Color Applied to Graphic Design
Contrast
A course by Leire y Eduardo , Professors of Graphic Design
About the video: Contrast
Overview
“In this lesson we analyze various contrast situations.”
In this video lesson Leire y Eduardo addresses the topic: Contrast, 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
“In this lesson, we will look at seven contrasts, tone, brightness, temperature, complementarity, and simultaneity, quality and amount, let's go. In this lesson, we will introduce you to a key principle regarding color composition, and it is the fact that contrast is the foundation of all good chromatic results. At first glance, it may seem like a compositional form that opposes harmony, but in reality, you will see harmony and contrast are two distinct forms stemming from the same base of action. As color contrast, we will define those situations where differences and values exist between t...”
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Course summary for: Color Applied to Graphic Design
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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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