Sunday, February 19, 2012

Color and Lighting in Design

What is color? By definition, color is a property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light. However, many fail to recognize the difference between light and color in various fields of design. While lighting aims to achieve levels of visibility and comfort in architecture, color attempts to solve the needs of design, style and fashion, while also creating a mood. While most people do not see the importance of lighting and color on the surface, both elements are extremely significant for human comfort. It has been proven that color and lighting help improve fundamental aspects of life such as health, security and and emotion. This article describes further in depth the importance of light and color in architecture, and can be applied to all other fields of design as well.

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