International School of Colour + Design

Building colour collateral and workable colour tools is an important role of a successful colour designer. You will be introduced to many paint companies.

Client analysis is a key role with being a Colour Designer. This board demonstrates the response to a client briefing for a vibrant colour palette with a nautical theme.

Building on the knowledge gained in the Foundation Course – Certificate IV in Design, tone is explored to create the illusion of changing the dimensions of space for any environment.

Colour psychology and the ability to master colour moods is explored in more detail in the Colour Design Diploma. This interior shows colour injected through accessories to create a relaxing yet vibrant mood.

Throughout the Colour Design Diploma you will learn that an effective presentation to a client comes in three parts: visual, written and verbal. Here is a visual presentation. This would have been accompanied with a verbal explanation and a procurement schedule.

The meaning and psychology of colour is a fascinating study and explored further in the Colour Design Diploma. Here is a room designed by iscd graduate Janette Maxwell who wisely chose green for a children’s room as it is the most restful colour to the eye.

Colour Designers will often specify the colours for the exterior of a home. It is crucial that you understand the look the client wants to achieve. This is an example of a student’s response to an exterior brief.

With the brief from porter’s Original Paints to develop a colour palette from a cultural destination. Step one being to research the culture, then to create a collage. From this develops a commercial colour palette in response to the brief.

As a colour designer working on an exterior brief it is important to pay respect to the surrounding environment – unless the brief is to stand out! This is a response to an exterior brief.

The type of exterior needs to be taken into account when following a clients brief – does the brief match the exterior? This is an example of a colour palette developed by iscd graduate Annie Edelman for a contemporary sea side exterior.

Colour Design Students look at far more than the paint on the walls. These two presentation boards illustrate how a colour design graduate communicates their ideas including business imaging, stationary and corporate identity.

Colour is far more then paint on the walls! A Colour Designer can specify things such a wallpaper, fabrics and cabinet finishes. This board displays how paint colours, bench tops and cabinet finishes have been selected and work together.

This is the outcome of a kitchen which has had paint colours, bench tops and cabinet finishes selected by a Colour Designer. Energy has been injected into the hub of the home through the orange accents – a great colour for the appetite and conversion.

An understanding of trends and what drives trend is needed as a Colour Designer. You will learn what influences a trend and how to cleverly use trend colours. You will also learn how to identify a style versus a trend. This board represents a trend period.

This is a colour palette developed for an international airport. Colour Design students learn that a palette is created for a client to evoke a certain mood, image and style rather than suit a specific environment.

The meaning and psychology of colour is a fascinating study and dealt with in the colour design Diploma. Here is a room designed by iscd graduate Janette Maxwell who used panels of colour to create interest and energy in an open plan living space.

This is a colour palette developed for a franchise. The board displays a core colour palette in the centre and two feature accents that work with the core colour palette yet give each franchise its own identity.

This is a colour palette developed in response to a business imaging brief for a hair salon. A business imaging colour brief must take into account the target market and the environment in which colours will be used.

This is a colour palette developed for a franchise. The board displays a core colour palette in the centre and two feature accents that work with the core colour palette yet give each franchise its own identity.

This is a commercial project completed by iscd Colour Design graduate Elisabeth VanDyk. This job was selected for the Dulux Colour Awards for its successful use of colour. Elisabeth is currently the colour councillor of the Design Institute of Australia.

Dulux Award for Creative Colour Application awarded to Colour Designer Joyce Pang awarded in December 2009.

Murobond Pure Colour Award awarded to Kate Beat in December 2009.

Porter's Original Paints' Award of Excellence in Colour Design awarded to Liz Maher awarded in December 2009.

Resene Award of Excellence in Sustainable Colour and Design awarded to Colour Designer Nicola Bird awarded in December 2009.

Dulux Award for Creative Colour Application Awarded to Terese Grove awarded in December 2009.

Porter's Original Paints' Award of Excellence in Response to French-Wash Breif awarded to Colour Designer Sarah Wood awarded in December 2009.

Colour Design students look at colour that goes beyond the walls and use these colours to create brief specific environments. This board creates an ambience of relaxation and enjoyment using dominant and neutral colours as taught in the Colour Design Diploma

Colour Designers learn to create a pristine, well designed visual tool that fulfills the clients needs.