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Color Harmony Workbook: A Workbook and Guide to Creative Color Combinations [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

~ Lesa Sawahata (Author)

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Enter the world of color! The Color Harmony Workbook is a practical, visual guide that takes the guesswork out of choosing and using color combinations. This workbook presents colors and color schemes that are matched to specific moods, to help you select the best color combination for any project. More than 1400 color combinations are provided as both large fixed and tear-out swatches - to mix, match and test in your own designs. This is an essential tool for all who design with color.

About the Author

Lesa Sawahata is a Seattle-based freelance editor and journalist who has written frequently on the subjects of design, art, architecture, and fashion. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times Magazine, Self, Shape, Allure, The Seattle Weekly, The Village Voice, and many other publications.

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Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Rockport Publishers; illustrated edition edition (September 1, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1564968375
ISBN-13: 978-1564968371
Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on color, must-have for designers, July 22, 2001

By	Angel Lee "Liocorno Amethyst Moonstone" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Color Harmony Workbook: A Workbook and Guide to Creative Color Combinations (Hardcover)

This is the best book on color I have found. It is a must have for anyone who has ever been confused about matching colors and creating the right mood. Though I was already fairly confident working with color, this book helped me a great deal by letting me see a wide variety of color combinations together. It has been an invaluable reference tool in helping me decorate my home.

The book begins by discussing the color wheel. This includes the facets of color such as hot, cold, light, dark, pale, bright, warm and cool as well as a great explanation of all the different color schemes. It is divided into over 20 different themes including romantic, friendly, earthy, fresh, calm, traditional, professional, magical, classic, tropical and energetic. For each of these themes a set of color schemes including monochromatic, primary, complementary, split-complementary, analogous, spilt, clash and neutral is shown. Tear out swatches, clearly labeled with theme and color scheme on the back, duplicate what is shown in the book. A brief tips section for using the themes in graphic design, interiors and fine art is also given.

In the back of the book is a process color conversion chart that gives the CMYK values for each of the 106 colors used. Swatches are included for this as well. This is very useful for graphic designers.

This book and Color Harmony 2 are pretty much identical in content. However, this one is bigger and contains swatches, while the other contains a great CD with a pallet picker. The one with the CD may be more helpful to web designers and such, but this version is probably better for interior designers and artists using traditional media. If I had to select only one color book, this one or Color Harmony 2 would be my first choice.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Useful AND Fun, December 2, 2000

By	FKC "FKC" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Color Harmony Workbook: A Workbook and Guide to Creative Color Combinations (Hardcover)

You will not regret buying this book! The color theory information is brief, to the point, and helpful. And then there are the swatches. Hundreds of tear out swatches of color combinations. I play with them over and over while choosing colors for designing. CMYK values are provided for all colors, making it easy to use them for digital work.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, September 13, 2004

By	Leah Nelson "Leah" (Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great book for figuring out which colors go best with each other, however it's not really a "workbook" per se. Although I was a little disapponted about that, I'll still give this book 5 stars because the color combinations are spectacular.

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Excellent and professional book. All graphic designers working for computer or printing media or interrior designers must have it.

Published on November 26, 2001 by Ruslan Gladkov

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