Master Color in Design: Color Applied to Graphic Design
Color isn’t just decoration—it’s communication. Domestika’s “Color Applied to Graphic Design” by university professors Leire Fernández & Eduardo Herrera teaches how to use color purposefully, transforming visuals into compelling, effective messages.
👩🏫 Meet the Instructors
Leire Fernández and Eduardo Herrera are PhDs in Fine Arts and graphic design professors at the University of the Basque Country. They co-lead the Letraz research group and have received prestigious awards like Klap Platinum and Anuaria de Oro. Their combined academic and professional background ensures an authoritative, research-based approach.
📚 What You’ll Learn
The course includes 24 lessons (~5 h) and 39 downloadable resources (29 files), organized into six units:
- 🎯 Color as Communication: Learn the meaning and psychology behind hues
- ⚖️ Harmony & Contrast: Master combinations that guide attention and balance visuals
- 🔍 Functional Color Classification: Distinguish between naturalistic, exalted, expressionist, and fantasy palettes
- 🧠 Connotative Uses: Explore psychological and symbolic color applications
- 📶 Signal Color: Understand coding, branding, and functional applications
- 📊 Case Studies & Final Project: Analyze real work and develop your own color-driven graphic design project
🎯 Who Should Take It?
- Designers, illustrators, photographers, visual artists, and educators
- Anyone looking to elevate communication through intentional color use
- Users of Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop—even with basic or intermediate skills
💡 Why It Works
- 🧪 Evidence-backed: Taught by award-winning academics and practitioners
- 📈 Highly rated: 99% positive reviews from 477 students out of 7,766.
- 📦 Comprehensive toolkit: 39 resources ranging from palettes to analysis templates
- ⏱ Manageable structure: Just under 5 hours, self-paced modules
- 🌍 Accessible format: Spanish/English audio, plus eight subtitle languages.
📈 Final Take
“Color Applied to Graphic Design” offers design-by-color mastery. The academic insight, paired with hands-on exercises and a final project, ensures you can confidently apply color theory in practical contexts—transforming visuals into impactful, meaningful designs.
👉 Ready to Elevate Your Color Sense?
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