"Originally published by Rockport Publishers as The Complete Color Harmony, 2004"--Colophon.
The eye, the camera's lens, and the computer screen all treat color differently. This important addition to the designer's reference library helps resolve the differences among the numerous media that contemporary designers work with every day. Comprehensive in scope, it brings together key elements of color theory, practice, and application, addressing a wide range of issues specific to graphi…
The fifth book in the Basics Design Series, Colour by Gavin Ambrose and Paul Harris examines in detail two distinct areas of colour usage in design. Firstly the book explores in depth what colours mean, their inherent associations and their cultural connotations. Building on this information the book then tackles how to control colour in a design in order to achieve a desired effect or fulfill …
Providing students with an introduction to the subject of colour in a photographic context, this book explains how to master its use in the image-making process.
Refusing to restrict itself to merely analysing the traditional graphic elements of cover art, this book goes into depth about the physical packaging itself, exploring formats, bindings, casings, materials, textures and finishes. From movie to music packaging, it explores the creative inspiration behind the packaging, looking at the artwork, typography, materials, printing techniques and format…
""Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw with some degree of proficiency," Bert Dodson proclaims." In this book he shares a complete drawing system that you can use for any subject or type of drawing-even if you doubt your ability to draw. It's based on fifty-five "keys to drawing," which are introduced at a comfortable pace. The keys are interspersed with dozens of practice exercises t…
From theory to practice-enhance your skills in working with color! Connect the dots between your emotional, intuitive responses to color and the theories that explain them. Learn how to use color more comfortably, creatively, and effectively than ever before. Take your work to the next level by exploring how different light sources affect color rendition, how placement changes colors, how to av…
Perfect for beginning and advanced artists, "Manga Secrets" is the obvious choice for mastering this Japanese artQreaders can get started in minutes. Fast becoming the world's most popular art style, manga has legions of fans who want to re-create the exciting characters and scenes. With this handbook, it's easy to do just that.F&W Publications
Including full-colour film stills and original artwork, this text explores the power of colour in film.
Designers League is a visual compendium of the signature works of twenty contemporary luminaries from the world of visual communications across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and South Africa.
The best visual design work is about emotion as much as appearance. Powerful, brilliant pictures—presented in just the right layout—can make us experience a whole range of emotions, from fear to attraction, anger to happiness. The Society of Publication Designers' (SPD) annual competition seeks the very best in editorial design work. Judged by a worldwide panel of top designers, the 43rd ed…
Each color is a world that posses its own language, history, politics, and laws. Some—like blue—are diplomatic and adept at foreign relations. Others—like red or black—are solitary and individualistic. The list of adjectives for describing color could go on forever. Color & Layout is a vibrant, sensitive, and poetic journey through the universe of colors, showcasing graphic works from a…
A comprehensive, cutting-edge reference book for a new generation of colour-users, The Complete Guide to Colour brings together key elements of colour theory, practice and application in one easy-to-use format. From abstract colour theory to the more practical implications of using CMYK and RGB, this authoritative volume may well be the only colour book you'll ever need to own.
By closely following Goethe's explanations of the color phenomena, the reader may become so divorced from the wavelength theory—Goethe never even mentions it—that he may begin to think about color theory relatively unhampered by prejudice, ancient or modern. By the time Goethe's Theory of Colours appeared in 1810, the wavelength theory of light and color had been firmly established. To Goet…