Excited that a project I worked on back in 2021 has finally been completed! The brief for the interior foyer of this large apartment building in Sydney’s Manly was to make the mitigate the cold, institutional impression of the foyer…
I was honored to be asked to particpate in the ‘Colorful Landscape/Vibrant City’ seminar presented to coincide with International Color Day by the Environmental Color Design Research Group of the International Color Association, March 13, 2024. In my paper, ‘Linking…
2024 is already shaping up to be a busy year! There are three sessions scheduled for ‘Color Design for Aged Care and Dementia Care’. This webinar for architects, designers, and colour specifiers, is hosted by the Aged Care Industry Association…
I was honored to be asked to contribute information to an article published recently by Architectural Digest online. My contribution focused on research findings relevant to interior design. Specifically, while hue is often thought to contribute to mood and ambience…
Well, that was a fun chat! It was great being on ABC ‘Nightlife’ with Suzanne Hill talking about color in the built environment. We stayed pretty much on track talking about evidence-based color strategies but veered off on some amusing…
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. Research indicates that…
I was very chuffed to be advised by the peer-reviewed journal Color Research and Application that my article ‘Traditional colour theory: A review’ was the ‘Top Downloaded Article’ for the year 1 January to 31 December 2021! The article was…
This webinar for architects, designers, and colour specifiers was hosted by the Aged Care Industry Association featured evidence-based information. Effective colour design in healthcare, aged care and dementia care has moved beyond aesthetics. In these contexts, evidence-based colour design strategies…
This project for Mirvac at Broadway in Sydney involved developing new façade colour scheme options for an iconic building. Consideration was given to the following key aims and issues of the project, including: All colour scheme options used historicism as…
The article, ‘Traditional colour theory in design context: A focus on value’ was published in the Journal of the International Colour Association, Issue 32, pp29-43 – January 2023. Tonal value plays a key role in applied design and design of…
