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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

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

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.

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By Chelsea R

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Jun 16, 2019

Very interesting and a great start for a beginner!

By Oriol M B

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Sep 12, 2018

Great videos and explanations! Highly recommended!

By Thuraya

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Jun 12, 2018

very clear explanation and straight into the point

By Xinlin L

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Jul 13, 2017

It's one of the best online courses I've ever had.

By Iryna I

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Oct 20, 2016

Very systematic and full of main knowledge course!

By Ibrahim A

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Sep 26, 2016

very nice and amazing time learning in this course

By Nina B

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Apr 17, 2016

I loved it so. I'm an art maniac so I found it dea

By Jamison J

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Sep 8, 2023

Great program and I learned a lot! Thank you!!!!

By Paul B

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Feb 8, 2023

Thanks a lot for the opportunity! Great concepts!

By Stanley N

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Jun 30, 2022

It has been able to give the basic fundermentals.

By Muhammad Y S

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May 1, 2022

It was a really great beginner's course. Loved it

By Gwendolyn Q

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Oct 16, 2021

Love the class, great start to a creative career.

By Tasfia T A

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Mar 22, 2021

I liked the course so much .It was so interesting

By Malek F

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Feb 11, 2021

Highly recommended this course for graphic lovers

By Tamarha E

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Jan 25, 2021

Very well explained, interactive, and fun course.

By Play P

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Oct 11, 2020

I learned whats the foundation of graphic design.

By Puneet K S

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Aug 19, 2020

it was an awesome experience to learn on coursera

By Giulio L D

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Jul 29, 2020

It gave me another perspective of Graphic Design.

By Sadiq S P

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Jul 24, 2020

All the stuffs are greatly organized, loved it ❤️

By Logan M

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May 24, 2020

Very knowledgeable and great for starting artist.

By Ayesha S

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May 14, 2020

i learn alot of things thanks to my great teacher

By ERDEM T

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Jul 8, 2018

It was perfect, well structured and to the point.

By Ansh W

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May 21, 2018

I had one of the best learniing experiences ever!

By Viktoria K

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Jul 1, 2017

I have a lot of fun in this course. It was great!

By Le D

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Aug 19, 2016

Full of useful information, very well organized.