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2024-03-12T18:27:18-05:00
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tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/7366106
2024-03-12T18:27:18-05:00
2024-03-12T18:30:25-05:00
Colorful Landscape / Vibrant City
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/344717/bfaa8dac11c29056ec7152ac369ba8dcf71b4e7e/original/ecd-seminar-website-color-design-resources-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="1080" width="1920" /><p>To celebrate International Color Day, we are excited to be participating in this online seminar - <span lang="EN-GB"><strong>Colorful Landscape / Vibrant City.</strong></span></p><p>Presented by the Environmental Color Design group of the International Color Association (AIC), the seminar details are as follows:</p><p><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);"><strong>Wednesday, 13 March 2024 - 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM GMT </strong></span></p><p>The moderators for the seminar:</p><p><span lang="EN-GB"><strong>Verena M. Schindler</strong>, Art and Architectural Historian </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB"><strong>Juan Serra Lluch</strong>, Ph.D. Architect, Assistant Professor at UPV</span></p><p><i><span lang="EN-GB">Invited Talks</span></i></p><p><span lang="EN-GB"><strong>Mira Engler</strong>, Ph.D. Emerita Professor of Landscape Architecture </span></p><ul><li><span lang="EN-GB">Color Concepts in Landscape Architecture, from Camouflage to Activism</span></li></ul><p><span lang="EN-GB"><strong>Zena O'Connor</strong>, Ph.D. Colour Consultant, Researcher and Designer</span></p><ul><li><span lang="EN-GB">Linking Heritage and Contemporary: Managing Heritage Values with Contemporary Color Palettes</span></li></ul><p><span lang="EN-GB"><strong>Beichen Yu</strong>, Ph.D. Researcher, Designer and Landscape Architect </span></p><ul><li><span lang="EN-GB">Towards Urbanisms of Color: Exploring New Color Trends in Landscape Architecture</span></li></ul><p><span lang="EN-GB"><strong>Leah Rosenberg</strong>, Interdisciplinary Artist based in San Francisco</span></p><ul><li>This Is The Color Of....</li></ul><p><strong>Please </strong><span lang="EN-GB"><strong>click on the direct link below to participate in the Online Seminar </strong></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB">Microsoft Teams Meeting:</span></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZGYyOTFiYWQtZjE0Ni00MGFkLWFjNjgtYTAyM2YxMzhhMTE3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22be4655df-ac73-401f-a7ae-198c3b72d0c6%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22ac5560e7-d0ab-4620-977d-4cdd6b1b7e1c%22%7d" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%253ameeting_ZGYyOTFiYWQtZjE0Ni00MGFkLWFjNjgtYTAyM2YxMzhhMTE3%2540thread.v2/0?context%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%2522be4655df-ac73-401f-a7ae-198c3b72d0c6%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%2522ac5560e7-d0ab-4620-977d-4cdd6b1b7e1c%2522%257d&source=gmail&ust=1710371286146000&usg=AOvVaw2MHzLjD6rIZn58zCAOP_M5"><span lang="EN-GB">https://teams.microsoft.com/l/<wbr>meetup-join/19%3ameeting_<wbr>ZGYyOTFiYWQtZjE0Ni00MGFkLWFjNj<wbr>gtYTAyM2YxMzhhMTE3%40thread.<wbr>v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%<wbr>22be4655df-ac73-401f-a7ae-<wbr>198c3b72d0c6%22%2c%22Oid%22%<wbr>3a%22ac5560e7-d0ab-4620-977d-<wbr>4cdd6b1b7e1c%22%7d</wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></span></a><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB">Meeting ID: 373 204 837 13 </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB">Password: 58GirD</span></p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/7310136
2023-11-28T18:00:00-06:00
2023-12-09T22:40:46-06:00
Webinar Series - 2024
<p><span>We're excited to partner with the Aged Care Industry Association to present a series of seminars from March through to October 2024 plus we'll have more seminars announced soon. </span></p><p><strong>Color Design for Aged Care and Dementia Care</strong> is a <span>2-hour online seminar and dates for 2024 are as follows: </span></p><ul>
<li>Thursday March 7, 2024 - 1:00pm SA time (8:30pm CST, Central Time Zone)</li>
<li>Thursday June 27, 2024 - 1:00pm SA time (8:30pm CST, Central Time Zone)</li>
<li>Thursday October 22, 2024 - 1:00pm SA time (8;30pm CST, Central Time Zone)</li>
</ul><p><span> About the seminar: </span></p><p><span>Effective color design in healthcare, aged care and dementia care has moved beyond aesthetics. In the past, color design strategies focused on creating environments that were engaging, harmonious and practical, either in relation to people living in or visiting healthcare environments but more often in relation to key stakeholders or decision-makers. While color design strategies continue to focus on encouraging engagement, this is now just a starting point. </span></p><p><span>In healthcare, aged care and dementia care, evidence-based color design strategies help to achieve key aims: (1) Address the variable vision capacity and visual challenges experienced by the population in general and in particular older people and people living with dementia. (2) Enhance environmental visual literacy and help improve orientation, wayfinding, and the safe operation of daily activities. (3) Ensure that color design strategies are underpinned by the imperatives of inclusivity, diversity and user centred involvement in decision-making and respect for all people using healthcare environments and especially older people and people living with dementia. </span>This evidence-based seminar is presented by Dr Zena O'Connor.</p><p><span>#colordesign</span> <span>#colorschemes</span> <span>#agedcare</span> <span>#onlineseminar</span> <span>#agedcareindustry</span></p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/344717/3cdb76ccaee62c1794739ae411825eb27eb16cf6/original/2024-website-zena-o-connor-color-design-aged-care.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/7310667
2023-11-20T18:00:00-06:00
2023-12-09T22:41:53-06:00
ISCC Webinar - January 2024
<p><meta charset="utf-8"></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">Here’s an interesting webinar from ISCC coming up on 23rd January 2024 - </span><span style="color:#373737;">Exploring Dye Histories in <i>Bold: Color from Test Tube to Textile</i>.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#373737;">The webinar coincides with the exhibition: </span><span style="color:#000000;">BOLD: Color from Test Tube to Textile - which focuses on more than 150 years of synthetic dye-making.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">The webinar will be presented by Dr Elisabeth Berry Drago, Curator and Director of Visitor Engagement at the Science History Institute, Philadelphia. She has curated numerous exhibitions at the Institute, including Bold: Color from Test Tube to Textile. Berry Drago holds a PhD in art history from the University of Delaware.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">Date & time: 23 January 2024 - 2:00pm (US Eastern)</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">Register via this link: https://iscc.org/event-5481027/Registration</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">For more details, go to: https://iscc.org/event-5481027</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;">#dyehistory #dyeing #color #textiledyeing </span></p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/344717/de3243cb9f51710e4c41e7eb9ba58da1f1a368ae/original/2023-website-color-design-resources-webinar.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p> </p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/7317154
2023-10-26T22:00:00-05:00
2023-12-09T22:37:47-06:00
Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/344717/a4cd01bdf4b27f9b7fc4d4aed033b1b59f299c70/original/website-color-design-resources-encylop-2023.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p>The <i>Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology</i>, edited by Renzo Shamey, has been updated and the 2023 issue is now available. This book is an invaluable source of information and the table of contents features 800 entries. We're chuffed that one of our founders, Zena O'Connor, published six updated chapters in the 2023 edition:</p><ul>
<li style="text-align:justify;">Traditional color theory</li>
<li style="text-align:justify;">RYB color</li>
<li style="text-align:justify;">Color harmony</li>
<li style="text-align:justify;">Color psychology</li>
<li style="text-align:justify;">Color Field painting</li>
<li style="text-align:justify;">Optical art</li>
</ul><p style="text-align:justify;">Here is a link to the 2023 edition: https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-030-89862-5</p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/7310131
2023-08-30T18:00:00-05:00
2023-11-27T18:14:22-06:00
Color Research and Application - Special Issue
<p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">The September/October 2023 issue on Environmental Color Design in <i>Color Research and Application</i> features eighteen articles, all of which are fascinating and at the forefront of environmental color design research including:</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><strong>Doreen Balabanoff</strong> – ‘Color, light, and birth space design: An integrative review’</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><strong>Ellen Divers</strong> – ‘Theory to practice: Pleasure-Arousal-Dominance (PAD) theory for architectural color design’</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><strong>Fiona McLachlan</strong> – ‘Lustrous wrappings: Complex color and collaborative practices in contemporary ceramic facade’ co-authored with Mengmeng Lyu and Xuechang Leng.</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><strong>Zena O'Connor</strong> - 'Color interventions on a macro scale: Tactical urbanism and issues of global concern' (Images featured in this post).</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><strong>Saara Pyykkö</strong> – ‘Conceptualizing the chromatic experience of environment: Two case studies using the Color Walk method’</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><strong>Juan Serra, Ignacio Cabodevilla-Artieda, Ana Torres-Barchino & Jorge Llopis</strong> – ‘Color induction in the restoration of architecture in historic city centers’</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><strong>Ralf Weber</strong> – ‘Monochromatic design in a polychrome world. Why our cities have become increasingly gray: A dischotomy between production and reception in architectural design’</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><strong>Beichen Yu</strong> – ‘Understanding new colors in urban environments: Deciphering colors as semiotic resources’</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">You can read the articles via this link:</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15206378/2023/48/5</span><br> </p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/344717/c925472e16879cb0967b45fa7c0b9caf3238c2a3/original/website-zena-o-connor-ecd-issue.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/7252660
2023-07-28T20:00:00-05:00
2023-08-06T00:39:48-05:00
A New Take on Hering's Theories
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/344717/6a688f0e20daaf1f4551c7ef21ab04128facaddd/original/website-color-design-resources-hering.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p><span>This simple color model illustration relates to Ewald Hering’s opponent color theory. However, a newly published research paper reviews the psychological and physiological evidence for Hering’s Opponent Colors Theory and concludes the theory is wrong. </span></p><p><span>According to Conway, Malik-Moraleda, & Gibson, behavioral work shows that the theory’s three appearance mechanisms (red-versus-green, blue-versus-yellow, and black-versus-white) are not necessary to describe color. Physiological work shows that neural color-encoding mechanisms are not characterized by tuning to the opponent colors of the theory. Contrary to Opponent-Colors Theory, the color encoding mechanisms of the brain are not evident in perception. A new Utility-Based Coding framework is described in the paper, by which color depends on many interacting brain areas. Encoding mechanisms efficiently capture and transmit to the cortex as much chromatic information as possible given selective pressures for both color and high acuity vision, while appearance reflects adaptable neural operations that optimally support behavior under changing contexts and objectives. </span></p><p><span>The authors - Bevil Conway, Saima Malik-Moraleda and Edward Gibson - are from the Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research, National Eye Institute and National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD; Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA; and the Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, respectively. </span></p><p><span>Conway, B. R., Malik-Moraleda, S. & Gibson, E. (2023). Color appearance and the end of Hering’s Opponent-Colors Theory. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2023.06.003 You can access the paper via this link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S136466132300147X Image: Hering’s opponent color model restored by Zena O’Connor © Color Design Resources, 2023. #colormodel</span> <span>#colortheory</span> <span>#Hering</span> <span>#Heringcolormodel</span> <span>#opponentcolortheory</span></p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/7252661
2023-06-15T20:00:00-05:00
2023-08-05T20:45:20-05:00
Color Design Seminar - August 10
