Product Description

This hardworking reference book is the second volume in Rockport's "Pattern and Palette" series. Like the first, it 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. With close to 1000 new patterns, "Pattern and Palette Sourcebook 2" is a desktop library of colours and patterns that address the professional's needs in working with harmonies and contrasts. Divided into six unique style sections, the book provides readers with fifteen appropriate colours for each section, which are then incorporated into twenty-five 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 understand how to use colour effectively. The book also demonstrates ways of creating designs that are distinctly unique from one another and yet hold together in a group. Also included is an interactive CD-ROM that contains the patterns featured, where users can choose patterns, experiment with colours and print out a sample of the patterns for reference.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #184995 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

About the Author
A trained graphic designer, Heidi Arrizabalaga's passion has always been creating patterns, stationery and wrapping paper, and presenting items in unique and creative ways. She owns and runs Heidi, a versatile collection of vibrant, coordinating paper journals, note sets, gift wrap and accessories sold in 35 stores in America as well as online. Her company and designs have been featured in Instyle, Lucky magazine, Daily Candy and elsewhere.

Customer Reviews

A SECOND HELPING OF INSPIRATION
I was really thrilled when this book appeared as I already owned the forerunner and really enjoyed using it. This is in a very similar format but totally different patterns and colour combinations. I use the two books in tandem. An excellent resource and highly useable and for those people who are not involved in artistic pursuits it is just lovely to browse through.

Pattern and Palette Sourcebook: A Complete Guide to Choosing the Perfect Color and Pattern in Design: Bk. 2
Wow! Wow! Wow!
Heidi's book showed such detail! the difference between using different colour combinations and how the effect is formed.
Very specialised but a simple visual presentation of a colour palette in patterns.

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i bought the book in india liked d content but i dint recieve any cd and couldnt use for the pupose i needed dat shopkeeper too denied!!i dint like this customer relation thg!!m a regular buyer of your titles....