Journey around the world through 199 flags! This striking visual book explores the shapes, figures, and colors of flag design. Whether a national flag features vertical stripes or horizontal ones, two colors or more, symbols drawn from nature or from history-each detail of its design is intentional and loaded with meaning. Graphic designer Orith Kolodny demystifies the recurring colors and visual components of national flags. Through the study of...

Introduces the thirteen colors used in the famous artist's paintings, including cadmium yellow, phthalo blue, titanium white, and Van Dyke brown.

Before the alphabet was invented, life was very orderly though not so exciting until five friends set out to create something new.

"Page after page of incredible color and texture that will inspire even the most committed color-phobes to seriously consider embracing pink." —Rima Suqi, columnist, New York Times Home Section
Nature, art, a favorite collection—each holds unexpected color combinations that can be beautifully incorporated into the home. In this guide, designer Susan Hable shows how to discover color in the everyday, create dynamic palettes, and...

Explores a variety of colors seen in the different seasons from winter through spring and summer to fall.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History and a New York Times bestseller, the definitive biography of Malcolm X
Hailed as "a masterpiece" (San Francisco Chronicle), Manning Marable's acclaimed biography of Malcolm X finally does justice to one of the most influential and controversial figures of twentieth-century American history. Filled with startling new information and shocking revelations, Malcolm X...

In this humorous concept book, readers are asked to question their logic for naming colors--

"A winter's day is transformed from bleak to beautiful by warm friendship and a new perspective in a gentle story that encourages the appreciation and celebration of cozy pleasures and quiet joys"--

After a tragedy a young boy discovers a connection between music and colors that helps guide him and gives him comfort in times of darkness.

In "Concerning the Spiritual in Art," Wassily Kandinsky, a pioneer of abstract art, invites you to embark on a profound exploration of the spiritual dimension of artistic expression. With his deep understanding of the intersection between art and spirituality, Kandinsky uncovers the veiled secrets that lie beneath the surface of every stroke and every hue. Through a series of captivating essays, Kandinsky delves into the importance of inner necessity,...