Learner Reviews & Feedback for Fundamentals of Graphic Design by California Institute of the Arts

Very basic but important knowledge.

Very useful classes

Great introduction of the fundementals of graphic design! I recommend it - the videos and instructor are clear and concise. I look forward to the next course in the specialization.

A very precise and interesting overview into the world of design and graphics.

It was a well organized course, but it did not manage to get me very excited about graphic design.

Good basic introduction to the topic.

Informative and well taught.

The course is pretty good and not difficult to take. I've learned basic graphic design skill via this course. Looking forward to taking more classes here again!

A lot of the material given in the lecture was intuitive, but I thought it was extremely valuable to see all of the different examples the instructor showed, and the peer review process was also helpful (not only to get feedback on your own work, but to see the way all your classmates approached the same prompt)

Very good to understand the basics of graphic design

It has been 40 years since I took my last art course (and that was in elementary school). While I enjoyed making posters in high school and college, those were done by hand. I had ZERO experience with computer graphics, and was quite nervous starting this course. I liked the way the instructor eased into it - bringing less experienced artists along slowly, and constantly encouraging us to practice and experiment. By the 4th week, I figured out my computer's basic graphic design program, and was really enjoying playing with designs. I look forward to taking the other classes in this specialization.

Good!!!

IT's a nice introduction into the design world. I enjoyed it.

very valuable fundamental course. the termology introduced seldom use in daily life and the content of the course trigger me to be more interested in Graphic Design.

The professor is great. That is the best part of this course.

Great way to get acquainted with the basic tools of graphic design. I will be sure to use them next time I am creating a presentation at work or in my personal life.

This course gives a good overview on the basics of the graphic design and image making

I love the way classes were teached and the content was smooth an clear.

Well done!

This course was very well designed and extremely suitable for peeps of all backgrounds. I suppose the only drawback was that I didn't find the course challenging enough. But I went to design school for a few semesters, so I was already pretty familiar with the concepts. Overall, very good practice and a nice refresher. Thanks, Michael!

I learn a lot about graphic design and I'm eager to learn more

Clear teaching line and complete content makes it a wonderful choice for starters who are interested in graphic design. However, as the name of the course indicates, it is not an advanced tutorial for those who wants to enhance their design skills in a more specific area.

Although very basic the course helped my to discover the bases of graphic design. Willing for more!

Really good course. Only critique is it could have been a little longer to flesh out some more creative concepts, but it's a good, balanced intro course.

The course itself was great. The only thing lacking is that all the assignments were reviewed only by peers.