Create Amazing Color Schemes for Your UI/UX Design Projects
- Language: English
- Certificate: of completion
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Italian, Portuguese (Machine translation)
- Duration: 2 Hours
Learn the process of creating beautiful and accessible color palettes by mastering the science behind colors. If you are a UI/UX designer, you know how important color is, and if you don't use it properly, your design won't stand out.
Category | Course format | Language | Duration | Level |
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Color, UI Design | Online | English with Subt. | 2 Hours | Beginner & Intermediate |
Requirements
Be able to use any design software like Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD. Good Internet Connection.
Description
One of the most important aspects of user interface and user experience design is color. In this course, you will learn everything you need to know about colors step by step, from color theory to color psychology. You will learn how to create harmonious and beautiful color palettes in no time. In addition to creating color palettes, you will learn how to apply colors to your design like a professional, no matter if it's a website or a mobile application.
Moreover, we will dive into the color accessibility topic, and you will learn how to create amazing color palettes that are accessible to everyone.
During this course, we will create different color palettes and apply them to websites and mobile applications. You will also learn how to validate your colors based on contrast ratios easily. I’ll go over all of the essential tools and techniques for creating amazing color palettes required for User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) design.
This course has been designed for people who are struggling to choose and apply colors properly. We will start with the most basic principles and work all the way through, step by step.
You will learn
- Basics of Colors
- Learn how to create harmonious color schemes
- Learn how to create meaningful color palettes for UI/UX design projects
- Learn the color theory
- Learn the color psychology
- Apply colors to websites and mobile applications
- Learn about the color accessibility
The course includes
- 2 hours of practical and condensed knowledge
- Source Files: Figma
- Useful links and resources
- Certificate of completion
Modules
What you will learn
in this course.
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Lessons
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Lesson 1Introduction
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Structure of the course
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The importance of colors in UI/UX design
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Lesson 2Basics of Colors for UI/UX design
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Color modes
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The color ingredients
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Master the color wheel
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Different types of colors
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Color harmonies
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Color contrast
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Real-world examples of harmonious color schemes
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Introduction to color psychology
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Gender differences in color preference
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Lesson 3How to create an amazing color scheme?
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Required colors for UI design
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How to create a color palette for your project?
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How to choose your base color?
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How to choose an accent color?
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How to choose background colors?
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Semantic colors in UI design
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What is a color scale?
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What is grayscale?
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How to apply a color palette to your design?
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How to name your colors appropriately?
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How to create great gradients?
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Lesson 4Color Accessibility
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What is color accessibility?
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Validate your color palette based on contrast ratio
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Useful tools for accessibility
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Lesson 5Tools and Resources
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Color inspiration
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Online tools for color palette creation
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Lesson 6Color Palettes for Real-World Projects
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Apply a color palette to a website - Part 1
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Apply a color palette to a website - Part 2
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Apply a color palette to an application - Part 1
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Apply a color palette to an application - Part 2
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Lesson 7Conclusion
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What to do next?
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Meet the teacher
Arash Ahadzadeh
I am a UI/UX Designer with +10 years of graphic design and UI/UX design experience. I teach UI/UX design at the University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw. My passion is helping people to learn new skills in short-term courses and achieve their goals.
Course Content
Learn the process of creating beautiful and accessible color palettes by mastering the science behind colors. If you are a UI/UX designer, you know how important color is, and if you don't use it properly, your design won't stand out.
Features
- English
- English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Italian, Portuguese (Machine translation)
- Beginner & Intermediate
- Access on mobile and Desktop
- Full time access
- Certificate of completion
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Arash Ahadzadeh
Teacher at awwwards.com
If you have any questions about this course, please contact us