Colours have been proven to have both a great physical and psychological impact on human beings. This essay investigates the rebranding of 37 Health Care Centers, located in Norrbotten, Sweden, and how 10 interviewees have experienced the new choice of colour on the logotypes of these Health Care Centers. The theoretical framework used in this research process, consists of theories related to rebranding, the communication process, encoding/decoding and Goethe’s Theory of Colours. To gather information about how the 10 inhabitants have experienced the new choice of colour, a semistructured form of interview was used. In addition to these interviews, three people employed by Norrbotten County Council (NLL) were interviewed, to get to know more about the rebranding process and the message behind the chosen colours of the logotype. Results show that the inhabitants had an overall positive reaction to the new colour choices, but that younger target groups lacked information about the new logotype and the rebranding. Due to these results, recommendations were made that NLL should expand the quantity of media channels to reach these younger target groups, and thereby be able to attract more patients to their Health Care Centers. NLL would also profit from investigating the inhabitants experiences related to the new colour choices themselves, but in a larger scale, to achieve greater knowledge of how to proceed with colour choices in the future.

The purpose of this study is to create a new logotype for the student-run organisation LinTek Näringsliv (LinTek Corporate Relations), a sub-brand of the Union of Science and Technology Students at Linköping University, by means of research through design. The course of the design work followed a defined process and began with a pre-study, establishing the group’s current situation, their value words and wishes for the design. After a time an evaluation, in the form of a questionnaire distributed to the target audience, was made to review whether the new logotype had achieved its goals. The results show that the respondents, overall, have a neutral or positive view of the design, that the visual connection to LinTek is visible and that it now is more difficult to confuse LinTek Näringsliv with LARM. The existing theories regarding logotype and brand design are therefore proven to be true in this study.

In graphic design, colours can be used to communicate a message and attract attention. In book design, colours convey the content, just like they communicate the product’s information in packaging design. The purpose of this study is to analyse how colours have been used on book covers to convey the content, within the topic of health. A quantitative content analysis was made on the book covers of the top 11 bestsellers in Sweden. The colour theory analysis is based on Shigenobu Kobayashi’s work in Colour image scale. The result found that neutral hue was the one that was most commonly used. Additionally, the analysis revealed some correlation between the book content and the colour combination on the book covers. For example, a book related to finding happiness had a colour combination that matches a casual and natural lifestyle. Although the analysis offered some insight within the subject of colour and book design, further studies are needed in order to understand the extent of how colours are being used towards communicating the content.

Asking the question: How can the waffle weave be reinterpreted through material, technical and colour research, the investigation of this MA thesis revolves around the weaving technique with the aim of presenting a collection of various woven textiles, where the waffle has been used in different ways. The weave, with its three- dimensional structure creates an interesting canvas to experiment upon as its structure creates both texture as well as depth to the textile. Furthermore, the research is conducted through a systematic exploration of the different aspects mentioned above, where theory and practise go hand in hand. Moreover, the practical experiments start as sketches on the computerised ARM looms and then are scaled up and revised on the industrial jacquard looms. The results showcase a variety of waffle weaves; from flat to three- dimensional, with various colour and surface effects as well as different compositions and overall forms. So, through this research, the degree project aims to explore and experiment the potential and possibilities of the waffle weave

