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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....

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EJ

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I had a lot of fun in this course. I learnt some extra bits of information related to graphic design and I think it's a great start for beginners as well as good practice for intermediate and experts!

MB

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This course is awesome and I recommend it to anybody who is interested in making design.

I learned so many thing and I'm ready to jump through the next course.

Thank you Calarts and Coursera.

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By Nguyen Y K

Jan 29, 2023

The basic course is very useful, the instructor is very easy to understand, very suitable for everyone who is passionate about design

By Nwokoji U

Aug 23, 2022

The course was exceptional. It really changed me from being a graphics software user to being a graphics designer. Highly recommended

By Salman E

Feb 27, 2022

Amazing Course, It is very helpful for every graphic designer to enhance their skills and help to boost your skill to the next level.

By José C R A

Feb 26, 2022

Really good content. The videos are very well done and I fell like I really learned a lot with them. Definitely recommend the course.

By Deleted A

Aug 26, 2021

Great Course for Fundamentals of Graphic Design. Core concepts were broken into comprehensive but bite size pieces for easy learning.

By Katrina I C

Jun 20, 2021

It was very helpful in knowing the basics of graphic design. It seems useful in providing a proper foundation for all graphic artists

By Eleonora A

Feb 10, 2021

Excelente curso que explica de manera magistral los conceptos fundamentales para comenzar o incursionar en el diseño gráfico, gracias

By Simas C

Oct 25, 2020

Was a really fun overview of graphic design! Each week there were not too many tasks and the feedback from users was usually helpful.

By EZGİ N D

Oct 15, 2020

It was amazing for introduction to design lesson, I am architecture student in Istanbul, I am sure I will use all lecture's subjects.

By Mauricio A

Aug 12, 2020

Just brilliant. Fundamental concepts explained so gracefully and in simple terms that you just want to try them out and get creative.

By Maciej M

Apr 6, 2020

Great course, many essential concepts deleivered here. It help to think differently, sharpen your artistic sense. Highly reccomended!

By Andrés M P

Mar 25, 2016

Great course! Even though it is quite basic course, it makes a great introduction and gives you an overall look about Graphic Design.

By Peter S

Jan 22, 2016

Love the class, I learned a lot. Taking simple idea to new level. I'm looking forward to taking other classes in this specialization.

By Neha T

Aug 7, 2021

It was a beautiful experience to know about the different perspective in which we can think and interact. I really loved the course.

By Douglas B

May 16, 2021

Just after the Fundaments of Graphic Design I began using these skills for current clients, and began to increase my job abilities.

By Stacy C

Oct 31, 2020

The lessons were easy to comprehend, the assignments were simple but effective to retain the information that was taught previously.

By YUKTA V

Aug 10, 2020

The approach of the course is simple. Excellent videos helped me to understand the basics of graphic design. Helpful for a beginner.

By Amruta J

Aug 7, 2020

Awesome course with a fun instructor who broke down all elements of GD into simple topics and made the overall experience a fun ride

By Kazim U / L

Apr 22, 2020

This course helped me alot understanding the basics of design, different image making techniques, specially how to compose an image.

By Omur E

Feb 14, 2018

As amateur I was interested in graphic design. I had chance to learn the fundamental knowledge about graphic design as a discipline.

By Henning S

Jul 12, 2017

Really great introduction to Graphic Design and I love the encouragement throughout the course to play and have fun while designing.

By 高飞

Jul 30, 2016

Very helpful course for me!Bring me new way to improve my design skills.And the knowledge it sums are really basic and significant!

By Fatin I

Jul 25, 2016

I love how the instructor break things down so simply and easy to understand. The examples given are straight to the point. Love it.

By Juliana G

Mar 24, 2016

Thank You so mutch. I loved to learn more about graphic design and the exercises was really helpfull. Keep Going, guys. We need you.

By Aurileide A

Dec 15, 2015

The course is great! Well organized, with good assignments and good lessons. The graphics and edition of the videos are really nice.