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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

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.

CS

May 9, 2018

An ok course for beginners. A bit too basic for someone who has already had experience in design, but is great anyway cause it breaks things back down to the simplest parts to help you remember roots.

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By Rodney R R R

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Feb 19, 2021

Muy recomendable...

By Kartik U

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Apr 14, 2020

Good for beginners.

By Ivan Z

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Dec 22, 2018

Good course overall

By GanaBear

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Nov 5, 2017

课程很有用，对于基础入门来说非常有意义

By Lindy Z

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Apr 30, 2017

Very useful classes

By Cristina L

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Feb 11, 2016

Great intro course!

By Rajesh S

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Sep 1, 2024

Good for knowledge

By Alina F

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Oct 24, 2023

Highly recommended

By assyifa f

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Feb 24, 2021

i ike it very much

By Ryou M S

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Dec 16, 2018

Good for beginner!

By Joy S

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Aug 20, 2018

really interesting

By jasmine m

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Oct 5, 2024

ENJOY IT VER MUCH

By Jayson M

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Mar 18, 2023

Very informative!

By Josh L

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Dec 26, 2015

Good for beginner

By TEK B R

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Jun 30, 2023

wonderful course

By RACHEAL O

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Oct 15, 2020

Excellent course

By Sukirth

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Jul 27, 2020

very informative

By israa h h

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Oct 31, 2018

It's pretty good

By Britt B C

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Jun 11, 2017

Good intro class

By Angel S

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Dec 25, 2015

Excellent Course

By Dharnasi S

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Nov 30, 2020

NIce and thanks

By ESHIKA G

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Apr 26, 2020

A great course.

By Kathryin O

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Apr 19, 2016

So far so good!

By Sonar h j

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Jun 7, 2020

Excellent work

By Dongre G

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May 13, 2020

awesome course