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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.

SE

Aug 1, 2020

This course was informational, fun, in depth, and very interesting. The professor did a great job of giving comprehensible lessons and the assignments always helped enforce the course's main ideas.

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May 17, 2020

exelente curso!

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Apr 29, 2020

good experience

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Jan 9, 2020

Very insightful

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Nov 4, 2018

creative course

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Dec 3, 2017

Great content !

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Jan 4, 2017

Creative course

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Aug 11, 2016

Excelent course

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Feb 19, 2016

Awesome course!

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Jan 30, 2016

Amazing course!

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Dec 2, 2025

Explêndido!!!!

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Sep 12, 2025

MUITO DIDÁTICO

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Nov 18, 2024

Muy buen curso

By Madhuja S

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Oct 8, 2023

really helpful

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Apr 3, 2023

amazing course

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Sep 3, 2022

muy buen curso

By Valerian M

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Jan 7, 2022

Great course !

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Sep 21, 2021

Great course!

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Aug 5, 2021

awesome course

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May 25, 2021

Awesome course

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Dec 11, 2020

exelente cours

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Dec 1, 2020

a greet course

By Marcelles B

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Dec 1, 2020

Awesome class.

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Sep 30, 2020

NYC experience

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Aug 20, 2020

VERY HELPFUL!!