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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

AR

Apr 17, 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.

EC

Feb 1, 2018

Great opportunity to practice. Encouraged to make. First time using vector design program Abode Illustrator. Was hard to listen to all Contrast Section. It would be great if there was more diversity.

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By Mehr K

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Apr 19, 2020

It was a great course. Learn a lot.

By Arina P

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Mar 27, 2020

Structured, detailed and practical!

By Mohamed S T

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May 31, 2019

Course is very important and useful

By Faizad k

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Nov 18, 2018

Its good course for basics learning

By 钱玉兰

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Sep 26, 2017

Very clear teaching. Learned a lot!

By Pennie C

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Jun 3, 2017

Fun to test out lots of approaches!

By Simona Y

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Dec 17, 2015

Un curso excelente. Muchas gracias.

By Wai Y T

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Mar 15, 2025

This course is very useful for me.

By Fabricio r p f

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Jul 30, 2023

excelente inicio al diseño grafico

By gehad m

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Feb 2, 2023

Thank you for your honest content.

By Edozie O

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Oct 7, 2022

Was very beautiful and educative.

By Nur Ş

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Oct 25, 2020

I have learned so much, thank you.

By Alefiyakerani

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Aug 11, 2020

very helpful and good course it is

By Muskan B

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Jul 28, 2020

A very fun and informative course!

By Shayana V

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Jun 25, 2020

Much varied and easy to get along.

By Aurangzeb H

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Jun 25, 2020

Overall Best Experience and Course

By Francesco C

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Mar 27, 2020

Wonderful course, really good made

By Qurrat u A

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Jan 17, 2020

great learning .amazing plate form

By Mehrab A

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Nov 6, 2019

it was good and easy to understand

By Arushi C

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Mar 23, 2018

I really learned from this course.

By Lucy S (

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Nov 30, 2017

Great introduction course! Thanks!

By vam m

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May 25, 2017

Very useful.Thank you very much...

By LAURA V

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Mar 7, 2017

Excellent for learning the basics!

By Olga S

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Mar 5, 2016

Simple and very good for beginner!

By 杜智杰

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Mar 1, 2016

棒，学习知识的同时不忘培养动手能力，真正的艺术设计基础是需要动手的！