Course detail

Color Composition

FSI-YN1Acad. year: 2025/2026

The course introduces students to the basics of color theory, which are applied in industrial design, through practical composition exercises. It is about the perception of surface and spatial color, color combinatorics, color illusiveness and the harmony of colors with the concept of the proposed design.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

akad. soch. Josef Sládek, ArtD.

Department

Institute of Machine and Industrial Design (ÚK)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of optics and practical experience in work with colour.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Graded course-unit credit requirements: Attendance at exercises, meeting assigned projects deadlines.
Resulting evaluation consists of evaluations on tasks. In total it will be possible to aquire 100 points. Resulting classification will be defined by the ECTS scale. If some of the projects are awarded less than half of the maximum pts., final evaluation of the course is F "failed" .
According to the article No. 13 of Study and Examination Rules of Brno University of Technology ECTS evaluation degree scale is used. . If some of the projects are awarded less than 50 pts., final evaluation of the course is "failed". The course is evaluated with the following grades: ECTS EVALUATION DEGREES / PTS. RATING / NUMERIC RATING: A / 100 - 90 / 1 / Excellent; B /89 - 80 / 1,5 / Very good; C / 79 - 70 / 2 / Good; D / 69 - 60 / Satisfactory; E / 59 - 50 / Sufficient; F / 49 - 0 / 4 / Failed.

Compulsory attendance at seminars. Education runs according to the week schedule. The way of compensation of missed seminars is specified by the tutor.

Aims

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the theory, rules of perception and use of colours, their historical and technological context and especially their aesthetic effects. Practical workshops are focused on compositional colour studies, basic principles and the application of this knowledge in the actual design work.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

CHORÝ, Tomáš. Barva a design. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2014, 138 s. ISBN 978-80-244-4299-0.
PIPES, Alan. Foundations of Art + Design. Second edition. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-1-85669-578-7.
WONG, Wucius. Principles of color design. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley, 1997. ISBN 9780471287087.

Recommended reading

CHORÝ, Tomáš. Barva a design. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2014, 138 s. ISBN 978-80-244-4299-0. (CS)
PIPES, Alan. Foundations of Art + Design. Second edition. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-1-85669-578-7.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-PDS-P Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Studio work

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

akad. soch. Josef Sládek, ArtD.

Syllabus

1st task, color composition on the theme of warm and cold colors
Temperature contrast, color perspective
2nd task, color composition on the topic of simultaneous contrast
Meaning of complementary colors
3rd task, color solution of the design proposal from the subject YDE
Color variants, color compatibility with the design concept, materials used, production technologies, marketing, user and safety requirements
Color logic of a single product and a complete product line
Color trends in 20th and 21st century design
Surface treatment of spatial models and sketches, sealants, paints