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/344717/4096165d28a3c83ffa344019e1cbcc9b66448e7e/original/website-resi-color-strategies-2.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p>We're excited to partner with Resene Paints and Building Design Queensland for this online seminar - Residential Color Strategies - presented by Dr Zena O'Connor. </p><p><span>Presentation overview - While hue is often thought to contribute to mood and ambience plus a sense of calmness or vitality in interior design, this is not supported by evidence. Color saturation and tonal value tend to have a greater impact than hue.</span></p><p><span>This online seminar explores a range of contemporary residential colour strategies and provides multiple strategies that are evidence-based and aimed at achieving particular outcomes for clients. This approach to residential colour schemes removes the sometimes-problematic subjective approach to colour scheme development and instead offers an outcome-focused approach to residential colour strategies.</span></p><h4><strong>Learning Outcomes</strong></h4><ol>
<li><span>Understand the impact of variations of hue and tonal value in residential interiors.</span></li>
<li><span>Recognize evidence-based colour schemes and how these can be used in residential contexts (Hushed Tonalities, Shadow Palettes, Polychromy, Biophilia).</span></li>
<li><span>Recognize variations in ambience and mood arising from different combinations of color tonal values (Chords and keys).</span></li>
<li><span>Understand the ‘New Neutrals’ colour strategy and the effective use of these in residential contexts.</span></li>
<li><span>Recognize evidence-based colour effects and how these can be applied in residential interiors (Restorff/Isolation effect and Simultaneous Contrast).</span></li>
</ol><p><span>To register, follow this </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://bdqld.com.au/Shared_Content/Events/Online%20CPD%20with%20BDQ.aspx?EventKey=1008&WebsiteKey=4b011321-cb29-41b3-9425-9a1afcafcc88" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><span>link</span></a></p><p><span>Or, check out the Building Design Queensland website: </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://bdqld.com.au/"><span>https://bdqld.com.au/</span></a></p><p> </p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/7217107
2023-05-28T02:00:00-05:00
2023-07-21T01:46:14-05:00
Award-winning Community Project
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/344717/2a4fdc6fac68a0866412314b0fdea4949d3c1022/original/website-color-design-resources.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p style="text-align:justify;">Today is the 6th anniversary of our award-winning community project, which was timed to coincide with Vivid Sydney 2017. The project featured saturated colors in a simple pattern that mimicked the brightly-colored yacht sails on Sydney Harbour.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">Research indicates that color can play a key role in transforming and revitalizing the urban environment, and encourages interaction and engagement.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">The project won two awards – Resene Landscape Maestro Award (2017) and the Master Painters Association Community Award (2017). See Resene News <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.resene.co.nz/pdf/newsletters/2018-2.pdf" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">link</a>.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">Designed by Zena O’Connor, the project was made possible by the generous support of key partners: North Sydney Council (Martin Ellis and David Manson), the Master Painters Association NSW and Sydney Harbour Trust (Dr Susan Culverston). The picnic huts were painted by Tom Wood (Summit Coatings), Jayden Olival (apprentice from Decorative Solutions) and Ben Doganer (apprentice from MPA) with the kind help of Zef Olival.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">The colour supergraphics design was based on maritime signals (‘Oscar’) as Sydney Harbour is still a working harbour and sailing is a popular local pastime. Two colour schemes were created, one for each hut and the colours were inspired by red, orange and pink yacht spinnakers, purple Jacaranda blossoms, blue water and sky, green foliage and yellow sunshine.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">The ‘Grand Opening’ was held on 28 May 2017 and attracted a happy crowd. Feedback was very positive:</p><p style="text-align:justify;">“The coloured huts are wonderful and the paint job seems to encourage people to look after them better”, Fazeley Read, High Street, North Sydney.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">“I can see the picnic huts from my home across Neutral Bay and I love their bright, cheerful colours”, Jilly Gibson, Mayor of North Sydney.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span>© Zena O'Connor -</span></span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://zenaoconnor.com/" data-cke-saved-href="https://zenaoconnor.com/"><span style="color:#000000;"><span> </span></span><span style="color:#1155cc;"><span><u>https://zenaoconnor.com/</u></span></span></a></p><p style="text-align:justify;">Color Design Resources - Our mission is to share evidence-based color design information and resources, and make a positive difference by supporting color activations, color-related events, workshops and color awards. </p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/7311744
2023-04-24T23:00:00-05:00
2023-12-09T22:41:53-06:00
Getting it White
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/344717/8be5795ed4c217106186dac1d3846266ef3ba715/original/website-color-design-getting-it-white.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p>Thousands of white paint colors exist and this huge array of whites can complicate color scheme specification. However, three key issues are important to consider and these can help simplify white paint color specification. </p><p>Firstly, what is the aim of the project in terms of style and ambience? Second, once the style and ambience is determined, select a white paint color that has a hue/undertone suitable for the project. Finally, be aware of the impact of simultaneous contrast as this can influence the appearance of paint color. </p><p><strong>Style and ambience</strong></p><p>Consider the style outcomes of the project and select a preferred style as this can narrow down white paint color selection. Styles may include:</p><ul>
<li>Edgy, ultra modern and non-traditional - stark, vivid whites; whites with a cool undertone</li>
<li>Modern, contemporary, more classical than cutting edge - whites with a neutral/grey undertone</li>
<li>Traditional, conventional and classical - whites with a subtle warm undertone</li>
<li>Historical, vintage and old-time quaint - whites with a subtle yellow undertone</li>
</ul><p>Each of these styles tend to convey a certain ambience which can be reinforced by paint color specification plus furniture and fittings selection. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">For each of these styles, the presence or absence of textures and furnishing selections can reinforce, enhance and complement white paint colors. </span></p><p><strong>Hue/undertone</strong></p><p>White paint colors vary due to hue/undertone and these throw or reflect varying tints and shades of white. White paint colors vary primarily for two reasons. </p><ol>
<li>Each individual white paint color may have a small proportion - albeit a very tiny proportion - of a hue mixed with the white paint color. </li>
<li>Due to the way paint is manufactured and the base paint used, white paints almost inevitably have an undertone, and this undertone may reflect a hint of yellow, blue, pink, brown or grey. As a result, white paint colors vary considerably. </li>
</ol><p>As a result, various white paint colors exhibit slightly different apparent white impressions; however, there are a couple of ways to identify the hue/undertones that may occur in individual white paint colors. </p><p>Some paint companies like Resene Paints provide hex codes for all their paint colors and this can be used to identify and hue/undertone evident in the paint color. In addition, Resene Paint colors are identified using a code which starts with a letter. This letter indicates the base color of the paint: Y<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"> for yellow, BR for brown, G for green and N is for neutral (which means black, or rather grey once white is added).</span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">A second way to identify hue/undertone in white paint colors is to actually paint a large surface area - preferably 3x3 feet or 1 metre square. Painting a series of white samples alongside each other provides a way of assessing the hue/undertone of each white paint color.</span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">The following image features an array of Dulux white paint colors and it is clear from this grid of nine colors that white can vary considerably.</span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/344717/5d9ee844fe403f2ff30888db3afc77123961a845/original/nine-grid-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p><p><strong>Simultaneous contrast </strong></p><p>This is an effect that can occur in any context whereby the target color (for example, the specified white paint color) can appear to change slightly due to the influence of contextual color.</p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">The following illustration features </span><span style="color:rgb(17,17,17);">popular Resene white paint colors including Alabaster, White and Black White. Resene Rice Cake (hex code </span><span style="color:var(--color-text-link);">#EFECDE)</span><span style="color:rgb(17,17,17);"> features in the middle of each Resene white and the impact of the simultaneous contrast effect alters the appearance of Rice Cake, making it lighter, darken or a subtly different hue depending on contextual colour. </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/344717/74ef618d03319b457f7587e754d09e44c59c10bd/original/simultaneous-contrast-resene-colors.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">If a proposed color scheme features more than one white paint color, paint a large surface area - preferably 3x3 feet or 1 metre square - wth the dominant white paint color and add the second white in an interior square. This will help to indicate the impact of simultaneous contrast on the appearance of the secondary white color.</span></p><p>Hope you get it white!</p><hr><p>Image 1: Mashup of Dulux images featuring (left to right) <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Dulux Antique White U.S.A®; Dulux Lexicon® Quarter and Dulux Natural White™.</span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Image 2: An array of Dulux white paint colors.</span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Image 3: An array of Resene white paint colors illustrating the s</span><span style="color:rgb(17,17,17);">imultaneous contrast effect by Zena O’Connor, PhD. </span></p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/7212471
2023-02-22T23:00:00-06:00
2023-07-21T01:47:07-05:00
Online Webinar - Healthcare and Aged Care
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/344717/08344227b6516529314d4f93009c275254b88057/original/2023-color-aged-care-webinar-website-zena-o-connor.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p>Next session - 17 August 2023. This online webinar for architects, designers, and colour specifiers was hosted by the Aged Care Industry Association and featured evidence-based information.</p><p>Effective colour design in healthcare, aged care and dementia care has moved beyond aesthetics. In these contexts, evidence-based colour design strategies help to achieve key aims: (1) Address the variable vision capacity and visual challenges experienced by the population in general and in particular older people and people living with dementia. (2) Enhance environmental visual literacy and help improve orientation, wayfinding, and the safe operation of daily activities. (3) Ensure that colour design strategies are underpinned by the imperatives of inclusivity, diversity and user centred involvement in decision-making and respect for all people using healthcare environments and especially older people and people<br>living with dementia.</p><p>This webinar was developed by Zena O'Connor PhD and presented on 23 February and will be presented again on Thursday 17 August 2023, 1.30 pm South Australia time.</p><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span>© Zena O'Connor -</span></span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://zenaoconnor.com/" data-cke-saved-href="https://zenaoconnor.com/"><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><span style="color:#1155cc;"><span><u>https://zenaoconnor.com/</u></span></span></a></p><p><a data-cke-saved-href="https://zenaoconnor.com/"><span style="color:#000000;"><span>Color Design Resources - Our mission is to share evidence-based color design information and resources, and make a positive difference by supporting color activations, color-related events, workshops and color awards. </span></span></a></p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/7238046
2023-01-20T23:00:00-06:00
2023-07-22T19:31:26-05:00
Demystifying Color - Video
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/344717/7d58df278e3cd180fcd5c9f26d6e65d17bb00ca6/original/demystifying-color-color-design-resources.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p>We excited to share this webinar ‘Demystifying Color: Making Sense of Different Color Systems’. </p><p>The webinar, which we did in partnership with Resene New Zealand was presented by Dr Zena O'Connor, explores the differences among key color systems including Hex codes, RYB color, Pantone, the NCS Color System, RGB color and the Munsell color system.</p><p>Here is a link to the webinar on <a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/GF62I5RnDLw" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">YouTube</a>. </p><p>The webinar was prepared for architects and designers, and a CPD workbook is available which features relevant activities linked to specific learning outcomes. <span style="color:rgb(19,19,19);">To enquire about CPD workbooks and accreditation, please email </span><a class="no-pjax" href="mailto:zena@zenaoconnor.com.au"><span style="color:rgb(19,19,19);">zena@zenaoconnor.com.au</span></a></p><p><span style="color:rgb(19,19,19);">Color Design Resources - Our mission is to share evidence-based color design information and resources, and make a positive difference by supporting color activations, color-related events, workshops and color awards. </span></p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/7238604
