Color Design Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Using Color in Graphic Design
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Sean Adams
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- File Size: 54.4 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 243
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Color Design Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Using Color in Graphic Design
Learn how to use color with clarity in this Color Design Workbook in digital format. This is an instant download, so you can access the eBook right after purchase.
As a practical guide to color in graphic design, the book covers foundations, color theory, and how color meanings connect with design decisions. It also includes guidance for discussing color and applying it through real-world examples.
The digital edition is suited to readers who want a reference they can open on a phone, tablet, or desktop.
Book Overview
Color Design Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Using Color in Graphic Design, revised edition, is authored by Sean Adams, with Terry Lee Stone. The contents move from core concepts to application, including color theory, color meanings, and practical approaches for choosing and combining colors.
The book includes an introduction, multiple instructional chapters, and additional sections such as a gallery, glossary, index, and bibliography. It also presents case studies and provides supporting resources for readers who want to continue exploring color in design.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- What color is, with an emphasis on how designers experience color as light and perception
- Color theory and color harmony, presented through chapters on theory and meanings
- Rules of color, plus guidance on building and using color systems
- Ways to convey information and attract attention using color in art and design contexts
- Color trends and forecasting, alongside inspiration for experimentation and palettes
- Eleven color systems, plus composition guidance and discussion of limitations
Why This Book Matters
Color decisions affect readability, visual hierarchy, and audience response. This workbook focuses on how color choices work in design practice, including cultural, emotional, and personal meanings.
It also supports designers who need to explain and justify color choices. By pairing structured theory with application and case studies, it offers a reference for everyday design work.
Book Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | |
| File Size | 54.4 MB (57030063 bytes) |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 243 |
| Title | Color Design Workbook: a real-world guide to using color in graphic design |
| Author | Sean Adams |
| With | Terry Lee Stone |
| Publisher | Rockport Publishers |
| Imprint | Rockport Publishers, an imprint of The Quarto Group |
| Imprint Location | Beverly, MA 01915, USA |
| Publication Date | 2017 |
| Edition | Revised edition |
| Original Publication Date | 1 March 2008 |
| ISBN-10 | 1592534333 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1592531929 |
| Digital edition | 978-1-63159-410-6 |
| Softcover edition | 978-1-63159-292-8 |
| Publisher Website | QuartoKnows.com |
| Library of Congress Control Number | 2005014277 |
| Library of Congress Call Number | NC1000.S76 2006 |
| Print length | 240 pages |
| Rating (Amazon) | 4.4 out of 5 stars |
| Review Count (Amazon) | 109 |
Device Compatibility
This product is a digital download. There is no physical shipping.
Access is available after purchase. The file should work with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop, mobile, or reading apps.
No printing is promised, and readers should use their preferred device and app for viewing.
FAQ
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After checkout, you can download the digital file right away.
Will I receive a physical copy?
No. This is a digital edition with no physical shipping.
Is it compatible with my reading device?
It is intended for use with suitable Kindle apps and other reading apps on mobile, tablet, and desktop.
If you work with color in graphic design, this revised workbook can serve as a practical reference alongside your projects. Download it and read at your own pace.
Verified Bibliographic Details
| Title | Color design workbook : a real-world guide to using color in graphic design / by Sean Adams |
|---|---|
| Subtitle | : a real-world guide to using color in graphic design |
| With | Terry Stone |
| Designed by | Sean Adams |
| Revised edition published in | 2017 |
| New, Revised Edition | WITH TERRY LEE STONE |
| Amazon listing rating | 4.4 out of 5 stars |
| Amazon listing review count | 109 |
| Publisher publication date | 1 March 2008 |
| Digital edition ISBN-13 | 978-1-63159-410-6 |
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