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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

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.

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.

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By David D

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Oct 18, 2016

Great course if you are a beginner...

By Broderick S

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Jun 20, 2016

Well-made videos, strong assignments.

By Cecilia P

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Apr 28, 2016

Great introduction for a broad theme!

By Maja D

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Feb 16, 2016

Thank you for this excellent course!!

By Angel G D

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Jan 25, 2016

Very cool, very practical. I love it.

By Simona H

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Jan 3, 2016

good course structure for beginners !

By Adela R P

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Sep 5, 2023

Me pareció interesante e inspirador.

By Khori E

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Mar 8, 2022

Lovely, you get out what you put in.

By ASHISH S

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Feb 9, 2022

Good.. especially for the beginners.

By Luis A G B

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Jan 17, 2022

Really great! I learn a lot! Thanks!

By shalini r

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Jul 26, 2021

Very informative and Helpful Course.

By Laura P

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Jun 24, 2021

Nice course, and good introduction.

By Delekpe V

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Jun 9, 2021

an exceptional and informative class

By A_51_Sanika P

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Jun 3, 2021

amazing ...too much good to learn...

By Carol A

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Nov 1, 2020

¡Excelente! Superó mis expectativas.

By Skenos P

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Oct 21, 2020

Its a great course, very interactive

By Fatima s

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Sep 5, 2020

like the course thats really helpful

By Ashima T

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Aug 28, 2020

Amazing course, simple explanations.

By Julián A H A

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Aug 21, 2020

Me gustò mucho. Excelentes lecciones

By Muskan A

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Jul 28, 2020

Its a very good course for beginners

By Mohammed A

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Jun 10, 2020

This is so interesting and feasible.

By Samuel O

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Jun 7, 2020

Thanks so much for this opportunity.

By Solange A S G

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May 9, 2020

gracias por todo lo que me enseñaron

By Kotryna N

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Apr 30, 2020

I have really enjoyed it, Thank You!

By diya s

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Jul 5, 2019

Very beneficial course for beginners