Swatchos
Andy Brown
Self-Published
English
Card Box
129 cards
90 x 40 x 60 mm
2022
ISBN Not Available
A deck of 129 cards for choosing colours and creating colour schemes. Each card has one colour on the front and six on the back. The front colour is the main colour and the reverse shows darker and lighter version of this colour.
The cards are spread equally around using CMYK as the base. Each of the front colours is 25% away from another. For example you may have a green of 50/0/100/0, but also a 75/0/100/0 green. The back of the card then has three tints of this colour that are lighter and three colours that are darker with black added (25%, 50% and 75%). This means a huge spread of colours are covered in the 129 cards. Along with these cards there are also four cards that specifically focus on greys.
Each colour has a CMYK value and an RGB Hex code. The CMYK is the actual colour that is printed on the card. The RGB Hex code is the equivalent RGB value when converting to screen.
The cards can be used in so many different ways. Here are just a few ideas:
- Choosing a group of colours for a logo
- Choosing colours for a website project or app design
- Teaching about colour theory
- Planning colours for a room in a house
- Planning colour choices for a painting
- Choosing CMYK colours for print and knowing how they’ll look
- Craft projects
- Communicating about colour with a client remotely (send them a pack of cards too)
- Discussing colour with a client in a face-to-face meeting
(source: https://www.swatchos.com/)
About the Designer
Andy Brown is a multi skilled designer who has a passion for all aspects of art and design and have been working within the design field since graduating in 2007. I studied Industrial Design at Brunel University, West London.
andybrowndesign.com
(source: https://www.behance.net/andrewbrown)
