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# Secret Language of Color: Science, Nature, History, Culture, Beauty of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, & Violet

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Secret Language of Color: Science, Nature, History, Culture, Beauty of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, & Violet [Eckstut, Joann, Eckstut, Arielle] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Secret Language of Color: Science, Nature, History, Culture, Beauty of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, & Violet

Review: Looking for a gift book that won't rub the wrong way? - The perfect coffee table book, this one will be a gift for several people on my Xmas list. Heavy on the natural sciences but with a nod to the social sciences at every chance, the authors cover much territory. The visuals, as you might expect, are often stunning. More than your average coffee table book, it has enough text to keep people coming back. It's hard to imagine a person not finding at least something of interest here. You can page straight to the chapter of your favorite color and save the others for later. In addition to colors, titles of other chapters include: Universe, Earth, Plants, Animals, Humans, and Physics & Chemistry. What is in the chapters that are not specific to only 1 color? In the Humans chapter, for example, topics include: different ways of looking at skin color, color trends throughout history, and how color has been used in symbols. If you are getting the idea that *history* is a recurring theme in this book, then you would be correct. Unless the person you are buying for has a strong aversion to science, I can't see many being offended by the material within (as opposed to about a thousand books I can think of that would not be appropriate as gifts).
Review: Fantastic book, great gift - This is a wonderful book. It is SO rich with fascinating information as well as (naturally) fabulous color! The combination of scientific fact, entertaining history, anecdote, imagery, and smart, witty writing is amazing. When I first got the book I enjoyed reading the text sections, and learned a lot. Ever since then I find myself browsing through its pages, marveling at the beautiful illustrations and devouring the copious sidebars, which are filled with surprising nuggets of information that make you say, "Cool!" Bravo to the authors. My son is a talented artist and I can't wait to give him "The Secret Language of Color" for Christmas.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #135,077 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #5 in Color Photography (Books) #170 in Graphic Design Color Use #434 in Design & Decorative Arts |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (384) |
| Dimensions  | 10.45 x 1.1 x 10.35 inches |
| Edition  | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10  | 1579129498 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1579129491 |
| Item Weight  | 3 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 240 pages |
| Publication date  | October 22, 2013 |
| Publisher  | Black Dog & Leventhal |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Looking for a gift book that won't rub the wrong way?
*by F***E on December 8, 2013*

The perfect coffee table book, this one will be a gift for several people on my Xmas list. Heavy on the natural sciences but with a nod to the social sciences at every chance, the authors cover much territory. The visuals, as you might expect, are often stunning. More than your average coffee table book, it has enough text to keep people coming back. It's hard to imagine a person not finding at least something of interest here. You can page straight to the chapter of your favorite color and save the others for later. In addition to colors, titles of other chapters include: Universe, Earth, Plants, Animals, Humans, and Physics & Chemistry. What is in the chapters that are not specific to only 1 color? In the Humans chapter, for example, topics include: different ways of looking at skin color, color trends throughout history, and how color has been used in symbols. If you are getting the idea that *history* is a recurring theme in this book, then you would be correct. Unless the person you are buying for has a strong aversion to science, I can't see many being offended by the material within (as opposed to about a thousand books I can think of that would not be appropriate as gifts).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic book, great gift
*by D***5 on December 8, 2013*

This is a wonderful book. It is SO rich with fascinating information as well as (naturally) fabulous color! The combination of scientific fact, entertaining history, anecdote, imagery, and smart, witty writing is amazing. When I first got the book I enjoyed reading the text sections, and learned a lot. Ever since then I find myself browsing through its pages, marveling at the beautiful illustrations and devouring the copious sidebars, which are filled with surprising nuggets of information that make you say, "Cool!" Bravo to the authors. My son is a talented artist and I can't wait to give him "The Secret Language of Color" for Christmas.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book that explains the how and what of color.
*by P***N on August 31, 2015*

Lovely book with all sorts of information for people like myself who have difficulty understanding the relationship between color as light and color as the property of an object. I think I learned more in 20 pages than I did from years of art lessons. Especially about the way color mixes. No wonder I was so frustrated! The level of detail can be a little intimidating to a complete newbie like myself, but with some patience I have started to understand the basic principles. This should be a standard text for all budding artists. Or just folk like myself who wondered why a yellow filter did certain things for a black and white photograph. Or even someone wondering why that fabric they chose looked so awful with CFL bulbs when it was great with tungsten. Truly an eye opening work. And a nice thing to leave on the coffee table.

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