I started off by looking going into the library and finding the book, ‘Missoni, Art Colour’, which I found to be visually pleasing as well as interesting. One reason being due to the fact that I’m currently on my knitwear module which has involved me experimenting with bolder colour choices, something that I haven’t properly experimented with before. I usually stick to more muted and effortless tones, thus making me want to look into colour more which could help me with my understanding of colour combinations. To link with this, I found the article, ‘How colour affects our mood’, which I found to be eye opening. It talks about how colour influences an observers emotions, which in design, is very important when conveying the meaning and ideas behind what you create. One quote which emphasises this is, “when you look at red, it does increase your heart rate. It is a stimulating color”. This implements the idea that colour plays a bigger part in our day to day life,subconsciously. I then found a website which follows the ‘it’ colours, which in high-end fashion this season, being red. It also explores pinks, oranges and blues which all connote different meanings. I found this website useful in finding designers that relate to certain colours, but also in pairing a variety of different colour combinations together, inspiring my own work further.

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