These designs were created by Derek, Minna, Lucy, Makaela and Ellen, students in our online class Principles of Visual Language: Form & Color, Summer 2020.
In this 12-week online class, students learn and practice two-dimensional design and color theory:
Week 1: black & white
Week 2: primary colors
Week 3: grayscale
Week 4: monochromatic/analogous
Week 5: warm/cool
Week 6: complementary contrast
Week 7: Albers color illusion
Week 8: transparency
Week 9: color systems
Week 10: color expression
Week 11: visual narrative
Week 12: catalog design
The lectures, demonstrations and assignment briefs are presented as asynchronous content, in the form of text, slideshows and videos. Weekly Zoom meetings are dedicated to critiques and discussions of the students’ work.
At the conclusion of the course, each student produces a digital catalog of their work—a mini-portfolio that can be displayed on the web and social media.