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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.

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.

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Dec 3, 2019

very awesome course

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Sep 17, 2019

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Aug 31, 2019

it was very helpful

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May 10, 2019

Very nice thank you

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May 1, 2018

brief and helpful:)

By baobao

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May 1, 2017

Great！It's amazing!

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Feb 1, 2017

Very good lessons !

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Jan 25, 2017

Excellent course !!

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Nov 24, 2016

It's awesome course

By Levente S

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Aug 23, 2016

amazingly practical

By Gagan G

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Dec 18, 2015

Excellent stuff !!!

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Jul 19, 2023

Very good overview

By Rahul K G

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Jan 6, 2023

Wonderful course😘

By VIMAL T

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Nov 11, 2022

very useful course

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Feb 22, 2022

very helful course

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Jan 19, 2022

amazing experience

By WAHIDA P

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Jan 8, 2022

i like this course

By Ikram R

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Nov 6, 2021

Very good course.

By Shankar B

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Sep 15, 2021

thank you Coursera

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Jul 17, 2021

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By Marianne B

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Jun 1, 2021

Enjoyable course!!

By sky j

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Feb 22, 2021

Great fundamentals

By Gabrielle H

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Feb 2, 2021

Excellent course !

By Danielle M

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Sep 29, 2020

Fun and enjoyable!

By Soumya S P

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Jun 7, 2020

very good teaching