At The Center for Beadwork & Jewelry Arts in Nashville, Tennessee, we teach from what's called a design perspective.   We've been working on a book called How To Bead A Rogue Elephant, which goes through the whole design process.     We recently finished the draft chapter on color called "Rethinking How To Teach Color To Beaders and Jewelry Designers".   

We've posted a .pdf copy here:

http://www.landofodds.com/blog/archive/rogueelephantcolor.pdf

We welcome any feedback.

You can also follow our discussions and articles on our blog:
http://blog.landofodds.com