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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

GA

Aug 21, 2018

Very interesting, I liked the format. Easy to follow, nice excercises. It's actually good to cover the basics of design, even if you are not an absolute beginner, and especially if you are self taught

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.

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By Rowena E R

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Dec 23, 2015

Great Course! You must enroll in this.

By Alicia M M

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Dec 21, 2015

Very encouraging to practice from day 1

By Victor

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Nov 10, 2015

El curso es muy interesante y práctico.

By Foteini T

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Oct 29, 2015

A great course that I highly recommend.

By Rohit J

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Oct 16, 2024

really great to be part of this course

By Verónica H

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Aug 28, 2024

Very informative and well thought out.

By iasd

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Sep 15, 2022

Excelente me dejo un buen aprendizaje

By Kristin C

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Sep 12, 2022

Fantastic course! So glad I took it!!

By Manisha Y

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May 19, 2021

A really helpful and fun course to do.

By Umair

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Mar 25, 2021

I have learned a lot from here. Thanks

By Lison B

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Mar 22, 2021

Very interesting course for beginners!

By Hersh S

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Nov 24, 2020

Great stuff! I loved the entire thing.

By Sajjad H N

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May 28, 2020

It's a great course to participate in.

By Akash A

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May 4, 2020

Awesome way to learn graphic design :)

By Andrii B

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Apr 28, 2020

Very impressive! Thanks for your work!

By Stefano S

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Apr 14, 2020

This is a good start in Graphic Design

By GUL N K

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Apr 14, 2020

Amazing.................for beginner's

By Refaat N

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May 16, 2019

Amazing course with amazing classmates

By Raluca P

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Dec 11, 2018

Great course for beginners! Thank you!

By Ekaterina S

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Feb 20, 2018

A very practical and inspiring course!

By Deleted A

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Nov 14, 2017

Perfect amount of theory and practice!

By Yana K

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Sep 14, 2017

The course is amazing and inspiring)))

By Karen A

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Aug 7, 2017

Great interactive learning experience!

By Leticia C R

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Jul 17, 2016

Good activities , nice complete course

By Marie-Noëlle W

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Mar 27, 2016

Very simple yet essential concepts! :)