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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 Martina S

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May 16, 2021

this course is complete and very helpful to understand the basis of graphic design

By ABDULLAH A

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May 2, 2021

دورة ممتازة فيها الكثير من المعلومات الأكاديمية المهمة لكل مصمم جرافيك ، شكرًا لك.

By Lilian P

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Dec 27, 2020

Amazing course for who it's beginning in the design adventure. Very glad I did it!

By Camila V

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Nov 28, 2020

Thank you! I really liked this course and also I have learned a lot :)) I'm happy.

By Jefferson O M S

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Aug 20, 2020

Muy buen curso se aprende mucho, y de una manera muy rapida, entretenida y eficaz.

By Mohammad W M S

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Jul 29, 2020

This course is amazing. Learn a lot of basic thing which was unknown to me earlier

By Auneet I

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Jul 20, 2020

Absolutely amazing. This course has helped me a lot. Thanks a lot for this course.

By Nada T

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Jul 18, 2020

This course is amazing, I have gained a lot of skills, I recommend it for everyone

By Amr a

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Jun 4, 2020

really loved the content and would like to go deep into every aspect in the course

By Mohamad T

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May 16, 2020

I must thank all the teachers, designers, and staff who contributed to this course

By Mariana L S

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May 14, 2020

It is a great opportunity to lear about graphic design. I really enjoy the course.

By Trishala S

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Apr 26, 2020

All the basics of graphic design have been efficiently taught through this course.

By SARA

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Apr 20, 2020

Really great opportunity. Love to do the course. Thank you Coursera and Cal arts.

By Yulia S

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Nov 26, 2018

Great course! Now I start to create and don't affraid to make mistakes. Thank you!

By Anna S

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Nov 16, 2018

This course got me excited and encouraged me in discovering graphic design basics!

By Madeleine V

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Oct 24, 2017

I thought that this course was very effective in what I wanted out of this course.

By Zuzanna J

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Mar 21, 2016

Everything is well explained, and the assignments are interesting and fun to make.

By Trevor R

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Feb 9, 2016

A great introduction into the basics of graphic design. I would highly recommend.

By Abanob R

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Mar 12, 2024

من احسن الكورسات اللى اخدتها وغيرت نظرتى لحاجات كتير حواليا مكنتش بشوفها فى الاول

By Karen M

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Aug 6, 2023

An excellent introduction to graphic design. Highly recommend taking this course.

By Ariel L X L

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May 23, 2023

Thanks for the flexible deadlines and for the prompt cert! I love you coursera :)

By Samuel T

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Dec 15, 2022

It is so amazing course Thank you California Institute of the arts and Coursera.

By fcastilloch

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Oct 28, 2021

This course was great! Very informative and a perfect mix between fun and theory.

By Tamara A V N

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Aug 29, 2021

As the name indicates, the course provides the basic knowledge of graphic design.

By Sadia

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Aug 16, 2021

Perfect for beginners looking to dip their toes into the world of graphic design.