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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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Jul 14, 2022

I had so much with this course!

By Marco C

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Apr 8, 2022

Perfectly crafted for beginners!

By Zsoka G

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Aug 24, 2021

Great course, good assignments.

By Rawan M

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Aug 7, 2021

Great Basics course, I liked it.

By RUPAL C

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Jul 6, 2021

Very good course for beginners:)

By Esa G

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Apr 5, 2021

Great! Rich and updated content.

By bahar e

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Mar 29, 2021

i enjoy and learn alot thank you

By Luke L

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Mar 21, 2021

Great course! Would do it again!

By Andreea C

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Mar 4, 2021

I enjoyed this course very much!

By Lorena J

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Jan 24, 2021

I loved it! I'm very thankful (:

By Kaung H H

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Nov 14, 2020

A very nice course for beginner.

By Thembelani A C

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Nov 7, 2020

interesting and excellent course

By Grace A B

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Oct 12, 2020

This course was really exciting!

By Atika D S

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Sep 19, 2020

very good resources and lecturer

By Prakash M

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Jul 31, 2020

I'm learned new things with fun.

By Valentina C J

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Jul 14, 2020

Explicaciones claras y completas

By Mahamudul H A

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Jul 5, 2020

Very Fun and educational course.

By Lisa D

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Jun 26, 2020

excellent step-by-step exercises

By Rebekah F

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Jun 16, 2020

Simple, Informative, Affordable.

By AJITH R

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May 11, 2020

This course is very informative.

By Owen H

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Apr 7, 2020

Very good class, I learned a lot

By Adrien M

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Jan 22, 2020

A very nice introductive course!

By Óscar E

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Jan 6, 2020

Muy enriquecedor, lo recomiendo.

By Ivan G A

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Apr 17, 2018

Great explanation and activities

By Kolya K

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Feb 8, 2018

Basic but super strong. Love it!