2022-12-20T00:00:00-06:00
2023-07-25T02:55:38-05:00
From Dresser to Bauhaus
<p>There's an interesting link between one of the first British industrial designers Christopher Dresser and Walter Gropius' Bauhaus Manifesto. Dresser (1834-1904) published<span style="color:black;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><i><span lang="EN-US">Principles of Decorative Design</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> (1870) and Walter Gropius (1883-1969) published the Bauhaus Manifesto in 1919, only fifteen years after Dresser's death. Both texts focus on unity of the arts and an approach to design characterized by utility and purpose of design, design innovation, and individual creativity freed from the shackles of prescriptive that occured in tandem with the design patterns books. Curiously, the link can also be seen in two illustrations from both publications.</span></span></p><p><span style="color:black;"><span lang="EN-US">– </span></span></p><p>Design pattern books were highly influential for those <span style="color:black;"><span lang="EN-US">involved in applied design and design for the built environment </span></span><span lang="EN-US">from the mid-eighteenth through the nineteenth century and early twentieth century.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">During this period, design pattern books proliferated providing inspiration for some, while others simply copied designs found within these books. Early examples included Langley’s </span><i><span lang="EN-US">The City and Country Builder's and Workman's Treasury of Designs </span></i><span lang="EN-US">(1741) and Cruden’s </span><i><span lang="EN-US">Convenient and Ornamental Architecture</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> (1797). Pattern books, featuring multiple designs illustrated in black and white, were widely used during this period.<sup> </sup></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang="EN-US">Subsequent design pattern books featured color and key examples include Hulme’s </span><i><span lang="EN-US">Principles of Ornamental Art</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> (1875) plus </span><i><span lang="EN-US">The Grammar of Ornament</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> (1856) by British architect Owen Jones</span><a name="_Hlk138264621"><span style="color:black;"><span lang="EN-US">, </span></span></a><span style="color:black;"><span lang="EN-US">who aimed to develop a new visual language for color and design. Jones’ design involvement with the Great Exhibition saw him become one of the most influential designers in Britain. He created illustrations for </span><i><span lang="EN-US">The Grammar of Ornament</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> using pen, ink, and gouache which were reproduced as lithographs for the text. During the </span></span><span lang="EN-US">nineteenth century, traditional color theory developed and spread considerably due to the influence of Owen Jones.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang="EN-US">Jones’ protégé Christopher Dresser was one of the first independent industrial designers. He published </span><span style="color:black;"><i><span lang="EN-US">The Art of Decorative Design</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> (1862) and </span><i><span lang="EN-US">Principles of Decorative Design</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> (1873). In these texts, he focused on design patterns and also discussed traditional color theory, providing multiple suggestions for color in design. During this era, d</span></span><span lang="EN-US">esign pattern books also proliferated across Europe including </span><i><span lang="EN-US">Polychromatic Ornament</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> (1877) by Auguste Racinet</span><i><span lang="EN-US"> </span></i><span lang="EN-US">(French cultural historian, painter) and </span><i><span lang="EN-US">Handbook of Ornament</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> (1892) by Franz Sales Meyer, Professor at the School of Applied Art in Karlsruhe. Design patterns books also emerged in design education such as Day’s </span><i><span lang="EN-US">Pattern Design: A Book for Students</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> (1915), and these often featured a prescriptive approach to color and design. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang="EN-US">Of the design pattern books, perhaps the most influential was Dresser's </span><span style="color:black;"><i><span lang="EN-US">Principles of Decorative Design.</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> In this book, he heralded a new approach to design and color application that was less prescriptive and more exploratory. This approach was also evident in key texts of the twentieth century including those of Josef Albers and Johannes Itten, as well as the curriculum and pedagogy of the Bauhaus. This exploratory approach to design and color better suited the needs of designers and architects during the early twentieth century, who required more than prescriptive, one-size-fits-all design and color options for their wide range of differing design projects. It also enabled architects and designers to explore brave new directions in design and color, and forge new paths forward that were characterized by innovation and individual creativity. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span lang="EN-US">During the mid-nineteenth century and especially the early twentieth century (before the advent of computer-assisted design), design ideation and conceptualization by architects and designers entailed creating visual imagery by hand. To this end, design maquettes and renderings featured pencil, pen, ink, and watercolor or bodycolor paint, the latter substituted eventually by gouache. These methods were used to actualize intended designs for building, manufacturing, or printing.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p>In this <span lang="EN-US">context, gouache provided a highly useful medium due to its capacity to dry quickly, provide opaque color coverage plus large flat areas of color with hard borders between colors to enable clarity of design definition, plus it had the capacity to provide an immeasurable range of color nuances from a limited palette. </span><span style="color:black;"><span lang="EN-US">Architects and designers used gouache to </span></span><span lang="EN-US">quickly create full-color renderings and explore different design and color options. In using this methodology, they were able to evaluate different design options and determine whether they were fit-for-purpose and effective in terms of the intended aims of each project. </span></p><p>Exploring the link between Christopher Dresser and the Bauhaus needs a quick recap of the origins of this highly influential design school. The history of the Bauhaus dates back to the <span lang="EN-US">Deutscher Werkbund, which was an association of artists, designers, architects and industrialists founded in 1907 in Munich. Among the twleve that established the Werkbund were Peter Behrens, Henry van de Velde, and Josef Hoffmann.<sup>6</sup> </span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">Established to create a partnership to promote competitiveness in German design and manufacturing, a key member was the highly influential architect and designer Peter Behrens who employed Mies Van Der Rohe, Le Corbusier, and Walter Gropius in his design consultancy. Gropius went on to found the Bauhaus in 1919 in Weimar, Germany. The Bauhaus moved to Dessau in 1925 and Berlin in 1932; and Van Der Rohe was director of the Bauhaus from 1930 until the school was closed by the Nazis in 1933.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">Gropius explained his ideas behind the Bauhaus in the founding Manisfesto. In this text, Gropius did not demand a new style or form of art but a fundamental reform of the entirety of artistic work. Gropuis' aim was to unify all forms of art and design, including painting, craftwork, through to industrial and architectural design.</span></p><p>The cover of the Bauhaus Manifesto features an image with strong patterns of similarity to Dresser's sketch, both visually and philosophically. T<span style="color:rgb(77,81,86);">he Bauhaus Manifesto served as a promotional tool during the establishment of the Bauhaus in 1919 amd its cover featured a woodcut (1919) by Lyonel Feininger. In this woodcut, Feininger aimed to embody the hopes of the Bauhaus. The artwork features angular, diagonal lines with a cathedral-type building projecting purposefully from the centre of the woodcut. The image is dynamic and conveys a sense of the energy and optimism that characterized the founding of the Bauhaus. In addition, the woodcut technology and the graphic imagery of the artwork also provides a visual link to an almost medieval aesthetic while also hinting at the mass production techniques that became prevalent in the twentieth century and which underpinned design at the Bauhaus. </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(77,81,86);">Gropius was keen to unify the arts and bring them together in a school that encouraged architects, painters and designers to learn “a new way of seeing and understanding the composite of the building, </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);">both as a totality and in terms of its parts. Their work will then re-imbue itself with the spirit of architecture, which it lost in salon art” (Gropius, Bauhaus Manifesto, 1919). </span><span style="color:rgb(77,81,86);">The cathedral served as a “</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);">symbol of a new belief to come" ( Gropius, 1919, Bauhaus Manifesto). This belief became paramount for Gropius in tandem with his desire to unify the arts and engender positive change in the future. </span></p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/344717/9df7a7f489bd94252ca4ed5cfdec0354a78afb53/original/dresser-feininger-bauhaus-manifesto.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-small">Dresser's sketch, <i>The Principles of Decorative Design </i>(1870) and Feininger's woodcut, Bauhaus Manifesto (1919). </span></p><p>The cover of the Bauhaus Manifesto features an image with strong patterns of similarity to Dresser's sketch; similarities that are both visual and symbolic. </p><p>In reference to his sketch (Figure 12, <i>The Principles of Decorative Design, </i>1870), Dresser notes, “I have given in this chapter an original sketch (Fig. 12), in which I have sought to embody chiefly the one idea of power, energy, force, or vigour; and in order to this, I have employed such lines as we see in the bursting buds of spring, when the energy of growth is at its maximum, and especially such as to be seen in the spring growth of a luxuriant tropical vegetation; I have also availed myself of those forms to be seen in certain bones of birds which are associated with the organs of flight, and which give us an impression of great strength, as well as those observable in the powerful propelling fins of certain species of fish” (Dresser, 1870, p17). </p><p>For Dresser, the vigour, energy, power and force found in nature are paramount. He sees nature as a key source of inspiration for design (as opposed to design pattern books) and wanted to embody the key traits of nature across all aspects of the production and application of design. However, he also sets his sights most definitely on utility of design and in fact, this is the first of the principles of design that he discusses in <i>The Principles of Decorative Design</i>. While Dresser echoes Keats' dictum, “A thing of beauty is a joy forever”, he notes the importance of ‘economy of materials’, ‘truth, beauty and power’, ‘fitness of purpose’, and ‘utility’, noting “the first aim of the designer of any article must be to render the object which he produces useful” (Dresser, 1870, p17). Dresser also intermingles design in respect to ornament and architecture, and like Gropius, he aimed to unify the the arts, providing principles that had relevance across applied design and architectural design. </p><p>It is interesting to note that Dresser's sketch is the only expressive illustration in <i>The Principles of Decorative Design; </i>all other illustrations are of a practical nature and intended as inspiration for design. It is also interesting to note that Feininger's rough woodcut illustration did not reflect the clean lines and smooth shapes that were evident across the design ouput of the Bauhaus. </p><p><span style="color:windowtext;"><span lang="EN-US"><strong>REFERENCES</strong></span></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">Asagari, A. & Fathi, R. (2022). Examining the role of design tools in quality of ideation and presenting architectural designs. </span><i><span lang="EN-US">Bagh-e Nazar</span></i><span lang="EN-US">, 19 (113), pp99-116. </span></p><p>Bauhaus Archive (2023). <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.bauhaus.de/en/">https://www.bauhaus.de/en/</a></p><p>Cruden, J. (1797). <i><span lang="EN-US">Convenient and Ornamental Architecture. </span></i>London: J. Taylor. Accessed from <a class="no-pjax" href="https://archive.org/details/convenientorname00crun">https://archive.org/details/convenientorname00crun</a></p><p>Day, L. F. (1915). <i><span lang="EN-US">Pattern Design: A Book for Students. </span></i><span lang="EN-US">London: