PANTONE, the worldwide colour authority, invites you on a rich visual tour of one hundred transformative years. From the Pale Gold (15-0927 TPX) and Almost Mauve (12-2103 TPX) of the 1900 Universal Exposition in Paris to the Rust (18-1248 TPX) and Midnight Navy (19-4110 TPX) of the countdown to the Millennium, the 20th century brimmed with color. Longtime PANTONE collaborators and colour gurus Leatrice Eiseman and Keith Recker identify more than 200 touchstone works of art, products and fashion and carefully match them with official PANTONE palettes to reveal the trends, radical shifts, and resurgences of various hues..
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"With more than 200 images of art, fashion, products, and decor, color expert Leatrice Eiseman and color consultant Keith Recker identify 100 years of color influenced by historical and cultural milestones. Both well-known and seldom-seen art illustrates the trends.... Most decades have eight palettes presenting a broad spectrum of color contrasts with an entertaining text that touches on countless cultural events.... As the century draws to a close, many images prompt a rush of memories as colors recall the spirit of the times." -- Communication Arts
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Lee has been called 'America's colour guru.' A colour specialist for Pantone, she is executive director of the Pantone Colour Institute, heads the Eiseman Center for Colouur Information and Training, and edits the Ezine on the Pantone Web site. Lee is the author of six books on colour. She conducts many color seminars, is a frequent guest on TV, and is widely quoted in publications such as Elle Decor, Home Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. She lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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'The 20th century in color' seems an incredibly slim premise for a book and so it turns out. Really just a collection of colour photos and graphics dropped into the pages. There seems to be no objective criteria for the choice of images, their significance or how they are used. Each spread has a large photo on the right-hand side yet so many of these are just not worth using big because of poor quality or blandness: page 163 has a soft focus PR shot of Don Johnson and Philip Thomas from Miami Vice; page 149 an equally soft focus John Travolta from Saturday Night Fever; a badly cropped and uncolourful shot Kurt Cobain is on page 175.
The authors have written some very generalised historical copy to go with the images and this text seems to rely on what pictorial material was available for each mini essay so a series of pictures from the past are included even though they have no particular historical relevance.
The fact that I picked up a copy really cheaply suggests to me that the title has no substance or sales and was quickly headed to the remainder bin.
The authors have written some very generalised historical copy to go with the images and this text seems to rely on what pictorial material was available for each mini essay so a series of pictures from the past are included even though they have no particular historical relevance.
The fact that I picked up a copy really cheaply suggests to me that the title has no substance or sales and was quickly headed to the remainder bin.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Excellent coffee table book for designers and those who enjoy colour in their life. This was a great purchase as a present and went down particularly well for those who want inspiration.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Lady Anna
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I have just received in the post this week my 'new to me' Pantone the 20th Century in Colour book and I am ever so excited about it.
I say new to me, because it was sold as used - but you wouldn't know, it looks spanking brand new!!
I have just discovered Amazon - being a bit of an old school girl at heart - never really thought about buying on the internet... but now that I have received a few books recently and have been really happy with them I am becoming an online purchase junkie.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone wanting inspiration for colour palettes. Lady Anna
I say new to me, because it was sold as used - but you wouldn't know, it looks spanking brand new!!
I have just discovered Amazon - being a bit of an old school girl at heart - never really thought about buying on the internet... but now that I have received a few books recently and have been really happy with them I am becoming an online purchase junkie.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone wanting inspiration for colour palettes. Lady Anna
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