100 Years of Colour: Beautiful images & inspirational palettes from a century of innovative art, illustration & design - Hardcover

Greenwood, Katie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1781572844 ISBN 13: 9781781572849

Publisher: Ilex Press, 2015

Synopsis

This beautiful book features 100 carefully chosen images from the graphic arts, each representing a colour palette for every year of the 20th century. The images are taken from a variety of sources including magazines, book covers, adverts, posters, illustrations and postcards.

A perfect source of inspiration for any professionals in the creative arts, the palettes taken from the images are displayed in a number of ratios, demonstrating the different effects achieved when altering the dominant colour. Ten palettes per decade gives an authentic overview of the colours and trends of an era, making this an ideal historical reference for anyone working in set or interior design, graphic design, illustrations or fashion. Not just a collection of pretty palettes, but a fascinating compendium of 20th-century imagery and artistic styles, this book aims to please the eye on more than one level.

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Review

"Katie Greenwood's latest book...proves palettes, like fashion, come in cycles." --FastcoDesign

"This book is a thought-provoking essential reference that artists, illustrators, and designers of all kinds will turn to time and time again." --Designer Magazine

Book Description

Beautiful vintage colour palettes, created from delectable examples from the graphic arts, represent the story of colour in the 20th century

Edition details

• Publisher: Ilex Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1781572844
• ISBN 13: 9781781572849
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 240