Книги о колористике

The second volume by best-selling author Lauren Wager features a fresh new approach to colour combinations with entirely new palettes, organized by season.

What colour 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 colours define summer, what colour 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 colour applications, leading the reader through an inspirational presentation of image pairings and colour 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 colour application within the worlds of contemporary art, fashion, interiors, photography and graphic design. It is a carefully gathered collection of colour 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.

About the Author:

Lauren Wager is a young graphic designer living in Columbus, Ohio. She is the mastermind behind the exquisite blog Colour-Collective (https://www.color-collective.com), in which she gathers beautiful fashion, design, interiors, nature and still-life-related photographs and turns them into colour palettes, in a unique display of talent and aesthetic sensitivity. She works as a freelance web and graphic designer for a variety of media such as Bath and Bodyworks. Her site has been seen on top blogs such as Design*Sponge, Refinery29, Apartment Therapy, Design for Mankind, Smashing Magazine and The Huffington Post. Lauren's blog has also been featured in five issues of Lucky Magazine, and Joy Cho's first book, Blog, Inc.

A marvelously illustrated guide to color in the natural world

Recent years have seen tremendous strides in the fields of vision, visual ecology, and our own multilayered experience of color in life and the world. These advances have been driven by astonishing discoveries in neuroscience and evolutionary biology as well as psychology and design. This beautifully illustrated book unlocks nature’s colorful purpose, revealing how creatures see color as well as shedding light on the important part that it plays in animal behavior, from reproduction and communication to aggression and defense. Color in Nature also places the human experience and uses of color in the context of all the colors around us, both in the natural world and in the world that we humans create for our own pleasure and purpose. A wide-ranging survey of a vibrant and compelling topic, Color in Nature will open your eyes to new ways of perceiving the world.

- Features a wealth of stunning color illustrations
- Explains what color is and how it happens
- Covers the physics, genetics, chemistry, physiology, and psychology of animal color perception
- Discusses colors humans don’t see or rarely use
- Sheds light on the evolution of colors for mating, hunting, fighting, deceiving, and hiding
- Provides insights into color blindness, bio-inspired colors, and people’s appreciation for art and design

About the Authors|:

Justin Marshall is professor emeritus of neuroscience and marine biology at the University of Queensland. Anya Hurlbert is professor of visual neuroscience at Newcastle University. Jane Boddy is a color trend forecaster based in London, and is a creative contributor to the Pantone Color Institute. Thomas Cronin is professor of biological sciences at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Ron Douglas is emeritus professor in the Department of Optometry and Visual Sciences at City, University of London. Sönke Johnsen is professor of biology at Duke University. Fabio Cortesi is a research fellow and group leader in evolutionary biology and marine science at the School of the Environment at the University of Queensland.

Color plays a significant role in design. It can make a design work more impressive, appealing and distinctive. For designer, it means the basic skill in combing colors.

This book includes basic color theories that help readers gain a better understanding of color. It also delves into the psychology of color, along with color associations and applications in commercial designs. Featuring referential color schemes and creative projects with color codes as well as color talk, this is an essential manual of great practicality and inspiration.

Power up your packaging design with COLOURS!

The red and yellow McDonald's, the Tiffany Blue, the blue and yellow IKEA, the Coca Cola Red, etc., a number of world-famous brands have successfully developed their own colour system for their brand identity, including packaging and storefront, making a strong impression on consumers. Colour has become a more powerful marketing tool than ever: it stimulates buying and infuses enduring vigour into the packaging.

This book reveals the secrets of commercially successful packaging colours. It introduces colour psychology and marketing strategies of colours using accessible language and vivid illustrations; deeply analyses the combination of colour and marketing in packaging via case studies; and showcases packaging designs worldwide with excellent colour matching, revealing their design concepts and approaches.

- Detailed analysis of colour psychology, colours in marketing, and packaging colours.
- Case studies of successful colour matching of packaging designs.
- Display of excellent packaging designs, revealing the ideas and techniques of colour combination.

Colour is one of the essential elements of many branding designs.

It can help give an identity personality and warmth, express emotion, communicate messages in an unconscious and subtle way and it can keep or navigate the viewer’s interest, drawing the eye and making elements stand out.

This book explores colour palettes in graphic design that surprise, engage, challenge and grab our attention - the combinations that maybe shouldn’t work but just do. These are palettes that break the established rules and laws we have been taught about colour theory and remind us that colour can be fun as well as meaningful.

About the Author:

Counter-Print is an independent publisher and online store specialising in design and visual culture. They produce and curate a unique selection of books from around the world.

