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English
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"The unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet...
2) On color
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Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Ranging from Homer to Picasso, and from the Iranian Revolution to The Wizard of Oz, this spirited and radiant book awakens us anew to the role of color in our lives. Our lives are saturated by color. We live in a world of colors, and color marks our psychological and social existence. But for all color's inescapability, we don't know much about it. Authors David Scott Kastan and Stephen Farthing offer a fresh and imaginative exploration of one of...
4) Color theory
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Choose the right colors and color combinations for your projects Color theory is the art and science of using color. Color Theory For Dummies explains, in simple terms, how colors relate to one another and how they can be combined to work together in an aesthetically pleasing way. An understanding of color theory can help you create art, decorate your home, design a beautiful wedding, and impress your friends at parties. With this book, you'll learn...
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Publisher
Van Nostrand Reinhold Co
Pub. Date
[1978]
Language
English
Description
Intriguing factual and hypothetical observations on the influences of color in life, supported by historical references and the latest scientific data. Referring both to ancient symbolic uses of color as well as the modern environment. These discoveries have become a basic reference for architects, teachers, and interior and industrial designers.
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Publisher
Post Hill Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Our feelings about color are deeply rooted, and the powerful effect of color is most evident in our homes, where it impacts our moods, behaviors, and emotions. Understanding why you love and dislike certain colors is key to exploring your own personal color story, opening you up to embracing the colors that will renew, revamp, and revitalize your home and life. Life stylist and interior designer Moll Anderson helps you discover the transformation...
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In this beautiful and richly illustrated book, the acclaimed author of Blue and Black presents a fascinating and revealing history of the color green in European societies from prehistoric times to today. Examining the evolving place of green in art, clothes, literature, religion, science, and everyday life, Michel Pastoureau traces how culture has profoundly changed the perception and meaning of the color over millennia--and how we misread cultural,...
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Illuminated with a wide variety of images, this book traces the long history of yellow around the world. In antiquity, yellow was considered a sacred color, a symbol of light, warmth, wealth, and prosperity. But in medieval Europe, it became highly ambivalent: greenish yellow came to signify demonic sulfur and bile, the color of forgers, felon knights, traitors, Judas, and Lucifer-while warm yellow recalled honey and gold, serving as a sign of joy,...
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Harper Design, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Dubbed "the Annie Leibovitz of aura photography" by the New York Times and a "Dutch painter on acid" by Vogue, artist Christina Lonsdale presents Radiant Human, a revolutionary book that explores the relationship between human energy and color through more than 200 photographs from her vast archives, a comprehensive text that explains how to analyze aura imagery, and a wealth of first-person anecdotes from her subjects"--
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"Today, with the advent of 'millennial pink', the colour formerly associated with Barbie has acquired a new identity. Nor is this the first time the symbolism of pink has been radically transformed. In this volume, in collaboration with a major exhibition at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, curator and fashion historian Valerie Steele explores the history and significance of pink in fashion, art and culture from the 18th...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Shows how to attract attention with the layout formats of Picture Window, Silhouette, Square Zero, Mondrian, Closure, Oversizing, Juxtaposition, Surrealism, and Shock. Discusses how graphic designers direct attention within an ad by using the layout techniques of "diagonal", "standard", "C", "Z", "overlapping", and "spatial progression." Concludes with a special section on the importance and use of headlines and sub-headlines.
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Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"An authorized, illustrated history of Crayola crayons, from the origins of Binney & Smith as the inventor of carbon black and red oxide pigment to colorful profiles of sky blue, sea green, and the other 118 Crayola colors in circulation today"--
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