SM: How do your courses support aspiring designers?

RM: Many of my SVACE students are interested in becoming professional graphic designers. Some of these students have backgrounds in related fields but have never had formal training in design principles and color theory. Some have experience in fine art and want to refresh their foundational training. For all of these students, there is no better place to begin than with the intensive study and practice of design principles we offer in Principles of Visual Language: Form and Color. Some of these students go on to further study in my course Graphic Design: Learning from the Masters. While the lectures, demonstrations and assignments in both of these courses focus attention on color theory—in addition to composition, typography and visual communication—students who wish to further develop their color awareness take my Color Workshop course.

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