Investigation of Academic Workplaces of Jordan through Color and Lighting

Color and lighting are amongst the very significant aspects of our lives; they create an environment that can make users’ life psychologically comfortable. They also have a powerful effect on the external and internal environment and contribute to users’ productivity, state of mind, behavior, and general well-being. Understanding proper use of color and lighting in the interior space can help for solutions to create functional spaces in different workplaces. It can also help to improve the quality of life of the occupants and make these spaces aesthetically attractive. Workplace interior design is one of the key areas in job satisfaction therefore it has a direct relation with the users’ production. The aim of this research is to find out the impact of color and lighting on the performance of employees in workplaces, focusing on academic staff of universities in Jordan, to understand the relationship between color and lighting in the work environment and the factors in which impact their productivity in it. The research consists of literature reviews on color and lighting, especially in workplaces, in order to understand the interior design related problems in the staff offices of design-related faculties of Jordan. The research also includes a questionnaire survey for the purpose of this research.