Color Applied to Graphic Design

A course by Leire y Eduardo , Professors of Graphic Design

Professors of Graphic Design . Erandio, Spain.
Joined March 2018

Learn the communicative value of color and apply it to your design projects

99% positive reviews (473)
7,557 students
Audio: Spanish
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Learn the communicative value of color and apply it to your design projects

Look around you, color is everywhere! As an integral part of daily life, it can play a fundamental role in graphic design and visual communication. In this online course, Leire Fernández and Eduardo Herrera, university professors, researchers, and experts in graphic design, teach you about the attributes and versatility of color applied to this discipline.

Following your teachers' analytical and practical approach, learn to appreciate and understand the communicative value of color to make designs with strong visual impact.

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What will you learn in this online course?

24 lessons & 39 downloads

What will we do in the course
1 minute, 35 seconds
Color and communication
10 minutes, 52 seconds
Harmony
15 minutes, 37 seconds
Contrast
16 minutes, 15 seconds
Naturalistic color
13 minutes, 15 seconds
  • 99% positive reviews (473)
  • 7,557 students
  • 24 lessons (4h 59m)
  • 39 additional resources (29 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Complete a series of color-analysis exercises on different graphic designs to develop a color proposal for a personal project or that of another person.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Designers, illustrators, photographers, visual artists, art and design teachers, and anyone who is looking for the most effective way to communicate ideas through color.

Requirements and materials

Basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator is recommended, but not essential.

As for materials, you need a computer with these or similar design programs to create your final project.


Reviews

7,557 Students
473 Reviews
99% Positive ratings

Leire y Eduardo

A course by Leire y Eduardo

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Professors of Graphic Design

Leire Fernández has a doctorate in fine arts and is a professor of graphic design at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Among her subjects, she specializes in editorial design, visual identity, and design professionalization and management.

Eduardo Herrera has a doctorate in fine arts and is a professor of graphic design at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Among his subjects, he specializes in editorial design, typography, and visual identity.

Together they co-direct the graphic design and typography research group Letraz at the UPV/EHU. Both have published multiple books, most notably Diseño de cubiertas de libros: Recursos de retórica visual (Editorial Síntesis), Un proceso creativo en el diseño gráfico de carteles (Servicio Editorial - UPV/EHU), and Historias que marcan: Origen y significado de 50 marcas gráficas (Editorial GG).

Throughout their careers, they've collaborated on graphic design projects in a variety of fields, mainly in publishing, typography, poster design, and corporate visual identity, which have earned them awards such as the Klap Platinum award for the best font design, the Anuaria de Oro for the best design of an editorial publication, the Juan de Yciar Award for editorial quality, and the Letra de Plata in visual and graphic communication for the best coverage of an event.

They also organize and teach numerous courses, workshops, and conferences, including the Taller de Diseño Gráfico de los Cursos de Verano at the UPV/EHU in San Sebastián, as well as the Congreso de Diseño Gráfico and the Jornadas de Caligrafía in Arantzazu.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences
    • What will we do in the course
  • U2

    Previous considerations about color and graphic design

    • Color and communication
    • Harmony
    • Contrast
    • A functional color classification
  • U3

    Denotative function of color: the world of representation

    • Naturalistic color
    • Exalted color
    • Expressionist color
    • Fancy color
  • U4

    Connotative function of color: the world of psychological and symbolic evocations

    • Psychological color
    • Symbolic color
    • Red, orange and yellow colors
    • Green and blue colors
    • Violet color
    • Brown, white, black and gray colors
    • Pastel and metallic colors
  • U5

    Signal function of color: the world of coding and functionality

    • Schematic color
    • Signal color
    • Flagship color
  • U6

    Study of cases

    • Analysis of personal projects
    • Analysis of personal projects 2
    • Cómo valorar una propuesta de color
  • FP

    Final project

    • The color applied to graphic design

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Color Applied to Graphic Design. Design course by Leire y Eduardo

Color Applied to Graphic Design

A course by Leire y Eduardo
Professors of Graphic Design . Erandio, Spain.
Joined March 2018
  • 99% positive reviews (473)
  • 7,557 students