Interior Color by Design

by Jonathan Poore

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564960374
• ISBN13: 9781564960375
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

practical (and inspiring) guide

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.)

Excellent explanation of color theory

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!