Hello students.
Thanks for taking this course.
I'm glad you're here.
I've been teaching color theory for over 20 years
and I'm passionate about sharing everything I've learned
through the development and teaching of my assignments.
In teaching this course,
my goal is for you to become more aware
of the relativity of color
and more confident in making color decisions in your own work.
We discussed the color theory concepts of Johannes Itten and Joseph Elbers
and we performed a group of color experiments.
We completed the course by creating a set of exhibition posters
for print and electronic display that combined type and images
related to the color experiments you performed.
Here are a few things to keep in mind during our course.
First, color continually deceives us.
It is the most relative part of art and design,
completely dependent on a specific context and situation.
Second, experimentation equals play.
The idea is to have a vision of what you want to do and how to do it,
but you won't know the outcome until you're done.
Finally, with color, what you see isn't necessarily what everyone else sees.
We may or may not agree on what we see as red, yellow, or blue.
For every color, there is a universal and personal definition.
The final project, the exhibition posters,
should be new and original.
They
should not look exactly like the results of my demonstrations,
and they should not look exactly like the designs posted by other students in the form.
I encourage you to participate in the form.
Your comments will add value to everyone's experience with the course,
including mine.
Look at the work of your classmates with a critical eye,
and when something moves you,
make a note of it and try to incorporate the idea into your own work,
in your own way.
You'll be part of the continuum of color in graphic design.