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OK everybody, wave your circular needles and raise a cheer for The Knit Hat Book! Nicky Epstein's guide to knitting stylish headgear is perfect for knitters who love shaped knitting and who prefer clear written instructions to graphic charts. Epstein's hat styles are typically classic, and her applique hats, adorned with leaves, flowers and other shapes, are unique and fun.
Customer Reviews:
Uneven selection of hats........2004-06-12
The selection of hats is uneven, to say the least. Some hats are very conservative (I would say boring, like the standard watch cap pattern you can get from any book or for free from the internet) but others are quite fanciful, for example, the hat with knitted acorns attached to the top with i-cord, and the pillbox hat that looks like a flower basket. Most are softly shaped as opposed to firmly structured.
I myself prefer highly structured novelty hats with interesting shapes in primary colours (think Anna Zilboorg with colour blocks instead of fair isle), and for me there is not one hat in here that I care to knit. I returned the book the next day.
A Mixed Bag..........2002-07-05
I really love to knit hats, and this booked seemed like a treasure trove. However, as has been pointed out, the designs on the cover are really cute, but the majority of patterns inside are (to my tastes) rather unattractive. *However*, as the author herself states, play around with the patterns. Embellish them, change or adapt them. It's a wonderful book for experienced hat knitters to toy around with. Many of the patterns could easily be adapted. However, for beginning hat knitters, I would recommend Hats On! by Charlene Schurch.
Something for everyone!.......2001-02-21
I liked this book, although I think is a tad overpriced for it's size--I don't like to see so much empty space in a book. It is a Taunton Press thing, I guess. The instructions are very clear, and I thought the inside designs for the most part (the flower basket hat--yuck--but the flower embellishments would be nice alternatives to pompoms!) were nicer than the cover designs, unlike a previous reviewer. Depending on the yarn used, you could dress up or dress down the hats.
Epstein sprinkles a lot of tips throughout, some in ways that you don't even notice until you look and say "yes, that really does work better that way". This is a good book.
You really can't tell this book by its cover........1999-12-29
If you're looking for patterns for hats with a tone similar to those on the cover, this might not be the book for you. A preponderance of the styles inside have quite a different look than those on the cover of the book and are quite fanciful; some have big, craftsy embellishments, for example. Not exactly what I have in mind for wearing to work or even for a hike in the woods. On the other hand, many of the patterns would lend themselves well to leaving off the embellishments or toning down bright colors to produce less playful hats, and the basic shapes of a lot of the hats are very attractive. It would be easy to modify these patterns to a more understated look. For me, the patterns for the two lovely, reasonable hats on the cover were worth the price of the book (considering that you can spend just about the price of this book for only a few single-page hat patterns at a yarn shop).
This book is really unique........1999-01-10
Finally a book for knitters who want to go beyond the merely mundane! These designs are so creative, how does she do it? If you want to be inspired by design, BUY THIS BOOK!
Book Description
Create dazzling color schemes for any indoor space. You'll quickly sharpen your color skills--and open the door to a more rewarding and profitable career with John F. Pile's Color in Interior Design. He takes the mystery out of working with color, showing you step-by-step how to plan color relationships in an organized and systematic way...prepare color schemes for interiors...make color charts...select materials...put together color samples...work with additive and subtractive color...understand the psychological impact of color...use color in functional spaces...and solve a wide range of practical color problems. This hands-on color design tool packs illustrations of the best color work by well-known professionals--plus a survery of color in historic interiors that will guide you through restoration and adaptive reuse projects.
Customer Reviews:
color in interior design.......2007-09-21
As a lay person just interested in learning more about the use of color in interior design, this was an excellent book. While the first several chapters were very "text bookish", the remainder was very layman friendly. I feel more confident in undertaking color projects in my home and in conversing about the use of color with friends, who are now asking my opinions. The chapters that helped me the most were on the color wheel and color relationships. I enjoyed it and will now pursue my interest in color and design.
Color in Interior Design.......2007-09-03
There are zillions of books on this complex world of color.
This one is the best for all Interior Designers, students and teachers, it is written by John F. Pile, an authority in Interior Design. You will enjoy learning the Color Systems for your business, and covers the historical aspect of of the Bauhaus School of Design, and also color in Historic Interiors, including artists and personal experiences.
