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 PassRube Goldberg Machine
Fashion: Applied Color on the Human Body
casualprofanity.com
Interior Design Project:
Student Examples
You are given a CLIENT.
Use: MyDECO.COM
To 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