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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