A Dictionary of Color Combinations

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Printed Matter’s online catalog is one of the largest and most comprehensive databases of artists’ books and related publications. The book not only presents color combinations that are an important record from the Taisho and Showa periods; readers may also perceive a universal sensitivity toward color that can be applied in daily life today. Based on his original 6-volume work from the 1930s, this book offers 348 colour combinations, as attractive and sensuous as the books own design.

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This innovative design guide draws together expert guidance on designing in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic for key architectural sectors: housing, workplace, civic and cultural, hospitality, education, infrastructure and civic placemaking. However, please note that certain products, such as books and posters, may not be able to be packed together. Conversion of CMYK colors to RGB / HEX is difficult - so not all are faithful to the printed plates in the book. He is also known as a Western-style painter, and is active in various fields such as movies, stage art, and fashion design.Tanizaki's eye ranges over architecture, jade, food, toilets, and combines an acute sense of the use of space in buildings, as well as perfect descriptions of lacquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure. I think most of the English names used in the book are rather ad hoc, while the Japanese terms would actually be recognised in certain specialised occupations, like kimono dyeing, Japanese style painting (or 'nihonga'), lacquerware making, 'ukiyo-e' woodblock printing, etc. In 2010 Seigensha reprinted this classic as A Dictionary of Color Combinations, which was applauded by Die Zeit as a source of inspiration filled with a captivating array of “hues we didn’t even know existed. Each named with reference to the seasons, and to plants, and animals, and the colors are often associated with social ranking.

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However, i like the combinations and it provides a TON of them, so i will be keeping this book and coming back to it often.

There is an index of CYMK Color Codes, lists of where each color was featured, and also has cutout color chips, making it an ideal book for designers who enjoy being inspired by new color combinations.