Explore how to effectively harness the right color to provide the desired effect that positively enhances the ultimate function of the space. Understand what color really is and how it works with us (or against us) physiologically and psychologically. Learn how white and some grays actually can cause anxiety and depression in interior environments. Color has been deemed a “universal language” around the globe, and is used to create mood, enhance behavior, promote productivity and elicit certain desired responses from occupants within a given space. Color design is much more than just the aesthetic outcome, when used strategically, it can help to improve quality of life through promoting well-being. For more information, please visit www.functionalcolorsolutions.com .

Learning Objectives:

• Communicate history/background of color to educate specifically what color is and how it works within humans in the built environment.
• Initiate awareness of how color hues physiologically and psychologically can positively and negatively affect the well-being of occupants in design.
• Promote functional color design strategies to elicit a desired mood, ambiance and behavioral response to enhance quality of life within interior settings.(.1 CEU)