Richard Mehl – Color Theory for Designers – Exploration and Application

Richard Mehl – Color Theory for Designers – Exploration and Application

Class Description
An accessible approach to the serious study of color.
Our response to color comes from the place in our brain where trust, loyalty, behavior, and decision occur every successful project relies on a designer making smart choices about color.

In Color for Designers: Exploration, Theory, & Application, Richard Mehl will give you a foundational understanding of color theory principles and demonstrate how to apply them. Richard has studied alongside design legends, Paul Rand, Bradbury Thompson and Herbert Matter and in this class hell share insights gleaned from 12 years of teaching and writing about color in design.

Richard takes an accessible approach to the serious study of color theory for designers. Youll be exposed to a relevant series of ideas and skills by exploring a range of analog and digital projects.

Richard will discuss:
– Color terminology and meaning
– How to view color in context
– Contrast grids and color illusion
– Tips for creating harmonious color palettes

In Color for Designers: Exploration, Theory, & Application youll develop a new awareness and sensitivity to color that will bolster your confidence in your personal and professional design work.