Photoshop 1

This in-class workshop works with Adobe Photoshop and applies the HSB color model.

Objectives

After completing this assignment, students should be able to

  • identify and explain the importance of standardized colors in the organizational communication (Visual Identity) 
  • identify and explain the ways that color temperature affects perceptions of depth in 2D displays (Warm vs Cool Colors)
  • identify and explain the ways that color saturation (i.e. atmospheric perspective) affects perceptions of depth in 2D displays (Lynch and Horton 339)
  • demonstrate the application of these concepts through successful completion of the following Photoshop workshop

Workshop

Example of (bad) color choices

To explore the use of HSB, in class we will use an example web graphic.