Presentations 

Colorful Program Offerings for Your Organization

Color accounts for 60% of our response to a place or a product!
Members of your organization can attend one of my color programs to find out about using color to their best advantage in their homes or places of business.

As a  fully accredited IACC color consultant, my focus is using a process of supportive color design to help you achieve your goals for any kind of home or business space—even the products you design.

The world of Color and how we can use it is a subject that can be adapted for audiences of design students, homeowners, business owners and design professionals. A few such topics are below.
Contact me to create a program about color
that is tailored to the interests of your group.

Sampling of Topics

Create a Full-Spectrum Environment from Floor to Ceiling
We know that we perceive color as reflected light. A full-spectrum environment refers to using color in a way that promotes comfort on a level beyond what we see on the surface.

Color and the Individual
How does color affect us in our daily lives? This is a discussion of the meaning of color and colors, and what we can do as individuals to create productive and harmonious surroundings.

Using Color with Confidence
Suggestions for combining color, pattern, and texture in your home. Q&A is a big part of this presentation. Participants are encouraged to bring project photos for discussion.

Folio Presentation
Artist’s portfolio, including Venetian Plaster. A visual discussion of techniques and materials.

Color: the Trends and Beyond
Where do the trends come from? Make use of trends in a practical and beneficial way.

Color Theory and Application: an overview
Basic color theory and a discussion of color use.

Supportive Color Design: What is it?
How can color help you meet your personal and business goals?
Tips for using color to your advantage in your home and place of business.

Color in Marketing: What’s your message?
How does your audience respond to your products and services? Make appearances count!

Integral Color Design: the big view
An approach to supportive color design, “Beyond the Trends.”

Didrik's Accent wall —Cambridge, Mass.
Our Clients Say "Your presentation went very well and accomplished what I had hoped—to help first year students understand how designers work with artists and other designers in a collaborative way to help accomplish project goals. It was good that you passed your color boards around the room. I got very positive feed back from my students about your presentation. Your work is beautiful!"
—Andrew J. Paraskos, ASID Interior Design Program Director
Newbury College
Brookline, Massachusetts
Contact Barbara to arrange for a presentation.

I will provide an impartial perspective on your project, helping you create supportive spaces...

Color affects your bottom line. Let color work for you in your workplace, your marketing materials, and your products.

Embrace Color with Confidence! Enjoy the process of making interior and exterior color decisions...