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…
I provide evidence-based corporate colour assessment and brand colour strategies for existing corporate colours and new logo design development. Brand and corporate colours need to achieve a number of diverse objectives: Colours need to appear compatible with corporate values and…
UPDATE: This colour supergraphics project won a Landscape Maestro award (see website) and a Master Painters Association Community award (2017). Kesterton Park picnic huts, North Sydney. The project was timed to coincide with Vivid Sydney 2017 and featured high chroma colour.…
Colour/Contrast Strategies to Improve Environmental Visual Literacy Universal Design Symposium – 26 October 2016. ANZ Viaducts Events Centre, Auckland. Environmental visual literacy occurs at the interface between design and users. It relates to the way in which users ‘read’ visual…
My consultancy work often involves evidence-based interior colour scheme strategies for private and corporate clients. Responses to colour are subjective and idiographic, so I always start with the client’s preferences in art and furniture, and then devise colour scheme options…
This 3 hour Colour Psychology seminar blends evidence-based colour psychology theories, practical examples and interactive exercises. The diverse origins of colour psychology theories are examined including the many exponents of colour psychology, some of whom were jailed for fraud. Takeaways…
Colour schemes for older apartments and heritage buildings depend on a number of key issues including: Architectural style and fixed heritage design details Directional aspect and amount of natural light Client preferences, artwork and furniture For an interior that has…
Launched in March 2017, @colour.design.palettes on Instagram explores the ways in which colour strategies are applied in design and the colour palettes of prominent design styles and designers. Check out @colour.design.palettes on Instagram. Colour, tonal value and saturation are dimensions…
The main focus of this six-part Advanced Colour course is colour scheme development strategies that acknowledge aesthetics plus the ways in which colour and contrast can achieve specific outcomes in residential, commercial, hospitality, healthcare and aged care contexts. Colour has…
