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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 wa...
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Top reviews

GA

Aug 20, 2018

Very interesting, I liked the format. Easy to follow, nice excercises. It's actually good to cover the basics of design, even if you are not an absolute beginner, and especially if you are self taught

EJ

Sep 5, 2021

I had a lot of fun in this course. I learnt some extra bits of information related to graphic design and I think it's a great start for beginners as well as good practice for intermediate and experts!

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By Nayari C

Sep 7, 2016

IT IS A GOOD BASIC COURSE IN DESIGN, NICE FOR EXPERIMENTING.

By Jillian S

Feb 18, 2024

Interesting, easy to use information in everyday activities

By Fizza P

Aug 24, 2020

I think it was little quick but its ok. I like this course.

By Julianne W

Jul 13, 2020

lacked clarity at times but nice overview of graphic design

By Xinyu L

Nov 30, 2020

I hope there is more interaction, and more specific ideas.

By Kami A

Oct 18, 2020

This program was easy to learn the activities were good :)

By Yabaha S M B

Apr 16, 2020

It was a great time to learn what creativity means indeed.

By RAHUL S

Apr 30, 2020

Course is pretty good. But I like it to be a bit advance.

By Anshika A

Jun 8, 2019

Quite Interactive and cooperative.. Thank you Coursera...

By Camren B

Oct 26, 2018

Very Useful Information. Finished in 24hrs. (Zombie Mode)

By Raul D

Dec 17, 2019

It’s a really great beginning. It has great assignments.

By Kimberley P

Apr 1, 2018

great intro to the fundamentals with enjoyable exercises

By Dana R S

Oct 11, 2017

Good course and exercises to understand the foundations.

By Miranda F G

Jul 20, 2020

Pretty good and well explained for learning the basics!

By Phillip G

Mar 5, 2020

A fine exposure to relevant graphic design vocabulary.

By Maria A

Jan 16, 2020

A lot of interesting information but little practice.

By Kalli M

Feb 28, 2019

I liked the fundamentals of graphic design very much.

By Omega A

Aug 29, 2020

It was very informational and I enjoyed every class!

By Michaela

May 11, 2020

Enjoyed this course. Very practical and imaginative.

By Ignacio R G

Sep 4, 2017

Great course to learn some basics of graphic design.

By Darla F

Sep 5, 2016

Very basic information but a good beginner's course.

By Sergi S

Nov 21, 2015

Very good to understand the basics of graphic design

By GRJLS

Mar 29, 2020

Really gave me a first insight into graphic design.

By Kinan k

Jan 21, 2025

I wish if there were more peer graded assignments.

By Mohammad A U

Oct 8, 2020

More Oriented and informative and organised cours.