I’m very chuffed to have provided Steve Tidball of Vollebak UK with some evidence-based high visibility colour insight. London-based start-up Vollebak is a cutting edge, experimental adventure brand that creates adventure sports clothing using insights and discoveries from diverse fields such…
I provide evidence-based corporate colour assessment and brand colour strategies for existing corporate colours and new logo design development. Brand and corporate colours need to achieve a number of diverse objectives: Colours need to appear compatible with corporate values and…
Colour Design Seminar – Strategies to improve Environmental Visual Literacy in Aged Care Facilities. This colour design seminar focussed on environmental visual literacy and colour/contrast strategies that can improve the interface between environmental design and users. Environmental visual literacy relates…
‘Colour Power & Identity’ is the title of a book chapter I’ve written for ‘A Cultural History of Colour: The Modern Age’. Edited by Sarah Street and Anders Steinvall; Series editors, Carole Biggam and Kirsten Wolf, to be published by…
Cinema Palattes One of my side projects @Cinema.Palettes recently featured in Architectural Digest Mexico as one of the Editor’s Top Five Picks, alongside Pantone, Design Seeds, Elo and Charlotte Love. The article featured my Cinema Palettes for the films ‘Amelie’ and…
Colour scheme for a Dementia Unit – This project involved providing evidence-based colour insight to the team responsible for the design of the Fraser McDonald Geriatric Psychiatric Unit. This dementia unit is located at Auckland City Hospital, Auckland District Health…
Colour/Contrast Strategies to Improve Environmental Visual Literacy Universal Design Symposium – 26 October 2016. ANZ Viaducts Events Centre, Auckland. Environmental visual literacy occurs at the interface between design and users. It relates to the way in which users ‘read’ visual…
Colour contrast strategies – Healthcare design I had the opportunity to meet with members of the New Zealand Health Design Council and deliver a seminar on effective colour contrast strategies in healthcare design aimed at improving environmental visual literacy. The…
Signage Evaluation of the signage program designed for Auckland City Hospital and the Auckland District Health Board (ADHB). The new signage strategy and program was designed by the Design for Health & Wellbeing Lab (DHW Lab) in collaboration with the…
Seminar on Environmental Visual Literacy – New Zealand dates: 25 October 2016 – NZ Health Design Council, Auckland 26 October 2016 – Auckland District Health Board (ADHB), Auckland 27 October 2016 – Industry organisations including BUPA, Oceania, Arvida The seminar…
