Series ✦ Penny’s Take
100 Years of Colour
Katie Greenwood · 2015
82/100
👍 Worth It
Katie Greenwood's decade-by-decade colour archaeology is a genuinely smart idea executed well — pulling authentic palettes from real period graphic art rather than guessing is both rigorous and beautiful. Designers and illustrators will reach for it repeatedly as a reference, and the contextual essays give the visuals historical weight that pure swatch books lack. The Western-only scope is a real limit, but within that lane it delivers.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety98
substance80
craft85
originality82
accuracy85
hype78
age-fit88
human-eye84
Penny’s verdict82
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