Title: 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.

Role: Õppija/Student — Students generally have less privileges within a course.

Section 1
  Teated õppijatele / News Forum
Colour Theory - An introduction
  Learning Outcomes
  A. Reflecting on colour-A start
  Role of colour in daily life
  B. Colours and its relation to sciences and Johannes Itten
  C. Terms around colour
  Work sheet_Module_Colour theory
1. Physics
  1.1 Introduction to physics
  1.2 Definition physics and optics
  1.3 Isaac Newton: Light Refraction
  1.4 Optics Part 1
  1.4.1 Multiple Choice Question
  1.4.2 Exercise
  1.5 Optics Part 2
2. Physiology
  2.1 Seeing colors
  2.2 Construction Eye
  2.3 Construction Eye (inside)
3. Psychology
  3.1. Overview on psychological effects on colours
  3.2. Find out more about cultural signification of colours!
4. Primary colours and colour spaces
  4.1. RGB and CMYK
  4.2. RGB and CMYK Color models
  4.3. RGB and CMYK spaces
  4.4. Controversial Color Theory: RYB vs CMY Color Wheel
  Use the Adobe Color-Wheel to create your own color...
5. Colour systems
  5.1. View back into colour theory
  5.2. Hue, shade, tint and tone
  5.2.1.List of colours by saturation and hue
  5.3. Colour Theory according to Itten
  5.3.1. Colour harmonies according to Itten
  5.4. Understand colour combinations
  5.5. The Colour Wheel
6. Understand contrasts in colour as a principle to work creatively
  6.1. Meeting Vincent Van Gogh
  6.2. Colour Contrasts
  A-Complementary contrast
  Complementary contrasts
  B - Cold-warm contrast
  C - Colour quality contrast
  D - Quantity contrast
  E - Light-dark contrast
  F - Simultaneous contrast
  G - Colour-to-colour contrast
  6.3. PractiseLook at the examples of unusual websi...
  6.4. Practise Practise Adobe Color and apply the c...
7. Colour as a design element for E-Designers
  7.1. Properties that I associate with colors
  7.2. The symbolism of colours
  The meaning of black, white and grey
  7.3. The color of the year by Pantone
  7.4. How to choose an effective website colour scheme
  How to create a colour palette
  7.5. Web design and colour vision deficiency
  7.6. Colour in the world of Photography
8. Practical work
  Colour scheme and colour value
References
  List of References