Welcome to the Colour Literacy Project
The Colour Literacy Project is a 21st century initiative that recognizes colour as a meta-discipline. Our mission is to provide state-of-the-art educational resources that strengthen the bridges between the sciences, arts, design and humanities in order to meet the challenges and opportunities of the future. Fluency with the language of colour sharpens our visual intelligence, expands our perceptions, and enhances our ability to communicate.
Colour literacy is not just for artists and scientists — it’s for everyone.
What’s new on our website?
Who we are:
We are a group of colour educators and practitioners, spread across the globe. We come from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, and are united in our passion for colour. Check out our Project team & consultants and our tenets which describe our current understanding and approach to colour.
What we do:
Curricular Foundation:
Colour Literacy Cornerstones
At the heart of the project is a new, foundational, 21st Century Colour Curriculum based on hands-on exploration of four meta-disciplinary Colour Literacy Cornerstones:
Describing Colours from hues to
3D models
LANGUAGES
Exercises that expand colour language beyond 2D hue circles to 3D colour models.
Perceiving Colours from light to
context
SCIENCES
Exercises that explore the elements of colour perception.
Working with Colours from mixing to storytelling
ARTS & DESIGN
Exercises that focus on the use of colours across disciplines.
Experiencing Colours from unaware to engaged
HUMANITIES
Exercises that build awareness of the wonder of colours all around us, and the roles colours play in our lives.
Spotlight:
Beta-Test Partners Network
If you are interested in helping revitalize colour education worldwide, we are looking for educators to test and provide feedback on our exercises and curriculum. To find out more, reach out to us using the CONTACT link below.
Please use the following subject line:
Subject: Partners Network
““In the end, learning the language of color is really about learning to see.””
