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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 18, 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.

EC

Feb 2, 2018

Great opportunity to practice. Encouraged to make. First time using vector design program Abode Illustrator. Was hard to listen to all Contrast Section. It would be great if there was more diversity.

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By Nicole

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Jan 28, 2021

Very interesting and easy to understand.

By ABHIJITH T S

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Jan 22, 2021

Excellent course. Well explained videos.

By Nishanth T

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Nov 26, 2020

Great introductory course. Very helpful!

By AJISAFE G

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Sep 29, 2020

Good to learning more about the graphics

By María V L

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Sep 27, 2020

Excellent introduction to graphic design

By Abhishek P

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Sep 23, 2020

very good course and very well explained

By alicekim

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Sep 9, 2020

I really enjoy the courses!! Thanks alot

By SWETA P

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Sep 7, 2020

Really enjoyed my time doing this course

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 22, 2020

I loved it. It was very helpful and fun.

By Baisali R

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Jul 18, 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 9, 2020

It is so amazing, I have learnt so much.

By Anand V

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Jun 28, 2018

Really helped me to learn graphic design

By Катерина Ф

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Feb 28, 2018

I liked the course! Thanks for the work!

By America G

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Mar 14, 2017

Excellent course, with very good content

By lily r

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Nov 30, 2016

Refreshing, modern and excellent course!

By Natalia P

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Oct 30, 2016

I love this course very much! Thank you!

By Christopher M G

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Jan 26, 2016

great introduction to the basic concepts

By Lama s

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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 16, 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 4, 2022

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