From the course: Graphic Design History: The Bauhaus Movement
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Color
- Of all the elements that a designer uses, color is the most subjective and temperamental. We think of color as a language that relates to cultural differences, time periods, or emotions. Color is a designer's most powerful tool to influence mood and change perceptions. Today, we accept these truths about color. They seem logical and proven with empirical evidence, but these are all ideas that rose from the teachings of the Bauhaus and two prominent individuals. Johannes Itten developed the foundation course that taught students the basics of material characteristics, composition, and color. Itten created the color wheel based on a primary triad of red, yellow, and blue, and includes 12 hues. He studied color in terms of both design and science, and his experiments with light waves explored color relationships and visual effects. Itten was the first to characterize colors in terms of temperature. To this day, we call some colors warm and others cool. Itten's religion of Mazdaznan…
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