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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.

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.

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By 20UFAA051

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Oct 25, 2020

This course was really helpful to me.

Especially composition had helped me for photography and drawing.

By Catalina E

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Sep 19, 2020

I love the course, it really helped me to see my images from another perspective. Thank you very much!

By Niranjana A

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Jul 23, 2020

It was very helpful. It helped me improve my art overall. Thank you so much for this wonderful course.

By NaveenRaj R

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Jun 7, 2020

Real an good experience and learning time.. had nice learning hand on basic things from the experts....

By Полина К

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Apr 6, 2020

The most basic, interesting, and deep course about design, with great teacher and really good homework.

By yunlin

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Jan 13, 2017

An inspiring course.I've learned a lot by experimenting. It would be better if there's a mentor for us.

By Norris M

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Feb 13, 2016

Interesting and well-thought course for graphic design. Looking forward to earning more on the subject.

By Andres M

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Dec 1, 2015

Great quick course to introduce concepts that everybody should be familiar with, really easy to follow.

By Aira

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Nov 8, 2015

Very useful and interesting course. Waiting for more courses from your university about Graphic design.

By Renata B

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Jul 1, 2023

Muy buen curso introductorio en el diseño grafico. Ideal para quienes quieren adentrarse en este mundo

By Tahsin A M

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Dec 22, 2022

It's an excellent course. Got this through financial aid. Very happy to be able to complete the course

By Muhammad O

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Mar 14, 2022

it was quite entertaining and helpful for me being a student . the way of teaching was more effective.

By Sidath R R

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Feb 3, 2022

This course is full of resourceful and a very practical information. I rally learnt a lot and enjoyed.

By redwan m

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Jul 8, 2021

I learned the logic behind graphic design and I've gained some skills, I'm glad I did take this course

By Abhya M

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Dec 14, 2020

I really enjoyed the art work assignments and more. Thankyou so much for providing me this opportunity

By Camille S

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Jun 26, 2020

Best thing I've been involved in this year (except for my baby boy of course). Exciting and inspiring.

By Melisa Z

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May 26, 2020

It was really enjoyable! I love the course and making graphic design. I definitely learn something :))

By Wojciech K

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Apr 21, 2020

It was the perfect way to work with my creativity and get some basic knowledge about design. Thank you

By kelly l

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Mar 27, 2020

this class is very useful , very systematic. and you can learn many useful skill about graphic design.

By Veronica L P H

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Jun 24, 2019

Great content and super clear assignments. It makes you try to find ways to express things differently

By Abdul A

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Sep 1, 2024

The course was absolutely fantastic, providing me with the skills and confidence to excel in my role.

By Jason

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Dec 22, 2022

I really enjoyed the course! I learned a lot, and I really enjoyed creating images and compositions!

By Ricmari F

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Sep 27, 2022

good fundamentals, ideal to learn some basics of design, very educational and dynamic. easy to learn.

By Wenbin Y

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Dec 8, 2021

Very well organized and presented. It covers most of the knowledge/concepts one needs to be aware of.

By Nasra M

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Sep 8, 2021

I loved the course, I'm a graphic design graduates but I never been taught this way in my early years