Colour and surface (5 cr)

Objective

You are familiar with the colour theories and can adapt them to the design tasks.
Having completed the course, you can utilise perceptions produced by colour and the transforming ability of colour.
You become familiar with subtractive, additive and optical colour mixing.
You understand the birth mechanism of colours.
You understand the significance of the history of colours and their culture-specific nature.
You understand the significance of colour in design and communication.

Content

What kind of phenomena exist related to colour?
What kind of properties are connected to a colour?
How do we talk about colours using the right terms?
How is colour used in planning and design of products?

Exercises relevant to the professional field, associated with Workshop execises.

Course material

Harald Arnkil. 2008. Värit havaintojen maailmassa.Toinen painos. Jyväskylä: Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy. Taideteollisen korkeakoulun julkaisuja B 85. ISBN 978-951-558-237-9.

Study forms and methods

Scheduled track:
Teaching which is in accordance with the working order and control ( 5 cr).

Independent track:
Demonstration/recognition of prior learning.

Blended track:
Credit transfer or partial credit transfer.

RDI and work-related cooperation

Not this time

Student workload

5 cr

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Is able to
a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
d. work together with customers, users and target groups.
e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field
f. work as team members in a goal-oriented way
g. justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional
field