Detroit Colour Council March Meeting – March 26, 2019

The Detroit Colour Council encourages you to join us at the VisTaTech Center at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Michigan for presentations on the future of color and the evolution of color in fashion as well as to honor Bill Longley for his many contributions.  Topics:

1. Future Thinking : Color

Sally Erickson Wilson is Chair of the Graduate Program in Color and Materials Design at the College for Creative Studies. She will share the program insights on the challenges of future thinking in a changing economy.

Brianna Williams, a student in the Color and Materials Design MFA program will share views from her practice as a trend researcher, analyst and forecaster, presenting the results of research and ideas that consider how embedded technology and shared spaces as well as addressing the needs of all users will impact consumer’s color preferences.

2. A Color Symposium: FASHION AND ITS EVOLUTION

Kristen Dolzynski, Vice President of Concept Design, Victoria’s Secret

Kristen’s presentation will focus on the concept to creation thru the importance of color and how it starts every concept from the influences of Social, Art, & Media. Kristen is an accomplished creative designer who has had the great fortune of turning what she loves into a career. She has had repeated success in developing and managing various trends and design concepts for high profile organizations such as Gap and Victoria’s Secret. Kristen’s key to her success is through the future thinking and the ability to research and identify current and emerging trends and translate them into design initiatives with positive outcomes to the bottom line.

3. Award Ceremony

Bill Longley, Life Time Achievement in color industry and education.
Color Match Consulting, conducting color seminars and providing short term consulting.

Registration begins at 11:30 am
Lunch at 12 noon
Meeting to immediately follow