Interior Color by Design: A Design Tool for Architects, Interior Designers, and Homeowners [Paperback]

Jonathan Poore (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1564960374 | ISBN-13: 978-1564960375 | Publication Date: December 1995

Effective color selection can be a powerful element in any design. "Interior Color By Design" takes the mystery out of the color application process by: Providing over 250 color samples to experiment with different combinations Featuring over 100 full-color images that illustrate key concepts like adjacent colors and overall design Exploring the interactive effects of color combinations on interior design and archticture

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About the Author

Jonathan Poore is an architectural designer, illustrator, and writer. His work has appeared in "The Journal of Light Construction", "The Naturally Elegant Home" by Janet Marinelli (Little, Brown), "The New York Times", "Old-House Journal", "Progressive Architecture", and other publications. He provides color consulting in both residential and commercial settings, and enjoys weaving color integrally into all aspects of design.

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Introduction: The primary goal of "Interior Color By Design" is to equip the professional designer as well as the homeowner with the tools and understanding to use color effectively in architectural and interior design. It is designed to be used as a reference manual, an actual tool, to experiment with and design color schemes. Part I outlines the basics of color theory as they apply to interior design. Each principle of color theory is illustrated with specific examples of richly colored interiors to both explain the theory as well as spark the imagination. Part II, a virtual library of color ideas, is a compilation of sample color combinations. Each type of color chips showing variations on that color theme.

Product Details

• Paperback: 159 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers (December 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564960374
• ISBN-13: 978-1564960375
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #978,544 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #65 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Interior Design > Professional Reference

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent explanation of color theory, December 16, 1999

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Andre ABRIOL - See all my reviews

This review is from: Interior Color by Design: A Design Tool for Architects, Interior Designers, and Homeowners (Paperback)

At last a book where color theory is well and fully explained! They cover what tints, shades, pastels and other terms used to describe and build colors. Excellent!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars practical (and inspiring) guide, May 27, 2002

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audrey (white mtns) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Interior Color by Design: A Design Tool for Architects, Interior Designers, and Homeowners (Paperback)

I went to the public library and looked through dozens of books before choosing three to buy. This was one of the three. The author first introduces color theory -- basic (attributes, temperature, mixing) and advanced (color interaction, hierarchy, proportion, harmony) -- and then moves on to schemes (monotonic, monochromatic, analogous, complementary, discordant). The second (and lengthier) part of the book contains 36 color photographs illustrating the various schemes, each accompanied by more than a few alternative color chip palettes.

I learned a lot and enjoyed doing so. Great photos!

(The other two books I chose at the library were C. Barnes's Color for Your Home and J. Miller's Color: Period and Regional Style From Around the World.)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Would Like More Photos, July 4, 2004

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Virginia Allain "retired librarian" (Poinciana, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Interior Color by Design: A Design Tool for Architects, Interior Designers, and Homeowners (Paperback)

This really explained the mysteries of color wheels, chroma and values, monotone color schemes and all the color terms that always mystified me in decorating books.
In some cases it was a little difficult to see the range of colors in the photos or the sample rooms were a bit bizarre. That distracted from understanding how a real person could use tetrad or discordant colors. I certainly wouldn't want a room looking like some they showed.
Overall it was helpful, I just wanted more room photos showing how some of the color schemes look when applied.