{"product_id":"chromorama-how-colour-changed-our-way-of-seeing-9781802060300","title":"Chromorama: How Colour Changed Our Way of Seeing","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe new colour bible: a gorgeously illustrated exploration of colour and the modern gaze, from an award-winning designer \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'One of the best books on colour I've read. A layered tapestry of stories, insights and ideas, each beautifully and clearly written. For anyone interested in colour, it's a must' Marion Deuchars \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy are pencils yellow and white goods white? Why is black the colour of mourning? What connects Queen Victoria's mauve gown and Michelle Obama's yellow dress?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eChromorama\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed graphic designer Riccardo Falcinelli delves deep into the history of colour to show how it has shaped the modern gaze. With over four hundred illustrations throughout and with examples ranging widely across art and culture - from the novels of Gustave Flaubert to The Simpsons, from Byzantine jewellery to misshapen fruit, from Mondrian to Hitchcock's thrillers - Falcinelli traces the evolution of our long relationship with colour, and how first the industrial revolution, and then the dawn of the internet age, changed it forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beautifully designed, deeply researched, and written with warmth and wit, \u003ci\u003eChromoroma\u003c\/i\u003e is an engrossing account of shade and light, of tone and hue, of dyes, pigments, and pixels. It is the story of why we now see the world the way we do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Riccardo Falcinelli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.05w x 1.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781802060300","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45109184397449,"sku":"9781802060300","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_8f59aeba-5566-4785-84e3-cdcf07d5d4f1.jpg?v=1767072754","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/chromorama-how-colour-changed-our-way-of-seeing-9781802060300","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}