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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 Fateh p s b

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Nov 7, 2020

didnt really learn anything new

By Daniil K

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Jan 25, 2016

Too simple and boring

By Srinidhi.R

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Jan 25, 2022

good

By Hope W

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Feb 18, 2021

dreadful, California State of the Arts say this course is free if you go through the link they have on the site. But after completing the first assignment and trying to upload, you are faced with a forced "week free trial" to continue - on the 4 week course. Meaning after a week you will incur fees. VERY SNEAKY, as you do all the work and try to upload but you cannot hand it in until you sign up. I am not doing it on principle. No mention of this upon signing up. VERY DISSAPOINTED.

By Michel V L

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Nov 9, 2020

I was looking for a way to unsubscribe, but that seems impossible. Unfortunately, there is no option to contact Coursera, either. I hope somebody reads this to help me unsubscribe from this course, because when I enrolled, it wasn't clear to me, the language would be Chinese, which I don't speak.

By Tayyaba N

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Dec 11, 2023

i could not understand. they did not include software learning. how can i beginner start fundamental without learning software

By Егор С

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Aug 17, 2021

Зачем помечать это под русским языком, чтобы потом все это было на английском, без какого-либо перевода ?

By Heather L

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May 24, 2020

Not what I expected at all. Coursera will not refund. Not good at all. $50 down the drain :/

By Elizabeth D

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Jul 22, 2021

Would give zero starts if I could. So incredibly boring- I learned nothing.

By Hala A

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Feb 11, 2021

I'm sorry but this course is too boring and has no valuable information.

By Maura P

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Dec 31, 2021

I don't want to enroll, get me out

By Juliana M

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Nov 10, 2020

I want to cancel this class

By Joy I

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Jun 29, 2024

Not what i was looking for

By Vitor F M F

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Jan 15, 2018

Don't take this course!

By Santosh K

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Sep 22, 2020

no option to un enroll

By khushi l

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May 14, 2020

BADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

By Asfandyar M

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Feb 26, 2019

Not what I expected

By Umme H

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Jul 18, 2023

I don't like this

By Rehana H

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Apr 13, 2023

waste of time

By Deleted A

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Nov 11, 2020

غير عملية

By Jonathan A

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Apr 26, 2021

Outdated

By Rishav j

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Jun 9, 2016

Too Slow

By Md. A I

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Jun 20, 2020

nothing

By Muhammad H

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Jul 21, 2020

boring

By Deleted A

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May 24, 2020

awful