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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Graphic Design by University of Colorado Boulder

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3,262 ratings

About the Course

Welcome to Graphic Design, the second course in the Effective Communications Specialization. Over 70 different companies have provided this specialization to their employees as a resource for internal professional development. Why? Because employers know that effective visual communication is the key to attracting an audience, building a relationship, and closing the sale. This practical course gives you the tools to create professional looking PowerPoints, reports, resumes, and presentations. Using a set of best practices refined through years of experience, you’ll: • make your work look fresh and inspired. • apply simple design “tricks” to begin any project with confidence and professionalism. • receive and respond to criticism and revise your project from good to great. "This course is fantastic. It teaches a great amount of starter graphic design information but it is broken down into easily understood videos and quizzes. The quality was top notch and the interaction was as good as you would get in a brick and mortar school. I did not feel like I was missing anything by taking it online." - a recent Graphic Design student All of the course assignments can be completed with basic presentation software such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Apple Keynote. You’ll also have opportunities to explore and apply more sophisticated tools, such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Data Science (MS-DS) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The MS-DS is an interdisciplinary degree that brings together faculty from CU Boulder’s departments of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Science, and others. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the MS-DS is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience in computer science, information science, mathematics, and statistics. Learn more about the MS-DS program at https://www.coursera.org/degrees/master-of-science-data-science-boulder....

Top reviews

CD

Jul 2, 2020

I had some knowledge of Graphic Design so I didn't expected to take so much from this course, It really helped and made me more conscious of the things that I was doing. It was a very enjoyable course

HL

Feb 25, 2023

I am truly grateful and appreciative of the faculty members at the University of Colorado Boulder, as well as Coursera, for giving me the opportunity to study and hone my skills.

Thank you so much!

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By Palani V

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Oct 4, 2020

Nice

By Dzigner T

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Mar 27, 2018

Ok

By Juan G

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Oct 23, 2018

G

By Pradeep K J

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Jul 20, 2018

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By Sandeep K

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Jul 11, 2020

This course is made for one who has no idea about design. The content is made for one who has just traveled from the 1900s to 2020.

The course does not teach any Photoshop tools rather it focuses on basic theoretical knowledge. But still, Kudos to the hard work of lecturer and that's the reason I am rating 3 stars.

By Andrei Z

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Jun 14, 2021

Not very deep theory (I was expecting more), but a lot of practice which is good. Some students do not pos their work so it is hard to see another design solutions and receive feedback on time.

By Supantha R

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Jul 19, 2020

This course is only about giving information.Though those information are very necessary but there must be some videos where we could have learned working.

By Sorabh V

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Jul 22, 2023

good in terms of best design practices but did not talk much about slides which was one of things i was looking for

By MONIKA S

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Sep 29, 2020

Nice course but some more element should be added

By Indula K

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Oct 22, 2020

common graphic design knowledge needed

By Maureen D

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Jul 5, 2023

Good. Covered basic skills.

By MAQSOOD A

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May 14, 2020

Too much theoritical

By Ricardo M B

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Mar 8, 2019

Just enough.

By Gianluca C

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Oct 9, 2018

Thanks

By onkar b

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Mar 21, 2024

They must give more knowledge

By Divya R

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Jun 19, 2024

I think the graphic design course was absolutely useless as nothing new was taught in this course. There was quizz where we have to identify which font the words were written. How is identifying font useful? The covers which seems fine were edited to make it even worse. This course was waste of time. No idea why they even added this in effective communication.

By Deleted A

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Oct 27, 2022

this is not graphic designe, it's not

By Abdullah

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Dec 27, 2022

i want to unenoll

By Anant S S

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May 30, 2020

poor