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About the Course

Designing for an organization, while requiring technical skill, is not just about knowing how to use a pagination program such as InDesign or manipulate photos using Photoshop. A designer is a visual storyteller, a person who pairs words with images and typography to best convey information to an audience. Good design evokes emotion and presents the news of the day with clarity and the proper tone. A business card, brochure, or website that has good design provides content that is more inviting, more easily comprehensible and is faster to process. Design isn’t about “making it look pretty,” it’s also about content, layout and audience analysis....

Top reviews

OS

Aug 21, 2020

Thank you for making such a good online course. Designing is my hobby, I didn't know what's behind the good, simple and eye-catchy designs, but I know some of the basic principles know. Thanks.

LP

Oct 18, 2020

It is really full of knowledge that they shared and lots of articles that contain relevant topics that help me to add my knowledge and wisdom about design. Thank you DOST! Thank you, Coursera!

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By Hafiz M T

Dec 22, 2020

A good introductory course. Thank you Madam Lori Poole.

By Pawan k

Aug 20, 2020

fantastic tutorials easily to understandable,

By KENDRA M

Dec 1, 2022

kinda boring but overall and A Tier class

By Thais X G

Sep 22, 2020

Introduction to Graphic Design. It is OK!

By Sara A

May 20, 2020

Good content, best instructor.

By Melissa P

Apr 8, 2020

Enjoyed this course!

By DHAMSE A S

Aug 29, 2020

GREAT EXPERIENCE!!!

By Ruhma f

Apr 27, 2020

very helpful to me!

By Alaa O

Oct 7, 2021

easy and short

By Sudeepti P

Aug 27, 2019

Good course!

By Fatima H H M

Apr 2, 2023

good course

By Adabale V

Aug 9, 2022

great

By Sabrina D

Jul 17, 2024

The content is okay (a little sparse), but my biggest issue is that you cannot complete the course without a passing grade from peer reviewers -- who have no specialized knowledge of the content. I've decided not to pursue the rest of the specialization because it appears the other courses also have this flaw.

By Sarah L

Dec 19, 2022

Feels lacking in content. It could be twice as long and the only course only took a few hours.

By Kashish O

Nov 27, 2022

I have completed my course still it is shown incomplete why

By Pelit M

Jan 11, 2023

Okay course, some nice ideas, but not very detailed.

By Donna W

Mar 12, 2024

The course is good, but the grading system is poor.

By Nandan P

Nov 30, 2020

This course is suited well for middle school students because of the extreme simple concepts, lack of nuanced detail, or unique real life examples. It seem that the interesting parts of a real graphic design course were stripped away and the bare bones, 101 of graphic design was left behind (e.g. color, spacing, alignment), concepts you learn when making a power point in high school. Would recommend skipping and going pursuing a real course.

By Rebecca P

Apr 24, 2021

Terrible instructor. She's only reading text and stammers along the way. It's too bad because the content actually is interesting but I can't get past the way she narrates.

By Francesca L

Nov 9, 2022

The instructor isn’t very engaging and doesn’t

speak in a pleasant manner.

By Karina C

Mar 12, 2024

Se podría mejor la dinámica.

By Maria Y

Aug 31, 2021

Super basic. No explanation of the tools. It is expected you'll learn tools (Creative Cloud) on your own, which is difficult and time consuming if you are new to the topic.

By Richard W

Jun 18, 2021

Terrible material and note taking is difficult would not recommend.

By Muhammad A

Jan 22, 2021

I am not interested in this course