This book is a practical manual intended specifically for anyone interested in delving into the technique of granting colour to fashion figurine illustrations to give them more life and expressiveness. In a clear and educational way,

Tiziana Paci, autor of the well-know book Figure Drawing for Fashion Design, explains in detail the different themes examined in the work through images and examples along with concise and to-the-point texts ideal for neophytes as well as people who have been working in this field for years.

This book explores the possibilities and applications of two-color printing technique in graphic design using different approaches such as: colour matching, duotone effects and gradation.

The wide selection of projects in the book covers different design categories, from logos, brochures, posters, packaging materials, book covers and exhibition materials to screen designs for corporate websites and promotional microsites. The wide variety of designs reveal the endless possibilities of duotone and the ways in which designers and artists make full use of two bright colours to create dramatic and dynamic compositions. 

Duotone is the next big trend in graphic design. It enhances readability, makes the most of minimalist designs without overwhelming the eye, and is the perfect way to effortlessly create unforgettable atmospheres.

A new and stunning exploration of colour through the lens of contemporary fashion.

Color consultant and curator Lauren Wager, author of the best-selling Palette Perfect volumes, and colorist, designer and trend forecaster Sophia Naureen Ahmad, team up in this practical and inspirational compendium that examines how colors can be used and combined to achieve specific effects in fashion. We learn what each color means, where the color name comes from and color combinations that go well with each color, as well as different fabrics and decorative elements used in fashion in relation to color. Quick and easy explanations reveal what each color communicates, how it can be combined most effectively, what it is known for and its common uses in fashion.

Vivid photographs bring the descriptions and explanations to life, allowing us to see with our own eyes how colors and fabrics can be combined with others to communicate a palette of different moods, emotions and states. A kind of color dictionary within the world of fashion, this practical guide filled with vital information and suggestive images will undoubtedly serve as a valuable source of inspiration for fashion designers, stylists, fashionistas and anyone else interested in fashion. 

About the Authors:

Lauren Wager is a designer, curator, and color specialist living in Columbus, Ohio with her family. She works on color consulting projects in which she creates palettes and mood boards for various brands and products. Wager is co-owner of Georgie Home, a company that designs home textile products. She is also the creator of Color Collective, an online blog which serves as a color resource for artists and designers. Wager is author of the worldwide bestsellers Color Collective's Palette Perfect and Palette Perfect Vol 2, which have both been translated into several languages. She has done social media collaborations with Pantone, Marine Layer, Everlane, Le Bon Shoppe, Richer Poorer and Crow Works. Wager is a collector - always on the lookout for pretty rocks, stickers, vintage wrapping paper and fabrics. She enjoys coffee, reading, plants, and discovering color palettes in unexpected places.

Sophia Naureen Ahmad specializes in communication through color. She's a colorist, designer and writer with over ten years' experience working with global fashion brands. She has studied art history at the University of Virginia, fashion design at Parsons School of Design and, most recently, color design at Politecnico di MIlano. This book is her second collaboration with Lauren Wager.

An exuberant celebration of the color green — in nature, art, interiors, and design.

Green is like water: it is everywhere, and we can’t live without it. Green is the color of nature and the environment. Green is life. Interior designer and style guru Carlos Mota has such a passion for green that he has now devoted an entire book to it. G: Forever Green celebrates the color in all its manifold manifestations: in nature, food, fashion, jewelry, art, interiors, and architecture.

From the brilliant markings on a butterfly’s wings to the feathers of a tropical bird’s breast, from Magritte’s oversized apple to the brocade drapery in the background of a Holbein portrait, from a leafy arbor to a leafy wallpaper, from celadon to forest to emerald to acid to lime to Kelly, the variety is astounding. Illustrated with Mota’s own photographs, taken as he has traveled the world, as well as images by prominent photographers, G: Forever Green features rooms by notable designers, among them Kelly Wearstler, Alessandra Branca, Mark D. Sikes, Robert Couturier, Gert Voorjans, and Nicky Haslam.

This stunning volume, superbly produced with a green metallic edge stain, is a testament to the power of green to soothe, inspire, and excite.

About the Author:

Carlos Mota is a creative consultant with extensive experience in styling, interior design, and product design. He has created environments for catalogs and advertising campaigns for numerous companies and brands. Formerly the international style editor for Architectural Digest and editor at large for Elle Decor, he has been named to the prestigious 2022 AD100 list. The author of Beige Is Not a Color, Mota lives in New York.

Josef Albers’s classic Interaction of Color is a masterwork in art education. Conceived as a handbook and teaching aid for artists, instructors, and students, this influential book presents Albers’s singular explanation of complex color theory principles.

