Color and Lighting

Course overview

WHY TAKE THIS COURSE ?

"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way " Georgia O' Keefe

Imagine a world without color and light ! Color and light are more than just aesthetic tools – they are vital for providing information about our environments,

as well as helping us to navigate around them. Color and light are important tools to shape and alter the space around us.

They can make objects look lighter or heavier, cause planes to advance or recede and interiors seem warmer or cooler.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS COURSE:

This course introduces you to basic color and light theory and terminology, as well as their application in interior design projects.

You will develop and apply skills on the following subjects:

Color basic theory and terminology
Colour standards
Color temperature
Color harmonies
Volumetric approach to colour
Color sourcing
Color application to interiors
Color inspirational figures
Lighting basic theory
Lighting sources
Lighting types
Lighting temperature
Lighting applied to interiors
Lighting plan drafting

A GLIMPSE INTO THE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING COURSE CONTENT :

This course consists of a series of tutorials, videos, exercises, and case studies.

Let's share with you a few highlights :

1. WHAT IS LIGHT COLOR TEMPERATURE ?

Light color temperature is a way to describe the light appearance provided by a light bulb. It is measured in degrees of Kelvin (K) on a scale from 1,000 to 10,000.

Typically, Kelvin temperatures for commercial and residential lighting applications fall somewhere on a scale from 2000K to 6500K.

Color temperatures over 5000 K are called "cool colors" (bluish), whereas lower color temperatures (2700–3000 K) are called "warm colors" (yellowish).

See below how color temperature changes the feel and look of a space.

2.COLOR APPS

This course will show you how to best use your smartphone to capture, record and generate color palettes. Here are our recommended color apps :

Color Viewfinder: This magical app will turn your photos into great color palettes.
PANTONE studio: This app will give you color inspiration and help you create color palettes with Pantone reference numbers

ASSIGNMENT AND CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION :

In order to qualify for a Certificate of Completion, students have to submit and pass 2 assignments :

Producing a color palette for a given client, justifying and documenting his/her choices
Producing an electrical plan for a given place complete with captions and lighting fixtures proposals.

Students will receive a marked digital copy of their assignments with constructive comments from the teacher.

See Digital Certificate of Completion example:

THIS COURSE INCLUDES:

REQUIREMENTS:

- Computer : Mac/PC

- Software : PowerPoint/ Keynote

- AutoCAD software is not compulsory as both hand-drawn and AutoCAD produced electrical plans will be considered for the course assignment.

PROGRESSION:

Join and complete all other 5 online courses and qualify for the Online Insight Certificate.