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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 Chris

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Apr 28, 2020

Engaging video content and fun assignments.

By Aya B A E A

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Mar 14, 2020

Very useful course and I really enjoy it .

By Hyunra L

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Mar 3, 2019

very Great! I learned a lot from the course

By Shehryar S

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May 9, 2018

Prof is really nice and very knowledgeable!

By Anne W

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Jun 26, 2016

A fantastic introduction to Graphic Design!

By artem

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Feb 22, 2016

I like the exercises

they are very useful!

By Maggy M

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May 21, 2024

Thank you for the course i enjoyed so much

By Amirparsa K

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May 1, 2024

Perfect in getting you use to make designs

By Aydan A

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Jan 24, 2024

Very informative, interesting and helpful!

By Facundo G

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Oct 3, 2023

Muy buen curso, para aprendizaje muy bueno

By Claudia F G C

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Mar 27, 2023

Es un curso muy interesante y emocionante.

By Leonne V

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Sep 18, 2022

this was a great intro to graphic design!

By Devika B K

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Oct 21, 2021

Easy concepts and interesting assignments.

By Bishoy M

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Jul 27, 2021

Very useful and helped me a lot I loved it

By Paige T

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Apr 10, 2021

I enjoyed learning from Coursera online.

By Roxana S

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Mar 10, 2021

Great course, really informative and clear

By H.K.C. S G

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Aug 26, 2020

Actually very useful and important course.

By Muhammad S S D

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Aug 5, 2020

Good course to begin with Graphic Design .

By GAGAN K

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Jun 21, 2020

A very good course for art loving students

By Ritvee T

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Apr 8, 2020

Beautiful course especially for beginners.

By Varun S

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May 16, 2018

Amazing! Learned a ton in really less time

By matthew c

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Jun 23, 2017

It is a great course. I like it very much.

By Mareike B

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Oct 29, 2016

very informative and really well explained

By duck810825

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Jun 4, 2016

The course is very interesting and useful.

By Анна

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Jan 21, 2016

A lot of useful information for begginers!