Level 1 Federal Examination

Colour designers possess extensive knowledge of colour effect and aesthetics and apply their expertise to such interesting fields as interior design. This specialisation will become a real selling point on your CV.

Specialised knowledge of colour design opens up new perpectives for trained professionals. Colour concepts will be applicable to e.g. graphic design, product development or interior design. Also, working as a colour designer on a freelance basis is increasingly becoming the norm.

The Colour Design course is designed to prepare graduates for the following scope of duties.

• Development and visualisation of colour concepts for apartments, business premises, and other special projects
• Colour consulting for clients
• Project implementation on site

• Basics and Tools: Visualisation, Concept Development, Colour Theory: Optics and Colour Classification
• Effect & Context: Style and Colour Epochs, Colour and Space, Colour Psychology
• Management & Communication: Colour theory: Colour design and aesthetics, colour and light, advisory techniques
• Practice & Implementation: Projects, Documentation and Exam Preparation

• Completed apprenticeship (Federal Certificate of Vocational Education and Training) or
• an equivalent qualification (e.g. baccalaureate, federal vocational baccalaureate or specialised school certificate)

Farbdesigner/in BP –

Colour designer (Federal Examination Level 1)

3 semesters on a part-time, 1 day per week. ,

Bern – Tuesday evening 18.00-21.15 Uhr

Zürich – Thursday evening 18.00-21.15 Uhr

St.Gallen – Saturday 8.30-16.20

Bern and Zürich add. individual workshops on Saturdays.

20 August 2019
21 August 2019
22 August 2019 - in St.Gallen

STF, Hallwylstrasse 71, 8004 Zürich

STF, Fürstenlandstrasse 142, 9014 St.Gallen

BFF, Schwarztorstrasse 5, 3001 Bern

CHF 3450.- per semester

Teaching materials are included in the tuition fees. Additional costs will apply for excursions.
A separate examination fee is charged for graduates of the Colour Design federal examination Level 1.

After the federal examination 50% of the tuition fees will be refunded to graduates by the federal government.

Subject Financing

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The organising institutions of the colour designer vocational examination leading to the Federal Diploma of Higher Education are the associations Interieursuisse, Swiss Textiles and Polidesign 3D.