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Colour : the professional's guide :understanding, appreciating and mastering colour in art and design / Karen Triedman.

By: Triedman, Karen [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Ilex, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: 256 pages : color photographs, illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781781572047 (paperback).Subject(s): Color in design | Color in art | Graphic designDDC classification: 701.85
Contents:
Introduction -- Part 1: The science of color -- Color in nature -- Color and light perception -- Theoretical color -- Color organization -- Pigments and dyes: chemistry -- Part 2: The psychological and cultural context of color -- Color awareness and response -- Cultural response, symbolism and meaning -- Color, a historical perspective -- Trends in color -- Part 3: Appreciating color -- The history of color in painting -- Color in photography -- Color and the written word: roots and origins -- Part 4: Color as a dynamic force in design -- Design elements and principles -- Color in print -- Color in branding and identity -- Part 5: The color experience -- Color in three-dimensional design -- Experiential design -- Color consulting: the process -- Part 6: Color on the move -- Color in film and animation.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-253) and index.

Introduction -- Part 1: The science of color -- Color in nature -- Color and light perception -- Theoretical color -- Color organization -- Pigments and dyes: chemistry -- Part 2: The psychological and cultural context of color -- Color awareness and response -- Cultural response, symbolism and meaning -- Color, a historical perspective -- Trends in color -- Part 3: Appreciating color -- The history of color in painting -- Color in photography -- Color and the written word: roots and origins -- Part 4: Color as a dynamic force in design -- Design elements and principles -- Color in print -- Color in branding and identity -- Part 5: The color experience -- Color in three-dimensional design -- Experiential design -- Color consulting: the process -- Part 6: Color on the move -- Color in film and animation.

CIT Module ARTS6003 - Supplementary reading.