The Art Rooms (Parts 1 and 2) – Nadia Smith

�� “A good sensual-haptic colour concept can stimulate the human senses and emphasise and rein- ��. (Buether 2014) Geometry Stimulate Creativity Learning Colour Shape �� OLOUR �� emotion as well showing the con� trast between brightly coloured shapes and more monotonal ones. “The application of colours on �� Figure 3 - Textured collage [Primary source] Emotion Repetition My initial designs show experi� mentation with colour and shapes to see how they can stimulate dif� ferent emotions: for example blue and rounded shapes can make you feel more relaxed in compar� ison to sharp/straight shapes and the colour red is are sometimes assositated with anger or power. “Colour as an action tool and �� . (Buether 2014) Figure 1- Blue collage [Primary source] Colour theory emcompasses the �� they work together and how they vary depending on the context. From reading Colour Design: Theo� �� about how colour can impact emo� tions depending on the situation and context the colour is viewed in. Also how this emotion can cling to a person so they may experience a similar emotion again with the same colour but in a different situation. Colour therefore being very in� �� crucial part of the design process as it will ultimately impact how a person experiences the space. Figure 4- Colour emotions [Primary source] Figure 2- Red collage [Primary source] 2 3

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