Color Research and Application, Vol.43, No.6, 942-950, 2018
Decorative patterns and sets of colors inspired by folk and applied arts of upper silesia, a popularization of visual cultural heritage of the region
The Project of Decorative Patterns and Sets of Colors inspired by Applied Art of Upper Silesia is a design created within the framework of scholarship from Fund for the Promotion of Creativity of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in Poland. The main objective of this project was digital documentation of chosen national heritage with regard to ornamentation and coloring, design of patterns and sets of colors, obtaining graphic materials of high visual quality, possible to be applied with contemporary media. The key results of the project are the database of graphic elements, book of patterns and colors including set of patterns inspired by cataloged decorative elements and set of colors inspired by typical combinations of colors used in applied art of Upper Silesia. Sampling color, we were able to use tools such as natural color system (NCS) Tester and NCS Color Scan as well as Pantone testers. Graphic themes on porcelain were made with different techniques, and while digitization of the patterns, preservation of colors and their uniqueness was our priority. Each designed pattern was presented as: original pattern, strip pattern, pattern described on a wheel or oval, and report/square field containing repetitive elements for free multiplication. Created elements (described in NCS, Pantone, CMYK, RGB) can be used as elements in many identification projects and be element of visual culture of the region.
Keywords:digital documentation;national heritage;ornamentation and coloring;project of patterns;sets of colors