B.T Batsford. Accessed from </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://archive.org/details/patterndesignboo00dayl"><span lang="EN-US">https://archive.org/details/patterndesignboo00dayl</span></a></p><p><span lang="EN-US">De Noblet, J. (1993). </span><i><span lang="EN-US">Industrial design: Reflections of a century</span></i><span lang="EN-US">. Paris: Flammarion. </span></p><p>Design Museum of Chicago (2023). Bauhaus Manifesto. Accessed from <a class="no-pjax" href="https://bauhausmanifesto.com/">https://bauhausmanifesto.com/</a></p><p>Dresser, C. (1862). <i>The Art of Decorative Design</i>. London: Day and Son. Accessed from <a class="no-pjax" href="https://archive.org/details/artofdecoratived00chri/">https://archive.org/details/artofdecoratived00chri/</a></p><p>Dresser, C. (1870). <i>The Principles of Decorative Design</i>. London: Cassell Petter & Galpin. Accessed from <a class="no-pjax" href="https://archive.org/details/principlesofdeco00dresuoft/">https://archive.org/details/principlesofdeco00dresuoft/</a></p><p><span style="color:black;"><span lang="EN-US">Edwards, C. (2011). </span><i><span lang="EN-US">Interior Design: A Critical Introduction</span></i><span lang="EN-US">. Oxford: Berg Publishers. Accessed from </span></span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://archive.org/details/interiordesigncr0000edwa/"><span lang="EN-US">https://archive.org/details/interiordesigncr0000edwa/</span></a></p><p>Hulme, F. E. (1875). <i><span lang="EN-US">Principles of Ornamental Art. </span></i><span lang="EN-US">London: Cassell Petter and Galpin. Accessed from </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://archive.org/details/principlesoforna00hulm/"><span lang="EN-US">https://archive.org/details/principlesoforna00hulm/</span></a></p><p>Jones, O. (1856). <i><span lang="EN-US">The Grammar of Ornament</span></i><span lang="EN-US">. London: Day and Son. Accessed from </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://archive.org/details/grammarornament00Jone/"><span lang="EN-US">https://archive.org/details/grammarornament00Jone/</span></a></p><p><span lang="EN-US">Langley, Batty. (1741). </span><i><span lang="EN-US">The City and Country Builder's and Workman's Treasury of Designs.</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> London: S. Harding. Accessed from </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://archive.org/details/citycountrybuild00lang"><span lang="EN-US">https://archive.org/details/citycountrybuild00lang</span></a></p><p>Meyer, F. S. (1892). <i><span lang="EN-US">Handbook of Ornament. </span></i><span lang="EN-US">Accessed at </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://archive.org/details/handbookoforname0000meye/"><span lang="EN-US">https://archive.org/details/handbookoforname0000meye/</span></a></p><p>Racinet, A. (1877). <i><span lang="EN-US">Polychromatic Ornament</span></i><span lang="EN-US">. </span><span style="color:rgb(44,44,44);">London: H. Sotheran and Co. Accessed from </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://archive.org/details/polychromaticor00raci/"><span style="color:rgb(44,44,44);">https://archive.org/details/polychromaticor00raci/</span></a></p><p><span lang="EN-US">Raizman, D. (2003). </span><i><span lang="EN-US">History of modern design</span></i><span lang="EN-US">. London: Laurence King.</span></p><p>WBA. (2011). <i>Museum der Dinge-Deutscher Werkbund Archive</i>. Accessed from <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.museumderdinge.de/">http://www.museumderdinge.de/</a> </p><p><span lang="EN-US">Woodham, J. M. (1997). </span><i><span lang="EN-US">Twentieth century design</span></i><span lang="EN-US">. Oxford: Oxford University Press.</span></p><p>Images: </p><p>Woodcut (1919) by Lyonel Feininger which featured on the cover of the Bauhaus Manifesto. Accessed from <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.artic.edu/artworks/24955/cathedral">https://www.artic.edu/artworks/24955/cathedral</a></p><p><span class="text-small" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><span lang="EN-US"><strong>About the author </strong></span>- Dr Zena O’Connor established Design Research Associates in 2006 and has focussed on evidence-based color strategies, insight, and recommendations for applied design and the built environment. Zena has completed numerous color design projects across commercial, residential and the healthcare and aged care sectors. A designer by training, Zena’s PhD research (Faculty of Architecture, Design & Planning, University of Sydney) investigated color in the built environment. She has developed and taught courses at university (Sydney University and the University of NSW) and published 70+ peer-reviewed academic articles on color in applied design and the built environment. zenaoconnor.com</span></p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/7242327
2022-12-02T03:00:00-06:00
2023-07-15T02:57:39-05:00
Awards Sponsor - Enmore Design Centre
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/344717/da32bad0d21efb2badd98aba75dcd4bd6dea600e/original/website-color-design-resources-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p>Our last Color Awards sponsorship event in Australia before heading off to the United States were the ‘Unstoppable’ Graduate Awards and Exhibition 2022 at the Enmore Design Centre on 1st December 2022. </p><p>The five graduates who received one of our Color Awards were Kayla Bennett, Florenda Tolley, Brigid Cullen-Ward, Chloe Chung anf Tracey Henry. We wish these student graduates and all their fellow graduates a wonderful career ahead! </p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6997531
2022-06-20T03:06:14-05:00
2023-06-15T20:16:22-05:00
Color Psychology Workshop
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/344717/dff4d33723ff3df029e74f361a05d4b22b8e6acd/original/color-psychology-website-color-design-resources.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p>Color Psychology workshop - new dates for our schedule of in-person color workshops.</p><p>Color has the capacity to influence human response. This interactive Color Psychology workshop helps you to sort fact from fiction, and gives you evidence-based knowledge about human responses to color that you can apply with confidence in design and the built environment. </p><p>In this workshop, practical exercises are blended with information that is reliable, practical, and scientifically-robust. Participants gain valuable insight into color and the many ways that color may impact emotional, judgemental and behavioural responses to color. </p><p>All materials are provided in the workshop including a workbook. 3 CPD points per session for architects and designers. </p><ul>
<li>Color Fundamentals workshop - 9:30am to 12:30pm Wednesday 10 August - Booking <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/colour-fundamentals-workshop-tickets-367939816897" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="link">link</a> </li>
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<strong>Color Psychology workshop - 1:30pm to 4:30pm Wednesday 10 August - Booking </strong><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/colour-psychology-workshop-tickets-367971010197" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="link"><strong>link</strong></a><strong> </strong>
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</ul><p>Session sizes are capped and all workshops are held in Harris Street, Ultimo, close to Haymarket and Central Station, Sydney. </p><p>For information about learning outcomes, follow the Booking links. </p><p>If you’d like more information about our workshops, email Zena - <a class="no-pjax" href="mailto:zena@zenaoconnor.com.au">zena@zenaoconnor.com.au</a></p><p>Zena O'Connor <a class="no-pjax" href="Zena%20O'Connor%20-%20https://zenaoconnor.com/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">website</a> - <a class="no-pjax" href="https://zenaoconnor.com/">https://zenaoconnor.com/</a></p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6997530
2022-06-20T03:02:41-05:00
2023-06-15T20:18:02-05:00
Color Fundamentals Workshop
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/344717/79fb2a0a48c843d692d3775989df3aebeb904047/original/color-fundamentals-website-color-design-resources.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" />We're excited to offer the first in our schedule of in-person color workshops again! </p><p>Our 3-hour interactive workshops blend practical exercises with evidence-based content in an accessible, informative, and fun way. You’ll leave each session armed with invaluable insight and the confidence to work with color from an informed perspective. </p><p>All materials are provided in the workshop including a workbook.3 CPD points per session for architects and designers. </p><ul>
<li>Color Fundamentals 9:30am to 12:30pm Wednesday 10 August - Booking <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/colour-fundamentals-workshop-tickets-367939816897" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="link">link</a> </li>
<li>Color Psychology 1:30pm to 4:30pm Wednesday 10 August - Booking <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/colour-psychology-workshop-tickets-367971010197" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="link">link</a> </li>
</ul><p>Session sizes are capped and all workshops are held in Sydney (Harris Street, Ultimo) close to Central Station, Sydney. </p><p>For information about learning outcomes, please follow the Booking links. </p><p>If you’d like more information about our workshops, email Zena - <a class="no-pjax" href="mailto:zena@zenaoconnor.com.au">zena@zenaoconnor.com.au</a></p><p>Zena O'Connor <a class="no-pjax" href="Zena%20O'Connor%20-%20https://zenaoconnor.com/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">website</a> - <a class="no-pjax" href="https://zenaoconnor.com/">https://zenaoconnor.com/</a></p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6982714
2022-04-15T02:00:00-05:00
2023-06-02T02:48:55-05:00
Online Seminar
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/9056a55e77407a7e3b35d3884b3daca3d01e9146/original/website-colour-collective-cpd-seminar.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />We're excited to present this CPD seminar in conjunction with the Aged Care Industry Association. </p><p>Thursday 16 June - 1:30 to 3:30pm Eastern Standard Time (1:00-3:00pm South Australia and 11:30-1:30pm Western Australia) </p><p>3 Formal CPD points for architects and designers. Bookings - $206-$262 via Eventbrite</p><p>Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/colour-design-for-aged-care-and-dementia-care-tickets-324457229307 </p><p>Colour strategies for healthcare, aged care and dementia care have moved beyond aesthetics. In the past, colour design strategies focused on creating environments that were engaging, harmonious and practical, either in relation to people living in or visiting healthcare environments but more often in relation to key stakeholders or decision-makers. </p><p>While colour design strategies continue to focus on encouraging engagement, this is now just a starting point. In healthcare, aged care and dementia care, evidence-based colour design strategies help to achieve key aims: (1) Address the variable vision capacity and visual challenges experienced by the population in general and in particular older people and people living with dementia. (2) Enhance environmental visual literacy and help improve orientation, wayfinding, and the safe operation of daily activities. (3) Ensure that colour design strategies are underpinned by the imperatives of inclusivity, diversity and user-centred involvement in decision-making and respect for all people using healthcare environments and especially older people and people living with dementia. </p><p>The content of this seminar is linked to the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA) National Standard of Competency for Architects and addresses the unit of competency of ‘Design’ and the elements of ‘Pre-Design’ and ‘Conceptual Design’. </p><p>This evidence-based workshop is developed and delivered by Dr Zena O'Connor, The Colour Collective and Design Research Associates in conjunction with the Aged Care Industry Association - <a class="no-pjax" href="https://acia.asn.au/course-list/colour-design-for-aged-care-and-dementia-care/">https://acia.asn.au/course-list/colour-design-for-aged-care-and-dementia-care/</a></p><p>Zena O'Connor <a class="no-pjax" href="Zena%20O'Connor%20-%20https://zenaoconnor.com/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">website</a> - <a class="no-pjax" href="https://zenaoconnor.com/">https://zenaoconnor.com/</a></p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6982711
2022-03-25T01:00:00-05:00
2023-06-16T00:45:42-05:00
Color Psychology Workshop
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/36776015dc45fa34f0550ed84ea4bec35e0f14d9/original/website-colour-collective-queens-club.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Now that the pandemic is almost over and restrictions have lifted, we're excited to present this Color Psychology Workshop at the Queens Club in Sydney at 10:30am on 2 June. So, if you're a member or if you know a member, come along! </p><p>As with all our color psychology workshops, we cover evidence-based information about color psychology plus we explore different responses to color in an interactive workshop. A schedule of forthcoming workshops is on planning, so stay tuned for details! </p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6863898
2022-01-01T21:00:00-06:00
2022-01-09T21:54:43-06:00
AIC Newsletter - December 2021
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/f7123aec1ea42c542e12d0ea05647ed42f0404a7/original/website-colour-collective.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The December 2021 issue of the AIC Newsletter featured our sponsorship of the 2021 Enmore Design Centre Graduate Colour Awards. This sponsorship represents our ongoing commitment to providing meaningful awards to encourage the use of colour. The Colour Collective Sydney has also sponsored Colour Awards at the Sydney Design School and the Master Painters Association (NSW). Check out our previous website post for details about the 2021 Colour Award recipients. </p>
