Colour Design Palettes

Colour Design Palettes Colour (hue, tone and saturation) contribute to identity and impact; enhances engagement, mood and ambience; and supports orientation and wayfinding.

Design Colour Palettes featured on this page are created by Zena O'Connor

Playing around with some color design palettes based on contrasting colors: yellow and purple. I kinda like them - what ...
18/03/2025

Playing around with some color design palettes based on contrasting colors: yellow and purple. I kinda like them - what do you think? Illustration:

Strong tonal value contrasts are important in visual communications design. They not only help to convey communication o...
29/07/2022

Strong tonal value contrasts are important in visual communications design. They not only help to convey communication objectives related to branding and marketing strategies but they also underpin legibility. This is important in respect to ensuring that brand name and text is readable and accessible to all irrespective of visual capacity.

Contrasts in tonal value are really important in applied design and design of the built environment. They help to create focus on key details in graphic and visual communications design, interior design and design for the built environment. Plus, tonal value contrasts contribute to ambience and atmosphere within the context of design. The type of contrast used here is known as Low Major - predominantly low key tonal values with a small proportion of high key values. The large range between low tonal values and high tonal values makes this a major chord. Terms borrowed from music - such as scales, chords and keys - have been found in the literature on colour for centuries.

Strong tonal value contrasts in this interior help to visually identify key design details and create a cocoon-like ambi...
29/07/2022

Strong tonal value contrasts in this interior help to visually identify key design details and create a cocoon-like ambience.

Contrasts in tonal value are really important in applied design and design of the built environment. They help to create focus on key details in graphic and visual communications design, interior design and design for the built environment. Plus, tonal value contrasts contribute to ambience and atmosphere within the context of design. The type of contrast used here is known as Low Major - predominantly low key tonal values with a small proportion of high key values. The large range between low tonal values and high tonal values makes this a major chord. Terms borrowed from music - such as scales, chords and keys - have been found in the literature on colour for centuries.

More than any other paint colour, whites and off-white paint colours are influenced by other elements in an interior. Th...
14/11/2021

More than any other paint colour, whites and off-white paint colours are influenced by other elements in an interior. The colour of ambient lighting as well as design elements such as timber and furnishings are subtly reflected by very light-coloured painted surfaces. White and off-white paint colours also have an undertone that may be warm yellow, ochre, or red/pink.

Interiors that feature warm whites may have a traditional feel, appear welcoming and suit cooler climates. Cool whites tend to have a crisp, fresh ambiance, complement contemporary interiors and suit warmer climates. Illustrations featuring image from Resene.

Celebrating the life of legendary English design guru Sir Terence Conran (1931-2020). This image features Conran’s count...
16/09/2020

Celebrating the life of legendary English design guru Sir Terence Conran (1931-2020). This image features Conran’s country home Barton Court. Colour palette illustration by .colour.collective featuring photographs by Lord Snowdon from House & Garden Magazine and Cathrine Hyland, Vanity Fair magazine.

1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge Park by INC Architecture & Design features plants and vines in the green wall, a dominant featur...
12/04/2020

1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge Park by INC Architecture & Design features plants and vines in the green wall, a dominant feature in the lobby. Biophilic design features plants, natural materials and colours that evoke nature usually set within an underlying neutral colour palette. At Colour palette illustration by Zena O’Connor, PhD featuring a photograph by Eric Laignel.

Biophilic design features plants, natural materials and colours that evoke nature usually set within an underlying neutr...
12/04/2020

Biophilic design features plants, natural materials and colours that evoke nature usually set within an underlying neutral colour palette. The prevalence of plants imbues biophilic interior design with a strong focus on the colour green. Colour palette illustration by Zena O’Connor, PhD featuring 161 Collins Street, Melbourne, designed by Bates Smart.

Biophilic design features plants, natural materials and colours that evoke nature usually set within an underlying neutr...
12/04/2020

Biophilic design features plants, natural materials and colours that evoke nature usually set within an underlying neutral colour palette. At 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge Park by INC Architecture & Design, the lobby’s plant wall featuring ferns and vines is a dominant feature. Colour palette illustration by Zena O’Connor, PhD featuring a photograph by Eric Laignel.

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