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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

CS

May 9, 2018

An ok course for beginners. A bit too basic for someone who has already had experience in design, but is great anyway cause it breaks things back down to the simplest parts to help you remember roots.

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

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By Ricmari F

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Sep 27, 2022

good fundamentals, ideal to learn some basics of design, very educational and dynamic. easy to learn.

By Wenbin Y

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Dec 8, 2021

Very well organized and presented. It covers most of the knowledge/concepts one needs to be aware of.

By Nasra M

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Sep 8, 2021

I loved the course, I'm a graphic design graduates but I never been taught this way in my early years

By Naila G

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Feb 20, 2021

I learned a lot of things there, this is a very good platform for every hardworking student thank you

By Saravanan. S

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Jun 18, 2020

Had a chance to learn the basic perspective of Designs and well organised and quality content overall

By Shruti S

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May 28, 2020

Great! Gave me great exposure and insight into graphic designing. Definitely very good for beginners.

By Andrés N V D

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May 17, 2020

Lovely course, Michael is a really good teacher and everything he teaches you is interesting. 100/100

By Khadiza-Tul-Sayeda

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Apr 21, 2020

This course is awesome! I have learnt much information about graphic design from this course. Thanks!

By Navjot S

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Apr 1, 2020

Really great course, and I think the lectures were nicely done, easy to follow, and very interesting!

By BIKRAMJIT S

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Dec 25, 2019

It is a good starting course and the teacher makes the process easier to understand. Basics clear.Ty.

By Filipe C O

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Aug 26, 2019

If you're any interested in graphic designing, this course will help you out for certain. Just do it!

By Richmond A J

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Jul 9, 2018

A very great course to achieve all the great fundamentals of graphic design. And lectures was awesome

By fathalrhman m

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Feb 15, 2018

I am very happy to attend this course which I learned a lot and thank you for giving this opportunity

By Benony B

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Aug 31, 2022

Best course, i learned a lot from this course, it changed my view of Graphics Design to a new level.

By Kay H

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Apr 11, 2021

Absolutely the best introduction to graphic design. Felt very professional. Exceeded expectations!

By ali b

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Oct 30, 2020

It's the best course to learn Graphic Design, the Teacher Michael Worthington is an amazing teacher.

By Ram C M

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Aug 3, 2020

The pace at which the course went was amazing, the teachers were amazing and I learned a lot. Kudos.

By Aditya S

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Aug 1, 2020

I liked this course as I was able to learn so much and the teacher was so good, learned many things!

By Namrata U

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Jun 24, 2020

loved the way it proceeds and the way assignments are designed and the teacher. fun ride! thank you.

By Angel D M G

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Mar 31, 2020

Very good course. It has clear and nice useful information. Easy to learn and interesting activities

By Nada M

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Mar 10, 2020

thank you so much professor, i learned a lot of things from you and you made me love this field more

By Carlos L

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Jul 9, 2017

great and practical course! i´m really glad i decided to go for this specialization. very insightful

By Jason L

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Dec 23, 2015

What a wonderful introduction to graphic design. Thank you for sharing you knowledge and enthusiasm.

By Sadra M

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Aug 10, 2023

Informative and beneficial for students who want to learn about the fundamentals of graphic design.

By Elaine L

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Nov 14, 2020

Thank you, instructors for a very detailed course. This fueled the aspiring graphic designer in me.