Learner Reviews & Feedback for Fundamentals of Graphic Design by California Institute of the Arts
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MN
May 18, 2022
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.
GA
Aug 20, 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
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By Sanaya T
•Feb 13, 2023
I found this course a little too basic.
By Abdihamid M M
•Jan 8, 2021
this course isn't for me.
thank you
By Ivy T
•Jul 30, 2020
Looks a bit outdated. A bit boring
By Jordan
•May 31, 2019
Could use a few updated changes.
By Lulu
•Feb 11, 2016
lecturer could be more personal
By Dixit U
•Nov 17, 2020
avarage course not preferable.
By Dean C
•Oct 22, 2017
Good but very beginner level.
By Natalia K
•Dec 29, 2015
It is good for beginners only
By Remington C
•Dec 7, 2015
Bit too simple for my liking.
By Ieva
•Oct 3, 2020
the lessons were very basic
By Semih S
•Dec 28, 2020
For 4 week course its ok.
By Kenneth D D
•Jul 26, 2020
Only very basic concepts.
By Afia T 2
•Aug 31, 2020
A enjoyable course😃
By Fernanda C M H
•Nov 5, 2024
no tan entretenido
By German G S
•May 8, 2020
Pretty Interesting
By Muhammad F K
•Jun 26, 2020
Good. not deep.
By Dongqi L
•May 30, 2019
too fundamental
By radhvi k
•Jun 24, 2019
simply.. Wow.!
By Geffania G G
•Jul 30, 2020
It was Good.
By Claudel R
•Sep 17, 2023
Very basic!
By Nusanta S A
•Sep 28, 2020
good
By Silvana L A C
•Jun 14, 2020
Good
By Ada S
•Sep 11, 2024
***
By Richard L
•Aug 5, 2020
The course itself was very good. I studied for many more hours than the recommended times and I learned a lot. I read books about Bauhaus, color, and typography. I watched a film about Bauhaus and did an online course by Pantone about color perception. The thing that lets the course down is the peer reviews, which are mostly useless. I've tried hard to write thoughtful reviews and I've done more than the minimum number for every assignment. In return I've received reviews like "ok" and "good". These people are just taking the mickey and CalArts and Coursera are responsible by neglect. It would be easy to automatically check for a minimum number of words in reviews. I notice that Gail Swanlund gives guidance about how to review in the Imagemaking course, but shouldn't this be in the first course so people know how to review? There ought to be a way to report these non-reviews and the people should be stripped of their course marks.
By Lisa T
•Mar 7, 2016
This course does go over some of the basics of graphic design, but I expected it to be a lot more rigorous. The assignments are incredibly simple, and I think that there should be no optional assignments in the class. The reason I'm taking this class is because I have a hard time motivating myself to learn on my own, so I need something that will really push me. I only spent about an hour a week completing this course, and I believe that you can't learn something by only spending an hour a week on it. Also what's the point of having mentors if they don't engage with you? I know I could have contacted them if I had a question, but I didn't because it was so easy. I wouldn't mind getting feedback from a professional graphic designer though if they're available. Also seeing how many students misinterpret the assignments, it makes me nervous that they are the ones grading mine.