Applied Color—

Color & Design

Environmental Color Color that should reflect & enhance the function or mood of an interior

space, aka: INTERIOR DESIGN

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water house, Bear Run, PA

Detailed Exterior/Interior images of Wright’s Falling Water

3 INTERIOR DESIGNS•Determine Colors used:

1. dominant color(s), aka base hue (60%)2. secondary color(s) (30%)3. accent color(s) (10%)

•What mood is set by the colors?

•How do these applied colors relate to the function of room? Consider what activities take place here…How do the color choices reflect that?

Color Preference an individual’s preferred colors and color combinations

• Based on personality type, culture, inner psychology, physical environment, and past color associations.

• Colors we wear, the colored object we buy or collect, and colors of our home environment are:

All are manifestations of our color preference

Color Expression: through color choices, cultural, symbolic & personal themes can be expressed

Peelander Z: a NY band of Japanese-native performance artists, entertainers

Peelander Z“Dressed in yellow, blue and red jumpsuits, their performances include absurd stunts such as human bowling, smartly choreographed wrestling matches, and the passing of their instruments into the crowd so that the band members are free to go about other, more zany occupations around the bar.”

Ok Go This Too Shall Pass-

Rube Goldberg Machine

Fashion: Applied Color on the Human Body

casualprofanity.com

Interior Design Project: Student Examples

You are given a CLIENT.

Use: MyDECO.COMTo build an interior design

Based on your CLIENT’s needs/desires

Practice: Interior Design

• Find a picture of a room online that you think embodies your CLIENT’s interests

• Identify dominant, secondary & accent colors used (60:30:10)

• List appropriate swatches alongside image

Design SITES

Design Tips!•How to Choose Interior Colors•Try a Splash Accent Color

Design a Room:•See My Design•Armstrong.com

Design Shows:•How Stuff Works-Trading Spaces•Project Runway