Color Applied to Graphic Design
Influences
A course by Leire y Eduardo , Professors of Graphic Design
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson we tell our references about color. Also, we show some interesting bibliographic resources about color related to visual communication.”
In this video lesson Leire y Eduardo addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Color Applied to Graphic Design. Learn the communicative value of color and apply it to your design projects.
Partial transcription of the video
“This lesson has given Eduardo and me the opportunity to reflect on those events, people, and ideas. that have affected how we see color. Color is often assumed. We don’t know if it’s because it’s found everywhere, but it’s something that exists without much reflection. We even have sayings like 'about tastes and colors, authors have not written' or 'to each their own color.' Everyone has experiences and opinions regarding color. Evaluations are made like 'I like it, I don’t like it...' This is easily understood in a society like ours, where everything seems to have a purpose, if it can only...”
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Course summary for: Color Applied to Graphic Design
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Areas
Color Theory, Design, Design Management, Graphic Design

Leire y Eduardo
A course by Leire y Eduardo
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.
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