School of Visual Concepts Seattle

Class Info

Elements of Color

• 6:30 PM–9:30 PM
• Thursdays, 1/14/10–3/18/10
• $495

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Description

Color is one of the mightiest tools in a designer’s bag, but it can also be among the trickiest to use well. Color perception is subjective, but communication about color must be exact. In this course, start to develop a discriminating eye for color choice and practice communicating about color with confidence. We begin with an introduction to the major color systems, color vocabulary, and the physics of light and color perception. On the abstract side, we will cover the psychology of colors, their historical and cultural symbolism, and the evolution of color trends in design. On the concrete side, we will practice talking about color: with clients, with fellow designers, and with printers. We will work to hone skills that make us better designers – building our base of experience through hands-on exploration of color media.

Who should take this class?

If you’re a graphic design, web design, or advertising art direction student or professional, this class is where you’ll learn the fundamentals of color.

Cost
$495

Prerequisites

None

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Instructor Info

Jenny Sapora Jenny Sapora is the proprietor of True Bug Press, producing a dozen small fine press editions over the past 12 years as editor, illustrator, designer, printer, and binder. Jenny’s fine press work has been honored with the NW Bookfest Up-and-Coming Book Artist Award and she has received an Artist’s Book Production Grant from the Women’s Studio Workshop and a Philip Hofer Commission for Printing. She holds an MA in design from the University of Iowa and an MFA in book arts from the University of Alabama. However, she adds, her depth of experience in design and her meticulous craftsmanship in printing were born not in a classroom but in a shop.