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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 Andrea P

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Jul 23, 2024

Es muy buen curso, como todo contenido didáctico bien hecho, comienza desde lo más sencillo...

By Daisy

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Sep 24, 2023

Thank you Coursera " Fundamental Of Graphic Design" I learned a lot that I never known before.

By Sohail A

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May 20, 2023

Successfully completed the first course. Learned a lot of things. Excited for the next course.

By Maham Q

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Apr 18, 2023

This course is extremely helpful and easy to learn.. You can learn it easily at your home with

By Amy B

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Mar 17, 2022

Had a lot of fun learning the fundamentals of graphic design. I look forward to learning more.

By ana p n

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Jun 18, 2021

incredible content, rich, enlightening and enlarging knowledge and ways of thinking, thank you

By 19UFAA031

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Jul 6, 2020

Really wonderfull,this course will help beginners to have a nice idea about graphic designing.

By Jade W

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May 16, 2020

Great overview for new designers and a refresher for those who have basic design/art knowledge

By Yehosuá E

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May 7, 2020

Bases, solidas y bien explicadas para poder acercarte al mundo del diseño. Es un buen comienzo

By Majid A

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Mar 16, 2020

Excellent material and gets you motivated to keep on learning. Seamless step by step teaching.

By Alvin B

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Dec 20, 2019

This is a very important class for me. It help strengthen my skills a lot.

Thanks you very much

By Sergii G

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Apr 1, 2018

It is interesting course for getting familiar with basic terms and concepts of graphic design.

By harsimran j

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Mar 25, 2018

A comprehensive program that focuses on design and practicing design with tons of exploration.

By Carolina P

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Oct 9, 2016

Aprendí mucho, las tareas fueron muy útiles para reforzar lo visto en los videos explicativos.

By Sadat M

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Dec 27, 2015

It has been really helpful for building base for basic graphic learners......appreciate....(Y)

By GORISI G R

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Oct 13, 2023

Useful course for the beginning level graphic designers and develop art skills in the person

By Magali V C

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Jul 31, 2021

I really loved this course. It's great to practise and give/get feedback from and to others.

By Amber M

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Mar 19, 2021

Fun and very educational with tons of optional assignments to work on your design techniques.

By Shu H N

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Dec 2, 2020

A very good and structured introduction to graphic design for people who are not experienced.

By Oana S

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Oct 27, 2020

Lovely course! I enjoyed every lesson and every task. Beautiful structured and easy to learn.

By Kiran M

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Jul 1, 2020

Incredible course arranged by the institute , helped alot in understanding the core concepts.

By noemy c

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Jun 27, 2020

soy mexicana y ya tenia previo conocimiento, este curso me ayudo a reforzar mis conocimientos

By Mayra S

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Jun 20, 2020

Muy práctico, dinámico y con información interesante para quienes recién comenzamos. Gracias!

By Pritom D

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May 7, 2020

That was amazing experience I have on attending the course.Thanks to the respective teachers.

By Shashwat K

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Apr 30, 2020

This is a pretty good course overall and provides a fair balance between theory and practice.