Pattern + Palette Sourcebook: A Complete Guide to Choosing the Perfect Color and Pattern in Design [With CD]

By Anvil Graphic Design, Inc., Hermann Schulz, Anvil Graphic Design, Inc.

Book Overview

This hardworking reference book is an invaluable tool for art directors, designers, and students working in the fashion, product, and graphic design fields, as well as anyone in the business of visual communication. The Pattern and Palette Sourcebook is a desktop library of colors and patterns that addresses the professionalÆs real-world needs in working with harmonies and contrasts. Divided into six unique style sections, the book provides readers with 15 appropriate colors for each section, which are then incorporated into 25 different patterns shown in six or eight color variations each. This enables readers to see the dramatic effect colors have in design and helps them better understand how to use color effectively. The book also demonstrates ways of creating designs that are distinctly unique from one another yet hold together in a group. This book is a must have for designers of all disciplines and experience levels.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159253161X
• ISBN13: 9781592531615
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Why not 5 stars????

See my review of Pattern and Palette Sourcebook 2: A Complete Guide to Choosing the Perfect Color and Pattern in Design by Heidi Arrizabala..... I do agree that the CD is not that helpful, but the information of color combination of this book (and its newest edition) is priceless!!! I highly recommend this book if you are looking for beautiful color pallets.... if you are a designers, artist, illustrator, you DO NOT NEED A CD OR A 'WELL DESIGNED" book (although I like its design! If you are creative in any matter and want to create your own designs, there is no need for vectors or to see this book as "page after page of patterns repeated"... learn to read between the lines people..... Maybe this book needs a change of name so it is referred to as a COLOR PALLETE REFERENCE book.... just be patient and follow the color formulations given in the book! Highly recommended!!!

Georgeous patterns you can change color and printout

This book is filled with beautiful and diverse patters, some really modern and clean, others more ornate and traditional. The best part is the CD lets you change the colors in the patterns and then print them out for you to use. It's great for everything from professional design jobs to scrapbooking and personal projects.