Color Inspirations

The rules for colour are not black and white. Colour Inspirations contains some of the very best colour palettes from the popular website COLOURlovers.com, organized by colour family in a logical, easy-to-use format. In this complete reference, you'll discover 3,286 fresh, inspiring colour palettes - ready to be applied to your latest design or project and complete with accurate CMYK, RGB and HEX values. In fact, you can use the included CD* to import any colour palette into your design software immediately. ... This comprehensive book also includes a brief primer on colour theory and an inspiration section that will help you discover new colour combinations in the world around you. It contains everything you need to find the best colour palettes for your project in a snap. From the Introduction: ""We all have some common connections and associations to colour based on cultural influences and popular theories, but colour is ultimately a unique experience for all of us. And because of that, there is not just one set of rules for how to think about and use colour. We live in a global community with tools that allow us to create something independently and share it with the masses. This interconnected environment generates a much wider spectrum of colour ideas and colour applications."" System and Software Requirements: To access and use the colour palettes with this CD, you'll need either a Mac running OS X with CD drive, or a PC running Windows XP with CD drive. Palettes are saved in ASE, Expression, GIMP and HTML formats. The following applications for Mac or Windows are also necessary to open ASE files: Adobe Photoshop CS2 or above or Adobe Illustrator CS2 or above....Beyond the 3,000 fresh, inspiring colour palettes, this book also includes 10 colour inspiration sections that feature photographs to show how to find new colour combinations in the reader's own world. The bonus DVD includes all the colour palettes from the book in formats that are easy to import into common design software.