Making Sense of the Meaning of Color in Industrial Design
Gutsch, Anna K.
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Description
Title
Making Sense of the Meaning of Color in Industrial Design
Author(s)
Gutsch, Anna K.
Issue Date
2011-08-26T15:24:10Z
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Reeder, Kevin
Gunji-Ballsrud, Jennifer
Weightman, David I.
Department of Study
Art & Design
Discipline
Art and Design
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Level
Thesis
Keyword(s)
Color Design
Industrial Design
Integrated Color Design Process
Abstract
Color is key to the understanding of our world. We experience, interact and understand our specific environment through color. Color provides information such as attractiveness, value, functionality, honesty,
safety, danger and so on. The meaning and function of products can be communicated, emphasized or
hidden only with the use of color. The understanding of color though, is different from civilization to
civilization and from one culture to another.
The primary goal of this thesis is to provide help and guidance for designers who want to better
understand how to make purposeful color choices in their work. This thesis is not providing examples like in a color harmony book but is looking at the meaningful application of color in the field of design in a holistic approach.
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