Michele Beatriz
color.......2006-11-11
it's a really helpful book for designers.you can find whatever you need about colors...
Color theroy.......2006-08-15
I am studing interior design and this book was recommended to me. I think it is an excellent book.
ANything by John Pile...........2006-03-22
This is a great color reference for interior designers, or aspiring designers. It is a great visual reference, offers very good detail and I use it often for reference when putting together story boards and offering ideas to clients.
Book Description
Color Harmony 2 is an invaluable tool for anyone working with color. From graphic designers to interior decorators, from fashion designers to floral arrangers, this book can help anyone create effective color schemes for any project.
Colors and color schemes matched to specific moods provide unique color and design possibilities. 12 basic hues with 94 tints and shades give over 1400 color combinations in single, two, and three-color schemes. Vivid color photographs illustrate many different color combinations. Color swatches and a color conversion chart assure easy and accurate color matching. Easy-to-follow lessons in basic color theory.
Customer Reviews:
Lots of color, but so so guidelines.......2007-05-18
Lots of color samples, but only so,so guidelines for effective use.
For what I got this for, Its a 5.........2003-08-06
I didn't buy this as a study in the complex science of the study of color. I am an artist and I don't need this to choose a color scheme for a drawing...
however...
When faced with trying to decide what to paint the interior of my house. I bought this book. I was able to choose colors for the wall, ceiling and trim and see how they looked together...and than take the book (which is a fairly small paperback) with me to the paint store. Perhaps painting one room isn't a challenge but trying to manage colors thoughout a house was daunting to me...This book allowed me to visualize them together and apart before I bought the paint.
I didn't find the text to be especially sophisticated but I didn't buy the book for the text. I bought the book only for the color examples and there are alot of them. The book has held together extreamly well and the pages are heavy and glossy. The binding is intact after several years.
For the price, for what I bought this for, this was an excellent investment.
Goodfor life style.......2002-04-15
It's a very useful book to be a stylesh in your life...
in dress, homeevery thing
An insult to any but the color-blind........2001-01-09
This book seems to be for "color" ......... Color Harmony 2 is an absurdly shallow and garish overview of one of the most sacred realms in art (and the human sensory experience): color. The author has the arrogance to make ridiculous statements about color--"rules" that we are expected to believe without context or proof. Consider these quotes, "Color combinations using yellow-orange or amber are the most welcoming." What??? And, "Elegant color combinations use only the palest tints" (a statement too absurd for comment). This is a heartless book. Look elsewhere for inspiration!
Thin on plot but rich in taste!.......1999-06-10
I'm not sure how appropriate this book is for the under-fourteen set. It seems the author had 82 Gremlins, because the drawings are all in marker and the plot has too many twists and turns. While this may seem like a fine how-do-you-do to most, other may see it the other way, or maybe not.
Color Harmony is bound, it has pages, it has both a back and a front cover, so I have to give it a sterling, or at least a pound, like with a mallet. 5 o'clock shadow is just the sort of thing to make you feel warm, but if your desk is tidy, you might not notice the squid.
Overall, detournement is humorous and does something, even if its effects don't strike you until much later. Color terrorists and small snails should beware!
Book Description
This workbook is a practical, visual guide that takes the guesswork out of choosing and using color combinations. Colors and color schemes are matched to specific moods, to help you select the best color combination for any design project, whether graphic design, interior design, crafts, or fine art. Large, tear-out swatches of each color combination let you mix, match, and test different hues in your designs. An essential tool for all who design with colors.
Large, tear-out swatches
1400 color combination
Color conversion chart for process colors
Customer Reviews:
Better ways to spend your money.......2007-07-15
COLOR HARMONY WORKBOOK is one of the most disappointing purchases in recent history. You would be better off with a five-dollar Colorwheel or using the Live Color feature in Adobe Illustrator CS3.
