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Course Description: CEU Events: Decades of Color: The Industrial Evolution from Pigment to Pixel
Color trends have the power to define entire decades, as architectural interiors often reflect the dominant forces of societal change, cultural innovation, and technological progress. Material and product manufacturers continually introduce new colors—responding to or anticipating the elements that shape comfort and experience in interior spaces. This course traces the evolution of color: from early pigment and dye use, through eleven decades of shifting color preferences, to its role in professional practice as it transitions from physical representation to the digital age.
Learn about the natural origins of pigments and dyes and understand how science expanded the color palette.
Understand how synthetic colorants from the Industrial Revolution enabled mass production and color consistency.
Discover how manufacturing companies used color in products to reflect cultural trends and recognize design styles by decade.
Become familiar with evolving color systems and appreciate their role in maintaining consistency across products and media.
Learn about various color professionals and how they forecast trends and the social media influencers that shape and accelerate real-time color trends.