<p>The newsletter also mention our proposed Warming Stripes Project, Sydney, The Colour Collective Sydney (Zena O’Connor, Geoffrey Gifford and Naomi Shaw) are currently working on a new colour intervention project that features Prof. Ed Hawkins 'Warming Stripes', who has granted is permission to use the Warming Stripes for NSW. The Warming Stripes, which use warm colours and cool colours to illustrate variations in global temperatures over time, effectively highlight the impact of climate change and global warming.</p>
<p>A quarterly publication of the International Colour Association, the AIC newsletter is distributed worldwide.</p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6821695
2021-11-26T00:58:39-06:00
2023-06-16T00:48:02-05:00
Color Awards Sponsor
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/98c49f1b01d02980ef6758a0aa4036a7f8e75823/original/2021-dce-graduate-event.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />We are proud sponsors of four Color Awards at the Design Centre Enmore Graduate Event 2021. The DCE Graduate Awards night occurred on Wednesday December 1, 2021 and each of the four Color Award winners received a Kolormondo Pro Globe valued at $150 each. </p><p><strong>Kate Barnett </strong>- Kate displays an innate understanding of the impact of color in interior design. She devises well-considered color schemes that effectively use color contrast to draw attention to key design features. In addition, she allocates color contrasts not just in terms of hue but in terms of variations in tonal value and chroma level, while maintaining a cohesive overall color scheme. Instagram: @katebarnettdesign</p><p><strong>Ngoc Nguyen</strong> - Ngoc creates interior color schemes that are carefully considered, visually appealing and always relevant to the design brief. Depending on the brief, her color schemes often feature an underlying neutral scheme enlivened by the bold but restrained use of full chroma hues and at times, immersive tonal values. Instagram: @bt_home27</p><p><strong>Jackson Hastie</strong> - Jackson explores the use of color through a careful examination of imagery relevant to each design brief and he translates his understanding of color application through to his hand renderings and digital renderings. Jackson's approach to color in interior design reflects his interest in and deep understanding of the preservation, restoration and adaptive reuse of heritage buildings and interiors. Instagram: @vintage_jacko</p><p><strong>Jessica Robinson </strong>- Jessica's use of color in interior design displays an innate understanding of the way in which the colors inherent in materials can draw a scheme together, creating a cohesive overall color scheme. Jessica allocates the attributes of color in a thoughtful and meaningful way to suit each individual brief and her use of saturated color across different tonal values is highly effective.</p><p>We're proud to continue our record of sponsoring Color Awards and we've sponsored Color Awards at the Sydney Design School and the Master Painters Association.</p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6821682
2021-11-18T01:00:00-06:00
2023-06-16T00:48:42-05:00
Color in the Built Environment Conference
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/cc2a759c17ce46a71ada49c0b3114c900b370146/original/2021-fargedagen-oslo-website.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />We're excited about this conference on color in the built environment hosted by the Oslo Planning Dept., Norway. To be held 9:00am to 2:30pm, December 1, 2021, the conference is open and free for all to register. One of our founders, Zena O'Connor, is presenting at 10:45am Oslo (8:45pm Sydney time). Her presentation is entitled 'Architectural color: Towards an evidence-based understanding of the impact of color'. </p><p>Not all presentations are in English, so check the full program below. To register, go to this <a class="no-pjax" href="https://fb.me/e/1XBXnwLxD" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="link">link</a>. </p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/37d9cea223ea972c077f1e03e12b279e02b469ac/original/2021-fargedagen-program.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6807902
2021-11-12T00:00:00-06:00
2023-06-16T00:50:31-05:00
New articles on color
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/cf2c24b69a158c1cfaa64015d9f923a467e62378/original/website-colour-collective-cra-articles.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />2021 has been a bumper year for new peer-reviewed articles on color theory and color application. The Meeting Report of the Study Group on Environmental Color Design of the International Colour Association conference AIC2021 has just been published in Color Research and Application. The report refers to a number of interesting presentations at AIC2021 including one by Zena O'Connor. Here's a <a class="no-pjax" href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/col.22751" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="link">link</a>. </p><p>Another recent article is José Luis Caivano's 'Black, White and Grays: Are they colors, absence of color or the sum of all colors?' José was President of the International Color Association (AIC) from 2006-2009 and Chair of the Environmental Color Design Group (1998-2005). Prof. Caivano is also the Section Editor (Art and Design) of peer-reviewed 'Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology', edited by Prof. Renzo Shamey. Here's a <a class="no-pjax" href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/col.22727" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="link">link</a> to this article. </p><p>Other recent articles by Zena O'Connor, one of the founders of Color Design Resources, include 'Traditional color theory: A review' accessible via this <a class="no-pjax" href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/col.22609" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="link">link</a>; and 'Tactical urbanism: Color interventions with purpose', accessible via this <a class="no-pjax" href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/col.22613" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="link">link</a>. </p><p>Zena O'Connor <a class="no-pjax" href="Zena%20O'Connor%20-%20https://zenaoconnor.com/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">website</a> - <a class="no-pjax" href="https://zenaoconnor.com/">https://zenaoconnor.com/</a></p><p> </p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6807905
2021-10-29T01:00:00-05:00
2021-11-13T00:54:44-06:00
Encyclopedia - Updated!
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/559bec9e5d40ea10a3fbc1ee1feb567ccbca597b/original/website-colour-collective-encyclopedia.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The updated 2021 edition of Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology has been published! This is an excellent resource for those interested in colour across all its manifestations as well as colour theory and colour application. We are chuffed that one of our founders, Zena O'Connor, has six chapters published in the 2021 edition: </p>
<ul> <li>Traditional color theory</li> <li>RYB Color </li> <li>Color Harmony – Co-authored with Antal Nemcsics and Renata Pompas </li> <li>Color Psychology </li> <li>Color Field Painting </li> <li>Optical Art </li>
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<p>The 2021 edition is edited by Renzo Shamey and according to the publisher, Springer, the 'Encyclopedia is considered the most comprehensive, authoritative single source of information relating to colour science, technology and application. All chapters are written by experts in their field and are peer-reviewed to ensure a high standard of information.' The Encyclopedia can be accessed via this <a contents="link" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-1-4419-8071-7" target="_blank">link</a>. </p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6705141
2021-08-02T04:00:00-05:00
2023-06-16T00:51:01-05:00
ACIA - Color Design for Aged Care
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/2cc978fe816219c7b3ad84bfabce21022661ba65/original/2021-aged-care-workshop-acia.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />An important workshop session initiated by the Aged Care Industry Association (ACIA) was presented by Dr Zena O’Connor, one of the founders of the Colour Collective Sydney. The CPD seminar ‘Colour Design for Aged Care and Dementia Care’ focused on evidence-based colour strategies and the ways in which colour design can be effectively applied in aged care and dementia care facilities.</p><p>This CPD workshop was made accessible for a broad audience via the ACIA and focused on key colour design aims: (1) Address the variable vision capacity and visual challenges experienced by the population in general and in particular older people and people living with dementia. (2) Enhance environmental visual literacy and help improve orientation, wayfinding, and the safe operation of daily activities. (3) Ensure that colour design strategies are underpinned by the imperatives of inclusivity, diversity and user-centred involvement in decision-making and respect for all people using healthcare environments and especially older people and people living with dementia.</p><p>Time/date: 1:00pm to 3:00pm Tuesday 14 September 2021</p><p>Bookings: Via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/colour-design-for-aged-care-and-dementia-care-tickets-165381475445</p><p>3 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) points for architects and designers.</p><p>The Colour Collective Sydney continues to work with our industry partners to spread evidence-based information about colour application across multiple sectors.</p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6705124
2021-07-30T04:00:00-05:00
2021-08-02T21:34:42-05:00
#ColourMeHappySydney
<p><span class="font_regular"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/9881754a7f8f100ff9a6cd352f82a02d5e5f11f1/original/2021-july-website-post.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p>
<p>In an initiative aimed at bolstering community connection and positivity during the extended Sydney Covid-19 lockdown in July-August 2021, the Colour Collective Sydney hosted a social media-based project. The colour community in Sydney was encouraged to post images on Instagram using the hashtag #ColourMeHappySydney.</p>
<p>The response saw the sharing online of multiple colourful images and lots of cross-community comment and connectivity. We were happy to provide another opportunity to bolster our community during the difficult extended Covid lockdown.</p>
<p>The project has garnered an abundance of positive responses not just from individuals but also from the corporate sector with one organisation posting, “One of our favourite sites is @the.colour.collective. Not only are their posts bright and colourful but they are always interesting, providing fun, colour-based facts. We’re jumping on board their latest mission by posting our version of a colourful, lovely quirky image with the hashtag #ColourMeHappySydney”.</p>
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Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6659705
2021-06-14T01:00:00-05:00
2022-01-09T22:02:15-06:00
AIC Newsletter - June 2021
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/51ec34dc1d26a9c485a412b10207bbfe8114e083/original/copy-of-copy-of-copy-of-website-post.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The June 2021 issue of the AIC Newsletter featured our International Colour Day Competition including fifteen images that were submitted to our Instagram ICD competition. We are thrilled that these fabulous, creative images from competition Winner Natalie O’Connor and Second Prize Winners Rox De Luca and Anna Gianakis. You can check out more fabulous images via their Instagram accounts: @oconnornatalie @roxdeluca and @annagianakis </p>
<p>In addition, the AIC newsletter featured the images of a number of the 'Honourable Mentions' including, Emma Stergoulis @emma_stergoulis_design Therese Moussa @theresemoussa Paula Jenkins @paulajenkinsart Sonia Van Der Haar @lymesmithy Beata Geyer @beatageyer Lynda Hyde @lyndahydeart Elaf Waleed Hazeezy @alo_ofa1 Kate Lambe @kitty_lambe_art and Maea Trevett @maea_photography</p>
<p>A quarterly publication of the International Colour Association, the AIC newsletter is distributed worldwide.</p>
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Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6641020
2021-05-26T18:52:26-05:00
2021-11-26T01:02:58-06:00
Color Impact 2021
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/0ede8fe5fde325a4b228439d6a1c1adc740b8753/original/color-impact-2021-website-image.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The Colour Collective Sydney are proud media partners of Color Impact 2021, the virtual conference completely dedicated to Architectural Colour. </p>
<p>This is a conference where participants can engage with world-class speakers at Q&A Sessions and dip in to Short Courses that enable participants to level up their skills in colour, lighting and design. Plus, you'll be able to meet your international peers and develop lasting connections at the (virtual) Colorful Cocktail Hour and lunch-hour breakouts.</p>
<p>BONUS: All conference sessions recorded! </p>
<p>For more information and to register, visit www.colorimpact2021.com</p>
<p>The Colour Collective Sydney is proud to be a media partner for Color Impact 2021.</p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6632239
2021-05-10T03:00:00-05:00
2021-08-02T21:23:30-05:00
Upcoming event with Rox De Luca - Stay tuned!
