About this item
A comprehensive illustrated exploration of the fascinating science of color Arielle and Joann Eckstut, authors of The Secret Language of Color, offer a thorough, readable, and highly visual exploration of the science of color. Organized by 50 of the most essential questions about color across a variety of fields - physics, chemistry, biology, technology, and psychology - this book examines how and why we see color; how color relates to light; what the real primary colors are; how biology, language, and culture affect the colors that we see; and much more. Full of clear and elegant infographics, What Is Color? is a must-have for artists and designers, scientists, students, and decorators, and anyone else whose work or play involves color.
About the Author
Arielle Eckstut is co-founder of The Book Doctors, a company dedicated to helping authors get successfully published, and the author of nine books. Her book The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write It, Sell It and Market it...Successfully is considered the go-to guide on how to get published. Her most recent book, The Secret Language of Color: Science, Nature, History, Culture, Beauty of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue & Violet, received a starred review by Publisher's Weekly and was called "a masterpiece" by The Daily Kos. She is also an agent-at-large at the Levine Greenberg Rostan ?Literary Agency, where for over 25 years, she has been helping hundreds of talented writers become published authors. Lastly, Arielle co-founded the iconic company, LittleMissMatched, and grew it from a tiny operation into a leading national brand. Arielle has appeared on NPR's Morning Edition and in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and numerous other publications.
