We have all had the experience of sensory overload..as well as sensory deprivation. We may experience overload when entering an environment filled with loud sounds, bright colors, an array of … [Read more...]
Coming to Terms: Brightness & Lightness
Many of us love to “geek out’ on color…whether it be with tools, materials or terms. There isn’t always agreement about what each term actually means, and some of them seem to overlap. … [Read more...]
Coming to Terms: Saturation & Intensity
Many of us love to “geek out’ on color…whether it be with tools, materials or terms. There isn’t always agreement about what each term actually means, and some of them seem to overlap. Maybe some … [Read more...]
Coming to Terms: Colorfulness & Chroma
Many of us love to “geek out’ on color…whether it be with tools, materials or terms. There isn’t always agreement about what each term actually means, and some of them seem to overlap. Maybe … [Read more...]
Coming to Terms: Color & Hue
A few colorFULL words from Debra Disman the Color Muze of Cre8tive Compass Magazine, and Artistically Speaking Talk Show...join us on Blog Talk Radio the third Sunday of the month at 7:15 EST, 4:15 … [Read more...]
Brand of Colors: Colorful Meaning
When my colleague Debbie Josendale, of 3C Marketing Group, asked me to consult on colors for one of her client’s visual identity, which encompasses its brand / branding, I was intrigued. I had a deep … [Read more...]
Brand of Colors: The Power of Compliments
When my colleague Debbie Josendale, of 3C Marketing Group, asked me to consult on colors for one of her client’s visual identity, which encompasses its brand / branding, I was intrigued. I had a … [Read more...]
Brand of Colors: Color Etiquette for your Graphics
When friend, colleague and client Debbie Josendale founder, creator, and president of 3C Marketing Group LLC contacted me to get my opinion on the colors in the graphic below, I dove in headfirst, … [Read more...]
Creating Color Harmony
On April 21, I chatted with on her Artistically Speaking Talk Show about the “Art of Color Harmony”, based on the work of Michel Eugène (M.E.) Chevreul. Chevreul was a contemporary of the painter … [Read more...]
Color: A Balancing Act 3
Between Unity and Complexity: Achieving Balance As discussed in previous posts, color balance in our environments can have a profound effect on our health and well-being. The “emotional loading of … [Read more...]
Color: A Balancing Act 2
Color: A Balancing Act 2 What is the "emotional loading of a space"? Says Helen Gurura, an internationally accredited colour design consultant, and executive vice-president of the International … [Read more...]
Channeling Faber Birren “Principals of Color“
Color expert Faber Birren was “a color consultant who read and analyzed tastes in the hues deemed most suitable for one’s surroundings”, as stated by his 1988 New York Times … [Read more...]
Rendering Color II
“What is color? No object of itself alone has color. We know that even the most brightly colored object, if taken into total darkness, loses its color. Therefore, if an object is dependent upon light … [Read more...]
Rendering Color I
“What is color? No object of itself alone has color. We know that even the most brightly colored object, if taken into total darkness, loses its color. Therefore, if an object is dependent upon light … [Read more...]
Seeing the Light: Metamerism II
To support my attempt to demystify the baffling phenomenon of metamerism, and enhance our understanding of it, let us review the four types of metamerism described in the previous post, “Seeing the … [Read more...]
Seeing the Light…Metamerism
Metamerism, commonly defined as the optical phenomenon of colors seeming to match under one light source, yet appearing different under another, is fascinating, and perplexing. Why and how does it … [Read more...]
Humors, Hues, and Healing: Color Symbolism of Yesteryear
Sunday July 15, 2012, on our Color Muze for Artistically Speaking Talk Show, the Blog Talk Radio brainchild of artist and entrepreneur Rebecca E. Parsons, we delved into the mists of antiquity to … [Read more...]
Muz-ing on our Color Choices
Each month, usually the third Sunday of the month, at 4:15 PST, I have the honor, and the responsibility, of visiting the inspiring and informative Artistically Speaking Talk Show, brainchild of the … [Read more...]
Brand of Colors
A recent color consultation and analysis got me thinking...about why we choose the colors that we do. Of course we can analyze, assess from various vantage points, provide argumentation to support … [Read more...]
Strike Me Pink…You Feel Me? Color Associations & You
Hello Cre8tive Compass! I am Debra Disman, your friendly Color Muze, here to share tasty tidbits of color wisdom...from here, there and everywhere. (If you would like to know about the … [Read more...]