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From Geography to Color Theory, Page Through a Rare Archive of Centuries-Old Japanese Textbooks

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Images courtesy of the National Institute for Educational Policy Research Color printing techniques have been used for centuries in Japan, from monochrome prints that were hand-colored to nishiki-e , or “brocade pictures,” in which a number of woodblocks forming separate parts of the image could be printed using different hues.

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15+ Best Graphic Design Books in 2023

Just Creative

Niggli Verlag (Publisher) $54.14 Learn More Latest Price on Amazon: Sale 81 Reviews Design Is a Job Audible Audiobook Mike Monteiro (Author) - Mike Monteiro (Narrator) English (Publication Language) 03/31/2014 (Publication Date) - A Book Apart (Publisher) $12.99 Publisher) $25.00 Buy on Amazon 2. Buy on Amazon 3.

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14 Color Combination Tools for Designers

SpyreStudios

Being able to select the right colors is key in designing an effective and intriguing design, whether for the web or for print. Color Combination Tools. Below we’ve compiled a list containing 14 Color Combination Tools for Designers. It’s almost as if it were a hosting site for color schemes.

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How the Occult Shaped Branding’s Obsession With Color

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In 1928, The Saturday Evening Post , then the US’s most popular illustrated weekly, heralded “The New Age of Color.” Richly-tinted branding became all the rage as forecasters realized color spelled cash. . But the idea that color exerted influence was not “new,” although we could say there is something New Age about it.

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Graphic Design Books Every Designer Should Read in 2020

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If you are looking to have a career in this field, you definitely should read this amazing work that was published in 2005, but re-issued in 2012 by Adrian Shaughnessy. Originally an essay that was published in 1947, it became the book we know today in 1970. Interaction of Color by Josef Albers. Image Source. Image Source.

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At More Than 800 Pages, ‘The Book of Colour Concepts’ Revels in Four Centuries of Chromatic Wonders

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All images courtesy of TASCHEN, shared with permission We perceive color everywhere. Although it’s omnipresent, the concept is challenging to describe, in part because color itself is not an inherent property of matter. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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Thin Strips of Colorful Vinyl Spill Over Derrick Velasquez’s Wooden Sculptures

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The Denver-based artist draws on the principles of color theory to create wall-based works with innumerable layers evocative of sediment or brushstrokes. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. “Untitled 389” (2023), vinyl and cherry, 54 x 30 x 1.5