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Paris, France - Course Descriptions - Color as Communication

Course Information

Subject: Communication (COMM)
Number: 306
Language of Instruction: English
Prerequisites: CM123, CM251

Contact Hours and Credits

Semester Session: 60 contact hours, 4 semester credits, 6 quarter credits

Availability

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Summary

Examines the complex nature of color – the "perception" of color, physiological and psychological effects, "philosophical" properties, changing "values" in different historical and cultural contexts – and considers how these elements interact when color is encoded as "sign" in visual communication: as culturally specific signifier, as socio-economic marker, and as international advertising and marketing tool.

Full Description

Examines the complex nature of color – the "perception" of color, physiological and psychological effects, "philosophical" properties, changing "values" in different historical and cultural contexts – and considers how these elements interact when color is encoded as "sign" in visual communication: as culturally specific signifier, as socio-economic marker, and as international advertising and marketing tool.

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Color as Communication

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