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/615d5144a1a6e553c7634a15b0d8441b12f74c53/original/copy-of-aic-conferences.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />This is the talented Rox De Luca, whose artworks caught our eye with their wonderful colours and textures, and then stopped us in our tracks when we discovered they are composed of plastics found in the sand at Bondi Beach. Rox very kindly invited us into her studio and we talked about her work and the impact that single use plastics have on our environment.</p>
<p>Provided Covid restrictions allow, we'll be hosting a Colour Collective event in Spring that features Rox - stay tuned! Rox was one of the winners of our International Colour Day Colour Award and to see more of Rox’s fabulous work, check out @roxdeluca on Instagram and her website via this <a contents="link" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.roxdeluca.com/" target="_blank">link</a>.</p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6632216
2021-04-20T03:00:00-05:00
2021-08-02T21:24:09-05:00
StoryVoice CPD session - Architects & Designers
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/4725e8a95c576709ab51d664bf8559b0dc12b1df/original/e6030966-bd62-4933-9349-0266f8288895-1536x1152.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />This CPD session, developed and delivered by Jonathan Watcham, focuses on a new approach to marketing communications for architects, designers and creative professionals.</p>
<p>StoryVoice harnesses authentic narratives to help develop personal branding and create meaningful, high-quality social media content. Connecting with one's authentic stories and motivations helps creative professionals position themselves and claim their place relative to their peers. </p>
<p>Jonathan, whose expertise is in marketing communications and branding, works with CEOs, entrepreneurs, C-suite executives and professional creatives to help them uncover their stories and use these in a highly effective way in their creative endeavours and communications. </p>
<p>Jonathan's first StoryVoice CPD session in Sydney is 20 May and new dates will be added in June and July. For more information about Jonathan, check out his website via this <a contents="link" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jonathanwatcham.com/" target="_blank">link</a>. </p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/7241111
2021-04-20T02:00:00-05:00
2023-07-13T02:59:46-05:00
The Whitest White is so Cool
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/344717/f4081c4f260f6ce488514c574c1c66baebfe32c5/original/whitest-white-website-color-design-resources.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);">With the intention of helping to curb global warming, researchers at Purdue University in Indiana have created the whitest paint yet. Their research indicates that coating buildings with this paint may help to cool them and reduce the need for air conditioning. </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);">They've created an ultra-white white and the researchers believe that this white may be the closest equivalent of the blackest black, Vantablack, which absorbs up to 99.9% of visible light. The new whitest paint reflects up to 98.1% of sunlight.</span></p><p>Find out more about the new whitest white from Purdue University via this <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2021/Q2/the-whitest-paint-is-here-and-its-the-coolest.-literally..html" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">link</a>. </p><p>Resene Paints New Zealand have developed ‘<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">CoolColour’ technology, which absorbs visible light so the paint color looks like normal while also reflecting energy in the near and far infrared region, which reduces heat build-up. This means a Resene ‘CoolColour’ will look like a standard color but surface heat will build-up slower and to a significantly lower level than a ‘not so cool’ traditional paint color.</span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Visible light makes up about 50% of the total energy emitted by the sun with another 45% in the infrared range of the spectrum. Resene Paints have 100s of ‘CoolColour’ paint colors and many of these are darker colors and tones. </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Find out more about Resene Paints ‘CoolColour’ paints via this </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.resene.com.au/comn/whtsnew/cool_colours.htm" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">link</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">. </span></p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6632214
2021-03-21T02:00:00-05:00
2021-08-02T21:24:51-05:00
International Colour Day 2021 Awards
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/1b883f58c32c8f7c90f7dca54b84e4633d7e5b28/original/fae491719f98d31fc300f2d47988bb84.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />There were over 160 entries for our International Colour Day Awards 2021!</p>
<p>The fabulous entries featured a huge range of subjects and media from nature photography to gif and video design; from gouache painting to acrylic and digital art, as well as graphic design, ceramic design, interior design, large-scale installations, jewellery design, landscape architects, floral designers, art installations, creative directors, brand stylists, plus some fabulous student colour exercises and images from an amazing, in-depth PhD research study into colour pigments. <br><br>We also had entries from far and wide including London-based artists Liz West @lizweststudio Jo Bradford @jo_bradford and Preeti Kathuria @preet.kathi Celine Cannon and Sarah Dueth @CannonDueth from New York, Stephen Westland @colourchat from Leeds, Will Remigio @bluemarble____ from Philadelphia PA, Lynnette Postuma @366daysofcolor from Canada, Emilia Nardi @emilia_nardi_6 floral designer and artist from Argentina, Débora Bz Brandão @deborabzbrandaodesign from Brazil, and some wonderful colour exercises submitted by students at the King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, who are exploring colour with Dr Douha Attiah and Lecturer Raghda Kateb. <br><br>The selection of competition winners was a very difficult task and we take this opportunity to thank everyone who took the time to enter this International Colour Day competition. All posts will remain available to view at #ICDSydney2021 bringing joy and delight to all! <br><br><strong>Honourable Mentions:</strong> <br>* Emma Stergoulis @emma_stergoulis_design <br>* Therese Moussa @theresemoussa <br>* Paula Jenkins @paulajenkinsart <br>* Sonia Van Der Haar @lymesmithy <br>* Beata Geyer @beatageyer <br>* Lynda Hyde @lyndahydeart <br>* Elaf Waleed Hazeezy @alo_ofa1 <br>* Kate Lambe @kitty_lambe_art <br>* Maea Trevett @maea_photography <br><br><strong>Dual Second Prize Winners:</strong> <br>Second Prize: Rox De Luca @roxdeluca <br>Second Prize: Anna Gianakis @annagianakis <br><br><strong>First Prize: Natalie O’Connor @oconnornatalie </strong><br><br>We’ll be asking each of the award winners to present their ideas on colour at one of our forthcoming Colour Collective Sydney event this year, so stay tuned!</p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6579579
2021-03-19T21:13:41-05:00
2021-10-03T23:17:14-05:00
Specified vs. Perceived Colour CPD Webinar
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/3327c5be0c3dcb5d0dea53af87be9cecc1b620bb/original/perceived-vs-specified-colour.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>This CPD webinar provides evidence-based information for architects and designers, and focuses on managing the factors that impact specified colour in the built environment. Commissioned and hosted by Resene, New Zealand, and presented by Dr Zena O'Connor, you can view this webinar via this <a contents="link" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/8EjSQxxZWyc" target="_blank">link</a>. </p>
<p>Colour scheme specification for both interior spaces and exterior building façades can sometimes be problematic. Not simply in terms of aesthetics or functionality, but due to the range of factors that can directly impact or influence perception of specified colour, creating a situation where perceived colour differs from specified colour. Aside from the complexity of both colour and human perception of colour, there are a number of factors that impact perception of colour in respect to interior spaces and exterior façades. </p>
<p>These factors, which impact colour scheme development and need to be considered during the development process, include the influence of contextual colour, simultaneous contrast effect, as well as variations in ambient lighting. This discussion will refer to colour specification strategies that can be employed to manage and/or mitigate the factors that impact specified colour and, to a certain extent, also address client-related issues. These strategies will be examined with reference to case studies that focus on recent projects.</p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6541613
2021-02-05T04:55:00-06:00
2021-07-01T05:38:52-05:00
International Colour Day Awards
<p>We are excited to announce our 2021 International Colour Day Award! It's open to images of all work that features colour across any field - art, architecture, design, photography, advertising, film, student or graduate work - completed within 12 months of the submission deadline.</p>
<p>Individual or group submissions are acceptable. It's easy to enter! Upload an image of your work to Instagram and use the hashtag #ICDSydney2021</p>
<p>Submission deadline is March 14, 2021 with winners announced on International Colour Day, March 21.</p>
<p>International Colour Day Awards include three winners at the discretion of the jury:</p>
<ul> <li>Cash prize of $200 - Certificate</li> <li>Kolormondo Pro + Certificate (x2)</li> <li>Opportunity to present your work at a Colour Collective Sydney event</li> <li>Profile featured on Colour Collective Sydney website and Instagram</li> <li>Honorable Mentions for runners-up</li>
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<p>Colour Collective committee members may enter but are ineligible from jury consideration for prizes.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/9b6b3f70ac5302781e2e07d8be82a25b9dd224a3/original/2021-international-colour-day-awards.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6541609
2021-01-29T17:55:00-06:00
2022-01-09T21:55:55-06:00
AIC2021 Conference - Milan
<p>AIC2021 is shaping up to be an exciting online event! With all presentations in English, the program features an exciting range of speakers and colour-related topics - August 30th to September 3rd 2021 </p>
<p>Last chance to register for the Early Bird registration of 195€ is June 10. All presentations will be in English and describe original work that has not been published or submitted elsewhere. For more information, go to https://www.aic2021.org/ </p>
<p>One of our founders, Dr Zena O'Connor, is on the Scientific Review Committee, and her paper 'Data visualization: The power and persuasive capacity of colour' has been accepted for oral presentation.</p>
<p>AIC2021 is the Congress of the International Color Association (AIC), a unique multidisciplinary event that brings together scholars and professionals from a wide range of fields. It has been held every 4 years since its inception in 1969 and in 2021, it will be hosted in Italy, for the first time, organized by the Associazione Italiana Colore.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/3b1a16b3c6b3add1d2f0f2b93f4808b842a7ed9a/original/1.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6541110
2021-01-27T22:45:00-06:00
2021-02-05T22:44:44-06:00
Colour knowledge survey
<p>Lingua Colour is developing a new colour system for creative professionals and educators, and to achieve this, Craig Kirkwood, PhD researcher at Cardiff Metropolitan University, is conducting a survey to evaluate the level of understanding about colour among the general community, professionals and academics. </p>
<p>This is exactly the type of research that can contribute findings relevant to developing new colour education curriculum or modifying existing curriculum. A survey like this is a great first step to undertake and one that the AIC Colour Literacy project might consider given that one of their goals is to ‘Identify and address the most basic misconceptions and misinformation about colour'. </p>
<p>If you're interested in participating in the survey or keen to find out more, head over to the Lingua Colour website https://linguacolour.com/</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/949bc700c7bbfdebd337999ea855a2f37cfc4d79/original/lingua-colour-static.gif/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6541094
2021-01-05T22:20:00-06:00
2021-05-26T18:38:23-05:00
Traditional colour theory
<p>If you're confused about 'traditional colour theory', there's a newly published paper that clearly describes this branch of colour theory. Published in the leading journal on colour (Color Research & Application) the paper avoids confusing and conflated ideas about colour, making this branch of colour theory and application easy to understand.</p>
<p>Written by Dr Zena O'Connor (whose PhD focused on responses to colour in the built environment), this peer-reviewed paper can be accessed online. </p>
<p><strong>Abstract - Traditional colour theory: A review (Color Research & Application, 2021)</strong></p>
