Learner Reviews & Feedback for Fundamentals of Graphic Design by California Institute of the Arts
About the Course
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 wa...
Top reviews
AR
Apr 17, 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.
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 Jose H
•Feb 6, 2018
Great course for refresh existing knowledge and start learn about compsition and graphic design.
By Yuying R
•Feb 22, 2016
The strongest part of this course is that it prompts the learners to apply the designing skills.
By Zuzana S
•Jan 12, 2016
I was unable to follow up bc of vacation and some busines travel, I wish to do it again one day.
By Manu J
•Aug 14, 2020
This was my first online course. Its a good one to begin with, got to learn a lot great course!
By Aadya M
•May 15, 2021
it was an interesting and knowledgeable journey. with creative easy and intriguing assignments
By Sandi S
•Aug 22, 2024
It was okay, but not as well organized nor informative and other Coursera courses I've taken.
By Danielle S
•Oct 10, 2020
exercises were easy and accessible to do for everyone -even if they didn't have the software.
By Chathrapathi N K
•Jul 6, 2020
Everything is there in this course but the only problem is that the classes are a bit boring.
By Huma A
•Apr 27, 2020
THIS COURSE WAS A HELPFUL ATTEMPT TOWARDS FUNDAMENTALS, INTERESTING AND EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE
By Julian V
•Jan 8, 2016
I'm really excited to complete this course and have a better understanding of graphic design!
By Abdul L S
•Oct 16, 2020
This was very basic but if you give yourself all in this is most powerful source for basics.
By Arden D
•Jun 28, 2020
Great course to set basics on track. well worth the time & effort. Good instructions by Mich
By HUSANDEEP S
•Jul 19, 2020
there are many new things that i have learnt in this but there still a room for improvement
By Monjuara P M
•Apr 30, 2020
I really feeling great and want to learn about graphic designing. This course motivated me.
By Keith W
•Jun 8, 2016
A very good introduction to this specialization, with fun and thought-provoking exercisees.
By Kelsey R
•Jun 3, 2020
Good course. Would have been better if more assignments were graded, rather than optional.
By Pramita B
•Jul 29, 2020
This course was very informative .Thank you coursera for providing such a awesome course.
By Tina L O Z
•Feb 12, 2019
Rigorous if you take the time to do the optional work which has a lot of depth and value.
By pooja
•Feb 25, 2021
very good course to learn basics and how to approach graphic design in the initial stage
By Manali R
•Jun 15, 2020
this course for who not came basic for graphic design . It nice course learn from basic.
By sonika v
•Jun 4, 2020
good experiences it made me do a lot of art work , made me know my skills of imagination
By Harshshikha I
•Dec 10, 2019
it was great but should contain more of graphics designing than basic drawing and shapes
By Hassan M
•Jul 14, 2019
I am learning very well due to this course.
It includes Basic ideas of graphic designing.
By Mandella E
•Dec 25, 2017
Even though this is a beginner course, I feel it could have been a bit more challenging.
By Patty N
•Aug 8, 2016
Over all a good experience to get a solid understanding of basic graphic design aspects.