Color Index 2: Over 1500 New Color Combinations. For Print and Web Media. CMYK and RGB Formulas.

Color Index 2: Over 1500 New Color Combinations. For Print and Web Media. CMYK and RGB Formulas.
by Jim Krause

Color Index 2: Over 1500 New Color Combinations. For Print and Web Media. CMYK and RGB Formulas.
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Author: Jim Krause
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-12-12
ISBN: 1581809387
Number of pages: 360
Publisher: How

Book Reviews of Color Index 2: Over 1500 New Color Combinations. For Print and Web Media. CMYK and RGB Formulas.

Book Review: Great book, but calibrate your monitor!
Summary: 5 Stars

I thought the book was a little whacked until I realized my monitor was out of calibration. I used the Eye-One Display 2 Monitor Calibrator to calibrate my monitor and now I am getting colors that are VERY close to the book.

There isn't much to say about it except that is it very easy to use, very intuitive, and will have you making better color choices without having to learn one single thing about color theory. You can be completely color-theory illiterate and still make great choices using this book.

In fact, you could be writing hex code for html on a monochrome monitor, while using this book, and still get it right!

The book is split up into sections based on color. "Combination of blue hues" is the first section cluster. Within that section is "Blues + neighboring hues", "Blues + opposing hues", "Blues + neutral hues", and "Blues + black and tints of black." These section clusters continue for Reds, Violets, Orange, Yellow, and Greens. At the end you will find "Mixed combinations of Saturated Hues", "Mixed Combinations of Semi-muted Hues", "Mixed Combination of Neutrals and Muted Hues", Mixed Combination of Neutrals and Saturated Hues."

I highly recommend this book, just be sure that your monitor is calibrated before you start complaining about the book's color numbers being wrong (like I initially did.)

Summary of Color Index 2: Over 1500 New Color Combinations. For Print and Web Media. CMYK and RGB Formulas.

A new take on color combinations!

Color Index 2 contains hundreds of different color combinations, each with an accurate formula for both print and web use. You'll easily find the best colors for your piece with chapters organized by dominant hue, and with unique expansion palettes - sets of four related hues arranged from dark to light - that allow you to explore even more color combinations for limitless possibilities.

Designers, illustrators, photographers and fine artists alike will find this book an indispensable tool when it comes to finding color-related ideas and solutions. A companion to its best-selling predecessor, Color Index 2 offers even more colors and fresh new combinations of colors, making it easier than ever to create harmonious palettes for whatever project you're working on!

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