Separated into ambiguously named sections like "Romantic," "Earthy" and "Welcoming," this book depicts photographs of interior design and/or paintings. It then samples the colors and presents them in monochromatic, tertiary, complementary, analogous, and split complementary pallets. Most of the suggested combinations are very vibrant or Avant Garde. On page 32 there is a photo of a room with bright orange walls, light beige cushions surrounded by tan wicker and dark green accents. When you get past the monochromatic colors as depicted on page 25, some unrealistic combinations emerge.
Perforated color combinations appear on each page -- allowing you to go hunting through some of the most awful non-returnable paint available. To be fair, not all combinations are bad. Just consider, you can pick up swatch books with interior photographs for free from you local paint store.
Color Combinations with swatches.......2006-12-12
This book begins with a presentation of 96 colors in a color wheel and then explores color combinations based on these 96 colors, plus grey which is added at the end.
The colors are divided in 22 groupings, according to the effect the colors would have: powerful, rich, romantic, vital, earthy, friendly, soft, welcoming, moving, elegant, fresh, traditional, refreshing, tropical, classic, dependable, calm, regal, magical, energetic, subdued, and professional.
Each grouping is represented with a particular color, containing a brief description of that color and its effect, and followed by color combinations which are sorted into monochromatic, primary, complimentary, analogous, split complimentary, split, clash, and neutral. These color combinationas are provided in two formats - one that would remain in the book and another one consisting out of swatches, which can be taken out of the book.
At the end of the book are given CMYK values of 96 colors, plus 10 consisting of white, black and the nuances of grey.
All in all, the book is very well organized.
This book is a staple.......2006-08-28
As a web designer, I have found this book to be invaluable. I am on my 3rd copy of this book (my other copies met with a strange demise). Each time I need to buy a new Color Harmony book I search for others but come back to this one. It is a great primer for color combinations and how they can create different moods. It also has hundreds of different examples of combinations and does a decent job of explaining color theory. I would recommend this book for anyone who wants to use color with the confidence that comes from understanding how colors work to convey a mood/message.
Amazing tool!.......2006-08-08
I saw this book at a friend's house and instantly fell inlove with it. As an upcoming Graphic Designer this book just opened my eyes to a bunch of new ways to use color in my designs and especially in the enviorment that they usually have to be presented in; this enhances the impact your design might have on the customer and still be totally correct for the theme you're looking for.
This is also a great way for artists to give a better atmosphere to their pictures or to simply expand their personal palette when they work on a piece.
Overall I think this book is a must have for artists and designers alike because it teaches you to work with color like the powerful tool that it is.
Great book.......2004-09-13
This is a great book for figuring out which colors go best with each other, however it's not really a "workbook" per se. Although I was a little disapponted about that, I'll still give this book 5 stars because the color combinations are spectacular.
Customer Reviews:
In harmony with Home Color Harmony.......2003-11-07
After spending several hours at the bookstore yesterday, to select the best decorating books for a novice - I briefly paged through over 50 books and purchased 3. Home Color Harmony is full of information and pictures that provide stimulus for personal decorating ideas. For months and months I've been trying to figure out what would look best and what I wanted to do and, after reading this book (in one night!) I've finally been able to determine what color paint, carpeting, window dressings, etc. to use in each room of my home. The cover of this book says it "Take(s) the guesswork out of choosing great color schemes for your home" and it delivers on that promise!! I would highly recommend this book to anyone, but especially to someone like me who has always been 'decorating challenged'.
Book Description
A new addition to the best-selling Color Harmony series, Color Harmony for Interior Design guides readers through eighteen color styles with more than 500 color combinations for creating atmosphere with color. This book is the ultimate resource for selecting colors that create style and mood whether the desired effect is a romantic room, a calm space, or an energized interior. Stunning four-color photographs of interiors and decorative elements illustrate each mood, and chapters include the trademarked Color Harmony color palettes, mood associations, plus oversized swatches and lifestyle associations of colors. Design tips and color-use tips provide solutions for applying the right color combinations to the right rooms whether the project is a single wall or an entire floor plan. This essential color tool offers palettes for every mood, design checkpoints for weighing color with patterns, textures, and shapes, and expert advice on how to combine and use beautiful infusions of color.
Customer Reviews:
HEIGHTENING THE SENSES WITH COLOR.......2007-06-08
I feel that this author is very much aware of the feelings color evokes.
