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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.

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.

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By Marcelles B

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Dec 1, 2020

Awesome class.

By NIDHI S S

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Sep 30, 2020

NYC experience

By Gauri

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Aug 20, 2020

VERY HELPFUL!!

By MUHAMMAD A K

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Aug 16, 2020

Very Helpfull.

By APARNA V

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Jul 27, 2020

Understanding!

By Siddharth S

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Jul 20, 2020

great sessions

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Jun 25, 2020

Really helpful

By Manjari C

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Apr 15, 2020

REALLY HELPFUL

By chise

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Feb 9, 2020

amazing course

By Ahmed O

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Nov 11, 2019

helpful course

By Amira H

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Jun 25, 2019

very excellent

By michael n

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May 26, 2019

VERY EDUCATING

By Alexandra

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Mar 11, 2019

Amazing course

By Marwa K S

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Feb 4, 2019

I'm very happy

By Jaelynne B

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Nov 30, 2018

Very pleasant.

By Zaira P

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May 29, 2018

Muy buen curso

By K M M H

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Sep 7, 2017

awesome course

By Helene

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Jan 2, 2017

Great course !

By Olivia L

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Sep 22, 2016

Great teacher!

By Erin E T A

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Feb 8, 2016

muy buen curso

By Arya A

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Sep 16, 2024

Great course!

By mohamed a

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Jun 22, 2023

perfect start

By Muhammad H

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Jun 4, 2023

Great Course!

By Anuskanth G

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Jun 3, 2023

Great course.