Sara Martinez Sara Martinez

The use of colour in Watchmen

Exploring how colour harmonies influence narrative in the Watchmen comic book.

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Year
2017
Services
Graphic design, Editorial design, Art direction, Book design
(Note: This is a non-commercial personal project. The copyright of all the images used correspond to their authors).

This book was conceived as a study on how colour is used in comic books. Focused on Watchmen, which was published between 1986 and 1987 by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons and John Higgins, it explores its different colour harmonies and how they influence narrative.

the use of colour in watchmen book design editorial design
the use of colour in watchmen book design editorial design

The importance of being coloured

It not only narrates how well-used are colours in the comic, but how it has been done in all Comic History. The main part of the project was, however, a visual study on cromatic ranges and colour harmonies.

All the book contains highlights and quotes from the authors. Typography is also a big component, used as a call to action.

the use of colour in watchmen book design editorial design
the use of colour in watchmen book design editorial design
the use of colour in watchmen book design editorial design
the use of colour in watchmen book design editorial design
the use of colour in watchmen book design editorial design
the use of colour in watchmen book design editorial design
the use of colour in watchmen book design editorial design
the use of colour in watchmen book design editorial design
the use of colour in watchmen book design editorial design
the use of colour in watchmen book design editorial design
the use of colour in watchmen book design editorial design

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