Secret Language of Color: Science, Nature, History, Culture, Beauty of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, & Violet
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (769 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1579129498 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Too much paper for info delivered" according to Amazon Customer. The book is an excellent intro into the world of color, but they definitely could of put it in a smaller book, and not a life size kindergarten picture book. Made the book too expensive, ended up paying more for colorful pictures, than my intention, of buying info on color.. "Beautiful coffee table book with stunning pictures, interesting information and fun to browse" according to Guest Hollow. Wow! What a stunning visual feast! The Secret Language of Color is an ambitious book that covers a variety of topics having to with colors including chemistry, nature, history, culture, art, people and more.From the beginning of the book:"Anyone who claims to be an expert on color is a liar. A true expert would haveto be fluent in physics, chemistry, astronomy, optics, neuroscience, geology,botany, zoology, human biology, linguistics, sociology, anthropology, art history,and cartography; and the list goes on and on. We thought we were colorexperts before we wrote this book, but we were brought to our senses by thebreadth and depth of the . "Beautiful To Look at and Fascinating To Read" according to Laura Schenone. We tend to think of aesthetics and science as two separate paths of thought. Artists vs Engineers. Humanities vs Technology. But this book brings the two together in an unexpected and eye-opening (so to speak) way. One amazing explanation after the next as to how plants, earth, heavens, evolution, and the human brain come together to bring us the perception of color. You can read this book and try to wrap your mind around the science, and you'll be a better person for it. Or you can go through page after page of gorgeous images and be awakened and more aware of what you see. Highly recommend for anyone who is a designer or artist as well
In these chapters we learn about how and why we see color, the nature of rainbows, animals with color vision far superior and far inferior to our own, how our language influences the colors we see, and much more. Between these chapters, authors Joann Eckstut and Ariele Eckstut turn their attention to the individual hues of the visible spectrum?red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet?presenting each in fascinating, in-depth detail.Including hundreds of stunning photographs and dozens of informative, often entertaining graphics, every page is a breathtaking demonstration of color and its role in the world around us. In this beautiful and thorough investigation, The Secret Language of Color celebrates and illuminates the countless ways in which color colors our world.Why is the sky blue, the grass green, a rose red? Most of us have no idea how to answer these questions, nor are we aware that color pervades nearly all aspects of life, from the subatomic real
The book&'s dynamic design and short entries make it easy to skim, but it&'s likely that those intending just a casual perusal will find themselves engrossed by this terrifically entertaining and informative volume. From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Where does the phrase blue blood come from? Why do most doctors wear green scrubs? These and other questions are answered in the Eckstut&'s fascinating study of color. Illus. Agent: Jim Levine, Levine Greenberg Literary Agency. Each hue gets a biography