<p>A plethora of colour theories exist in the literature across diverse fields of inquiry including physics, phenomenology, psychology, linguistics, vision science, art, and design. In addition, colour theories abound in mainstream media and the internet. One particular branch of these diverse colour theories is referred to as ‘traditional colour theory’ and this branch is distinguished from other branches of colour theory by its ontological focus, epistemological traditions and characteristics, and its applications in art, applied design and design of the built environment. This branch of theory, which dates back some centuries and has a record of contribution, has also received criticism primarily due to an inadequate correspondence with the science of colour and the simplistic nature of conceptual models and constructs associated with this branch of colour theory. </p>
<p>This discussion reviews the aims and intentions of traditional colour theory gleaned from key colour theorists. Reference is made to the ontological focus and epistemological traditions and methods evident in this branch of colour theory plus its validity primarily in respect to applied design and design of the built environment. A definition of traditional colour theory is offered and criticism of this branch of colour theory is addressed in conjunction with elucidation of its legacy.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/901579157163e747aed3f0b263b0332add5d3125/original/website-16-9.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6494893
2020-12-11T23:30:00-06:00
2022-01-09T21:56:58-06:00
AIC2020 Conference - Avignon
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/624e5a6aab893cfa1709585a9d3fd9a8fbda0d22/original/aic2020-avignon.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>We were excited to contribute to AIC2020, the annual conference of the International Colour Association. Due to Covid-19, the conference was not held in Avignon as planned but online.</p>
<p>One of our co-founders, Zena O'Connor, presented four papers: Tactical Urbanism: Colour interventions with purpose; Colour design and dementia: Evidence-based strategies to enhance environmental visual literacy; Reframing colour within the context of design education: Applying Q-methodology to enhance insight and learning; and Legendary pigments: Bridging the gap between the natural world and the digital world.</p>
<p>AIC2020 was very well attended and the proceedings will be available in due course via this <a contents="link" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://aic-color.org/publications-proceedings" target="_blank">link</a>. </p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6541139
2020-12-09T23:30:00-06:00
2021-07-24T17:03:56-05:00
Colour Trends 2021
<p>In early December each year, Pantone announces their Colour of the Year, which has significant impact in product product development and purchasing decisions across multiple industries - fashion, home and industrial design, as well as product packaging and graphic design. </p>
<p>Whether you follow trends or not, Pantone Color of the Year is influential and inevitably emerges as a popular colour, adopted by manufacturers, influencers and the general public. In 2021, Pantone's COTY is two colours = 'Illuminating' (yellow) and 'Ultimate Grey'. </p>
<p>For more information, go the Pantone's website - https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year-2021 </p>
<p>Colour illustration by Zena O’Connor, PhD © Design Research Associates, 2021.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/cbae962bb67978e8af8b927d44f85f6021a37563/original/website-16-9.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6469643
2020-11-03T18:39:44-06:00
2021-02-05T23:31:02-06:00
Public Space Ideas Competition
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/bdfe651f5cf1167eefe24aac9ac8d401edee50f0/original/public-space-ideas-competition.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />We're excited to announce that our submission to the Public Space Ideas Competition has been short-listed in the Best Temporary/Low Cost Public Space Idea category. </p>
<p>The Colour Collective Sydney submission team was Naomi Shaw, Jonathan Watcham, and Zena O'Connor. We're passionate about supporting, initiating and designing colour activations in the built environment. </p>
<p>You can check out all the fabulous, creative submissions to the Public Space Ideas Competition (Sydney City Council) via this <a contents="link" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://sydney.org.au/psic/view-entries/">link</a>. </p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6255799
2020-06-05T20:35:00-05:00
2021-10-30T00:58:43-05:00
Color Impact 2020
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/c82dce099aff4f559f0d18e7c359422e4f9a91fb/original/color-impact-2020.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>An excellent summary of Color Impact 2020 by Dr Kate Edwards is available in Color Research & Application, Vol. 45, Issue 5. Dr Edwards' summary can be accessed via this <a contents="link" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343071712_Meeting_report_Color_Impact_2020_6_June_2020" target="_blank">link</a>.</p>
<p>Hosted by the Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC), the Color Impact 2020 conference which was held on June 6, was scheduled to take place at Yale University but became a one-day webinar symposium due to the Covid pandemic.</p>
<p>One of the Colour Collective Sydney founders, Dr Zena O'Connor participated in the Symposium. Her paper, 'In defence of traditional colour theory: Exploring the impact and relevance of ontology and epistemology' was selected for oral presentation at the conference. However, due to Covid-19, this presentation then segued into a Point/Counter Point debate with Maggie Maggio.</p>
<p>Zena's paper was later published by the leading peer-reviewed journal, Color Research and Application. You can access the paper via this <a contents="link" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/col.22609" target="_blank">link</a>. </p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6469652
2020-03-25T20:30:00-05:00
2021-08-02T21:25:20-05:00
Marketing skills - Architects & Designers CPD Workshop
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/bfe2f463414a17b7182a0027b8196cc863c35099/original/jonathan-2.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Developed and delivered by communications and marketing guru Jonathan Watcham, a founding member of the Colour Collective Sydney. Jonathan has developed these workshops specifically for architects, designers and building professionals in mid-size practices.</p>
<p>Jonathan knows that, in a highly competitive property, construction and building environment, architects, designers and building professionals need to create and implement a structured and consistent way to communicate the value they bring as professionals. The workshop focuses on the key elements and processes involved in setting up a sound, practical and ethical marketing strategy and action plan. To find out more about Jonathan, click this <a contents="link" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://jonathanwatcham.com/">link</a>.</p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6251762
2020-03-16T22:44:39-05:00
2021-06-16T01:14:26-05:00
International Colour Day 2020
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/856622ff03443a9d9a9197c0e164e1eb64584335/original/copy-of-copy-of-copy-of-copy-of-coming-soon.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />ICD-2020 is Saturday 21 March and in light of Covid-19, we cancelled our planned ICD event and held an Instagram competition.</p>
<p>Images were posted on Instagram using the hashtag #ICDxColourCollectiveSydney and there were many fabulous entries!</p>
<p>Winners received a Kolormondo Pro globe, which features CMY colours and is a fantastic tool for architects and designers.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/8d16687f86de180e12d1aec68adbfeb71189c1f5/original/549de02e4716de6e1d0ef9b6b43e3499.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6209590
2020-02-09T16:14:45-06:00
2020-02-09T16:14:45-06:00
Colour Talk at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
<p>Contemporary Colour Strategies in Design & Architecture: The legacy of Marion Hall Best.</p>
<p>Hear from Dr Zena O’Connor as she discusses contemporary ideas and theories on colour in conjunction with the Marion Hall Best exhibition - 26 February 2020. </p>
<p>Marion Hall Best was at the forefront of design in Australia for forty years (from mid-1930s to 1974). Her interiors featured vibrant colours, bold contrasts and distinctive patterns, and she reinforced her intuitive approach to colour and design approach through her design stores in Rowe Street and Woollahra. </p>
<p>While high chroma hues and bold, contrasting colours were a reflection of the broader 1960s/1970s culture, a number of colour strategies from this period have enjoyed resurgence in design and the built environment, albeit with a contemporary twist. </p>
<p>High chroma colours and colour contrasts have become common in both interior and exterior colour design. In addition, strong tonal value contrasts underpin the ‘New Neutrals’ approach to colour design in the built environment. This presentation explores these key colour strategies in contemporary design and architecture, and the impact these have in respect to activating spaces and encouraging engagement. The presentation also includes a recap of key colour attributes and concepts relevant to design and architecture. </p>
<p>Entry: Free</p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/5646999
2019-10-13T23:30:00-05:00
2020-01-31T00:25:15-06:00
AIC2019 Conference - Buenos Aires
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/d6bb89c31d0ac291036e2f4c56bf330992311070/original/aic-2019-buenos-aires.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>The 2019 midterm meeting of the AIC (International Colour Association) was held in Buenos Aires, 14 to 17 October 2019. The conference theme was “Color and Landscape” and Dr Zena O'Connor (Colour Collective Sydney) was asked to deliver a keynote lecture (Effective environmental visual literacy: Pedestrian crossing design and the key roles of colour and contrast). Zena was also the only conference delegate from Australia. </p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/5712584
2019-07-16T01:55:00-05:00
2021-05-15T20:37:52-05:00
Digital Colour Apps + Tools CPD Workshop
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/8e0d4cc1220c9eb012caae430a400a8f3097a755/original/ef774c966b005b7c82c0bf7cdcfe2c3d.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />This workshop features some of the new colour apps and tools available online which make colour design and creativity a breeze!</p>
<p>An interactive workshop, it's a hands-on introduction to some of the best new colour apps and tools available in a fun and supportive environment. Practical exercises are blended with up-to-date information. Participants gain valuable insight into colour apps and tools, and the ways in which these can be used and applied in design and the built environment. </p>
<p>A comprehensive and detailed workbook is included in this workshop. </p>
<p>3 CPD points for architects and designers.</p>
<p>To check out upcoming workshop dates, check our events and workshop schedule.</p>
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Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/5712580
2019-04-05T00:45:00-05:00
2021-11-11T18:48:38-06:00
Colour for aged care and healthcare CPD seminar
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/43a367876bc4af57730c649ac1246379e47d1a94/original/775e4d6c63fad687ade7c3e7989077a3.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Colour and contrast are imperative in aged care and healthcare to improve environmental visual literacy. </p>
<p>This evidence-based CPD seminar gives you the knowledge you need to effectively use colour and contrast in aged care and healthcare. While colour is important in terms of aesthetics, it can often play a more important role in improving engagement plus enhancing orientation, wayfinding and signage strategies. </p>
<p>In this workshop, practical exercises are blended with information that is relevant, reliable and applicable to your needs. Participants gain valuable insight into colour and the many ways that colour can be used and applied in design and the built environment. </p>
<p>A comprehensive workbook is included in this workshop. 3 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) points for architects and designers.</p>
<p>For information about upcoming workshop dates, check our Events & Workshop schedule.</p>
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Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/5688953
2019-03-21T07:00:00-05:00
2021-06-16T01:13:25-05:00
International Colour Day
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/c63680e830389cd1d22b62b6eb04be22168fa2fb/original/03-dsc08925.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>The Colour Collective Sydney celebrated International Day at a fabulous evening event at Caroma on Collins, Alexandria, Sydney. </p>
<p>Speakers on the night included Nuha Saad, a Sydney-based installation artist and sculptor. Nuha's colourful public art installations feature in City of Sydney sites, Meriton developments, Marrickville High School and Transport NSW sites across Sydney. Naomi Shaw of the Colour Collective welcomed guests, Zena O'Connor spoke about the Colour Collective and Nadine Donazzan talked about Morocco and her forthcoming tour to Morocco in October/November 2019.</p>
<p>The event drew architects, designers and members of the general public, and guests enjoyed French champagne, wine and a stunning charcuterie and cheese table provided by Caroma on Collins. A fun colour psychology interactive prompted much talk about responses to colour. </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/ea305e92c309f10e65c2740777adea7825dbabbd/original/09-dsc09003.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />If you haven't yet visited Caroma on Collins, you're in for a treat. Caroma on Collins offers a space in which to breathe, sit, slow down, explore and experience. Oh, and it's a fabulous showroom too!</p>
