VCT 2067 - Color Concepts in Graphic Design

1. Banding and posterization
2. Bit depth and dynamic range
3. Calculating tone target values
4. Color as an event
5. Color correction
6. Create a color-managed workflow
7. Creating color consistency
8. Creating monitor profiles
9. Creating printer profiles
10. Evaluating photographic originals and digital originals
11. Halftone cells in a digital halftone
12. How the computer sees color
13. Outputting and proofing
14. Retouching and sharpening
15. Screen frequency and gray levels
16. Test a color-managed workflow

1. identify the components of different color systems.
2. articulate the visual differences between colors, images, and other digital documents.
3. describe color as the interaction between object, light source, and viewer.
4. use different tools, such as the computer, to display and analyze colors.
5. analyze the emotional response to color, color symbolism, and anomalies
6. evaluate the relationships among different color combinations.
7. create display and printer profiles.
8. apply various digital imaging techniques such as tone targeting, color correction, and sharpening
9. evaluate the best course of action for improving and outputting a digital image.
10. output images to a rip (raster image processor) and proofer.

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