Patterns and Palette Sourcebook A Complete Guide to Choosing the Perfect Color and Pattern in Design

Includes unopened CD.As new hardcover. 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 colours and patterns that addresses the professionals real-world needs in working with harmonies and contrasts. Divided into six unique style sections, the book provides readers with 15 appropriate colours for each section, which are then incorporated into 25 different patterns shown in six or eight colour variations each. This enables readers to see the dramatic effect colours have in design and helps them better understand how to use colour 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.