This talk focused on colour, power and identity. It explored the use of colour among artists and expanded this to colour in branding and social media. I presented this Colour Talk at Art After Hours at the Art Gallery of…
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…
Urban Supergraphics | Murals Colour interventions with purpose, urban supergraphics and murals are cost-neutral passive design elements that can achieve a range of positive outcomes: Enliven, transform and activate underused public areas; Encourage and enhance engagement; Serve as a landmark for…
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 Design Seminar – Strategies to improve Environmental Visual Literacy in Aged Care Facilities. This colour design seminar focussed on environmental visual literacy and colour/contrast strategies that can improve the interface between environmental design and users. Environmental visual literacy relates…
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…
Supergraphics for Cyclist • Pedestrian Shared Zones In most local government areas, cyclists must dismount and walk, not ride, across pedestrian crossings or slow down to 10km per hour in pedestrian plazas and keep 1m distance from pedestriands. These regulations are intended…
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…
This Colour Psychology seminar was initially presented to the Colour Society of Australia on 12 August 2015. The seminar examined the diverse origins as well as evidence and applications of colour psychology in applied design and the built environment. Spanning from…
I was asked to provide colour insight in an interview for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Artists Voice series. In this interview, I reviewed two works in the MCA’s collection: Rebecca Baumann’s ‘Automated Colour Field’ (2011) and Robert Owen’s…
