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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.

MN

May 18, 2022

very good introductory course. i enjoyed the assignments, they are not overwhelming, easy to start, and the optional ones offer great opportunity to dig little deeper into graphic design fundamentals.

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By Indriana O

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Sep 21, 2021

I learn more and it's give me so many new basic knowledge about design

By Tunde A

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Dec 6, 2020

This course has really helped me to focus more on graphic designs now.

By Muhammad H K

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Nov 8, 2020

this course is very helpful to increase my knowledge and also my skill

By Егорова Л А

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Sep 9, 2020

it was useful for me. i learned a lot and now understand design better

By Ebenezer R

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Aug 15, 2020

The course was really useful. It opened an another dimension of my eye

By CLAUDIA S R M

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Jul 9, 2020

IT IS A GREAT COURSE, TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF DESIGN, I AM SO THANKFUL

By Noor U A

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Jul 8, 2020

A very Nice and interacting course for the beginners. Nicely Explained

By Minh N

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Apr 7, 2020

Perfect! The course opens so many ways for thinking of Graphic design.

By Mayra V

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Feb 25, 2020

The class was very helpful and a great introduction to Graphic Design.

By Ruth J

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Jun 10, 2018

Amazing instructor with very well but simply articulated fundamentals.

By Kenneth S G

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Feb 14, 2016

This course covers a great variety of important subjects in a fast way

By Диана С

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Mar 31, 2022

a great course for those who are starting their way in graphic design

By Tanja

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Nov 30, 2021

Great. I reminded myself a lot and learned something new. All praise.

By Banzzai

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Feb 1, 2021

Gave new and in my opinion the right look to Graphic Designю. Thanks!

By Daniyal H K

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Sep 9, 2020

Excellent course for people wanting an introduction to Graphic design

By Aliyah W

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Aug 27, 2020

it's a great course to learn about basic of graphic design, thankyouu

By Wasef M

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Aug 27, 2020

great course, thank you coursera, calarts and mr. michael worthington

By NAISARGI D S

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Aug 23, 2020

excellent course. my thanks and greetings for CALARTS and coursera.

By Nayab R

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Jul 4, 2020

This is really helpful for me to understand basics of graphic design.

By Laura D

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Apr 22, 2020

Es un curso muy bueno pero creo que se vuelve pesado en cierta parte.

By Ebere J U

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Mar 5, 2020

It was amazing doing this course. I've learned a lot and I'm grateful

By Isabel T

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Feb 3, 2020

Real good course to learn all the fundamentals as a Graphic Designer.

By Kateryna D

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Mar 11, 2019

very good course for beginners, especially if you don't skip practice

By Silvia C S

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Feb 2, 2018

Muy completo y fácil de entender.

Very complete and easy to undertand.

By Alex A

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Dec 27, 2017

fantastic instructor who makes everything approachable and memorable!