A guide to color concepts
Colors are an element of both the natural and the
man-made environments. They convey messages of all kinds and perform a
wide variety of functions, informing, organizing, warning. But they also
serve an aesthetic purpose, affecting the statement, effect, and
acceptance of objects and spaces.
While people’s reactions to
color vary widely, in design questions it is still possible to establish
generally valid color concepts to match the expectations of the various
groups of users. This book offers a guide based on a wide range of
scientific findings and may be consulted as an authoritative reference
by the architecture student and the professional alike.
The three
editors, Dr. B. Rodeck, Prof. G. Meerwein, and F. H. Mahnke have taught
for many years at the Salzburger Seminare für Farbe und Umwelt der
IACC.
- Guide to user-oriented color concepts
- Lasting solutions
Bettina Rodeck, Klampenborg
Dr. phil., Dipl.-Päd., Dipl.-Des. (interior design), dipl. color consultant and designer IACC. Freelance activity and collaboration with Partnerschaftliche Gestaltungsgruppe Mainz (PGM). Teacher at the Salzburger Seminare für Farbe und Umwelt der IACC.
Gerhard Meerwein, Mainz
Professor at the Fachhochschule in Mainz, architect, interior designer, dipl. color consultant and designer IACC. Partnerschaftliche Gestaltungsgruppe Mainz (PGM). Teacher at the Salzburger Seminare für Farbe und Umwelt der IACC.
Frank H. Mahnke, Geneva and San Diego
Environmental designer and color consultant and designer IACC. International consultant, designer, teacher. Founder and director of the American Information Center for Color and Environment, president of the IACC. Author of Color, Environment & Human Response (New York: Verlag Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996). Teacher at the Salzburger Seminare für Farbe und Umwelt der IACC.