Fluorescent Fridays: Lighting the Way: 21st Century Tools for Digital Color Design

Lighting the Way:

21st Century Tools for Digital Color Design

Speakers:

Dr. Petronio Bendito, Associate Professor, Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance, Purdue University; Félicia Barrett, (MFA 2022), Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance, Purdue University; Stevi Eggers, MFA candidate, Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance, Purdue University.

Petronio Bendito will introduce aspects of the curriculum and will present on digital color literacy, including practical tools for application in the classroom, such as the RGB and HSB color models and an experiment with Augmented Reality (AR).

Félicia Barret (Graphis New Talent Silver Award 2023) will discuss color design aspects of her award-winning MFA project MOTIV. Stevi Eggers will present her color story project Rooted in Friendship which won the Inaugural Color Design Scholarship Competition held by the International Association of Color Consultants/Designers.

FLUORESCENT FRIDAYS is a platform for university students from all disciplines to network with color professionals and fellow students, and to explore cutting-edge information about color’s role in our lives and applications in the world. 

Global Student Chapter: The long range goal is to build a global student chapter that positions color as a multidimensional STEAM model (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math), sharing up-to-date color research by scientists, artists, designers, industry professionals, and university students.21st century color communication requires a commitment to building bridges for sharing resources, cultivating mentors, and creating new opportunities. With up-to-date information and useful tools, students become the next generation of leaders in ever-evolving color related disciplines.