An Eye For Color

A comprehensive guide to creating perfect colour combinations.

Developed by the Latin American Brand Manager for Procter & Gamble, 'An Eye For Color' teaches readers how to develop their colour sense.

This book presents a unique, easy-to-follow system that the author developed to create effective colour patterns, which differentiates it from the standard index-style books on the market that provide colour combinations without placing those combinations in context.

'An Eye For Color' shows how to build your own colour index by "dissecting" a gorgeous selection of works used by master painters, graphic designers, fashion and furniture designers and craftsmen - all selected for their exceptional use of colour. In addition, the book's compact design and irresistibly chunky format will make it useful and attractive to designers, artists, students, professionals, or anyone trying to find attractive colour combinations.

'An Eye For Color' is organised into chapters by colour. In every spread, the author first presents the work of a designer or painter. Second, she breaks down the colour palette of the work, providing colour squares on the page in both RGB and CMYK configurations. Text accompanying each chosen image contains information on the artist's inspiration for his use of colour and interprets it. The third step is for the reader to replicate the colour swatches with Pantone chips or a Photoshop print out and place them onto a rolodex card which would then become the basis for their own inspiration file.