This document presents a proposal for installing visually appealing trash receptacles on Cesar Chavez Street in St. Paul, Minnesota, based on an analysis of the neighborhood's environmental colors. By applying Shigenobu Kobayashi’s color theory, the author identifies key color schemes that evoke feelings of purity, friendliness, and sophistication, and suggests integrating these colors into new receptacle designs. The effort aims to enhance the area's atmosphere and serves as a valuable tool for future urban environment projects.

1. Visual inking
Trash receptacle installment proposal for
Cesar Chavez Street, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Based o a visual analysis of environmental
urban color.
Mike Borell

2. 175 Cesar Chavez Street
Facade #1

3. 178 Concord Street
Facade #2

4. 194 Cesar Chavez Street
Signage

5. 194 Cesar Chavez Street
Signage 2

6. Full Palette

7. Word Image Scale
From Kobayashi’s Colorist

8. Word Image Scale
-Light & Pale
-Pure & Genuine
-Neat
-Bracing
-Enjoyable
-Vivid
-Natural
-Friendly
-Chic
-Fashionable
-Urbane
-Cultivated
Key Words

9. New Receptacles
Color palette extracted from environment

10. Application 1

11. Application 2

12. Conclusion
By thoroughly examining the Cesar Chavez niehgborhood surrounding El Burrito Mer-
cado and applying Shigenobu Kobayashi’s color theory I was able to take on a whole
new understanding of the areas atmosphere. e multiple businesses all tend to draw on
certain color schemes that create similar feelings. Pure, genuine, vivid, natural, friendly,
chic, urbane, cultivated. A er extracting and organizing the colors found within the
neighborhood I was able to come up with these words by applying Kobayashi’s word
image theory. In order to further accentuate these feelings I wanted to further integrate
the colors that create these feelings within the environment. By replacing the existing
trash receptacles (that contained only one color) with new receptacles, designed with a
color palette that encompasses all of these feelings, I feel I have accomplished my goal.
rough the application of Kobayashi’s theory and using his techniques I was able to
further examine and understand the atmosphere created by the colors in the Cesar
Chavez neighborhood. I now nd myself applying Kobayashi’s theory and technique to
many di erent neighborhoods, especially my own. is is a valuable tool that I will be
able to use for all kinds of environments in the future.
ank you.