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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

FS

Jul 13, 2020

Excellent course to learn and refresh about fundamentals of design....It applies to all spheres of MULTIMEDIA..Highly recommended... As a suggestion course and notes should be available in PDF format.

EJ

Sep 5, 2021

I had a lot of fun in this course. I learnt some extra bits of information related to graphic design and I think it's a great start for beginners as well as good practice for intermediate and experts!

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By Olga S

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Mar 5, 2016

Simple and very good for beginner!

By 杜智杰

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Mar 1, 2016

棒，学习知识的同时不忘培养动手能力，真正的艺术设计基础是需要动手的！

By Kantoci

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Nov 24, 2015

Interesting and funny assignments!

By elif b

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Apr 28, 2024

Çok keyif aldım. Herkese öneririm

By Yegane C

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Nov 20, 2023

I learned very useful information

By ZANNAT U F

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Sep 29, 2023

Im very happy. Thanks to Coursera

By Julia V

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Jul 6, 2021

Very inserting and useful course!

By RayGerry

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May 4, 2021

这门课让我学到了很多关于面设计的基础知识，希望能继续学习进阶知识！

By Eric K K

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Feb 3, 2021

so resourceful and well explained

By Dana M

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Feb 3, 2021

great course, I have learned alot

By hamza a

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Dec 8, 2020

it is a best course for beginners

By khushboo e M

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Dec 3, 2020

Really good course for beginners.

By Hafsa S

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Sep 30, 2020

it is a very knowledgeable course

By Kriti S

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Sep 11, 2020

This course is absolutely amazing

By Matsumoto

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Sep 2, 2020

Thank you for everything, Miciel!

By Møii

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Aug 31, 2020

Excelente curso, muchas graciaaas

By Ashwani S

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Aug 21, 2020

worth it but a little bit boring

By Vikram S

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Jul 26, 2020

the method of theaching is superb

By Alessandro T

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Jun 25, 2020

very interesting and professional

By Stefurak T

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Apr 15, 2020

Very good and interesting course!

By Mder

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Oct 9, 2017

Really good !!!!!!! Thanks a lot.

By SYED Q

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Jun 19, 2017

very very important for everyone.

By Abdulaziz D

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Mar 7, 2016

great design course for beginners

By Salome S

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Sep 14, 2024

Nery well explained fundamentals

By Kishan U M

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Jan 23, 2024

I learned a lot about designing.