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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 Muhammad I

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Sep 18, 2021

Best course in my life. thanks to coursera

By Sakshi G

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Sep 7, 2021

The way they explain things are very good .

By Mustafa M

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Dec 20, 2020

great, clear, simple and effective learning

By Cédric M

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Oct 8, 2020

Nice bases to start learning graphic design

By Maryam A

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Aug 19, 2020

Most useful course for beginners...thank uh

By Diana C V S

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Aug 17, 2020

Very good, informative, simple and complete

By Nathanich [ C

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Aug 5, 2020

Clear explanation! Very easy to understand!

By Steffy J S

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Jul 21, 2020

you guys are simply amazing. gained so much

By Maryvincent W S P

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Jun 16, 2020

Quite intensive for an introductory course.

By SREELAKSHMI K U

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Apr 30, 2020

AN EXCELLENT COURSE TO LEARN GRAPHIC DESIGN

By Chris

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Apr 28, 2020

Engaging video content and fun assignments.

By Aya B A E A

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Mar 14, 2020

Very useful course and I really enjoy it .

By Hyunra L

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Mar 3, 2019

very Great! I learned a lot from the course

By Shehryar S

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May 9, 2018

Prof is really nice and very knowledgeable!

By Anne W

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Jun 26, 2016

A fantastic introduction to Graphic Design!

By artem

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Feb 22, 2016

I like the exercises

they are very useful!

By Lineth N

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Jun 11, 2025

Un curso entretenido, práctico y muy útil.

By Maggy M

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May 21, 2024

Thank you for the course i enjoyed so much

By Amirparsa K

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May 1, 2024

Perfect in getting you use to make designs

By Aydan A

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Jan 24, 2024

Very informative, interesting and helpful!

By Facundo G

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Oct 3, 2023

Muy buen curso, para aprendizaje muy bueno

By Claudia F G C

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Mar 27, 2023

Es un curso muy interesante y emocionante.

By Leonne V

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Sep 18, 2022

this was a great intro to graphic design!

By Devika B K

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Oct 21, 2021

Easy concepts and interesting assignments.

By Bishoy M

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Jul 27, 2021

Very useful and helped me a lot I loved it