The Italian colour bible: a gorgeously illustrated exploration of colour and the modern gaze,from an award-winning designer.
Why are pencils yellow and white goods white Why is black the colour of mourning What connects Queen Victoria's mauve gown and Michelle Obama's yellow dress
In Chromorama,acclaimed graphic designer Riccardo Falcinelli delves deep into the history of colour to show how it has shaped the modern gaze. With over four hundred illustrations throughout and with examples ranging widely across art and culture - from the novels of Gustave Flaubert to The Simpsons,from Byzantine jewellery to misshapen fruit,from Mondrian to Hitchcock's thrillers - Falcinelli traces the evolution of our long relationship with colour,and how first the industrial revolution,and then the dawn of the internet age,changed it forever.
Beautifully designed,deeply researched,and written with warmth and wit,Chromoroma is an engrossing account of shade and light,of tone and hue,of dyes,pigments,and pixels. It is the story of why we now see the world the way we do.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241573792Number of pages: 480Weight: 874 gDimensions: 215 x 138 x 35 mm
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'Fresh and exciting,like an unopened packet of coloured pencils. Countless thought-provoking facts to ponder over,beautifully written. Falcinelli made me see the world in a new light'- Coralie Bickford-Smith,author of The Fox and the Star
'A fascinating montage history of the perception,money and technology behind colour,running across the spectrum all the way from dragon's blood to E120'- Owen Hatherley,author of Trans-Europe Express
'A book that not only makes the world brighter and more complex,but which sharpens our sense of how that world might look differently and might be made differently. Falcinelli has a luminous appreciation for human creativity,and a passionate and quietly radical sense of the richness of experience possible outside of modern mass-production. Chromorama is a luxurious and immersive work'- Sean Hewitt,author of All Down Darkness Wide
'This book is a wonderful celebration of the impact of colour on our lives,and a reminder that so much of the world we take for granted has had the thoughtful eye of a designer behind it'- Stefanie Posavec,co-author of Dear Data
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