They say it changes the way they view their UI design work and the way they view the everyday world. Features based on the teaching of Joseph Albers and the method of the Bauhaus foundation courses participants create collage studies to learn about color concepts topics include transparency, light intensity, color mixtures, advancing and receding colors, creation of space and depth, and color relationships effective use of color dynamics in user interface design Audience User interface designers. No previous study of color or art is required. Presentation Hands-on exercises, performed individually and in small groups. Demonstrations of color use in user interfaces.
Participants take home their collage studies instead of tutorial notes.
Instructors Ati Gropius Johansen is a designer, book illustrator, and teacher. She is the daughter of Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius. Ati has offered courses at the DeCordova Museum Art School, Boston University, Worcester Art Museum, and Sun Microsystems, among other places. His background includes almost twenty years of implementing and designing software systems, and he has studied with Ati.