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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

XZ

Jan 3, 2020

Very great course to start designing. It helped me become bolder in creating contrasts in my work. Great for anyone interested in graphic design, or anything like bullet journalling, cooking, etc.

KA

Nov 1, 2022

Well structured and full of practical lessons. Clear and informative lectures for each design elements. I highly recommend this course both for beginners and graphic designers with some experiences.

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By BETH P

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Aug 11, 2021

a great overview to get you started in graphic design

By Kaushiki G

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Mar 16, 2021

Very simplified course w easy to understand concepts.

By Andres M

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Dec 3, 2020

Excellent decision to star with Graphic Design career

By Nete S

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Sep 3, 2020

Best course for people who are new to Graphic Design.

By nupur s

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Jul 21, 2020

Very well explained and crafted educational material.

By Maureen S

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Jul 12, 2020

Very usefull basic concepts of design, I'm gratefull.

By Giovanna G

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Jul 3, 2020

Very nice, this course helped me a lot, i'm thankful.

By Andrea S A

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Jun 15, 2020

The assignments are fun and useful to learn by making

By Aastha S

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Jun 9, 2020

Well explained and have many interactive assignments.

By Deleted A

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May 28, 2020

A real treat. Was a pleasure. Aesthetic and fantastic

By Nasif C

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May 14, 2020

A great course to begin understanding graphic design!

By Tanvi S G

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May 13, 2020

Awesome .. I enjoyed learning with coursera thanks 😊

By abdulbasit s

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May 2, 2020

Had an excellent time learning a lot of new concepts.

By Vishal A

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Apr 26, 2020

The course was fruitful. Learned a lot of new things.

By Akshat S

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Apr 23, 2020

One of the best course to start your design journey!!

By Davida R

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May 28, 2019

concise but I have the essential for beginner like me

By susan g

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May 9, 2019

Great course! I learned so much and stretched myself.

By guérin a

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Sep 22, 2018

Great starting point for getting into graphic design.

By Kseniya P

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May 29, 2018

This is best course I've ever had! Thank you so much!

By Matheus A

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Apr 30, 2018

Excellent to learn de fundamentals of Graphic Design.

By Наталья Л

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Jun 6, 2017

This course gives a basic material but really useful.

By Elizabeth B

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Dec 4, 2016

This is a great course! I learned so much, thank you!

By Ebba J

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Nov 8, 2016

I enjoyed the course and working on the assignments.

By Tiffany X

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Dec 7, 2015

This is a cool course, and helps me a lot! Thank you!

By Carol S

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Nov 8, 2015

Excellent. The best Coursera course that I've taken.