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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Meerwein, Gerhard. Color. Basel ; Boston : Birkhauser Verlag, 2007 (DLC) 2007922820 (OCoLC)154136017 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Gerhard Meerwein; Bettina Rodeck; Frank H Mahnke; Laura Bruce; Matthew D Gaskins; Paul Cohen |
ISBN: | 9783764382865 3764382864 3764375965 9783764375966 9786611148157 6611148159 |
OCLC Number: | 232363548 |
Language Note: | In English, translated from German. |
Notes: | "Title of the original German language edition: Mensch, Farbe, Raum : Grundlagen der Farbgestaltung in Architektur, Innenarchitektur, Design und Planung"--Title page verso "This book was also published in German: Farbe: Kommunikation im Raum"--Title page verso "Color: communication in architectural space is the revised edition of the German book Mensch-Farbe-Raum, which was first published in 1998"--Introduction, p. 9 |
Description: | 1 online resource (152 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
Contents: | Humans: the focus of design -- The senses as instruments of communication -- Color: an environmental element -- Humans and color -- The design essentials of color -- Light and color -- Material and color -- Architectural aspects of space -- Communication: people, color, space -- The practice of color design -- Fields of design : Educational institutions ; Sports facilities ; Spa facilities ; Workplaces ; Therapeutic facilities ; Therapeutic facilities for long-term stays ; Retirement homes ; Hospices ; Children's hospices ; Restaurants ; Apartment houses -- Conclusion. |
Other Titles: | Mensch, Farbe, Raum. |
Responsibility: | Meerwein, Rodeck, Mahnke ; [translation: Laura Bruce with Matthew Gaskins and Paul Cohen]. |
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Abstract:
Colors are an element of both the natural and the man-made environments. They convey messages of all kinds and perform a wide variety of functions, informing, organizing, warning. This book offers a guide based on a wide range of scientific findings.
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