A&C Black colour guides

I grew up looking through my dad's book collection - he used to pick up second hand books before the hobby became popular (and expensive) - 50p here and there. These days, you can't collect books on a bus driver's income.

I loved the travel books, and even more so the beautiful illustrations inside - boy, I would dream a lot about travelling to Italy after pouring over the beautiful illustrations of Ella Du Cane. Classic escapism. Or William Heaton-Cooper. Easy to dismiss these watercolour illustrators in a modern design world, but it terms of top craftsmanship and beautiful colour work, these guys had something. Plus old books are lovely.





Ella Du Cane, from The Italian Lakes