Designing with Color for User Interfaces

Schedule:

6:00pm Doors open & check-in begins. Snacks and Drinks provided.

6:30pm Class begins. Please be on time!

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Color & Light I: Theory & Application

In this course we'll teach you about the basic principles of color theory and terminology that will help you improve all areas of design. With a deeper understanding of color, you'll be able to make informed decisions to effectively apply color to interfaces, icons and branding.

Here's what you'll learn:

Color:

• An overview of color theory
• The psychology of color
• The relationship and interaction of color
• How to strategically choose a color palette to match your brand
• How to use color to add visual hierarchy and flow to your design
• Accessibility tools to simulate color blindness and other visual impairments

Lighting

• How light works to create shadows and highlights
• Different lighting techniques used to illuminate a scene
• How to apply lighting to your designs to add depth
• Demo: The proper way to use gradients in Photoshop + CSS3

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Meet the Instructor

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Andi Galpern, Product Designer & Founder of Cascade SF

In 2008, Andi relocated from South Florida to San Francisco to pursue her dreams. She wanted to live in a world where developers and designers transform ideas into life-changing products. Andi has 10+ years of experience designing, prototyping, and coding web sites and apps for large corporations, startups and small businesses.

Andi Galpern is a UX Strategist, Visual Designer and the Founder of Cascade SF, a product design organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is passionate about community, personal growth and inspiring fearlessness to create our best work. Follow @andigalpern on Twitter.

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