Color is a key component of information display that is easy to use badly. As a result, Edward Tufte’s key principle for color design is “do no harm.” The principles that underlie good color design have their roots in human perception, and a deep understanding of the color properties of different media. To be effective, color design, like all design, grows out of a clear model of the underlying information and its relationship to the user’s task. This course will present the visual principles that inform good design, and the advances in color science and color technology that can be applied to the problem of using color effectively in information display.
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