Introduction to Color Theory for Visual Communication
About Me
A course by Sean Adams , Graphic Designer
About the video: About Me
Overview
“In this lesson, I’ll discuss my life and how my career began, when it worked, hit some walls, and changed course a few times.”
In this video lesson Sean Adams addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Color Theory for Visual Communication. Unlock the secrets of color in visual arts with expert Sean Adams. Explore, experiment, and express boldly in our color theory course..
Partial transcription of the video
“Hi. I'm Sean Adams. I'm a graphic designer, educator, and author. In this lesson, I'll discuss my life and how my career began. When it worked? And when it hit the wall and changed a few times. I was born in Reno, nevada. Back when it was really just a sleepy cow town. Ranchers would come in on the weekends and There wasn't much to do. Learned how to ski and go hiking and, you know, just hang out. Now, I didn't know anything about graphic design until I got into high school. I went to high school. I thought it would be fun to design some posters for some plays. and eventually ended up desig...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Color Theory for Visual Communication
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Category
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Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Color Theory, Design, Graphic Design, Printing

Sean Adams
A course by Sean Adams
Sean Adams is an internationally recognized graphic designer and the Chair of Undergraduate and Graduate Graphic Design at ArtCenter College of Design. He has written multiple best-selling books that have been published in multiple languages, including [i]The Designer’s Dictionary of Color [i] and [i] How Design Makes Us Think [i]. He has lectured about color theory and design since 1992 in his native United States, and in Canada, Mexico, England and Argentina. He has been an on-air author at LinkedIn Learning for over a decade with courses about concept, composition, branding, and history. He has collaborated with numerous brands and companies, including Nickelodeon, Disney XD, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Sundance Film Festival, Gap, Old Navy, UCLA, and many others.
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