Cole Hilton Interior Design: April 2014

Design Philosophy

The design of the inside of a home, office, school or any building should revolve around the people that frequent these places. Everyone should feel comfortable, that they belong and that every aspect of the design suits the purpose of the building and the structures filling the interior. A design should change the mood and mindset of every person in its own way, making their day better or changing the way they look at the world is as much a part of design as any other aspect. Frank Lloyd Wright was a man of exact precision, and I have taken many of his own design philosophies into consideration when contemplating my own designs.

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

STIR Contest Poster: Train Depot remodel to Gallery space

Coloring a space for everyone to use, to be used universally to show art and promote gallery viewing in the Pullman area. This was the main idea behind the project, but it went so much deeper then that. Finding colors that do not shine or affect a persons vision in any way, impaired or not. finding a color palette that contrasts enough to show major differences in the color value through the space, separating the walls from the floor and ceiling.
Color has always been a bit of a challenge for me but I feel as if I have found a combination of colors that work perfectly for the project and the sue of the space. I didn't want colors that would distract from the art so I found a varying selection of colors picked from my artists work and my inspiration image. Another huge challenge with this project was finding a mixture of colors to render the space accurately to the color palette I chose. I eventually took the entire poster into Photoshop and rendered it digitally to match the direct RGB values of my Sherwin-William colors I used throughout the space. I am really happy with the final product and am excited to use these color matching skills in the future with my next renderings!