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The only color guide a designer will ever need; The Complete Color Harmony, Pantone Edition has been completely updated with Pantone colors and new text.

The Complete Color Harmony: Pantone Edition is the latest in Rockport Publishers' best-selling Color series. This edition has been completely revised from start to finish, and now features new text by Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. And the color "moods" that she writes about in each chapter are based and matched with Pantone colors. The book expands on previous editions for the most comprehensive color reference to date.

This edition includes information on creating special effects, as well as an entirely new section devoted to the psychology of color. Eiseman helps readers determine their best color choices and suggests why some colors may inspire their creativity while others don't. The book includes new color palette sections along with expanded and updated color trends.

Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
The Phenomenon of Color: Where does it come from?
A Color Conversation: Defining the Basic Terminology
The Color Wheel: What’s the Temp?
Whirling the Wheel: Color Compatibility
Complex Colors: Special Effects
Discord and Dissonance
Color Clues and Cues
How to define major messaging
Proper proportions: dominant, subordinate and accent
The Psychology of Color
Red/Pink/Wine
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue-Green
Blue
Purple/Lavender/Fuchsia
Black
White
Brown
Neutrals/Naturals

Color and Mood
Active
Botanical
Casual
Delectable
Delicate
Earthy
Extraterrestrial
Glamorous
Maquille
Natural
Nostalgic
Nurturing
Piquant
Playful
Powerful
Provocative
Reliable
Rich
Robust
Romantic
Soothing
Sophisticated
Subtle
Timeless
Transcendent
Tribal
Tropical Waters
Urban
Venerable
Personal Colors: What do they say about you?
Color Trends and Forecasting
Guidelines for spotting trends
Where to look for clues: ten important categories
Naming the Colors
History/culture
Sources of inspiration
Importance in marketing

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      Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
      Publication Date: 26/10/2017
      ISBN13: 9781631592966, 978-1631592966
      ISBN10: 1631592963

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The only color guide a designer will ever need; The Complete Color Harmony, Pantone Edition has been completely updated with Pantone colors and new text.

      The Complete Color Harmony: Pantone Edition is the latest in Rockport Publishers' best-selling Color series. This edition has been completely revised from start to finish, and now features new text by Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. And the color "moods" that she writes about in each chapter are based and matched with Pantone colors. The book expands on previous editions for the most comprehensive color reference to date.

      This edition includes information on creating special effects, as well as an entirely new section devoted to the psychology of color. Eiseman helps readers determine their best color choices and suggests why some colors may inspire their creativity while others don't. The book includes new color palette sections along with expanded and updated color trends.

      Table of Contents
      Foreword
      Introduction
      The Phenomenon of Color: Where does it come from?
      A Color Conversation: Defining the Basic Terminology
      The Color Wheel: What’s the Temp?
      Whirling the Wheel: Color Compatibility
      Complex Colors: Special Effects
      Discord and Dissonance
      Color Clues and Cues
      How to define major messaging
      Proper proportions: dominant, subordinate and accent
      The Psychology of Color
      Red/Pink/Wine
      Orange
      Yellow
      Green
      Blue-Green
      Blue
      Purple/Lavender/Fuchsia
      Black
      White
      Brown
      Neutrals/Naturals

      Color and Mood
      Active
      Botanical
      Casual
      Delectable
      Delicate
      Earthy
      Extraterrestrial
      Glamorous
      Maquille
      Natural
      Nostalgic
      Nurturing
      Piquant
      Playful
      Powerful
      Provocative
      Reliable
      Rich
      Robust
      Romantic
      Soothing
      Sophisticated
      Subtle
      Timeless
      Transcendent
      Tribal
      Tropical Waters
      Urban
      Venerable
      Personal Colors: What do they say about you?
      Color Trends and Forecasting
      Guidelines for spotting trends
      Where to look for clues: ten important categories
      Naming the Colors
      History/culture
      Sources of inspiration
      Importance in marketing

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