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About the Course

Graphic Design is all around us! Words and pictures—the building blocks of graphic design—are the elements that carry the majority of the content in both the digital world and the printed world. As graphic design becomes more visible and prevalent in our lives, graphic design as a practice becomes more important in our culture. Through visual examples, this course will teach you the fundamental principles of graphic design: imagemaking, typography, composition, working with color and shape... foundational skills that are common in all areas of graphic design practice. I don't just want you to watch a video of someone talking about design, I want you to MAKE design! If you want to be a designer you have to be a maker and a communicator, so this course will offer you lots of opportunities to get your hands dirty with exercises and with more practical projects. At the end of this course you will have learned how to explore and investigate visual representation through a range of image-making techniques; understand basic principles of working with shape, color and pattern; been exposed to the language and skills of typography; and understand and have applied the principles of composition and visual contrast. If you complete the course, along with its optional (but highly recommended) briefs, you will have a core set of graphic design skills that you can apply to your own projects, or to more deeply investigate a specialized area of graphic design. To succeed in this course you will need access to a computer. You can complete this course without one but it will be tougher. Access to, and a beginner's level knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite programs, such as Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign will help you, especially if you want to complete the optional briefs....

Top reviews

AR

Apr 17, 2016

very good introductory course. i enjoyed the assignments, they are not overwhelming, easy to start, and the optional ones offer great opportunity to dig little deeper into graphic design fundamentals.

GA

Aug 20, 2018

Very interesting, I liked the format. Easy to follow, nice excercises. It's actually good to cover the basics of design, even if you are not an absolute beginner, and especially if you are self taught

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By JAYESH D

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Aug 24, 2020

it was a great experience and i loved it

By Asmita H

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Jul 21, 2020

I loved it. It was very helpful and fun.

By Baisali R

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Jul 17, 2020

It was an amazing experience. Thank you!

By CORDIO E A

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May 16, 2020

Quite an interesting foundational course

By Iván J V

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Mar 18, 2020

i loved this course. it was very useful!

By José M

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Mar 8, 2020

It is so amazing, I have learnt so much.

By Anand V

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Jun 27, 2018

Really helped me to learn graphic design

By Катерина Ф

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Feb 27, 2018

I liked the course! Thanks for the work!

By America G

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Mar 13, 2017

Excellent course, with very good content

By lily r

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Nov 29, 2016

Refreshing, modern and excellent course!

By Natalia P

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Oct 29, 2016

I love this course very much! Thank you!

By Christopher M G

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Jan 25, 2016

great introduction to the basic concepts

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Dec 25, 2024

رائعة، مفيدة ، عملية ، وسعت افاق معرفتي

By Hilary E

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Jun 5, 2023

It was an incredibly course, thank you!

By Loujain N

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Apr 15, 2022

it's a great, helpfull and rich course

By Nguyen D H ( H

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Jan 9, 2022

very good and basic for newbie like me

By Lucas S

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Jan 3, 2022

O curso é bem produzindoqualidadpprorod

By Mostafa A

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Nov 9, 2021

Very helpful course, thank you so much!

By Tahirintsoa N

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Jul 20, 2021

this course was great. I learned a lot.

By Fawaz R

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Mar 21, 2021

i love that course its so easy and fun.

By Afaq Y N

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Mar 6, 2021

I am very happy to complete my course .

By Michelle O V

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Feb 25, 2021

Excellent course and highly recommended

By Mandy B E

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Sep 3, 2020

i learn a lot in this class . love it .

By Sidra T M

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Aug 24, 2020

its an amazing course .i learnt so much

By SHRIYA D

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Jul 22, 2020

I LOVED THE WAY THINGS ARE TAUGHT HERE.