FASHION, COLOUR, TRENDS & HOME

Colour: Creating Commercial Colour Palettes
Colour plays an essential part in the development of fashion and homeware ranges, it can literally make or break a season. The aim of this course is to give learners an understanding of the theory of colour, colour trend prediction, as well as how colours can be combined with core/neutral colours to create commercial colour palettes for a season.

What you will learn
- How we see light and colour
- How we measure and talk about colour
- How colour plays a part on our culture and psyche
- How trend prediction companies develop trend colours
- How to build a commercial colour palette for a season that works with core/neutral colours
Modules in more detail
Colour Theory and the Psychology of Colour – the science of light and colour, the colour wheel, colour schemes and the impact of culture on our psyche
Colour Predictions and Colour Palettes – who are the major colour prediction companies and what do they do? How to create a seasonal colour palette for womenswear, menswear, kidswear and homeware
Who is this course for
This course would benefit those wishing to get a job in a fashion or homeware buying department, or someone who has been working in merchandise planning/stores etc. who wishes to transition into buying.
$125.00 inc GST
4 x fortnightly payments of $34.38(inc GST)

Unsure if a course is right for you...
If you are uncertain whether a course is at the right level for you, then take an assessment through the Numensa Assessment Centre. We have six different assessments, three for buying and three for planning.
- Entry – for anyone new to retail or working in a buyer’s admin or allocator level
- Intermediate – for anyone working at the assistant/junior buyer/planner level
- Advanced – for anyone working at a buyer/planner or senior buyer/planner level
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