Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Context Booklet

Studio Contacted 

Visits
Mind Design (London)
BWA (Herefordshire)
Studio View (Lincoln)

Email Questionnaire
Root Studio (Lincoln)
Project 7 (Lincoln)
Inventory Studio (London)

Pending
Supercool (Birmingham)
Float (Lincoln)
Magpie Studio (London)
ORB Creative (Birmingham)
Studio 10 (Lincoln)
September Industry ?
Progress Packaging (Huddersfield)


Theme
Colour
I want this book to reflect the power of colours within design and in fact LIFE. I love colour and its just an amazing tool that we use every day not just within design but in everything and i want to celebrate it.


Potential Chapters/books


out of the blue
an exploration into the colour blue within design, and what this colour means in terms of emotional value and aesthetics.

green around the gills
an exploration into the colour green within design, and what this colour means in terms of emotional value and aesthetics.

caught red handed
an exploration into the colour red within design, and what this colour means in terms of emotional value and aesthetics.

yellow belly 
an exploration into the colour yellow within design, and what this colour means in terms of emotional value and aesthetics.

apples and oranges
an exploration into the colour orange within design, and what this colour means in terms of emotional value and aesthetics.

born to the purple
an exploration into the colour purple within design, and what this colour means in terms of emotional value and aesthetics.

Studio Colour
Interviews and visits with 5+ studios and designers to gain an insight into their practice and how colour works for them.

Cultural Colour
Exploration into cultures that known for their vibrant appearances e.g. indian dye industry, morris dancing, native tribes, day of the dead, hot air balloons, Kerala and onam festival India


Faviourite Colourful Photography
A book soley focusing on photography and looking at some beautiful photos of colour.

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