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"The Colour Bible is one to return to again and again." - Elephant

"This definitive guide...will no doubt inform many future colour choices." - House & Garden

An essential source for graphic designers, artists, interior designers, fashion designers, illustrators and creatives of any kind who work with colour.

Colour is intrinsic to the human experience; it guides us with subconscious visual cues throughout our lives. Get it right in your design or art and you can enhance mood and atmosphere, and create a desired psychological or even physiological effect. The Colour Bible is a contemporary handbook for navigating this fascinating world of colour. It dives into 100 profiles of significant colours and tracks them through their genesis, historical usage in art and design, and contemporary connotations and uses.

- A potted history of each colour
- Key colour associations from around the world
- Contemporary connotations and brand design
- Practical advice on how to use and combine colours in your work

The Colour Bible: The definitive guide to colour

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      Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
      Published 2 September 2021
      ISBN-13 9781781577844
      978-1781577844
      ISBN-10 1781577846
      Also in:
      Non Fiction Art & Photography The arts: general topics Theory of art Medical charts, colour atlases

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      "The Colour Bible is one to return to again and again." - Elephant

      "This definitive guide...will no doubt inform many future colour choices." - House & Garden

      An essential source for graphic designers, artists, interior designers, fashion designers, illustrators and creatives of any kind who work with colour.

      Colour is intrinsic to the human experience; it guides us with subconscious visual cues throughout our lives. Get it right in your design or art and you can enhance mood and atmosphere, and create a desired psychological or even physiological effect. The Colour Bible is a contemporary handbook for navigating this fascinating world of colour. It dives into 100 profiles of significant colours and tracks them through their genesis, historical usage in art and design, and contemporary connotations and uses.

      - A potted history of each colour
      - Key colour associations from around the world
      - Contemporary connotations and brand design
      - Practical advice on how to use and combine colours in your work

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