Commissioned by Resene, this webinar focused on the ways in which colour strategies in the built environment can encourage engagement, and support orientation and wayfinding initiatives in healthcare, aged care and dementia care. In these environments, effective environmental visual literacy…
In July 2021, I was asked to participate in an ABC Radio National discussion with Professor Stephen Westland (Chair of Colour Science and Technology, University of Leeds) and the topic focussed on a potential link between colour and the notions…
This project was a collaboration between Hamidreza Sheibani (researcher and adjunct lecturer at department of Architecture and Urban Planning Technical, University of Tehran) and Zena O’Connor. The full paper was presented at the AIC conference, Toronto, Canada, June 2022, and…
Color notation systems that emerged during the twentieth century helped with the tasks of identifying, communicating, and managing across different applications. To read this fully illustrated and evidence-based online resource about early color notation systems, go to Color Design…
This is the abstract of a paper presented at the AIC conference, Toronto, Canada, June 2022. The full paper is available in the AIC 2022 conference proceedings via this link. Abstract – Exploring the origins of Itten’s color theories using…
Identifying, communicating, and managing color has often been problematic, especially in the decades before the twentieth century. Modern color notation systems have addressed most of the issues with identifying, communicating, and managing color across different applications but this was not…
Excited about the Art & About Sydney Council mural proposal we prepared with the Colour Collective Sydney! It aims to highlight the impact of climate change and it features Prof Ed Hawkins’ Warming Stripes in a proposed mural in Harmony…
I was honoured to be appointed to the scientific committee for the AIC 2022 conference and involved in the task of double blind peer-review of abstract submissions relevant to my area of expertise. Due to the Covid pandemic, the AIC2022…
The corridors on each level of this multi-storey apartment building are relatively long with grey carpet and white walls. Currently, the length of the corridors and bland white and grey scheme conveys an institutional impression. In addition, the lack of…
I was chuffed to be asked to speak at this conference in Oslo, Norway! Fargedagen translates to Colour Day and the conference focuses on colour in the built environment. Hosted by Heidi Pettersvold Nygaard and the Oslo Planning and Building…