The new colour bible: a gorgeously illustrated exploration of colour and the modern gaze, from an award-winning designer
''One of the best books on colour I''ve read. A layered tapestry of stories, insights and ideas, each beautifully and clearly written. For anyone interested in colour, it''s a must'' Marion Deuchars
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 firs
