detailedReviews: detailedReviews 1: content: Better &More Useful than the Originals - and That's Saying Something
I have owned and loved several different editions of the Color Harmony books over the years, including one in Japanese. The first one came out in English thirty years ago, in 1987. The different volumes used a set palette of colors and then showed them in combinations of two to four colors. Most of the volumes have color cards in the back that make up for the rather small swatches in the color palette pictures themselves.The first two volumes of Color Harmony look at color in different ways. The first volume divides the combinations into categories similar to the ones we are used to considering. The second volume which came out ten years later looks at color schemes according to mood. Within each mood, they divide the combinations into sections by color scheme. This volume is unique because it actually provides you with neutral suggestions for each mood, although its definition of neutral is very narrow.I was excited to see that this new edition with the cooperation of Pantone was coming out.The book opens with a text section which is excellent. There are chapters on different aspects of color as well as chapters on the psychology of color, featuring a baker's dozen different colors. While I don't always agree with their interpretations, it's interesting to read. As one would expect from a Pantone book, the color pictures are ravishing and the text is well written.The next sections, and the bulk of the book, cover color and mood. I really liked that it expanded the areas covered in these chapters to include subjects like fashion and interior design. Older versions focused too much on the needs of graphic artists. This also makes it more useful for us as needlepointers. Just looking at one page at random, from Provocative, I can see hot pink, in several Pantone colors, used as main, secondary, and accent colors in combinations that include everything from bright orange to rich teals. It gives me so many ideas for needlepoint! (In a future post will look at exactly how to translate these combinations to needlepoint.)The palettes in the book reflect a wider audience as well with many of the palettes containing color schemes too subtle to work in packaging and in other graphic design applications. But they could make great schemes for rooms or clothing or fiber art! Some of my favorite palettes are these, many in the section Delicate. While I probably wouldn't use them as is; these pale almost white schemes have given me so many ideas for backgrounds.The color palettes, which are keyed to colors in the Pantone system, are shown for each of the color moods in the second half of the book. They are shown in rings with the colors in proportion to dominant, secondary, and accent. No other numbering system is shown, you will need another reference for that.While I like the proportional display, I'm not sure that I like the rings. The white space in the center is distracting. On the plus side, it does allow presentation of a dozen palettes per page without them seeming crowded. This is great compared to the 2q4 small combination shown per page in the original books.The later text sections of the book look at psychological aspects of color with sections on color personality, the affect of color on our lives, and color forecasting, among other topics. These sections also have many intriguing ideas.The Color Harmony books have a wonderful ability to help you look at color in a new way. They have probably been more influential in how I think about and use color than any other books except the ones specifically about color in needlework. Because of them I have become braver in how I think about color and in how I combine them.However the earlier versions skewed a bit too much to graphic artists for me to adapt many of the schemes. Because Pantone as a company works with a much broader audience, these palettes are ones that I will cheerfully and quickly adopt.This is a worthy addition to the series.
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title: Expanded color palettes useful for various applications
detailedReviews 2: content: Nice book...I'll keep it forever
I love this well put together book. It shows color combinations and places them with moods and feelings. I use it in my watercolor paintings and find it especially useful with my crochet patterns and blanket ideas. I love this book!
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title: Well organized book for color and mood inspiration
detailedReviews 3: content: This book is everything!! As a fashion designer this book really comes in handy with creating color palettes or just understanding the meaning of certain colors. This book is a great buy for anyone who loves colors or that work in a creative environment.
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title: Essential for fashion designers and color enthusiasts
detailedReviews 4: content: As an artist looking to expand my thinking about color schemes, I found a lot to think about in this book. The first 50 pages discusses colors, theory and compatibility. The next 100+ focuses on 30 color moods (each demonstrated with several artistic photos) and outlines 36 color pallets for each mood. The charts provide an interesting approach to picking colors to create a mood.
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title: Insightful discussions on color theory and moods
detailedReviews 5: content: This is my first book about color harmony and it's not what I expected (in a good way). I was really expecting it to be just something about color harmony, and the feeling colors creates. I mean of course it covered that but, the majority of the book is consist of a good amount of color scheme for many different mood and theme. It's a neat tool for a very quick color scheme guide.
The book is well organized, easy to understand, and the printing is excellent.
It's a reasonable size book to be carrying around, and the price is fantastic for what you get.
The only thing I'm unsure of is the accuracy of the colors, because I'm not familiar with pantone at all, and it's not the reason I bought this book. I mean my eyes aren't picky anyway.
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title: Great tool for quick color scheme guidance
detailedReviews 6: content: For anybody involved with colour of any kind, this book is a must.
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title: Must-have book for anyone involved with color
detailedReviews 7: content: Read this in one evening. I had planned to do other things with my day, but it was impossible to put
down. Every time I tried, I was drawn back to it in less than 5 minutes. I sobbed my eyes out the
entire last 100 pages. Highly recommend!
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title: Impossible to put down, emotionally impactful read
detailedReviews 8: content: Suitability:Very nice, pages are well printed. nice pantone reference book.
Received in good condition. Well packed. Pretty book 😊
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title: Nice Pantone reference book, well printed pages
detailedReviews 9: content: Fabulous book!
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title: Fabulous book on color harmony
detailedReviews 10: content: Excellent book.
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title: Excellent book on color harmony
detailedReviews 11: content: Rewelacyjna!Bardzo dobrze wyjaśnione łączenie kolorów , bardzo duży zestaw połączeń kolorystycznych , które można od razu sobie wziąć.Polecam.
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title: Excellent explanation of color combinations, highly recommend
detailedReviews 12: content: Polecam. Interesujące i fachowe opracowanie
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title: Interesting and professional color development
detailedReviews 13: content: Kompakt bok om färger bra grundbok för att lära sig samspel mellan färger.
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title: Compact book for learning color interplay
detailedReviews 14: content: Suitability:5/5
Random pics sry. Haven't really opened the book for 3 wks now lol but I did scroll through some flipthroughs and it does have some very insightful information about color harmony
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title: Insightful information about color harmony
detailedReviews 15: content: I've been wanting this book for quite a while, and today I have it. The book arrived earlier than I expected, properly packaged with bubble wrap and with no damage whatsoever. Kasama pa official receipt! Thank you very much Fully Booked! Kinikilig ako. Thank you din Shopee!
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detailedReviews 16: content: Books are of great quality. They arrived 4 days after placing my order. I'm thrilled to be able to have some time off next week and dive into the rabbit hole of reading these books and learning a lot from them ✨
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detailedReviews 17: content: Suitability:Outstanding
I received my order in safe and good condition. The seller is so kind and trustworthy. I will order again next time. Thank you
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