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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 21, 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

AR

Apr 18, 2016

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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Jul 14, 2020

Very Good Course.

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Jul 10, 2020

very informative!

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Jul 3, 2020

Very Informative.

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Jul 3, 2020

Excellent course.

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Jun 10, 2020

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Jun 9, 2020

Its really awsome

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May 17, 2020

Excellent course!

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May 8, 2020

Thank you so much

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May 7, 2020

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May 5, 2020

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Aug 29, 2019

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Jun 24, 2019

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Apr 4, 2019

Excellent course!

By Julie S

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Mar 8, 2019

Excellent course.

By menna s

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Jan 2, 2019

needs more quizes

By Charles I W

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Dec 9, 2018

Very proffesional

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Aug 23, 2018

Excellent course!

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Jul 31, 2017

Love that course!

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May 5, 2017

Concrete. Simple.

By Alexandra K

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Mar 29, 2017

Best course ever)

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Jun 20, 2016

I really love it!

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Jun 17, 2016

Excellent course!

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Apr 23, 2016

Really empressive

By Michael J

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Mar 21, 2016

Very nice course!

By Muhammad D

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Mar 4, 2025

Well explanation