EN_Colour theory

You will cover the following topics in this course
What colour is and how perceiving colour works.

You will learn the basics about

  • Colour mixing (additive, subtractive)
  • Colour orders (primary- secondary- tertiary colours according to Newton, Goethe, Itten)
  • Colour systems (hue, colour saturation, brightness / darkness)
  • Colour effects (psychological, symbolic, cultural)
  • Colour contrasts (colour per se-contrast, complementary contrast, light-dark contrast, cold-warm contrast, saturation contrast, quantity contrast, simultaneous contrast)

You will learn why colour is fundamental not only in artistic design but also for designers.