Class 3
Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025 — Color Theory & Relativity
Activities:
- Creator Show and Tells:
- Kenya Hara - Peter and Sophia
- Emily and Mauraya - Andy Warhol
- Reading Discussion: A Primer of Visual Literacy
- Visual Lecture: Color Theory & Relativity
- Color Method Game (interactive exercise)
- VFS Color Resources on Are.na
- Ticket to Leave
Homework:
- Complete the Color Exercise and upload to shared Figma file with description
- Listen to Radiolab podcast on the History and Perception of Colors
- Review Color Class Resources Page/Resources on Are.na
- Start LinkedIn Learning Tutorial "Illustrator Essentials" using your @nyu.edu email to login to LinkedIn Learning here.
Readings:
- Graphic Design: The New Basics - Color Chapter, by Ellen Lupton
- The Elements of Color, Johannes Itten
IMPORTANT ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE:
Monday, Sept. 15: Add/Drop deadline
Tuesday, Sept. 16: Fall 2025 Withdrawal Period Begins
Classes dropped on or after this date result in a “W” grade on the student transcript. To withdraw from a class, students may Request a Class Withdrawal in Albert.
Students can no longer be enrolled into a class from a waitlist and waitlists are purged.