...
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