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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

EC

Feb 2, 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.

CS

May 10, 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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Apr 18, 2020

Great course

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Apr 4, 2020

learned alot

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Jan 21, 2020

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Jan 13, 2020

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Sep 25, 2019

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Apr 15, 2019

very helpful

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Mar 4, 2019

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Aug 10, 2018

great course

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Apr 4, 2018

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Dec 10, 2017

very usefull

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Aug 11, 2017

Good course!

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Jul 24, 2017

great course

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Jul 12, 2017

Excelent one

By Stefan

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Jan 28, 2017

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Jan 5, 2017

Great Course

By 张涵

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Jun 29, 2016

Excellent!!!

By Asante J

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Jun 28, 2016

Great course

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Jun 28, 2016

Great course

By Nayna R

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Dec 6, 2024

Loved it...

By Sara M A

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Oct 4, 2023

very useful

By Aqib R

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Jun 20, 2023

good course

By Peyush S

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May 13, 2023

Exceptional

By SARAH S

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Jan 30, 2023

Good course

By Lydia E T

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Jan 29, 2023

Many thanks

By Abdul H

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Dec 16, 2022

Exceptional