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Journey around the world through 199 flags! This striking visual book explores the shapes, figures, and colors of flag design.
Whether a national flag features vertical stripes or horizontal ones, two colors or more, symbols drawn from nature or from history-each detail of its design is intentional and loaded with meaning.
Graphic designer Orith Kolodny demystifies the recurring colors and visual components of national flags. Through the study of...
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Selecting the right color palette for any design project, whether personal or commercial, can make all the difference in getting it right. But choosing the right colors for a logo, and ultimately the identity, is essential because it will define all the collateral materials that will follow. Unfortunately, for most people choosing colors is not an easy process, but with a little bit of science and a color advice, anyone can make a strong choice. Color...
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Hone your drawing skills and you eye for design by learning to draw in black and white.
Working with only positive and negative lines and shapes keeps the focus on the basics: composition, balance, and harmony. And using white and black gel, ink, and paint pens on black, tan, and gray papers allows you to experience drawing in a whole new way! “Drawing in Black & White” is a clever drawing and design book that contains 36 inspiring exercises and...
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The wavelength theory of light and color had been firmly established by the time the great German poet published his Theory of Colours in 1810. Nevertheless, Goethe believed that the theory derived from a fundamental error, in which an incidental result was mistaken for a elemental principle. Far from affecting a knowledge of physics, he maintained that such a background would inhibit understanding. The conclusions Goethe draws here rest entirely...
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A Perfect Red recounts the colorful history of cochineal, a legendary red dye that was once one of the world's most precious commodities. Treasured by the ancient Mexicans, cochineal was sold in the great Aztec marketplaces, where it attracted the attention of the Spanish conquistadors in 1519. Shipped to Europe, the dye created a sensation, producing the brightest, strongest red the world had ever seen. Soon Spain's cochineal monopoly was worth a...
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Color explores how we can read this marvelous language of light, heightening our awareness of the deep sense of beauty around and within us, within each living being, nurturing our imagination. In five chapters, Color takes the reader through birth, darkness and light, our auras, chakras, and the rainbow, to the afterlife. It explores how artists use color, how we have "coded" colors for healing, alchemy, and various other aspects of our culture,...
47) Freight train
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Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.
50) Teintures précieuses de la Méditerranée (Carcassonne - 2000): Les Fiches Exposition d'Universalis
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La découverte des colorants de synthèse au XIXe siècle et leur multiplication due aux progrès de l'industrie chimique nous font oublier l'importance qu'avaient auparavant les teintures naturelles. L'œil de l'usager, alors sensible aux moindres nuances, savait distinguer les coloris le...
À PROPOS DE L'ENCYCLOPAEDIA UNIVERSALIS
Reconnue mondialement pour la qualité et la fiabilité incomparable de ses publications, Encyclopaedia Universalis...
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Search Press
Pub. Date
2021
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"Unravel the mysteries of color and learn how to be more confident with your watercolour choices. Many painters are confused by their watercolour palettes and lack the confidence to experiment with color mixing. This book demystifies color, and helps artists understand how color works in a highly visual way through the use of color charts accompanied by examples, practical exercises, and analyses of watercolour paintings. Many painters are confused...
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Workman Publishing
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2022.
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"My First Brain Quest: Colors introduces children to ten basic colors through lively illustrations and a catchy, rhyming text. Each scene features engaging images and focused questions that help the youngest learners count, name objects, and talk about what they see. Smart, colorful, grounded in educational principles, and reviewed by a panel of early learning experts, this board book introduces colors in a fun, memorable way."
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Beach Lane Books
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[2017]
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"Get to know a whole new herd of zoo babies in this darling picture book about colors and patterns from the creators of ZooBorns.com. Calling all animal enthusiasts! It's time to learn about colors and patterns with a crew of irresistible zoo babies. Featuring adorable animal photos, a zippy text, and a fact-filled glossary, this just might be the cutest concept book ever to hit the shelves!"--
60) Green on green
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Beach Lane Books
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[2020]
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Illustrations and simple, rhyming text highlight the animals, fruits, feelings, and colors that characterize each season of the year.
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