Color is arguably the most complex element within the design of the built environment. Few materials are available to help determine how and why to select color schemes and to provide methodologies for making these decisions. This book reviews color precedents, examines the visual properties of color as applied to architecture and allied design, and surveys the methods used by preeminent international designers to unite color, light, form, and space in the design process. ISBN: 0-070-38119-4 Hardcover - 288 pages (May 1999) McGraw-Hill Professional Books, N.Y., N.Y.

Arrangement is in sections on centers for color research and color forecasting, psychology and color marketing, color cycles for home furnishings, product and graphic design, techniques of color predictions, fashion color forecasting, and technology and the future. For industry and advertising professionals, a compendium of color research, techniques and source materials. Not the naive consumer who thinks color trends are randomly initiated. ISBN: 0-442-01160-1 Hardcover - 240 pages (June 1994) John Wiley and Sons, Inc., N.Y., N.Y.

Color Consulting goes far beyond the satisfaction of aesthetic sensibilities - it must also serve a functional purpose. New findings on the relationships between color and performance indicate that color selections and applicationsCustomized for specific environments help improve performance, enhance safety, and stimulate creativity. ISBN: 0-442-23352-3 Hardcover - 196 pages (August 1991) Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, N.Y., N.Y. and now available through author.

Color in architectural illustration counters the elusive nature of color application first by placing its use within a historical setting; the text explores the legacy of color in architectural illustration from the twelfth to the early twentieth centuries, particularly in Britain. Basic properties of color including hue, value and chroma, are described in relation to their functions in perspective illustrations and renderings. ISBN: 0-442-27672-9 Hardcover - 200 pages (August 1989) Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, N.Y. and now available through author.

Color Model Environments, which includes eighty-four color illustrations, offers a comprehensive treatment of color and light in three-dimensional design. This work describes the structure underlying the effective use of color and light based on three-dimensional design principles. These principles are then related to the planning and model-building aspects of design that are employed by students and design professionals. ISBN: 0-442-26073-3 Paper - 250 pages (September 1985) Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, N.Y., N.Y. and now available through the author.

A finely tailored portfolio is the most important tool a candidate can bring to an application for graduate school or a design grant or competition, or to a job interview. Portfolio Design shows anyone in the environmental design fields--architecture, urban planning, landscape design, interior design--how to assemble a portfolio that reflects his or her talents and qualifications to best advantage. The book covers formats, bindings and cases, reproduction techniques, content, style, and sequencing, and the latest in promotion on the World Wide Web. ISBN: 0-393-73008-5 Hardcover - 152 pages (August 1996) W.W.Norton Inc., N.Y., N.Y.

Markers are versatile tools for expressing design ideas of the early stages of design and illustration. They're especially valuable in architectural design, as explained and visually demonstrated in this workshop-style guide to the techniques needed to exploit this medium in architectural design applications. 160 color and 50 b&w illustrations. ISBN: 0-442-31883-9 Paper -223 pages (December 1991) John Wiley and Sons, Inc., N.Y., N.Y.

This book shows architects and designers how to develop the essential skills of extemporaneous sketching through examples from the gifted illustrator, Robert L. Sutton. It illustrates the practical applications of architectural sketching and provides an abundant source of exemplars and inspiration for those who want to utilize sketching techniques more effectively in their work. ISBN: 0-8306-4070-3 Hardcover - 192 pages (May 1993) Published by Design Press / McGraw-Hill Company, N.Y., N.Y.