THE IMPACT OF THE COLOR SCHEMES IN THE INTERIOR DESIGN ON SOME GROUPS OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN (AUTISM, HYPERACTIVITY AND DISTRACTION) | ||
| International Journal of Design and Fashion Studies | ||
| Volume 3, Issue 1, June 2020, Pages 6-9 PDF (322.7 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijdfs.2020.180049 | ||
| Author | ||
| Dalia Fouad Mahmoud ATTIA | ||
| Department of Decoration and Interior Architecture, Higher Institute of Applied Arts, 6th October, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Colors are one of the elements of design vocabulary, and they play a fundamental role in the success or failure of any design, as they are responsible for the positive or negative impressions of the beholder. Modern psychology has highlighted that colors have different connotations and psychological effects, such as feeling cold or warm, feeling anxious or resting..etc, and other physiological effects on human neurons through the wavelengths of each color separately, and it is worth noting that the Arab world "Ibn Sina" (980-1038 AD) was the first to address color therapy in the book Canonmedicinia, which is considered the first reference in medicine worldwide, and he explained this by drawing a map of the effect of colors on body temperature and health condition. Color therapy was also known in medicine. Ancient Indian(Ayurveda), and it was one of the basic treatments with it, whereby the body was divided into seven sensory points, each of which is associated with a specific color. Often color schemes are used in interior design according to personal tastes, religious or environmental legacies, and since the role of the interior designer is to prepare the elements of the interior design in line with the function of the interior space on the one hand, and the users of these spaces on the other hand, the necessity to study the effect of different color schemes on The psychological and behavioral needs of children, especially some groups such as autism patients and hyperactivity and distraction patients, as they are among the diseases that have increased in the current century, and as they are neurological mental illnesses that require assistance in preparing and socially supporting a healthy interaction with the community. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| The Colour Schemes; Interior Design; Children; Autism; Hyperactivity; Distraction | ||
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