Colour schemes for older apartments and heritage buildings depend on a number of key issues including: Architectural style and fixed heritage design details Directional aspect and amount of natural light Client preferences, artwork and furniture For an interior that has…
I was delighted to be asked to be a contributor to a new colour encyclopedia. The prestigious ‘Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology’, edited by Ronnier Luo, is being published by Springer, New York in 2017. The chapters I…
Light encourages engagement and improves perceptions of safety. Impulse is a public art installation in the Place Des Festivals, Montreal, that illustrates the positive impact of light. Thirty illuminated see-saws along with a series of video projections on nearby buildings have…
I’m very chuffed that the Most Accessed list for the journal Color Research and Application includes two of my papers. These two papers top the list for June 2015 and the year 07/2015 to 06/2016. I’m hoping that its only a…
Launched in March 2017, @colour.design.palettes on Instagram explores the colour palettes of prominent design styles, designers and colour theories. Check out the entire range of Design Palettes on Instagram. Colour, tonal value and saturation are dimensions of colour that can…
The main focus of this six-part Advanced Colour course is colour scheme development strategies that acknowledge aesthetics plus the ways in which colour and contrast can achieve specific outcomes in residential, commercial, hospitality, healthcare and aged care contexts. Colour has…
This Colour Psychology seminar was initially presented to the Colour Society of Australia on 12 August 2015. The seminar examined the diverse origins as well as evidence and applications of colour psychology in applied design and the built environment. Spanning from…
This Visual Communications course focuses on elements and principles of design and key theories of perception relevant to effective design and visual communications. Practical, evidence-based information is provided and key learning objectives include: Learning styles and the impact on graphic design…
I was invited to dicuss evidence-based colour psychology on The Daily Edition, Channel 7, on 2 July 2015. The Daily Edition is hosted by Sally Obermeder and Tom Williams. In this discussion, I focused on evidence-based colour strategies and…
I was asked to contribute evidence-based information about colour in aircraft design for this article. The article appear in a trade journal for the aircraft industry. ‘Design Psychology’ explored the various design factors that contribute to passenger satisfaction including colour…