Den här studien undersöker hur olika element i visualiseringsbilder kan justeras för att bättre vägleda kunden vid köp av nyproducerade lägenheter. I dagsläget finns bristande förståelse för hur sinnesstämningar kan användas för att skapa visualiseringar bättre anpassade för ändamålet. Denna undersökning studerar hur människans olika sinnen samarbetar med varandra och hur dessa kan kopplas  till upplevelsen av arkitektur, rent fysiskt men även genom tredimensionella digitala miljöer. Genom sinnesstämningar skapar vi miljöer som tydligare behagar intresserade spekulanter formade av vår samtid.  Genom metoder som litteraturforskning, observationer och tester med fokusgrupper har vi fått en klarare bild kring sinnenas påverkan över hur saker hänger ihopmen framför allt hur vi upplever vår värld. Vi har studerat samtidens marknad och användandet av färg och andra detaljer för att skapa en specifik stämning. Genom dessa marknadsundersökningar har nyttig kunskap upptäckts vilket lett fram till en djupare förståelse inom området. I samarbete med fokusgrupper har visionsbildens betydelsen för valda målgruppen: den unga vuxna människan klarnat, en inblick i marknaden för dem samt givande respons i utbyte.  Resultatet visar att det går att dirigera ögats fokus och utifrån den hela upplevelsen av en visualiserad bild. Ögat reagerar på specifika element så som färg, dock inte riktigt så tydligt som först uppskattat. Det är även svårt att dra slutsatser inom området då en stor del av resultatet beror på upplevelsen. För varje individ skiljer sig upplevelsen och därav resultatet. Det finns dock övergripande kopplingar över vad människor tycker om och dessa element kan användas. Bostadsmarknaden är anpassad efter ett svenskt ideal vilket beskriver dess enkelhet, funktionalitet samt tydliga minimalistiska stil. Detta är attribut som förstärker dess sterila uppbyggnad, både fysiskt men även i digital marknadsföring. Flera olika sinnesstämningar kan skapa flera olika scenarier, trots detta faller det ideala resultatet tillbaka på varma soliga sommardagar. / This study investigates how different elements in visualization images can be adjusted to better guide the customer when buying newly constructed apartments. At present, there is a lack of understanding of how moods can be used to create more appropriate visualizations. This research studies how the different human senses cooperate with each other and how these can be linked to the experience of architecture, physically but also through three-dimensional digital environments. Through sensory moods, we create environments that more clearly appeal to interested speculators shaped by our time.  Through methods such as literature research, observations and tests with focus groups, we have gained a clearer picture of the influence of the senses on how things are connected, but above all how we experience our world. We have studied the contemporary market and the use of colour and other details to create a specific mood. Through this market research, useful knowledge has been discovered, leading to a deeper understanding of the field. In collaboration with focus groups, the significance of the vision image for the chosen target group: the young adult has been clarified, an insight into the market for them and rewarding feedback in return.  The results show that it is possible to direct the eye’s focus and from there the whole experience of a visualized image. The eye reacts to specific elements such as colour, but not quite as clearly as first estimated. It is also difficult to draw conclusionsin this area because a large part of the result depends on the experience. For each individual, the experience differs and hence the result. However, there are general links to what people like and these elements can be used. The housing market is adapted to a Swedish ideal which describes its simplicity, functionality and clear minimalist style. These are attributes that reinforce its sterile structure, both physically and in digital marketing. Several different moods can create several different scenarios, yet the ideal outcome falls back on warm sunny summer days.

This thesis is concerned with the artists Tora Vega Holmström and Adolf Hölzel. Hölzel taught students in painting in the Dachau art colony, where TVH attended his classes in 1903. A thorough investigation of her notes provides us with novel information concerning his teaching and his theoretical outlook on art.
Their correspondence extended 30 years past her stay in Dachau and over the years their relationship evolved into a cordial friendship between two likeminded colleagues. Tora Vega Holmström often came to visit Adolf Hölzel in Stuttgart, where he had come to teach at the art academy. She became a member of the group of avant-garde artists known as the Hölzel circle („Hölzel-Kreis“). 
On a visit to Sweden in 1911, Adolf Hölzel came into contact with the Swedish progressive educational movement at the community college ”Hvilan” in Scania, which was led by Tora Vega Holmströms father. We establish that through Hölzel, there was an indirect influence from this institution on the methods of teaching employed in the early Bauhaus in Weimar. Throughout the 1920s, Tora Vega Holmström spent time in France and became a intermediary between the cubists in Paris and the Hölzel circle in Stuttgart. Through a brief analysis of some of her works we show how firmly her style of painting is grounded in Hölzel’s formalism and his theories of colour.