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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

GA

Aug 20, 2018

Very interesting, I liked the format. Easy to follow, nice excercises. It's actually good to cover the basics of design, even if you are not an absolute beginner, and especially if you are self taught

AR

Apr 17, 2016

very good introductory course. i enjoyed the assignments, they are not overwhelming, easy to start, and the optional ones offer great opportunity to dig little deeper into graphic design fundamentals.

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By Jorge L C S

Mar 13, 2016

Really nice introduction to fundamentals, very punctual, brief but juicy in content. So glad that I've found this Coursera.

By Ivan L

Dec 14, 2015

Really useful course for beginners.

It would be nice if some of our submissions is reviewed by professors instead of peers.

By Maria K G R

Jul 19, 2022

I have really learned a lot from this course! I enjoyed making the assignments and helping my peers as well! Thank you! :)

By Vlada M

Jan 7, 2022

I like this course. I learned a lot of things. Studied composition, color theory and typography.Thanks for the knowledge.

By Sugar S

Jul 26, 2021

I think this course provides a good grounding in graphic design pricipals, taught through enjoyable examples and projects

By Eyerusalem T

Jun 16, 2021

It was a really great course. I learned a lot from it! Definitely recommend it for people starting out in graphics design.

By Sofia U

Aug 12, 2020

Es un curso basico y facil pero te llena de mucha experiencia. Super facil de entender los videos y las tareas. Me encanto

By Natalia S

Apr 17, 2020

Very nice basic course, which encourages a student to experiment with simple things, which is the best way to get started.

By Gemma G

Dec 10, 2017

A great introduction to graphic design which was highly enjoyable and was good to encourage exploration of new techniques.

By Hema I

Jun 27, 2016

It was very useful and helped boosting my creative & confidence level...So i strongly recommend this course to all novice.

By Hasan G

Feb 15, 2024

So fun and easy to learn with a good base of information about the fundamentals of Graphic Design and graphics in general

By marvalaeen G

May 12, 2022

I loved the classes,I Am better than I started. I have gained skills that will heip me and am really greatful. Thank you.

By Ushakova E A

Oct 9, 2021

A very interesting and informative course, creative training tasks. I learned a lot of new things. Thanks for the course!

By Jeferson Y G O

Aug 10, 2021

Muy bueno, posee muchos tema los cuales son de utilidad y fáciles de comprender debido a la manera en la que se explica.

By Carla T G

Jul 11, 2021

gran cusro, exploras la habilidades y conocimientos básicos e indispensables para entrar al gran mundo del diseño gráfico

By Vanessa K

Apr 1, 2021

Una increible oportunidad que no olvidaré, gracias por todo lo aprendido lo aplicare de ahora en adelante, incrible curso

By Mila S

Feb 14, 2021

Great for beginners or as a refresher of main design concepts, well selected exercises and clear instructions. Thank you!

By 李卓

Sep 28, 2017

I feel very proud to be a graphic designer, and I am very proud to have completed the course myself. Thank you very much.

By Iryna K

Jan 30, 2022

I liked this course so much because it gives you deep understanding the basics of graphic design and push you to create!

By Muhammad A I

Sep 17, 2021

It was a captivating and enthralling journey for me! I enjoyed every bit of it! The teaching methodology was impressive.

By Veronika D

Jul 9, 2021

Very good course, everything is clear and good presentation of the material. Thanks to the presenters for such a course!

By Giovanni P

Feb 24, 2021

Very well realized. the professor is an excellent speaker, which helps a lot. The topics are very interesting and useful

By Adinda B A S L

Jan 28, 2021

this is a very good course that really improves my confidence in creating something and really know the details about it

By Camila P

Jul 20, 2020

Me encantó el curso y me permitió ver al diseño de una manera mas profesional, pero a la vez experimentativa y creativa.

By Vuong N

Jul 7, 2020

Very good. I learned about everything basic stuff in graphic design from shape, color to typography and composition,....