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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 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.

EJ

Sep 6, 2021

I had a lot of fun in this course. I learnt some extra bits of information related to graphic design and I think it's a great start for beginners as well as good practice for intermediate and experts!

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By SACHIN

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Dec 31, 2023

Great course And thanks for the scholarship i really learnt a lot

By DJE K G

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Jun 29, 2023

Cette formation m'a permis de comprendre mieux le Graphic Design

By manasvini

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Apr 10, 2023

Great course! Learnt a lot and it really helped with my portfolio

By Romina A

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Oct 13, 2022

I love this course, the proffesor is nice and profesional. Thanks

By Mansi V

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Jun 2, 2021

I really enjoy to be a part of this course and learn new things .

By Christa L

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Apr 22, 2021

Great information that is easy to follow along to and understand.

By Angelica

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Mar 16, 2021

very interesting, this course give a first base to graphic design

By Mikaela B

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Feb 16, 2021

Great course, Great teacher, concise, detailed, and very hands-on

By vidhi v

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Nov 18, 2020

Course you can definitely go for basic understanding of graphic !

By Ibrahim S J

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Sep 24, 2020

this course really gives you the fundamentals of graphics design.

By Massimo V

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Aug 13, 2020

Very in depth. It is extremely detailed or a fundamentals course.

By Pratishtha

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May 24, 2020

perfect course . takes you in basics which is great to start with

By Karina P

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Apr 23, 2020

The professor is so good! Very interesting information to listen!

By Thị H G H

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Apr 15, 2020

I like this course so much, highly recommend for beginner like me

By Larie G

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Jun 20, 2018

I loved the course. It was great. Looking forward to taking more.

By Adele A

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Jul 19, 2017

令人印象深刻的设计入门课程！其中图形的映射含义部分，排版，字体理论部分（虽然稍浅），都很有指导意义，简洁实用的例子，作业也很有趣。

By Christopher G

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Feb 28, 2017

Provided a solid and comprehensive introduction to graphic design

By Sarah N

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Nov 22, 2016

Excellent course with a really great teacher! Many thanks to you.

By Christian B

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Oct 17, 2016

Good start, I am getting hungry for graphic design knowledge :::}

By Maria A C

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Sep 19, 2016

I loved the course. The assingments were very appopiate to learn.

By Tala a

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Feb 20, 2016

interesting simple way of learning, thanks for the encouragement.

By Yana M

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Oct 29, 2015

Amazing course! I hope you will do something similiar again soon!

By Balaram D

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Mar 18, 2025

great course with engaging assignments, try it, you will love it

By Denique G

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Mar 4, 2025

Loved this course. I had a lot of fun and learnt so much. bonus!

By George P F

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Feb 10, 2025

the course prepares for you to be ready for the Graphic designer