Shigenobukobayashi

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Shigenobu Kobayashi

Words by Jez Burrows, Friday 20 July 2007

Kobayashi is known as one of Japan’s leading authorities on colour theory and psychology and has published numerous books on the subject. They’re all fantastic, if only for the particularly dry categories assigned to colours. Want to find a colour scheme that’s both ‘classic’ and ‘dandy’? Shigenobu can help.

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