I was invited to participate in a debate that focused on colour theory at Color Impact 2020. Color Impact 2020 was originally planned as a multi-day conference to be held at Yale University in New Haven; however, due to Covid-19,…
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…
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…
Disruptive Colour is the title of an article I’m currently writing. A key twenty-first century colour strategy, Disruptive Colour is now evident across many areas of applied design and architecture. Disruptive Colour involves combining unusual, atypical colour combinations; using colour…
This 3 hour Colour Psychology seminar blends evidence-based colour psychology theories, practical examples and interactive exercises. The diverse origins of colour psychology theories are examined including the many exponents of colour psychology, some of whom were jailed for fraud. Takeaways…
I did an interview with the editor of INTERIOR magazine while in New Zealand in February 2016. Federico Monsalve has the enviable job of editing INTERIOR, which showcases the best of NZ’s commercial interiors. We discussed colour in interior…
In a media interview with Laura Trieste, I discussed a simple interior colour scheme formula. This formula equates to 60% Dominant hue/tonal value; 30% Auxiliary hue/tonal value and 10% Accent hue/tonal value. This approach to interior colour provides a cohesive…
Colour conveys confidence. This is exactly what many of the competitors in the Australian Open 2016 know when it comes to on-court fashion. Suzanne Carbone wrote about this phenomenon recently in an article: ‘Australian Open 2016: Players serve up bold…
Colour + Children + Imagination = PLAY[ground], a collaborative effort involving HASSELL architects, Archikidz and Sydney Living Museums. A temporary three-day installation, insights from this project will be used to inform future strategies for public engagement. ‘Playability’ is seen as…
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…
