The Pocket Complete Color Harmony 1,500 Plus Color Palettes for Designers, Artists, Architects, Makers, and Educators

by Sutton, Tina

• ISBN13: 9781631599200
• ISBN10: 1631599208
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2020-10-13
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers

Summary

This pocket-size version of The Complete Color Harmony features the color explorations, insights, and palettes included in the original version in a handy, take-along size. It’s the one color reference designers need.

Get an introduction to using the color wheel and discover the key aspects of color, such as warm, cool, pale, and bright. Then, delve into moods and color and see how a wide variety of palettes can come across as earthy, powerful, regal, calm, dependable, and more.

In this book you’ll discover:

• Hundreds of organized color palettes that can be used for a variety of art and design projects.
• Why certain colors attract.
• How colors evoke certain moods.
• Advice on choosing the best colors to work with.
• A CMYK process color chart and color swatches to make choosing colors and palettes easy.

With all the expert information in this convenient portable guide, you’ll feel confident in every color choice.

Author Biography

Tina Sutton is a veteran color, consumer trends, and fashion marketing consultant for product developers, corporations, and advertising agencies. She has researched, written about, and lectured on the psychology of color for numerous publications, arts institutions, and television and radio programs nationwide. Sutton is also a longtime style and features writer for The Boston Globe, and author of The Making of Markova: Diaghilev’s Baby Ballerina to Groundbreaking Icon, a highly regarded biography of legendary dancer Alicia Markova.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Color Wheel
How to Use Color
The Color Chart
The Process
Aspects of Color Hot
Cold
Warm
Cool
Light
Dark
Pale
Bright Basic Color Schemes
What’s Your Color?
Moods and Color Powerful
Rich
Romantic
Vital
Earthy
Friendly
Soft
Welcoming
Moving
Elegant
Trendy
Fresh
Traditional
Refreshing
Tropical
Classic
Dependable
Calm
Regal
Magical
Nostalgic
Energetic
Subdued
Professional
Pure
Graphic The Psychology of Color
Process Color Conversion Chart
Color Swatches
About the Author
Photo Credits