Beautiful Colors: The Posters of Duran Duran – First Edition

Beautiful Colors examines Duran Duran’s legacy through an unprecedented lens - the posters that mark the band’s evolution across generations.

A Book Celebrated by the Band

Reflections from the band reveal how Beautiful Colors resonates with them, speaking to the value of documenting and preserving history, and illustrating how one can better appreciate where DD is today when you know where they have been – and how far they have come.

A Visual Chronicle of Duran Duran’s Pioneering Legacy

Beautiful Colors examines Duran Duran’s career as it has never been seen before – through the posters.

From 1978 to 2013, the band’s evolution is chronicled with rare and vintage promotional posters from the largest Duran Duran archive in the world; tours, tribulations, and triumphs are charted as each album is released, viewed through an array of stunning art and photography.

“I love Durandy’s limited-edition publications! For the memorabilia freak like myself, they are the perfect guide to the legacy world of Duran Duran tours and artwork. But their value goes beyond Duran Duran, as they have a lot to say about the changing state of pop music ephemera. We are really lucky to have him and his dedicated projects. A must for all Duran fans and then some!”

John Taylor

"Andy, I think the book’s terrific!! The time and effort you must have taken to produce something like this is mind-blowing. You have my full appreciation for your work detailing such an important part of my life with Duran Duran."

Andy Taylor

Inside the Pages

Highlights include posters from Duran Duran’s formative years, previously unseen posters that were never put into production, insights from artists and designers on their creations, and a foreword by Nick Rhodes.

Reception & Reviews

“a true testament to the power of music.”

James Wood, Examiner.com

“a definitive presentation of Duran’s graphic design output.”

Classic Pop

“...a fitting tribute to a band whose visual appeal was as integral to their story as the music.”

Stacey Appel, The Dedicated Follower of Fashion

“This isn’t a fan book. It’s an art book…an artistic, romantic, and human narrative.”

Elisa Lorello, author of Friends of Mine: Thirty Years in the Life of a Duran Duran Fan

“...a book which should not only be considered an essential purchase by Duranies the world over, but should also serve as inspiration for anyone trying something like this in the future.”

Crispin Kott, Pop Matters

Featured In

International print and online media coverage includes Classic Pop, Record Collector, Pop Matters, Seattle Sound, Paste Magazine, Seattle Weekly, USA Today, Yahoo Music, The Quietus, Cashbox Canada, RetroPop, the television programs Evening Magazine and Seattle Refined.

“The book looks amazing and is an absolute treasure trove. What tremendous care and attention have gone into its production, and what a great result! Congratulations!!! It’s really a beauty!”

Wendy Laister, Duran Duran manager

Unboxing of Beautiful Colors

Sandy Says Read unboxed “Beautiful Colors”, sharing her own story about how she became a Duranie. A joyful, wacky preview of the book.

The Book in the Hands of Fans

Beautiful Colors not only tells the band’s tale, but that of fans who can measure their own journey against the backdrop of Duran Duran’s music releases, tours, and photo sessions. Each poster is inextricably linked to memories and milestones, so Duranies can browse the pages in this book and find themselves.

An Archival Milestone

Beautiful Colors stands as a bridge between preservation and print – a curated extension of the Archive that honors fans, collectors, and music historians alike. The book remains a testament to the band’s enduring success, their distinctive visual flair, and the extraordinary, unflinching devotion they have inspired for decades.