The Colour Between Us
Fri, Sep 18
|Virtual Event
"Colour is not a property of an object. It is an agreement between people. And like every agreement — it can fail." Join us in welcoming Sandy Sampson, CMG, on the distance between the colour we specify, and the colour we deliver.
Time & Location
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT
Virtual Event
About the event
The Colour Between Us
What Gets Lost Between What We Say and What We Ship
"Colour is not a property of an object. It is an agreement between people — and like every agreement, it can fail."
So begins this month's Kaleidoscope lecture from colour and design consultant Sandy Sampson.
Sandy traces the distance between the colour we specify and the colour we deliver. Why our words fail us. Why no two people see the same blue. And what it costs when an approved colour still ships wrong. Less a lecture on theory, more a way of seeing colour as something negotiated between people — and understanding where that negotiation quietly breaks.
The Kaleidoscope Lecture series brings the colour community together each month for conversation across the arts, sciences, and design. All are welcome.