Originally published by Yale University Press in 1963 as a limited silkscreen edition with 150 color plates, Interaction of Color first appeared in paperback in 1971, featuring ten color studies chosen by Albers, and has remained in print ever since. With over a quarter of a million copies sold in its various editions since 1963, Interaction of Color remains an essential resource on color, as pioneering today as when Albers first created it.

Fifty years after Interaction’s initial publication, this anniversary edition presents a significantly expanded selection of close to sixty color studies alongside Albers’s original text, demonstrating such principles as color relativity, intensity, and temperature; vibrating and vanishing boundaries; and the illusion of transparency and reversed grounds. A celebration of the longevity and unique authority of Albers’s contribution, this landmark edition will find new audiences in studios and classrooms around the world.

About the Author:

Josef Albers, one of the most influential artist-educators of the twentieth century, was a member of the Bauhaus group in Germany during the 1920s. In 1933 he came to the United States, where he taught at Black Mountain College for sixteen years. In 1950 he joined the faculty at Yale University as chairman of the department of design. Albers was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1968 and was professor emeritus of art at Yale until his death in 1976.

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viction:ary’s original PALETTE colour-themed series has been one of the most sought-after references for designers around the world. Each edition has formed the basis of a classic collection that continues to be relevant and reliable through the variety of compelling concepts and visuals featured. In keeping with the ever-changing demands of creative practitioners today, we are introducing the PALETTE mini-series – redesigned in a convenient size for instant inspiration. Packed with style and substance like their predecessors with the addition of several new projects, they serve as instrumental and timeless sources of inspiration.

By manipulating the sense of absence and presence, transparency is a powerful attribute that can lure viewers into exploring what lies beneath and beyond a surface. Featuring additional projects that play with opacity, transparency, and everything in between in clever ways, PALETTE mini 06 – Transparent is a compelling collection of work from around the world that showcases how transparency is being reinterpreted and rejuvenated in design.

viction:ary’s original PALETTE colour-themed series has been one of the most sought-after references for designers around the world. Each edition has formed the basis of a classic collection that continues to be relevant and reliable through the variety of compelling concepts and visuals featured. In keeping with the ever-changing demands of creative practitioners today, we are introducing the PALETTE mini-series – redesigned in a convenient size for instant inspiration. Packed with style and substance like their predecessors with the addition of several new projects, they serve as instrumental and timeless sources of inspiration.

Manifesting a distinct simplicity, monochromatic hues can make a statement in the midst of all the surrounding visual noise. By consciously capitalising on a sole colour or a tonal palette, the designers in PALETTE mini 07 – Monotone have created variety out of singularity without rigour or restraint, as seen through the thoughtful formulations, materials, and techniques that bring their branding, packaging, and interior projects to life.

Since it was first released, the original PALETTE series has been an instrumental source of colour-themed references for designers around the world. 8 editions later, in keeping with the demands of creative practitioners today, the PALETTE mini series was introduced at the end of 2019 as flip-friendly versions of the originals – redesigned into a more compact size with minimal layouts for instant inspiration.

Palette Mini Series 08: Iridescent explores the myriad of possibilities that result from multi-coloured illusions that shift with the viewer’s vantage point through projects from all around the world. Whether its kaleidoscopic nature is utilised to create depth and dimension or to transform physical attributes and perspectives, discover how some of the best designers are experimenting with holographic hues to generate visuals and objects that intrigue.

To keep up with the demands of creative practitioners of today, the original PALETTE books have been redesigned into the PALETTE mini series, a flip-friendly, compact source of colour-themed inspiration and references for designers.

Whether it is the warm brown tones of soil and bark or the lively shades of green, red and gold as leaves cycle through the seasons, we will always be drawn to the distinct hues of our planet on an instinctive level no matter what our tastes in colour may be. 

Palette Mini Series 09: Nature is a compelling compilation of projects from around the world that were brought to life by the rich spectra of Earth. From brand identities and packaging design to one-of-a-kind art pieces and visual experiments, it features a variety of impactful ways where colours from our natural environment can be applied to leave meaningful and lasting impressions.

Colors are so universally used that every designer should consider when designing. They are so important that they to some degree decide the overall design.

This book introduces two systems of printing colors — CMYK and PMS — in a plain way, explaining how they are produced and the principles behind them with texts and illustrations. Meanwhile, it showcases a substantial selection of projects for reader’s well-rounded understanding of printing colors and their functions.

1. A detailed introduction to the two systems of printing colors — CMYK and PMS
2. Carefully-selected cases covering various types of graphic design
3. A good combination of theory and practice for easy learning