Design Observer :: Join the Discussion http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/chromatophobia/37586/ en-us Design Observer Group 2013-03-08T13:46:19-05:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 I found it interesting because In my case my partner(Im not married yet) also helps and she does it very well. She is a Anthropologist & Reiki Master.

What happened to you is lovely, our partner in life has the ability or knowledge of style that we agreed without knowing any of the "rules" of design. Also is great how they can complement us in something that we are lacking.

Congratulations for having an amazing wife! ]]> http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/chromatophobia/37586/#comments 2013-03-08T13:46:19-05:00 http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/chromatophobia/37586/#comments 2013-02-18T06:36:30-05:00 Rather — fear of the letter “r”.
Michael, You are an amazing designer with a great sense of humor.
Chromatophobia is missing the letter “r” in your post and in your link to the post.
See: That is when I began to realize that I had a case of ch_omatophobia, fear of color.
Thanks “!”
]]> http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/chromatophobia/37586/#comments 2013-02-17T10:40:48-05:00 Check this out Michael . . .

VR/ Joe]]> http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/chromatophobia/37586/#comments 2013-02-14T22:51:54-05:00 http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/chromatophobia/37586/#comments 2013-02-14T15:02:15-05:00
Ralph Baker, one of my college art professors once said that my style of painting and use of color had a graphic sensibility, meaning that my choices were more about value than color. He noted that we see in values first – we recognize highlights and shadows before we recognize color. This may explain why we have no problems looking at black and white photographs and believing they are still true reflections.

He challenged me to experiment with color more freely (so I could learn to swim with the fishes). It was good advice. But my natural tendency, inclination and preference remains. ]]> http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/chromatophobia/37586/#comments 2013-02-14T13:25:11-05:00
I admire color daily and have enjoyed specifying color throughout my career. There are some people, though, who simply blow me away by their confidence and originality with color; Hella Jongerius, Maira Kalman and the great Alexander Girard are just three who come to mind.]]> http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/chromatophobia/37586/#comments 2013-02-14T13:01:19-05:00 http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/chromatophobia/37586/#comments 2013-02-14T12:56:13-05:00 http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/chromatophobia/37586/#comments 2013-02-14T00:07:16-05:00
I used to work with color intuitively. Then I had to teach it. So I learned it (better).

Now, I still work with color intuitively but, I can reference various systems when I need too and I know what is happening.]]> http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/chromatophobia/37586/#comments 2013-02-13T23:00:37-05:00
I agree that some people, though, really are magicians with color. The ability to change a foreground color dramatically by tweaking the background color slightly remains an impressive feat to me.]]> http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/chromatophobia/37586/#comments 2013-02-13T18:01:49-05:00
But don't worry: in the West, color-fearers are in a clear majority. I love this little book by British artist David Batchelor called Chromophobia. It's all about the entrenched Western suspicion of everything colorful as a proxy for the queer, childish, feminine, hysterical or irrational:
http://www.amazon.com/Chromophobia-FOCI-David-Batchelor/dp/1861890745/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1360791442&sr=1-1&keywords=chromophobia

As for the variety implicit in color wheels, I wrote a 3-part series for Imprint about that history which readers might dig:
http://imprint.printmag.com/color/the-wondrous-color-wheel-part-1/
http://imprint.printmag.com/color/wonderful-color-wheel-part-2/
http://imprint.printmag.com/color/the-wonderful-color-wheel-part-3/

Thanks again for the great post.

Best, Jude]]> http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/chromatophobia/37586/#comments 2013-02-13T16:37:47-05:00