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!
By Natalia K
•Dec 29, 2015
It is good for beginners only
By Remington C
•Dec 7, 2015
Bit too simple for my liking.
By Ieva
•Oct 3, 2020
the lessons were very basic
By Semih S
•Dec 28, 2020
For 4 week course its ok.
By Kenneth D D
•Jul 26, 2020
Only very basic concepts.
By Afia T 2
•Aug 31, 2020
A enjoyable course😃
By Fernanda C M H
•Nov 5, 2024
no tan entretenido
By German G S
•May 8, 2020
Pretty Interesting
By Muhammad F K
•Jun 26, 2020
Good. not deep.
By Dongqi L
•May 30, 2019
too fundamental
By radhvi k
•Jun 24, 2019
simply.. Wow.!
By Geffania G G
•Jul 30, 2020
It was Good.
By Claudel R
•Sep 17, 2023
Very basic!
By Nusanta S A
•Sep 28, 2020
good
By Silvana L A C
•Jun 14, 2020
Good
By Ada S
•Sep 11, 2024
***
By Richard L
•Aug 5, 2020
The course itself was very good. I studied for many more hours than the recommended times and I learned a lot. I read books about Bauhaus, color, and typography. I watched a film about Bauhaus and did an online course by Pantone about color perception. The thing that lets the course down is the peer reviews, which are mostly useless. I've tried hard to write thoughtful reviews and I've done more than the minimum number for every assignment. In return I've received reviews like "ok" and "good". These people are just taking the mickey and CalArts and Coursera are responsible by neglect. It would be easy to automatically check for a minimum number of words in reviews. I notice that Gail Swanlund gives guidance about how to review in the Imagemaking course, but shouldn't this be in the first course so people know how to review? There ought to be a way to report these non-reviews and the people should be stripped of their course marks.
By Lisa T
•Mar 7, 2016
This course does go over some of the basics of graphic design, but I expected it to be a lot more rigorous. The assignments are incredibly simple, and I think that there should be no optional assignments in the class. The reason I'm taking this class is because I have a hard time motivating myself to learn on my own, so I need something that will really push me. I only spent about an hour a week completing this course, and I believe that you can't learn something by only spending an hour a week on it. Also what's the point of having mentors if they don't engage with you? I know I could have contacted them if I had a question, but I didn't because it was so easy. I wouldn't mind getting feedback from a professional graphic designer though if they're available. Also seeing how many students misinterpret the assignments, it makes me nervous that they are the ones grading mine.
By Svante B
•Nov 21, 2024
The information is good and the teacher knowledgeable, which is very important. The course material however, looks very dated. You can do a better job shooting this on a phone today. Also the peer graded assignments (all assignments where you have to create something in the course are peer graded), are a bit of a joke. People go in and give whatever rating they want and then spam one word as motivation. Then you're stuck with that grade.
By Trina R
•Jun 5, 2023
Quality of peer review is horrible. The course itself is very simple and deals with the basics, but I found there was no guidance on how to use the necessary programs. Most disappointed by there being no faculty review. The peers who are reviewing your work often have no idea what they're doing, and the rampant plagiarism makes it difficult to want to put effort into your work.
By Teresa S
•Aug 28, 2021
At one tine a enjoyed this class and now I don't. I Have been treated unfairly for the last couple months to turn in one assignment so I can complete this coursed. Every time I turned in assignment you always finds something wrong. Is this how Coursera teach and grade their student.
By Nissam F F
•May 16, 2021
A lot of Theory, but having already worked a bit in the graphic design I don't think this is very useful when you start working. But maybe good to initiate a complete beginner.
By Deleted A
•Jun 15, 2020
Super basic stuff. I think it could be condensed. Not sure I learned more than a couple concepts, which could have been summarized on 1-2 slides.
By Pamela G
•Jan 1, 2020
Very boring video lectures, especially dry if this is your first exposure to graphic design or design in general. It does not motivate.
By Avyudaya A
•Apr 5, 2020
This was too basic for me. I think that I joined the wrong course unknowingly. This course might be good for actual beginners.