Color25 minute exercise
Make color work.
A palette is a set of relationships. Learn to make those relationships useful.
Explore the lesson ↗A small school for curious mindsLearn by
Learn by
making
something.
Not another saved tutorial. A little time, a useful idea, and something you can call your own.
Find your first project ↗
Less watching.More trying.
Three hands-on lessonsAt your own paceYour browser is the studio
A useful place
to begin.
Pick one thing you want to understand. Leave with a small experiment, not a long to-do list.
Typography30 minute exercise
Give words a voice.
The same sentence can whisper, explain, or take the whole room.
Explore the lesson ↗
Layout35 minute exercise
Find a useful rhythm.
A grid is a way to make room for difference, not a reason to make everything equal.
Explore the lesson ↗Practice makes possibilitiesYou learn more
You learn more
when you
move things.
Small, deliberate changes make big ideas easier to understand. Each lesson gives you a question and room to find your own answer.
Notice the relationship.
A color beside another. A line beside a margin. Start with what changes when two things meet.
Change one thing.
Try a different measure, proportion or tone. See what it does before changing everything else.
Keep what you discover.
Save the settings and write a few words. Your notebook remembers the thinking, as well as the result.
Small observations,
new possibilities.Look.
Try.
Notice.Field notes / an ongoing practice
new possibilities.Look.
Try.
Notice.Field notes / an ongoing practice
Your first experimentTwo colors.
Two colors.
A whole
conversation.
See how a paper tone and an ink color change the same message. Get a measured contrast ratio while you explore.
Open the color studio ↗A few things
before you start.
Do I need any software?
Only this browser. Each lesson includes a small working exercise. There is no installation, account or payment.
What will I make?
A color pair, a type specimen, and a responsive composition. Save each experiment and your reflections in a local notebook.
Will my notebook follow me to another device?
No. It stays in the current browser. Export the notebook as Markdown to keep a portable copy of your work.
Is this a complete professional course?
These are short introductory exercises, not a certification program. The times describe suggested practice sessions, not recorded video lengths.