About the Book
From products we use to clothes we wear, and spaces we inhabit, we rely on colour to provide visual appeal, data codes and meaning. Color and Design addresses how we understand and experience colour, and through specific examples explores how colour is used in a spectrum of design-based disciplines including apparel design, graphic design, interior design, and product design.
Through highly engaging contributions from a wide range of international scholars and practitioners, the book explores colour as an individual and cultural phenomenon, as a pragmatic device for communication, and as a valuable marketing tool.
Color and Design provides a comprehensive overview for scholars and an accessible text for students on a range of courses within design, fashion, cultural studies, anthropology, sociology and visual and material culture. Its exploration of colour in marketing as well as design makes this book an invaluable resource for professional designers. It will also allow practitioners to understand how and why colour is so extensively varied and offers such enormous potential to communicate.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Section One: Experiencing and Responding to Color
Seeing Color
Ulf Klarén (University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden) and Karin Fridell Anter (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden and University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden)
Color in the Designed Environment
Judith Mottram (Nottingham Trent University, UK) and Tom Jeffries (Manchester School of Architecture, Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Manchester, UK)
Color Relationships
Cristina Boeri (INDACO Department of Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Color: Organizational Strategies
Dennis Puhalla (University of Cincinnati, USA)
Section Two: Color in Context, Culture and Traditions
The Social Politics of White
Kathleen Connellan (University of South Australia, Australia)
What Color is Sustainability?
Marilyn Delong (University of Minnesota, USA)
Gozde Goncu Berk (University of Minnesota, USA)
Color and Cultural Identity in Ireland
Helena Wulff (Stockholm University, Sweden)
Signaling Protection: The Use and Function of Color in Firefighter Clothing
Jessica Barker (Iowa State University, USA), Lynn Boorady (Buffalo State College, USA) and Susan Ashdown (Cornell University, USA)
Blood Red, Pure White and Soothing Green
Jeanne Kisacky (Syracuse University, USA, Cornell University, USA and Binghamton University, USA)
Color Continuity and Change in Korean Culture
KeySook Geum (Hongik University, Korea) and Hyun Jung (Daegu University, Korea)
Exploring the Colors of Turkish Culture
Gozde Goncu-Berk (University of Minnesota, USA)
The Punk Palette: Subversion Through Color
Monica Sklar (University of Minnesota, USA) and Lauren Michel (University of California, USA)
Section Three: Markets and Trends
Color Forecasting: Seasonal Colors
Tracy Diane Cassidy (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK) and Tom Cassidy (University of Leeds, UK)
Methodology to Analyze and Predict In-depth Impressions of Color and Design on the Basis of Concept Networks
Yukari Nagai (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan) and Georgi V. Georgiev (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)
Color Ambiance in Interiors
Nilgün Olguntürk (Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey) and Halime Demirkan (Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey)
Color The World: Identifying Color Trends in Contemporary City Brands
Alex Bitterman (Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, USA)
Color and Community Involvement
Julia Vallera (Newschool University, New York, USA)
Colors and Prototypes: The Significance of the Model's Colors and Textures in Expectations for the Artifact
Klaus Madsen (University of Aalborg, Denmark) and Bente Dahl Thomsen (University of Aalborg, Denmark)
Color and Computer-Aided Design
Rene Van Meeuwen (University of Western Australia, Australia) and Nigel Westbrook (University of Western Australia, Australia)
Color as a New Skin: Technology and Personalization
Luca Simeone (La Sapienza University and Ateneo Impresa Graduate Business School, Rome, Italy)
Index
About the Author :
Marilyn DeLong is Professor of Apparel Studies, College of Design, University of Minnesota, USA.
Barbara Martinson is Professor of Graphic Design, College of Design, University of Minnesota, USA.
