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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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Dec 10, 2019

Simplesmente Incrível

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Oct 2, 2018

i really learned alot

By Aram K

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Dec 18, 2017

Very good and useful.

By 胡乐昕

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May 7, 2017

纯理科生，学这门课程 也是想开拓自己的思维

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Apr 25, 2017

Excellent! Thank you.

By Aleksandra W

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Apr 3, 2016

Splendid inspiration!

By Ekpe S

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Mar 12, 2016

I enjoyed this course

By Victor R d S

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Feb 25, 2016

Exactly what I needed

By Aiden S

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Oct 5, 2024

amazing just amazing

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Aug 1, 2023

Everything is Great!

By Rustam D

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Jun 28, 2023

Great for beginners!

By Tarek g

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Nov 6, 2022

the best from CALART

By Michelle B

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Jan 23, 2022

thoroughly enjoyable

By Sana K

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Jan 6, 2022

Wonderful experience

By Komal S

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Dec 6, 2021

It was a good course

By Enas M A M

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Dec 15, 2020

i like this course

By marco f g r

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Nov 2, 2020

Gracias, muy chevere

By JOAN M T A

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Oct 22, 2020

Thank u! very fun :)

By Kundan K S

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Aug 18, 2020

An excellent course.

By Frial S A

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Jul 13, 2020

it is a great course

By DHAIRIT M

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Jul 6, 2020

it was a nice course

By RISHAT,MD.AL-SAMIUL A

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Jun 21, 2020

thanks for your help

By Fahmidur R

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Jun 21, 2020

Great. Learned a lot

By Maria A F G

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Jun 3, 2020

Excellent, very good

By Syed J H

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May 31, 2020

I loved this journey