SDC World of Colour

The London College of Fashion behind Oxford Circus is so not inspiring as a building but the speakers at this event all had something which was inspiring It started with an 'old' faithful Bill Stephenson and his delivery of Colour Perception. But I was fascinated by the research into Colour Psychology by Angela Wright -

she  explained exactly what colour is and how it works, discussing traditional ideas about its influence on behaviour and mood before going on to describe the discoveries she has made over the last twenty years. she showed how you how apply the theory of colour to yourself and your wardrobe, whatever your gender, race or colouring, and expanded on applications in your home, your workplace and in commercial design. Personality types and their relationship with specific colours and tones. She spoke about the quizzes and practical examples to work out a 'personal palette' and identify which colours are most supportive for you.

Anyone considering the context of a practice would find her work helpful and made me reflect on the colours I extract from natural dyes and where they fit into the colour palette. The 4 groups have colour types which I can achieve but it will be interesting to consider the combinations and background colour.

The next speaker was Raffa Mula from Pantonelive talking about the measurement of colour. It was more useful for designers who were having their designs printed but still an interesting aspect  of colour.

But I also had the opportunity to network and was discussing my research into plant colour and the chemistry of molecular change. As a result I have contacts at Leeds University and a SDC member of staff Debbie Bamford.

But I think this aspect of my work will be in the background for a while