Designing with colour: Critical analysis of colour application

Assignment 2 – (50%)

Report: Critical analysis of colour application

This assignment develops the student’s ability to research, critically analyse & discuss information relevant to colour theory & application. Students are to select an existing example of architecture, art or applied design of their choice (graphic, interior, product, textile, urban design, etc).

Choose at least three topics studied in this course that are relevant to your example and discuss why.

Use the table below for some ideas or discover your own topic

Identify any weaknesses or strengths in the colour design that help or hinder your example – Why?

NOTE: The aim of this assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of the information/ readings for this course. Choose your example wisely. 

Submit as a fully referenced (APA format) essay of no more then 1000 words.

Due 11:59 pm Friday 7/6/2013.

Topic suggestions

Colour Notation Colour & cultural differences
Colour & symbolic association Categories of Colour
Examining the Attributes of colour Colour Forecasting
Theories Applications Techniques – Prehistory Theories Applications Techniques – Middle Ages
Theories Applications Techniques – Renaissance The Experience of Colour
Visual Perception & Colour Perceptual Effects
Colour & Human Response Colour Therapy & Colour Psychology
Theories of Colour of 18th and 19th Centuries Colour Theories: 20th to 21st Century
Colour Models & Common Constructs Colour Harmony
Seven Types of Colour Contrast (Itten, 1961) Colour Combination Techniques

 

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