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Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/5631504
2019-02-06T23:10:07-06:00
2021-11-11T18:46:01-06:00
Colour Psychology CPD Workshop
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/8d22e14a3891603110e664f558a8f6bb8f6f1874/original/copy-of-colour-psychology.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>This Colour Psychology workshop helps you to sort fact from fiction, and gives you evidence-based knowledge about human responses to colour that you can apply with confidence in advertising and design. 3 CPD points for architects and designers.</p>
<p>Tickets are now available for Colour Psychology workshops. All workshops will be held on either Tuesday nights or Saturdays. </p>
<p>All participants will walk away with a thorough understanding of Colour Psychology, a comprehensive and detailed Workbook to take home, and, due to restrictions on class size, ample one-on-one time with <a contents="Zena O'Connor, PhD" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.zenaoconnor.com.au" target="_blank">Zena O'Connor, PhD</a>, a world-reknowned expert in the field of colour.</p>
<p>To check on upcoming workshop dates, check out our Events & Workshops Schedule.</p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6469648
2018-11-02T20:05:00-05:00
2020-11-03T19:03:10-06:00
Colour Awards 2018
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/53dc7081430850abfef7164adbd0754daa29b8c1/original/zena-oconnor-on-instagram-another-view-of-the-supergraphic-at-162-goulburn-street-opposite-harmony-park-sydney-gorgeous-colour-gradation-transforms-this-building.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>The Colour Collective Sydney sponsored the Colour Awards at the Master Painters Association Awards 2018. We helped judge the award and presented the winners (Commercial and Residential categories) at the Awards night on 3 November 2018.</p>
<p>The winning Commercial project was the featured large-scale facade mural at 162 Goulburn Street, Sydney.</p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/5712434
2018-10-30T21:05:00-05:00
2021-06-16T01:14:58-05:00
Kolormondo Pro Globe
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/8d16687f86de180e12d1aec68adbfeb71189c1f5/original/549de02e4716de6e1d0ef9b6b43e3499.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The Colour Collective Sydney is delighted to be a distributor of Kolormondo globes.</p>
<p>Developed in Sweden specifically for designers and architects, the Kolormondo Pro globe features 570 colours, all with NCS and CMYK colour codes. The Kolormondo Pro globe comes flat-packed and is easy to assemble to a 3D 30cm diameter globe. </p>
<p>To order, email zena@zenaoconnor.com.au</p>
<p>Payment via PayPal - AU$110.00 (includes freight to anywhere in Australia).</p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/5632726
2018-10-24T02:00:00-05:00
2021-06-29T02:25:09-05:00
Colour, Branding & Social Media
<p>This public talk at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, was presented by Dr Zena O'Connor.</p>
<p>The talk discussed Colour, Power & Identity in conjunction with the exhibition 'Modern Masters from the Hermitage' at the Gallery. A key focus of this Colour Talk was the ways in which Impressionist painters applied colour to great effect via 'patches of colour' A parallel was drawn with the Impressionists 'colour patches' and the way colour is applied in branding and social media.</p>
<p>The Colour Collective - Event at the Art Gallery of NSW, 24 October 2018. </p>
<p>The Colour Collective Sydney https://the-colour-collective.com</p>
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Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6197913
2018-09-25T01:45:00-05:00
2020-01-30T23:46:54-06:00
AIC2018 Conference - Lisboa
<p>The annual Conference and Interim Meeting of the International Colour Association (Association Internationale de la Couleur) was held 25-29 September 2018 in Lisboa, Portugal. </p>
<p>AIC conferences and meetings are always well-attended, insightful and informative. There were only two attendees from Australia: Dr Zena O'Connor of the Colour Collective Sydney and Annamaria Di Cara of the Colour Society of Australia.</p>
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Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/5631503
2018-09-19T21:30:00-05:00
2021-11-11T18:47:06-06:00
Colour Fundamentals CPD Workshop
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/90251ddb8952d3c095323fdd3d12efce3e0522b1/original/colour-fundamentals.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Need a refresher on the basics? </p>
<p>This Colour Fundamentals CPD workshop gives you a foundation of colour theory knowledge. It gives you the confidence to work with colour from an informed perspective. 3 CPD points for architects and designers who require Continuing Professional Development points.</p>
<p>Tickets are now available for Colour Fundamentals workshops. All workshops will be held on either Tuesday nights or Saturdays. </p>
<p>All participants will walk away with a thorough understanding of Colour Fundamentals, a comprehensive and detailed Workbook to take home, and, due to restrictions on class size, ample one-on-one time with <a contents="Zena O'Connor, PhD" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.zenaoconnor.com.au" target="_blank">Zena O'Connor, PhD</a>, a world-reknowned expert in the field of colour. </p>
<p>For information about upcoming workshops, check out our Events & Workshops Schedule.</p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/5647007
2018-09-07T00:45:00-05:00
2021-11-26T19:55:21-06:00
Colour Society of Australia Conference 2018
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/37eb540b1ccf879de5f273ebbcee7e506756f811/original/website-colour-collective-2018-csa-melbourne-conference.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />One of the founders of the Colour Collective Sydney, Zena O'Connor, presented a paper at the Colour Society of Australia's annual conference. The conference theme was "Perception & Colour" and it was held at the Quay West Conference Centre, Melbourne, 7 to 9 September 2018.</p>
<p>The presenters included Dr Paul Green-Armytage Founding Member of The Colour Society of Australia Adjunct Professor of Design Curtain University WA; David Coles Proprietor of Langridge Artist Colours, Melbourne; David Briggs Artist and Educator NSW Division Chairperson; Dr Zena O'Connor, independent research principal of Design Research Associates and Sonia van de Haar Sonia, artist, architect and founder of Lymesmith, a unique colour studio working across the built environment.</p>
<p>The Colour Collective Sydney https://the-colour-collective.com</p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6822395
2018-07-29T21:00:00-05:00
2021-11-26T19:31:20-06:00
Sydney Design School - Colour Awards
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/4b936d7b33ad25046ab514d41281cc9bf9cce8e3/original/2018-july-sds-awards.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The Colour Collective were proud sponsors of the Sydney Design Awards in July 2018. The Award recipients, who all expressed a keen understanding of effective colour strategies for the built environment, included Ronel Williams, Anna Ling and Jessica Omar. The Colour Awards were presented by Zena O'Connor, principal of Design Research Associates and one of the founders of the Colour Collective Sydney.</p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/5646975
2018-01-09T21:30:00-06:00
2021-06-08T04:33:45-05:00
Color Research & Application
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/20375b5637abfab6110e4ea4623e0b1ee3646741/original/901ad1356c10b2a5d9eb236f6aa0fb1c.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The Colour Collective Sydney is proud to support the leading peer-reviewed colour journal: Color Research and Application. A number of colleagues in the Australian colour community have published peer-reviewed papers in this journal, including Paul Green-Armytage and Zena O'Connor - both of whom have also acted as reviewers for Color Research and Application.</p>
<p><strong>Paul Green-Armytage</strong></p>
<p>Green‐Armytage P. (2018). Relating Munsell to other systems in an elastic colour solid. Color Research and Application, 43 (6), pp815–826</p>
<p>AL-Ayash, A. and Kane, R. and Smith, D. and Green-Armytage, P. (2015). The influence of color on student emotion, heart rate, and performance in learning environments. Color Research & Application. Color Research & Application. 41 (2), pp 96-205.</p>
<p>Green-Armytage, P. (2006). The Value of Knowledge for Colour Design. Color Research and Application. 31 (4): pp253-269.</p>
<p>Green-Armytage, P. (2006), Talking about color … design and colour science—Where next?. Color Research and Application, 31 (4), pp250-252.</p>
<p><strong>Zena O'Connor</strong></p>
<p>O’Connor, Z. (2015). Colour, contrast and Gestalt theories of perception: The impact in contemporary visual communications design. Color Research and Application, 40 (1), pp85-92.</p>
<p>O’Connor, Z. (2011). Colour psychology and colour therapy: Caveat emptor. Color Research and Application, 36 (3), pp229-234.</p>
<p>O’Connor, Z. (2011). Logo colour and differentiation: A new application of environmental colour mapping. Color Research and Application, 36 (1), pp55-60.</p>
<p>O’Connor, Z. (2010). Colour harmony revisited. Color Research and Application, 35 (4), pp267-273.</p>
<p>To view these papers and more, go to Color Research and Application website via this <a contents="link" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15206378" target="_blank">link</a>.</p>
<p>The Colour Collective Sydney https://the-colour-collective.com</p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6822392
2017-12-27T19:00:00-06:00
2021-11-26T19:22:19-06:00
Sydney Design School - Colour Awards
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/3e4dbf0b1395285a14520234122eff264aa1e10b/original/2017-dec-sds-awards.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The Colour Collective were proud sponsors of the Sydney Design School Colour Awards in December 2017. The recipients, who all demonstrated individual yet highly effective colour strategies for the built environment, were Natalie Mikac, Darien Sutton, Gail Butler, Kylie Sutton and Alvin Matthews. The Colour Awards were presented by Zena O'Connor, principal of Design Research Associates and one of the founders of the Colour Collective Sydney.</p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6822397
2017-08-24T21:00:00-05:00
2021-11-26T19:48:04-06:00
Award Winning Colour Intervention
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/5369cf1915ce580264e695e1762a46812607340a/original/website-colour-collective-picnic-huts-aug-2017.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>The Colour Collective was a proud supporter of this award-winning colour intervention in Kesterton Park, North Sydney. Initiated by one of our founders, Zena O'Connor, project partners included North Sydney Council, Resene Paints and the Master Painters Association. The project, which won the Maestro Colour Award at the Resene Colour Awards, 2017, proved popular with the local community. The picnic huts, which had become run down and were in need of a make-over, reflected the colours of the playground in the park and also the colours and design elements that featured in the yacht spinnakers that sailed past this park on the edge of Sydney Harbour. </p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/6822315
2017-06-30T08:00:00-05:00
2021-11-26T19:09:43-06:00
Sydney Design School - Colour Awards
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/344717/718666fcf1f9eba9844f97a60fffd0b5a9e0c0c1/original/2017-june-sds-awards.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The Colour Collective Sydney was a proud sponsor of the Sydney Design School Colour Awards in June 2017. Presented by Zena O'Connor, the Colour Award winners Nageshwari Devikalar, Suzanne Byrne and Shantala Mack all expressed a keen understanding of effective colour strategies for the built environment. Zena is principal of Design Research Associates and one of the founders of the Colour Collective Sydney. </p>
Color Design Resources
tag:the-colour-collective.com,2005:Post/5635811
2017-03-17T23:15:00-05:00
2023-07-25T17:15:40-05:00
Color Design Resources - 2017
<p>Color Design Resources was initially founded as the Color Collective Sydney on March 17, 2017, by Zena O'Connor, Naomi Shaw, Jonathan Watcham and Melissa Ward. A move to the USA prompted the change to Color Design Resources. </p><p>PURPOSE: Color Design Resources was founded to: a) initiate and support information-sharing and networking opportunities for people involved in producing, using, designing, or specifying color, digital color and colored materials across all sectors; b) disseminate information about color theory and application, and provide opportunities for color-related education; and c) provide opportunities for industry recognition for people involved in producing, using, designing, or specifying color, digital color and colored materials across all sectors. </p><p>SCOPE: Color Design Resources aims to be diverse and inclusive, providing information and services to those whose creative and professional endeavours involve color across all industry sectors including art, applied design (including graphic design, interior design, digital design, fashion design, textile and surface design), urban design, architecture and the built environment. </p>
Color Design Resources