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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 PABLO H W

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Dec 27, 2015

A great pleasure for me to be part of this awesome course. I have enjoyed it as a child.

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Jul 6, 2022

MY TEACHER IS TEACH ME VERY WELL I GAIN ALOT OF LEANING EXPERINCES THROUGH THIS COURSE.

By Bob

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Nov 4, 2021

I learn soo much more thing about design thanks to this course, I'm very happy with it.

By Vanshita M

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Sep 16, 2021

this course has helped me, develop new ideas and learn new ways of designing. Thank you

By Evans M

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Feb 19, 2021

The course is very helpful and it gives you the full understanding about graphic design

By Anastasia R

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Jan 30, 2021

Wonderful course to help grasp the fundamentals of the artistic side of graphic design!

By Maria C M

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Jan 26, 2021

El curso fue muy completo. Aprendí muchísimo y el profesor tiene bastante conocimiento.

By mahnoor a

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Aug 17, 2020

Great course, easy to follow and a step by step guide into the world of graphic design.

By Talha Q

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Aug 14, 2020

It helped me overcome my fears and enabled me to learn graphic designing more actively.

By Bilgebegum

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Jul 24, 2020

It's overall a really enjoyable and fun course, that gets you to experiment creatively!

By tess_ m

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Jul 19, 2020

I enjoyed every single video and every single task! Looking forward to the next course.

By Josefa R T

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Jun 22, 2020

I have taken several courses of graphic design, but I still learned a lot and loved it!

By POTTABATHINI A

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May 26, 2020

In this course,i have learned lot many things tools and techniques.It improved me a lot

By Vaishnavi S

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Apr 25, 2020

The instructor was very experienced, and it was a great opportunity to learn under him!

By Diana L

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Mar 10, 2020

The format was interesting and rewarding. I learned a lot and got hands-on of practice.

By 方之维

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Oct 31, 2019

In this course, I learned a lot of basic knowledge of graphic design, and gained a lot.

By Matt K

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Dec 13, 2018

Great introduction to graphic design, started me off on the right path to a new career.

By AMAN S

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Jul 30, 2018

Very informative and a must if you looking to start your journey in Graphics Designing!

By Rolando P P

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May 17, 2017

muy buen curso introductorio, un poco de todo para empezar a conocer mejor esta carrera

By Gissele M

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Mar 10, 2016

Fun, hands-on and very interesting! Loved the assignments and the layout of the course.

By German A P T

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Mar 7, 2016

La verdad es un muy buen curso introductorio al diseño grafico, da nostalgia terminarlo

By Marnawati ,

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Nov 10, 2024

Terimakasih. Saya sangat senang bisa menemukan dan dapatkan kesempatan belajar disini.

By Berkcan Ö

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Jun 24, 2023

I found this course very fruitfull, thanks to my all teachers they taught me very well

By layan t

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May 22, 2023

I really loved how it was talking about the very deep fundamentals of graphic design .

By Vincent X

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Sep 12, 2022

Really helpful! It rovides a lot of basic theories and perspectives on graphic design.