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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

MN

May 18, 2022

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.

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 Andrea Y

Dec 29, 2015

This course was very enjoyable. It was nice how the videos were broken up into many short videos, and the assignments were useful in understanding the concepts.

By imran m

Feb 5, 2023

Loved this course. I have been designing stuff for years. This course gave me the vocabulary to to talk about designing. Many thanks for designing this course.

By Harshita S

Mar 10, 2021

This program have helped a lot to learn the basic and fundamentals of graphic design. I got a learn the ideas in very interesting and it was easy to understand

By RoamietheHomie

Mar 1, 2021

Great introduction to the world of graphic design. The course is very straight forward, and provides some optional assignments to help get some extra practice.

By Tia S

Jan 1, 2021

It was great, really helped me to creative and think in different and new ways! I'd defiantly recommend for someone considering or interested in graphic design

By DIBYA J P

May 27, 2020

Pretty good course to nurture the skills in graphic design. Learnt a lot about the typical terms used in various designs which I was ignorant before. Thank you

By Sakshi K

Jul 30, 2019

Very insightful course. Gives very detailed information about fundamentals of designing.This course had helped me in defining the boundaries of design making.

By Philip B

Sep 18, 2023

Very straight forward and insightful course. I learned some new things and reviewed some concepts i'm familiar with. Would recommend to any graphic designers.

By Greg M

Aug 18, 2023

Enjoyable course - I learned a lot. I found the teaching style clear and informative and the curriculum to be well-paced and broad without being overwhelming.

By Ayde L

Oct 12, 2022

reviews basic and fundamentals as stated, excersis are simple to help one get started. explanations are simple to understand and perr feedback is reasonable.

By Carla Z

Apr 13, 2021

Very detailed course. Enjoyed practicing the skills with the required work and being able to take the course at my own pace. Considering taking other courses.

By Patrycja

Dec 2, 2020

This is an excellent course. Even though it is introduction to graphic design, it is packed with knowledge. The assignments help a lot. I highly recommend it.

By Vladyslav B

Apr 12, 2020

I think that this course is done with excellence, it boosts your creativity and allows you to get a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of Graphic Design

By Deleted A

Feb 17, 2019

I enjoyed a lot this course! So creative, fun, easy explained and inspiring. Highly recommended!

Congrats to everyone involved in the creation of this course!

By Rosana A

Nov 5, 2018

It was very interesting. I had the opportunity to understand graphic design from a good point of view, I went from nothing to a really good knowledge. Thanks!

By Manpreet K M

Jun 20, 2023

My heartfelt thanks to our Mentor Michael Worthington for making the course interesting and I have learned a lot throughout the course. Huge respect for him.

By Serena J

Jun 4, 2020

The instructor was eloquent and learned and clear in his delivery. He was easy to listen to and his lectures were informative. Thoroughly enjoyed this couse.

By Barbara C d S

May 16, 2020

Excellent course! As a beginner, was very helpful to learn all fundamentals and basics of graphic design. All concepts are clearly explained, I really liked.

By Theo W

Dec 15, 2019

Excellent way to dive into this fun field. The assignments are easy to follow and learners walk away with a lot more confidence in their designing abilities.

By Craig S

Dec 7, 2019

I really enjoyed this course as an introduction to Graphic Design. The videos are full of good information and the practical parts are really fun to work on.

By Rebeca O

Nov 6, 2018

Thoroughly enjoyed the course and its learning, definitely will recommend it to any of those interested in the graphic design process and creative path ways.

By Diego S M

Aug 26, 2018

Great course! It worked all the basic principles and gave me a lot of knowledge that will be used in my future works. I'm very grateful for this opportunity.

By Iuliia

Jan 21, 2017

Its very good course, has different kind of interesting tasks which force you discover your own creativity . I recommend it for every graphic design beginner

By Kimberly C N

Aug 10, 2016

Really awesome course. I like that it has all the theory and a lot of hands-on projects to practice and learn the how-tos of design. I totally recommend it.

By AMIT R

Dec 28, 2015

I enjoyed Fundamentals of Graphic Design. The course in such a small time makes you understand the thinking that goes behind any creative work.

Thank you.

Amit