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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

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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 Alenka B D

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Feb 11, 2016

Great course, excellent introduction to Graphics Design for me as a developer and a non-designer.

By Ineke v E

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Dec 31, 2015

Very interesting course on Graphic design with a good structure and playful creative assignments.

By Jeferson S d J

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Feb 18, 2024

É possível extrair ótimos insights do curso, além disso, tem uma excelente exposição do assunto.

By Kaung H K

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Dec 28, 2022

Learned the basic knowledge on graphic designs and how they work.

Really well structured course.

By Hamza A S (

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Dec 21, 2022

Brilliant course. Thank you, Coursera, for giving me an opportunity to learn from your platform.

By Juan C R V

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Jul 7, 2022

Excellent course! It helped me remember past concepts and go back to the beginning of my career.

By Muhammad H

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Apr 18, 2022

It's really well arranged and simple course!

Thank you COURSERA for providing me the opportunity!

By NESTOR E L M

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Mar 24, 2022

the assignments were simole, not easy so they can get a bit complicated for experienced artists

By Margarita S M

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Jan 29, 2022

I enjoyed it. The learners have the opportunity to give constructive feedback to other learners.

By JUJU

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Apr 7, 2021

The course is excellent and do help me a lot in creativity，I will recommend it to my classmates!

By Aaron T

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Dec 2, 2020

Amazing! Very helpful, thorough and clear. Perfect course for an introduction to graphic design.

By Kimberly R

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Nov 12, 2020

You learn a lot about the basics of Graphic design. You should practice as well will help a lot.

By Raian A

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Aug 4, 2020

One of the best courses out there to learn graphics design.Helped me a lot learn all the basics.

By Shaswata D

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May 31, 2020

I wanted to know about the very basics of graphics design, and this course offered me just that.

By Dmitriy B

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May 13, 2020

I like this course, because it gives basic design background and teaches you thinking out of box

By Ema O

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Jul 13, 2018

i cannot thank Michael Worthington enough for such a wonderful experience and engaging lectures.

By think m

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Jun 6, 2017

Fantastic intro to anyone who's never attended an Art School but wants to pursue Graphic design.

By Christopher M O

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Jun 27, 2016

This was a great course for those trying to try their hand at Graphic Design for the first time.

By Wren S

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Mar 20, 2016

Loved this course. Very interesting and fun to experiement with the different aspects of design.

By Alex M

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May 16, 2023

Great experience and valueble information to all begginners in Graphic Design. I reccommend it.

By Nix C

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Mar 1, 2023

This is a great course! The course material was put together very well and was very accessible.

By noura r

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Jan 13, 2023

I've benefited a lot from this course. such a great way to start into the graphic design field.

By Gopika R

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Dec 22, 2022

its a really good course, if you wanna learn the fundamentals of graphic design ,just go for it

By Soumik S O

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Oct 30, 2022

It's definitley a great course for beginners and very useful for a potential Graphic Designer.

By Johanna S

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Jan 11, 2022

Excellent course that is easy to follow and teaches a lot of basic concepts for graphic design!