A colour reference for all types of designers, artists and anyone who used colour in their work or creative pursuits. Along with some basic colour theory, the guide provides hundreds of one, two, and three-colour combinations selected to reflect a range of moods and adjectives. It includes information on creating special effects using metallic and fluorescent colour palettes, as well as a section devoted to the psychology of colour. The authors help readers determine their best colours and suggest why some colours may inspire creativity while others don't. The book also includes two colour palette sections reflecting black and white as the colour base, along with an expanded and updated colour trends sections that discusses trends and how they are predicted, giving advice on how to be a trend spotter.