Effective colour design is imperative in aged care and healthcare for reasons beyond aesthetics. In these settings, well-considered colour design can help achieve these outcomes: Improve environmental visual literacy Encourage and improve engagement; Support orientation and wayfinding; Assist with the…
In these workshops, participants explore Evidence-based Colour Psychology. Specifically, the origins of Colour Psychology and evidence-based research findings and information about human responses to colour. Practical exercises are blended with information that is relevant, reliable and scientifically-robust. As a result,…
I discussed responses to colour in this ABC interview with Richard Glover. Drive program with Richard Glover on 12 February 2019. This interview arose due to recently published research. The findings that suggested we may feel less pain if we…
In conjunction with the Colour Collective, I continue to deliver Colour Fundamentals Workshops. This is essentially Colour 101 and represents a great starting point for people who would like to know more about basic colour theory and application. For a…
This article discussed the impact of colour on behaviour in the built environment. It was based on a Design Speaks talk that I gave in Melbourne in August 2018. The article was published in Artichoke Magazine, the national magazine of…
This project involved developing an array of packaging colours for an Australian-based travel skincare startup, In-Flight Magic due to launch in March 2019. An interesting project, the client required packaging colours that represented both product ingredient attributes and also appealed…
It was an honour to judge and present the Master Painters Colour Awards at the 2018 Annual Awards for Excellence. There are two categories in the Master Painters Colour Awards – Commercial and Residential. The projects in each category were…
I work with Nadine Donazzan of DNA Design to provide evidence-based facade colour strategies, colour scheme options and reports for private residences, strata apartment buildings and commercial buildings. External façade colour schedules for small to large strata buildings. Internal fitout…
Radio National program – Blueprint for Living – Vividness As a designer and evidence-based colour consultant, I was interviewed by Jonathan Green on his Radio National program: Blueprint for Living – Vividness. Jonathan delved into art, science and psychology of…
I’m thrilled to announce that I won the Resene Landscape Colour Maestro Award 2017! Held in Auckland at the ANZ Viaducts Centre on 30 August 2017, I was humbled that my project was among so many amazing projects in the…