Archive for April, 2008

An Interview with Design Psychology Expert Jeanette Fisher

Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Home Improvement | No Comments »

Interview with Jeanette Fisher by Gary Anderson, of www.abciowa.com GA: Jeanette, just what is Design Psychology? JJF: Simply put, Design Psychology empowers you to create a fabulous home that sustains your emotions, using techniques based on science. Design Psychology turns spaces into ...

Color Help: Color Imagery for Happy Homes

Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Home Improvement | No Comments »

Color researchers have estimated that up to 70% of our subconscious reactions to people and environments are based solely on our reactions to color. With that in mind, it's important that you give special attention to the effects you want ...

Color Help: Choosing Color Combinations

Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Home Improvement | No Comments »

Choosing a color scheme can be a nerve-wracking business. For instance, I anguished over the colors to paint the exterior of my Victorian house, I ordered every book on old house painting that I could find, and I discovered that ...

Research Concerning Color in Homes and Workplaces

Thursday, April 17th, 2008 Posted in Home Improvement | No Comments »

Over the years, many studies have been done in countries around the world to try to discover how human color preferences affect the choices we make in decorating our homes and workplaces, and one dominant fact has consistently emerged: our ...

Colors: Their Connotations and Perceived Meanings

Monday, April 14th, 2008 Posted in Home Improvement | No Comments »

Throughout the ages, colors have been used to evoke certain emotions, and an examination of the history of color offers fascinating insights into the human condition, as well as showing how different cultures have developed different attitudes about color. Here ...

Selecting Color Schemes

Thursday, April 10th, 2008 Posted in Home Improvement | No Comments »

Choosing a color scheme for a room can be a daunting task at times, especially if nothing about the room initially jumps out at you. If you find yourself without a particular color preference for a room, you might begin ...

Color Help: Many Factors Affect Color Preference

Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Home Improvement | No Comments »

Understanding color psychology helps home makers choose colors for home decorating. Color affects human beings every day of their lives, even during their very earliest childhood. In fact, studies have shown that babies respond more readily to bright, primary colors than ...

Color Help: Color Theory and Design Psychology

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in Home Improvement | No Comments »

Color theory is an entire science unto itself, and to get a full picture of how it all works, I'd suggest picking up a few art books. In this article, however, we're going to take a brief look at the ...
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