Complete Color Harmony, Pantone Edition

Leatrice (Lee) Eiseman is an author, educator, speaker, color consultant, and forecaster. She is the executive director of the Pantone Color Institute as well as the Eiseman Center for Color Information and Training. Her color expertise and concepts have been utilized across many fields of interest, including fashion, beauty, graphics, product, and interior design. Her academic background includes design, color theory, and a degree in psychology from Antioch University, plus advanced studies and counseling specialist certification from UCLA. Lee’s professional background makes for a unique and informed perspective, integrating both the aesthetics and emotions involving color.

• ForewordIntroductionThe Phenomenon of Color: Where does it come from?A Color Conversation: Defining the Basic TerminologyThe Color Wheel:  What’s the Temp?Whirling the Wheel: Color CompatibilityComplex Colors: Special EffectsDiscord and DissonanceColor Clues and CuesHow to define major messagingProper proportions: dominant, subordinate and accentThe Psychology of ColorRed/Pink/WineOrangeYellowGreenBlue-GreenBluePurple/Lavender/FuchsiaBlackWhiteBrownNeutrals/NaturalsColor and MoodActiveBotanicalCasualDelectableDelicateEarthyExtraterrestrialGlamorousMaquilleNaturalNostalgicNurturingPiquantPlayfulPowerfulProvocativeReliableRichRobustRomanticSoothingSophisticatedSubtleTimelessTranscendentTribalTropical WatersUrbanVenerablePersonal Colors: What do they say about you?Color Trends and ForecastingGuidelines for spotting trendsWhere to look for clues: ten important categoriesNaming the ColorsHistory/cultureSources of inspirationImportance in marketing

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