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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 Anastasia O

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Apr 28, 2018

Very informative and exciting.

By Veronica V

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Nov 5, 2017

Excellent introductory course!

By Uchy G

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May 29, 2017

Really good course. I love it.

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Feb 28, 2017

nice course,very helpful class

By Prince H

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Oct 27, 2016

great course and great lecture

By Zaki W A

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Mar 18, 2016

Very interactive and effective

By Barbora B

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Mar 18, 2016

Useful and interesting course.

By Nilsa C S

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Jan 10, 2016

Awesome course! Learned a lot.

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Sep 11, 2024

Very easy and helpful course.

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Aug 15, 2024

I learned a lot , very useful

By Saifelden I

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Aug 1, 2023

IT IS COOL EASY TO UNDERSTAND

By Wafa S

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Jul 15, 2023

its just amazing for learner.

By ANTHONY W

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Oct 4, 2022

very knownledgeable thank you

By Abdul S S

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Jul 29, 2022

Amazing, they teach very well

By Aishwarya B

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Jun 18, 2022

excellent learning experience

By Senero V

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Apr 12, 2022

Very informative! Thank You.

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Jun 20, 2021

Great Instructor! Thank you!

By John C B

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May 9, 2021

Good job! I like this course!

By Tiarra E

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Apr 3, 2021

Very basic and easy to manage

By Abeer B

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Mar 2, 2021

Very helpful, really liked it

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Aug 16, 2020

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By Muhammad O M

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Aug 10, 2020

Very informative and hands on

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Aug 3, 2020

Fun, interactive, educational

By Daniela P

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Jul 7, 2020

I love it! Thank you so much!

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Jun 23, 2020

Pretty neat

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