It has pages dedicated to different combinations of colours which are layered and clear. The interiors portrayed in this book are of varied themes. There are some good examples but there is a lack of new ideas.
A waste of money.......2005-06-30
Book was not very helpful. Does a poor job educating the reader in the basics of color harmony. For example, it does a very poor job explaining how to use the color wheel. I found a much better book from Better Homes and Gardens, "Color Schemes Made Easy", which was very hepful to me in understanding the basics of using colors that complement each other and is the book I used decorating my new home.
Useless.......2004-07-14
This book had absolutely no value for me. I was looking for something to help me coordinate existing colors and bring them together with the use of color. None of the colors are shown in examples. There are just pages and pages of blocks with colors in them. One of the worst books I have ever purchased.
Very helpful to the color-confused!.......2002-05-30
I bought this book to help me choose a paint for a central room in my house easily viewable from several different living areas. Plus, if you and your partner need to come to agreement, the book puts an "approved" stamp on several different combinations and that cuts down on the intense discussions families can get into when it is time to paint!
Don't buy this book if you don't like color and aren't willing to be adventurous. Perhaps Ms. Gill's Color Harmony: Naturals would be more your ticket.
Thanks, Ms. Gill. I loved the book and can't wait to try out my selections.
Very helpful guide to color.......2002-05-13
I found this book a real insight for using colour. I have re-done my whole house with her insight, helping me when choosing paint by narrowing in to the hue and tone that I wanted in the room forthe effect I wanted to create.
This book is not for everyone. For those people SCARED of colour stay away. I think that is why it has done so poorly since many people are looking for just neutrals & white on beige schemes. She does have a section in the book on that but it like all of the sections it is on large. The guide to the book is using different colours and schemes instead of creating a whole that is boringly beige/white that sends the senses into shock.For while she is named Martha, M. Gill is not like Martha Stewart going for the bland and easily comfortable. Gill lets you explore colour all the while showing you before you enter how tint, tone, shade and hue will effect the overall design.
Enjoyable & inspiring. Truly opens your mind and senses to colour.
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Color Harmony: Fabric Harmony: A Decorating Guide to Creative Fabric and Color Combinations for the Home
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As part of Rockport's best-selling Color Harmony ™ series, this book will enable both the professional interior designer as well and the average home decorator to transform and update nondescript rooms and furniture in a flash. By providing the reader with twelve decorating styles from which to choose, the process of combining just the right color, texture, and pattern for curtains, pillows, and upholstery, is made easy. Packed with expert design advice from the pros and over 400 fabric and pattern combinations to choose from, this book is the ultimate resource for creating style and atmosphere in your home. Each chapter includes the trademarked Color Harmony palettes, as well as the lifestyle associations of certain fabrics, the artistic, historic, and design origins of fabric combinations, and the specific moods that particular fabrics can evoke.
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"Gardening was something I learned in my youth. I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers"
- Claude Monet
Impressionist Claude Monet (1840-1926) created a magnificent five-acre garden that he considered to be his greatest artistic achievement. It was restored in 1980 and is now the most visited garden of its size in the Western world. With its spectacular color combinations and distinctive structural elements, the Monet garden at Giverny, France, inspires the dreams of thousands of gardeners.
Award-winning garden writer and photographer Derek Fell has visited Giverny many times and always admired the beauty of its plantings and the subtle balance of colors. After years of carefully studying Monet's design and plantings, he shares the artist's secrets. In
The Magic of Monet's Garden, Fell reveals Monet's breathtaking color harmonies and describes how the artist "painted" his living masterpiece. He guides the reader on how to scale down Monet's ideas for the home garden, with attention to:
- Understanding the laws of colors
- Building color harmonies
- Creating innovative combinations
- Recognizing the power of monochromatic plantings
- Using black in the garden
- Working with structure and form
- Building rhythm and surprise
- Capitalizing on sunlight and shadow
- Incorporating water features
- Attracting birds and butterflies.
With 175 color photographs and illustrations and a dozen detailed planting plans,
The Magic of Monet's Garden will inspire and instruct home gardeners to create their own versions of Giverny.
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