| dc.description.abstract | In the wake of COVID-19, attention to the workplace environment and how our immediate work
settings are impacted has increasingly grown. This is due to a recent trend away from the
conventional office space to a more personalized space, like the living room or kitchen table.
This thesis seeks to explore this phenomenon but through an additional dynamic: color
psychology in the workplace. Working remotely, for example, has become normalized, even
preferred, because of the many benefits reflected in several areas of the employee’s experience,
including productivity, motivation, and well-being. The data compiled reflects a case study
where the researcher used the walking-method to interview employees from Bielke & Yang, a
design company in Oslo, Norway, asking how the current colors of specific spaces and rooms
affected them, compared to after a full paint job. The research and data reflected in this thesis
found two overarching themes relating to the respondent’s experience with the rooms before the
paint job and after: atmosphere and color-emotion association. This thesis breaks down from a
research-approach process involving interviews of participants, analysis, ethics, discussion, and
results, as well as the concluding discussion, limitations and implications. Building upon the
work and research devoted to the field of color psychology, this thesis intends to contribute an
additional element focusing on the workplace and the influences of color upon an employee’s
productivity, work motivation, and well-being. | |