I was asked to participate in a Colour Forum held at the Art Gallery of NSW on 14 August 2010, held in conjunction with the exhibition ‘Paths to Abstraction: 1867-1917’. The panel for this Colour Forum included myself as well…
My peer-reviewed paper ‘Colour Harmony Revisited’ was prompted by a new approach to the notion of colour harmony. Previous theorists often presented a prescriptive approach to colour harmony. That is, if you follow specific rules or guidelines, you will achieve colour…
I presented this peer-reviewed paper at ICAP2010: The 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne, held 11-16 July 2010. The International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) is the sponsor of the International Congress of Applied Psychology. This paper was based…
This peer-reviewed paper explored the problematic nature of colour education. Abstract – Higher education design-focused institutions often shy away from teaching colour theory despite colour’s existence as an essential element in art, design and architecture. Anecdotal evidence suggests that colour…
Visual literacy among first-year design students. This peer-reviewed conference paper and presentation discussed the findings from an ongoing study into visual literacy skills and predominant learning style among first year design students. The research study was a collaboration conducted with…
I had the opportunity to present two peer-reviewed papers at the EDRA conference in Washington in 2010. Universal Design and Retirement Village Environments in Sydney, Australia. This peer-reviewed paper was published in the Proceedings of EDRA 41 and the full…
MCA Sydney asked me to deliver a colour insight talk on 6 February 2010. I was chuffed to be able to talk about colour in relation to the works of Olafur Eliasson and the ‘Take Your Time’ exhibition at…
This peer-reviewed conference paper focused on part of a joint research project undertaken with Assoc. Professor Arianne Rourke, COFA, UNSW. At this time, I was a Research Associate at USYD and lectured at COFA (Theories of colour). We applied for…
‘Façade colour and judgements about building size’ – As an individual member of the AIC (International Colour Association), I was happy to present this peer-reviewed paper, which referred to a small part of my PhD research, at AIC2009. Façade…
This invited lecture explored design and colour strategies of the 1950s and the ways in which the ‘Birth of the Cool’ stood as a unique colour/design aesthetic that continues to resonate today. The lecture was delivered to undergraduate and postgraduate…
