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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 Alexander H

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Dec 27, 2019

This was a very thought provoking course. I took a lot away regarding the basics of graphic design.

By Rafeeque M

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Mar 29, 2019

Beautiful experience. This course changed the way I looked at images.

Thank you so much Coursera. :)

By Muhammad H

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Aug 20, 2018

Its a good course to start off the journey towards graphics design. I highly recommend this course.

By Munjeong K

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Mar 28, 2018

I didn't expected this education.

but I've learned many thing and I was able to build my basic skill

By Linda D F

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Apr 3, 2016

I love to do it! It's so much fun to create and experiment. The descriptions and lessons are clear.

By Maya S

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Mar 23, 2016

Estupendo curso, buenos contenidos y ejercicios. Además el diseño de las presentaciones es hermoso.

By James B

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Mar 15, 2016

I had so much fun and learned so much. I plan to take this course again just to do the assignments.

By Murielle U

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Mar 10, 2016

I absolutely love this course. It's complete, precise, easy to follow, and ignites your creativity!

By Tracey D

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Jan 19, 2016

Great introduction to the basics of graphic design. Interesting presentations and fun assignments.

By Glaucia B

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Nov 20, 2015

A good, fun and very didactic introductory course. I'd like to have more courses on graphic design.

By Комаров Д

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Jun 14, 2022

This course is the best I have taken. I advise everyone to go through it and get unique knowledge.

By Franchesco Z A

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Aug 5, 2021

Muy buen curso. Si estas en nada sobre lo que es diseño grafico, este curso te tda lo fundamental.

By Krishna S B

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Jul 4, 2021

The pacing is great. I really like how they explain things simply and let us do things in our way.

By Лисицына Ю Б

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Jan 15, 2021

I like this course! I've got new knowledge and understanding about my next step in Graphic Design.

By Tyana

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Aug 28, 2020

Awesome instructional videos, super clear and concise information that's easy to digest and apply.

By Cynthia V

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Jul 8, 2020

Aprendi muchas cosas en este curso, me siento muy feliz de haber tenido la oportunidad de tomarlo,

By Khushi S

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Jun 17, 2020

the thing i loved the most is they taught it very very welllike we are kids and in simple language

By Ujjwal s

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Jun 9, 2020

Its really a marvellous course anyone can learn graphic skills by giving some lil effort into it .

By Odett R

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Jun 15, 2019

Una introducción perfecta y una enseñanza completa para embarcarse en el mundo del diseño gráfico.

By Louise S

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Aug 12, 2016

Awesome course! I learned a lot. I liked it so much that I went on to take the rest of the series.

By Sofia S

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Jun 13, 2016

It's an excellent course. I learned a lot and I could practice everything I've learned. I love it!

By Mohamad M

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Feb 2, 2016

i'd like to thank all who works to give us much more information to understand with easiest way ..

By Roberto R C

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Nov 1, 2015

Totally engaged into this course, I can wait to finish it and start a new one following this path.

By EZEANI P

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Oct 6, 2022

Great Course! I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants a head start in graphic design.

By Oussama B A

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May 4, 2022

The course is very rich and good start for everyone who is like to start learning graphic design.