If there’s one thing I respond to in a home, it’s color. A well chosen fabric or wall color can make all the difference in the world. So color charts have always been near and dear to me. In college I collected color chart books that I used while struggling through watercolor class. But man, I didn’t have any as gorgeous as these antique charts. While preparing for a post on Jacob Krupnick and Youngna‘s wedding invitations (coming up in a few!), I noticed a link on Jacob’s site to these amazing color charts featured on Imprint. These beautiful charts track colors in a variety of ways and seem beautiful enough to serve as artwork themselves. Click here to see more beautiful images and information at Imprint. xo, grace
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oh my gosh! so beautiful! i would hang these as art in my home – where can a gal buy these??
So beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Wow! I would love to have an antique “Prismatic” color chart framed in my studio! These are so gorgeous!
Wow! So detailed and perfect. Someone definitely spent many hours on those! I love the single color pages
So pretty! This makes me want to paint!
Grace,
These are absolutely stunning and beautiful. I would love to have something like this to hang in my office. Thanks for the idea. Have a great week.
These totally made my morning, they are so gorgeous!
these charts just made my day
These are simply beautiful. Just one of these would make such a brilliant focal point in a room. They beg for the whole less is more approach. I adore them. Amazing find!
soooooo beautiful!!!!!!!!!
These are so special. It’s a terrible thing I saw these so early in the morning because the search for them is going to really hinder my productivity at work today!
These are beautiful! I would love to purchase and frame – any source recommendations?
these are amazing – agreed on wanting to buy and hang! definitely MUCH cooler than the color charts and wheels i remember doing foundation year in college …
these are so beautiful! I would love to have them framed in my studio.
I made one of these (not so fancy) in college and it is one of my favorite “art-pieces” we made. Fashionable and functional.
Wow those are amazing. Those can be framed in a a studio and be useful. Nice find!
SO gorgeous!!!
this makes me so happy, simply beautiful
As an elementary art teacher, I consider this post to be pretty incredible. I’d love to show my kids these incredible color wheel posters.
Linked to you. I simply couldn’t help sharing these beautiful images!
Hi,
I agree with the other comments. Do you know if it’s possible to purchase posters of these? Thanks
These are stunning. I’ll third (or fourth?) the request to know where we can buy these. I’d love to have one hanging in my office for inspiration!
Absolutely smitten!
I’m actually in the process of a web redesign based on the first pic. I’ve had it in my inspiration file for a few months. Thank you so much for the post & the additional photos :)
These colour charts are amazing. I really love the calligraphy type used, you can truly see how old they are. I love the detail of the lines in the first colour wheel illustration.
these are unbelievable! i wish i took this much time on color wheels and such when i was in art school! thank you for sharing!
warmest regards,
caitlin of wanderlustings xx
Hi folks! I wrote the color-wheels post on Imprint. I’m dee-lighted that all of you had as much reading this as I had writing it.
If you missed part 2 of this series, check out here: http://imprint.printmag.com/color/wonderful-color-wheel-part-2/ We’re planning a part 3 post in the coming weeks, too, that’ll bring this history up to the present.
In answer to the many folks who wondered where you can buy posters of these images, I don’t know of any vendor right now providing that. However, smelling opportunity, I’ve floated the idea of posters based on these images as a product in Print’s MyDesignShop. Clearly, there’s demand out there, and we’d be glad to fill it if we can! Will report back here if and when there’s progress on that front.
Thanks again,
Jude
Read my tweets about color and other gorgeous stuff: @joodstew
i would also be **very** interested in having a reproduction print too! and if it were on textured (not glossy) paper, that would be even better!!!!
wow those color charts are really cool
Gosh, I just finished teaching my high schoolers about color. What a thrill it would be to have a poster of one of these up on our wall!
What a lovely set of images. The colours are so gorgeous and dreamy. Thanks for sharing!
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