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Title: The Designer's Guide to Color Combinations: 500+ Historic and Modern Color Formulas in Cmyk by Leslie Cabarga ISBN: 0-89134-857-3 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.95 (19 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This is the color book you've been waiting for!
Comment: Sure there are plenty of books about color out there. Some are about color theory, some tend towards technical info about pre-press and separations, etc., and some even include swatches.
I know -- I've wasted a lot of money on them over the years.
This book, however, is unique, and the first one I've found truly useful -- even inspirational.
Cabarga takes choice period artwork (from the Victorian era through ultra-modern rave posters), analyzes the colors, shows you why they work/don't work then actually pulls the colors out in CMYK-specified patches (w/numerical values) and supplies half a dozen or so examples of how to use each palette.
This last feature is extremely useful: swatches without examples are virtually useless, and swatches without CMYK numerical values (or Pantone) can leave you guessing.
Need a Victorian look? Want that 1950's Atomic feel? It's all here, and wrapped up in a breezy and humorous narrative that make the book a fun read as well as super informative.
Highly recommended!
Rating: 5
Summary: Eyecandy of great inspirational and practical value.
Comment: This is the first volume of two, the second being 'The Designer's Guide To Global Color Combinations. I own both and I regard them as simply unmissable, because I use as well for recreative as practical purposes.
Each page offers a depiction of a work of art, which may be painting, illustration, texture, fabric. The main piece always has a short description (artist, origin, media) and a personal note by the author why the piece is so eyestriking.
All pieces are catalogued according to time and style, so you'll find art deco, popart, contemporary, ... styles but also 'bad' use of color.
However, this is NOT a book about color theory. The approach is subjective and you may find that your views differ with the author because the appreciation of coloruse is personal (which the author also underlines).
Never the less this is also an outstanding objective guide to historical color use during the centuries starting from the late 19th century till now.
For computer artists it also offers CMYK values, as well for the main piece, and variations on it.
If there would be one negative point, it's only that there is not a cd added with all the palettes, so you would not have to type in the values. And, for people operating mainly in RGB color space, as the book cover states: no RGB values. (you'll find these in the second volume, but for some strange reason they were not added in this first volume).
Despite this small point of criticism: this guide is a work of art unique in it's category. There is nothing that even comes close to the work of endurance the author has done, to offer the reader a practical and inspirational guide to color combining.
A guide you'll browse and browse again.
Rating: 4
Summary: Amazing resource book...
Comment: I love this book, it makes my life so much easier coming up with color combinations that work. The best part is that it covers over a century's worth of color schemes, from dark earthy tones of the victorian period to the bright colors of today.
There are so many different color combinations to look at, each with a different variation as well. They're all in CMYK too, which makes it easier since I'm not familiar with the Pantone system a lot of books on color use.
The only drawback to this book is that it doesn't teach you how to create your own successful color schemes, so you'll need another book on color for that. This book tells you to look at the things around you for inspiration although it never tells you how to convert those colors to CMYK mode.
If you have a book or two on the science and practices of good color design, then you'll definately need this for a quick reference to some applied real world design.
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Title: The Designer's Guide to Global Color Combinations: 750 Color Formulas in CMYK and RGB from Around the World by Leslie Cabarga ISBN: 1581801955 Publisher: How Design Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Pantone Guide to Communicating with Color by Leatrice Eiseman ISBN: 0966638328 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Color Index: Over 1100 Color Combinations, CMYK and RGB Formulas, for Print and Web Media by Jim Krause ISBN: 1581802366 Publisher: How Design Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $23.99 |
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Title: Color Harmony Workbook: A Workbook and Guide to Creative Color Combinations by Lesa Sawahata ISBN: 1564968375 Publisher: Rockport Publishers Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Layout Index: Brochure, Web Design, Poster, Flyer, Advertising, Page Layout, Newsletter, Stationery Index by Jim Krause ISBN: 1581801467 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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