Developed by:
Revised by: Barbara Goings
June, 2004
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Course Title:
Color Theory
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Catalog Number:
ID105U
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Semester Credit Hours:
3.1 Lecture Hours
3.2 Lab Hours
3 credit Hours
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Course Description:
Serves as a skills course emphasizing the use of hue, value and chroma based on the color
systems of Munsell and Brewster/Prange. Twelve hue resource files are swatched serving as the
basis for color schemes with areas of dominant hue, secondary hue, accent hue and areas of
neutral.
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Prerequisites: ID 101U Design Fundamentals
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General Course Competencies:
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Major Units of Instruction:
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Identify hue, value and chroma using Munsell color system and Brewster/Prang system.
Assemble 12 hue resource files using the materials of interior design.
Define project objectives
Select interior wall, floor, window treatment, upholstery and other furnishing materials.
Color room plans and present design solutions for client approval and feedback.
Take personal initiative to attend class, meet deadlines, problem solve and practice efficient
time management.
Color Systems and Terminology
Color Properties
Color Harmonies/Schemes
Color Scheme Programming and Application
Unit Objectives:
Unit I Color Systems and Terminology
1. Define the dimensions of color; hue, value, chroma/intensity
2. Identify differences in the Munsell and Brewster/Prang color systems
3. Assemble 10 Munsell Color Charts and use Munsell color notations
Unit II Color Properties
1. Mix pigments to visually obtain hue distribution of value, intensity and neutralization
2. Collect swatches of finish and furnishing materials for each of the 12 hues in
neutralized intensities and a wide range of values.
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Unit III Color Harmonies/Schemes
1. Identify each of the following color harmonies:
Monochromatic
Direct complementary
Triad
Analogous
Split complementary
2. Swatch each color scheme for a specific room developing a
dominant hue, secondary hue(s) and accent in each scheme.
Unit IV Color Scheme Programming and Application
1. Apply principles of color psychology to color scheme development.
2. Develop color, texture and pattern coordination according to design principles and a
selected theme.
3. Program a client’s lifestyle and style preferences to a room’s function.
4. Unify a home’s color scheme to an architectural style or theme with the appropriate
finish and furnishing selections.
5. Swatch and present studio boards for client approval.
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Course Bibliography:
Color in Interior Design, John Pile, McGraw-Hill, 1997
Color for Interior Architecture, Mary C. Miller, Wiley, 1997
Colors for Your Every Mood, Leatrice Eiseman, Capital Books, Inc. 1998
Interiors, Karla J. Nielson, David A. Taylor, McGraw-Hill, 2002
New Munsell Student Color Set, Jim Long, Joy Turner Luke, Fairchild Publications, 2001
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Primary Instructional Methodologies:
Individual Lab Assignments
Group or Team Lab Assignments
Lecture/Discussion
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Grading Criteria:
Assignments
Studio Boards
Attendance
Quizzes
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