Color: The Professional's Guide
Understanding and Mastering Color in Art, Design and Culture
Will be published approx. on 6. October 2026
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-84601-729-2 (ISBN)
Description
Color is one of the most complex elements of design; it is also what viewers respond to first on an emotional level.
Understanding how color works is essential for graphic designers, interior designers, artists and anyone who works with color.
Covering the theory, psychology, history and application of color, Color: The Professional's Guide removes the grey areas from the full color world of contemporary design, providing designers from all disciplines with everything they need to become true, confident colorists.
- Color theory including definitions, theoretical color and color organization
- Psychology and culture of color
- Color through history
- Color in art: painting, photography, poetry and film
- Color design and experience including design principles, color in branding, experiential design and color consulting
Understanding how color works is essential for graphic designers, interior designers, artists and anyone who works with color.
Covering the theory, psychology, history and application of color, Color: The Professional's Guide removes the grey areas from the full color world of contemporary design, providing designers from all disciplines with everything they need to become true, confident colorists.
- Color theory including definitions, theoretical color and color organization
- Psychology and culture of color
- Color through history
- Color in art: painting, photography, poetry and film
- Color design and experience including design principles, color in branding, experiential design and color consulting
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Octopus Publishing Group
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 204 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84601-729-2 (9781846017292)
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Person
Karen Triedman is a designer and educator in the field of color design and visual merchandising. She has taught a variety of classes including theory, psychology, trends and color consulting for Rhode Island School of Design. Karen has written about color and design for various newspapers and design magazines, and has co-authored two books: Colorgraphics and Breaking Designer's Block, both for Rockport. She lives in Providence, RI, with her husband and three children.