The Designer's Dictionary of Color: Practical, example-filled guide to thirty key colors, their histories, and persuasive design uses.
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The Designer's Dictionary of Color by award-winning educator Sean Adams offers an in-depth exploration of 30 essential colors in art and graphic design. Designed for graphic designers, interior designers, artists, and anyone who uses color to express themselves, this book is both a practical resource and an inspirational tool. With astute descriptions and ideas for pitching colors to clients, The Designer's Dictionary of Color opens up the world of color for all who seek to harness its incredible power. Organized by spectrum, this comprehensive guide provides detailed charts showing color ranges and palette variations, making it easy to navigate and reference during creative projects. Each chapter delves into the creative history and cultural associations of a specific color, from the artistic to the utilitarian. Whether it's the turquoise on a Reid Miles album cover or the avocado paint on a 1970s Dodge station wagon, Adams provides insightful context and practical applications for each hue. “The descriptions are astute and succinct and even offer ideas for pitching particular colors to clients. . . . Edges are lined in the color of each chapter, so you can flip to the right chapter for quick reference during a meeting and while doing research.” — Communication Arts Review: Very useful, and interesting information! - This book is so cool! This book have on all the pages different information about the colour in question. It have the colour, how to make the color, emotional benefits about the color, cultural meaning, some examples of design, color range and pallet variations. I love this book, because it have very useful information for enthusiasts, Artist, and Designer!!! Review: That’s hot - The book is literally amazing. It gave me so much insight on the world of colors that I have never thought was out there before.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 808 Reviews |
C**O
Very useful, and interesting information!
This book is so cool! This book have on all the pages different information about the colour in question. It have the colour, how to make the color, emotional benefits about the color, cultural meaning, some examples of design, color range and pallet variations. I love this book, because it have very useful information for enthusiasts, Artist, and Designer!!!
L**T
That’s hot
The book is literally amazing. It gave me so much insight on the world of colors that I have never thought was out there before.
A**S
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Llego en buenas condiciones, me gusto!
R**Y
good book, my expectations were a bit high though.
I somehow expected a bit more from it. It has a lot of reference images and all; maybe my expectations were just too high, and I was hoping for a very basic, step-by-step guide.
F**D
If you’re an artist or designer then this book will be a game changer
I’m big on social media and this book, combined with studying color theory has allowed me to increase my skills and shares/views/likes and comments. Great for digital painters and each chapter does an amazing job digging into the historical meaning of each color and the emotions that are conveyed. What I found most helpful were the color palettes-this is what’s helping me to take my art to the next level. 100% recommended
A**R
Premium Quality Printing
What trips me the most about this book is the premium printing. The hardcover too is really great. But whatever you do with this book, don't let a drop of water fall off on any of its pages as it smears the colors and creates unwanted color transitions when dry.
T**I
... describes everything I feel about colors and does a great job describing the cultural and historical associations we have ...
This book perfectly describes everything I feel about colors and does a great job describing the cultural and historical associations we have with color. It also provides lots of great examples of how these colors have been used in Design history and it's fantastic. Definitely recommended to anyone curious about color, design, and its uses in history.
N**A
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Good quality! New! Love it And delivered so fast
Y**I
Good Book
good book , very educational
M**E
Gran opción
El libro es genial, perfecto para cualquier artista-diseñador Sin embargo, llegó con algunas hojas dobladas y sin cubierta plástica
Z**D
Definitely a dictionary of color!
I loved the imagery used for every color to create more meaning and understand how and when to use colors. Great to have for designers of all kind.
C**N
Molto bello
Bel libro, utile e ben fatto
R**M
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