Color Collective's Palette Perfect

Color Collective's Palette Perfect
Author: Lauren Wager
Publisher:
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2018-03-13
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9788415967903

Aimed to fashion students and designers, Palette Perfect is both a practical guide and an inspirational book that proposes a reflection on the universe of colour combinations, the moods and atmospheres they evoke and how we associate particular places and emotions to special colours. Each chapter explores a particular mood and describes the corresponding feelings and color combinations, using as examples exquisite photographs of objects, still-lives, landscapes, interiors and fashion. Atthe end of each chapter, a wide variety of palettes representing the chapter’s particular mood or atmosphere is included.

Palette Perfect. Design

Palette Perfect. Design
Author: Sara Caldas
Publisher: Hoaki
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9788417412944

The second book in the best-selling Palette Perfect series focuses on the inventive use of color in design and illustration, and is both a practical guide and an inspirational book that proposes a reflection on the universe of color combinations, organized by colors and moods associated with the time of day.

Color Collective's Palette Perfect, Vol. 2

Color Collective's Palette Perfect, Vol. 2
Author: Lauren Wager
Publisher: Hoaki
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2022-04-26
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9788417656720

The second volume by best-selling author Lauren Wager features a fresh new approach to color combinations with entirely new palettes, organized by season. What color is summer? Is it cool and translucent swimming pool aquamarine, dazzling red like watermelon flesh, or the pale pink interior of a seashell? If these colors define summer, what color is autumn? How about winter? And spring? In Palette Perfect, vol 2, designer, best-selling author and content creator Lauren Wager explores the multiple possibilities of seasonal color applications, leading the reader through an inspirational presentation of image pairings and color combinations. This volume--both a practical guide and inspirational book for designers, illustrators, architects, and crafters, as well as non-professionals, home decoration and fashion lovers--provides examples of well thought-out color application within the worlds of contemporary art, fashion, interiors, photography and graphic design. It is a carefully gathered collection of color palettes and stunning images with a touch of the unexpected, utterly successful in its aim. This book demonstrates the value of observation and how the practice of seeking beauty can lead to fruitful creation and inspiration.

Pattern and Palette Sourcebook

Pattern and Palette Sourcebook
Author: Anvil
Publisher: Rockport Publishers
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2005-07-01
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1616736321

DIVThis hardworking reference book is an invaluable tool for art directors, designers, and students working in the fashion, product, and graphic design fields, as well as anyone in the business of visual communication. The Pattern and Palette Sourcebook is a desktop library of colors and patterns that addresses the professional's real-world needs in working with harmonies and contrasts. Divided into six unique style sections, the book provides readers with 15 appropriate colors for each section, which are then incorporated into 25 different patterns shown in six or eight color variations each. This enables readers to see the dramatic effect colors have in design and helps them better understand how to use color effectively. The book also demonstrates ways of creating designs that are distinctly unique from one another yet hold together in a group. This book is a must have for designers of all disciplines and experience levels. /div

Color Scheme

Color Scheme
Author: Edith Young
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2021-10-26
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1648960812

Change the way you see color forever in this dazzling collection of color palettes spanning art history and pop culture, and told in writer and artist Edith Young's accessible, inviting style. From the shades of pink in the blush of Madame de Pompadour's cheeks to Prince's concert costumes, Color Scheme decodes the often overlooked color concepts that can be found in art history and visual culture. Edith Young's forty color palettes and accompanying essays reveal the systems of color that underpin everything we see, allowing original and, at times, even humorous themes to emerge. Color Scheme is the perfect book for anyone interested in learning more about, or rethinking, how we see the world around us.

2000 Color Combinations

2000 Color Combinations
Author: Garth Lewis
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780764142208

Offers a resource of two thousand color combinations for graphic designers, containing RGB and CMYK readings for print, Web, and pigment color designs.

The Designer's Dictionary of Color

The Designer's Dictionary of Color
Author: Sean Adams
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2017-04-11
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1683350022

A guide to the cultural, historical, and social meanings of twenty-seven colors, plus examples of successful usage of each as well as options for palette variations. The Designer’s Dictionary of Color provides an in-depth look at twenty-seven colors key to art and graphic design. Organized by spectrum, in color-by-color sections for easy navigation, this book documents each hue with charts showing color range and palette variations. Chapters detail each color’s creative history and cultural associations, with examples of color use that extend from the artistic to the utilitarian—whether the turquoise on a Reid Miles album cover or the avocado paint job on a 1970s Dodge station wagon. A practical and inspirational resource for designers and students alike, The Designer’s Dictionary of Color opens up the world of color for all those who seek to harness its incredible power.

A Field Guide to Fabric Design

A Field Guide to Fabric Design
Author: Kimberly Kight
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2011-11-16
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607056186

A comprehensive, step-by-step resource for fabric design and printing—including tips from top designers. If you’ve ever dreamed of showing your designs on fabric, textile aficionado Kim Kight, of popular blog True Up, is here to teach you how. Comprehensive and refreshingly straightforward, this impressive volume features two main parts. First, the Design and Color section explains the basics with step-by-step tutorials on creating repeating patterns both by hand and on the computer. Next, the Printing section guides you through transferring those designs on fabric—whether it's block printing, screen printing, digital printing or licensing to a fabric company—and how to determine the best method for you. Includes extensive photos and illustrations

The Color Scheme Bible

The Color Scheme Bible
Author: Anna Starmer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Color guides
ISBN: 9781770850934

Describes how colors interact to affect the ambiance and atmosphere of a room.

Creating the Perfect Design Brief

Creating the Perfect Design Brief
Author: Peter L. Phillips
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2012-07-01
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1621532275

In the only book of its kind, now revised and updated with the latest research on the topic, veteran design consultant Peter L. Phillips offers the tools for success gained from nearly thirty years of developing corporate and brand identity programs. Readers will discover the most effective formats for design briefs, how to structure the best possible team, what distinguishes a great design brief from an adequate one, how to use the brief in project tracking, as a measuring tool, as a means of getting approval for a design solution, and much, much more. By covering all of the essential elements of an effective design brief, this unique and empowering guide will help you to ensure that the goals of your corporate design strategy are met.