Color

The colors are vital in distinguishing Stamps spaces, Taubman spaces, and shared spaces. I was inspired by the Bauhaus's use of primary colors. I wanted to continue nodding to the Bauhaus as a source of reference both in the Stamps curriculum and in the wayfinding system design. The main colors are altered primary colors. The secondary colors are tints of the primarys. This palette cultivates an identity for each school and for the building as a whole. They add vibrancy and a sense of history to the building.

Stamps Blue 1 #007586 C88 M40 Y39 K9 R0 G117 B134

Stamps Blue 2 #abcad7 C32 M11 Y11 K0 R171 G202 B215

Accent Cream #eeeae1 C6 M5 Y10 K0 R238 G234 B 225 Taubman Red 1 #f04947 C0 M87 Y73 K0 R240 G73 B71

Taubman Red 2 #efc4b7 C4 M25 Y22 K0 R239 G196 B183

Accent Black #212b2b C77 M62 Y64 K66 R33 G43 B43

Color panel from the colors seminar with Ludwig Hirshfeld-Mack, from the publication “State Bauhaus Weimar 1919-23”

Courtesy of Elmhurst Art Museum

Shared Yellow 1 #f7c744 C3 M21 Y84 K0 R247 G199 B68

Shared Yellow 2 #f4de98 C5 M10 Y48 K0 R244 G222 B152