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Certificate in Colour Psychology

Colour Psychology is the impact of colour on mood, behaviour and perception. The Colour Psychology Certificate Course will increase your level of awareness, providing valuable insight to support your personal, professional and commercial interest in colour. This course encompasses the 'whole person' experience of colour and its multi-dimensional influence.

Your specific project or needs may be incorporated within the context of your training. 

Topics

Module 1 Introduction to Colour Psychology 

  • What is colour?
  • Colour theory basics
  • Colour and meaning, a psychological perspective
  • Colour and human reaction
  • Early man, colour and environment
  • Colour, temperature and physiological response
  • Impact of colour on mood, behavoiur and perception
  • The psychological colour wheel - associations and meanings
  • Colour and human behaviour experimental studies
  • Cultural influences and colour symbolism

Module 2 Colour and Personality 

  • Colour, tone and orientation
  • Subjective colour response - impact and meaning
  • Colour and temperament association
  • Harmonising colour palettes and personality types

Module 3 Colour Awareness and Therapy

  • Colour, light and wellbeing
  • Colour and the human energy system
  • Creating homeostatis - colour therapy, meaning and application
  • Visual and subliminal language of colour
  • Visual and sensory awareness
  • Colour therapeutics - personal, environments
  • Synesthesia
  • Colour trends and forecasting - motivations, benefits and limitations

Module 4 Applied Colour Psychology and Communication

  • Colour and context
  • Orientation principle of colour - colour wheel analysis
  • Applied colour psychology and communication - meaning and activation
  • Personal colour - image, mood and perception
  • Commercial colour - business, branding and identity
  • Environmental colour - interior/exterior, psychology and application
  • Specific use colour - analysis and strategy development

 

Attainment Certificate in Applied Colour Psychology (Ruby Colour School)

Duration 5 days in class, generally 1 day per week over a 5 week period 

Exams None, though homework and assignments weekly

Educator Kerry Shepherd   

Please contact us for more information regarding this course, fees, condensed training options and locations. 

Specialising in one-on-one (VIP) and small group training.