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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

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

FS

Jul 13, 2020

Excellent course to learn and refresh about fundamentals of design....It applies to all spheres of MULTIMEDIA..Highly recommended... As a suggestion course and notes should be available in PDF format.

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By Louis B V

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May 15, 2016

Topic and videos, very good, perfect explanation. Thank you!

By Viviana A

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May 8, 2016

Excelente contenido y las actividades son muy enriquecedoras

By Prabha b

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May 26, 2024

One of the best graphic design courses I had ever taken!!!!

By Lesley A

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Feb 1, 2024

I enjoyed doing all of the practice projects in this class!

By Jia M

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Oct 15, 2022

I am really happy and thank you for letting me learn a lot.

By Ahsan S

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Mar 5, 2022

It was a great way to learn. Thanks to Coursera and CalArts

By Nicholas L

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May 10, 2021

great intro course to learn and apply basic design concepts

By Madiha Y

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Apr 13, 2021

Perfect for a total beginner with interest in design theory

By Laís A

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Mar 17, 2021

Very good course for real beginners and definitely helpful.

By Muhammad R

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Mar 6, 2021

It's brilliant for brainstorming and building fundamentals.

By Emilia S

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Feb 8, 2021

It's the perfect way to dive into the graphic design world.

By Irfanur R

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Dec 22, 2020

This course will make you fall in love with graphic design.

By Abdullah

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Oct 10, 2020

Its Really helpful and made me improve my skills.

Thank you.

By kathleen w

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Jul 28, 2020

Perfectly challenging and the course covers the essentials.

By Julio A L R

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Jun 8, 2020

The information and the work are super clear. Great course!

By Muhammad I

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May 23, 2020

I have learned some new design techniques from this course.

By Fathi S

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May 26, 2019

I have learned a lot from this course. Highly recommended!

By Lucas M

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Jul 17, 2018

Excellent introductory Graphic Design course. I recommend !

By huangqingyan

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Nov 2, 2017

Very good course, great help to me, hope to learn in depth.

By enjy s

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Oct 13, 2017

i really got new experience and information from that track

By Yaatzil C F

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Nov 23, 2015

I really enjoy this course and all the activities involved.

By Amanda G C L

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Oct 2, 2024

I learned a lot and the assignments were really fun to do.

By Leydis A

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Apr 14, 2024

It was fun and very helpful to continue crafting my skills

By Mohd Y S

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Dec 10, 2023

Very informative and deep knowledge provide in this course

By Abdullah A M

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Nov 1, 2023

great course help me to understand a lot in graphic design