Color Harmony For Interior Design

The newest addition to the best selling Color Harmony series presents 18 color styles & more than 500 color combinations for interior design. This essential color tool offers palettes for every mood, design tips, & oversized color swatches.

Avoiding the colour-wheel/colour theory approach, the palettes shown here help with what to put with what inspiration and colour fact Files that show what happens to colour when it is used in quantity or over a large surface. Fast fixes help if it all goes wrong.

Describes how colors interact to affect the ambiance and atmosphere of a room.

This book demystifies the color design process, promoting the effective use of color in architectural and interior design. Includes hundreds of color swatches for experimenting with color combinations.

"Originally published by Rockport Publishers as The Complete Color Harmony, 2004"--Colophon.

Evidence-based approach to color planning lets you discover theimpact of color on people and space. You'll learn to systematically develop innovative, holisticcolor solutions in interior design with this book's evidence-basedapproach to color planning. The author sets forth a color planningframework that integrates multiple criteria, enabling you to fullyconsider the complex role that color plays in interior design. Color Planning for Interiors is based on the findingsfrom a national study that the author conducted, which identifiedfive categories of color criteria: Color as Composition Color Preferences Color as Communication Color Pragmatics Color for Engagement The author interviewed noted designers and colorists about theprojects that best represented their approach to color. As aresult, you'll discover how leaders in the field examine color fromcompositional, symbolic, behavioral, preferential, and pragmaticperspectives in order to arrive at a carefully considered solution.Moreover, you'll see how designers and architects apply thisknowledge to a broad range of interior spaces, includingworkplaces, restaurants, retail settings, healthcare facilities,and private residences. Complementing theory and research, real-life examples arepresented from interior design projects that consider color inrelation to light, materiality, and interior architecture. Inaddition, full-color diagrams, photographs, and design renderingsillustrate concepts throughout the book to help you understand howto select and work with color. From the fundamental principles of color theory to innovativeapplications, all aspects of designing interiors with color areexamined, making this book ideal for all professionals and studentsin interior design who want to develop the full potential of theircolor palettes.