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Specifying paint/coating colors or materials for interior or exterior of buildings including residential and commercial spaces. I also do graphic design & color marketing. I'm the current immediate-past-president of the International Association of Color Consultants/Designers North America (IACC-NA), a former Color Marketing Group chairholder, and an award-winning fine artist.
I've been officially a color consultant for 7 years, a designer and researcher (tableware design) for about 10 years. I have my own color consulting/graphic design business in Arizona.
IACC-NA: International Association of Color Consultants/Designers, North America.
NAFEM (North American Association of Food Eguipment Manufacturers, Ceramics organizations.
BA in fine art, MBA, and have taken the full International Association of Color Consultants/Designers seminar course and oral exam.
Past-President of the IACC-NA
Color is my life! It's also the most variable and challenging factor in architecture, interior design, or any other type of design, so that is the challenge.
I learn something new all the time.
There are a lot of "color urban legends" out there. Yellow won't make you fight with your spouse more nor make your baby cry more and blue in the kitchen won't make you loose weight. And if are not interested in a "soothing, pastel bedroom", then paint it whatever you want. It all looks black when you close your eyes anyway!
A lot of what you read on the Internet about color is incorrect. So only trust reliable sources like trained consultants such as members of the IACC-NA.
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