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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Graphic Design by University of Colorado Boulder

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About the Course

Welcome to Graphic Design, the second course in the Effective Communications Specialization. Over 70 different companies have provided this specialization to their employees as a resource for internal professional development. Why? Because employers know that effective visual communication is the key to attracting an audience, building a relationship, and closing the sale. This practical course gives you the tools to create professional looking PowerPoints, reports, resumes, and presentations. Using a set of best practices refined through years of experience, you’ll: • make your work look fresh and inspired. • apply simple design “tricks” to begin any project with confidence and professionalism. • receive and respond to criticism and revise your project from good to great. "This course is fantastic. It teaches a great amount of starter graphic design information but it is broken down into easily understood videos and quizzes. The quality was top notch and the interaction was as good as you would get in a brick and mortar school. I did not feel like I was missing anything by taking it online." - a recent Graphic Design student All of the course assignments can be completed with basic presentation software such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Apple Keynote. You’ll also have opportunities to explore and apply more sophisticated tools, such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Data Science (MS-DS) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The MS-DS is an interdisciplinary degree that brings together faculty from CU Boulder’s departments of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Science, and others. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the MS-DS is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience in computer science, information science, mathematics, and statistics. Learn more about the MS-DS program at https://www.coursera.org/degrees/master-of-science-data-science-boulder....

Top reviews

DW

Oct 22, 2016

Great course! very well organised. Easy to understand some important theories of graphic design. Many exercises in the course can let you practice the skills needed in graphic design.

JL

Jun 6, 2019

Very easy to follow and understand whilst also following a more difficult and challenging theme.Highly recommend this course but it may be worthwhile to do this one quickly or as a beginning course.

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By ديري ب

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Mar 13, 2020

The most wonderful thing I learned in the basics of graphic design

By Ahmad M A

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Jul 16, 2017

I enjoyed every lesson. All points where simple and implementable.

By PABLO V

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Feb 5, 2026

Unsure since the beginning, but changed my mind, really liked it.

By Manish K P

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Jan 30, 2024

It changed my perception of designing. I am better at design now.

By Tria F

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Apr 29, 2022

Very useful course. Thank you for opportunity, Coursera and CU !

By Jayno B A y

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Feb 2, 2021

I wish I know this before I enrolled College. Highly Recommended!

By Carlos L B B

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Oct 27, 2020

Excelente material, altamente recomendable y de fácil aprendizaje

By sami a a

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Sep 15, 2020

ممتاز لكن الشهادة بعض الخطوط لم تتعرف على الخط ويصبح شكله مربعات

By Marie A O

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Jul 6, 2017

Excellent course. I am already using these new technics at work.

By Vikram S

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Sep 14, 2020

please add some extra projects with each project video lecture.

By Andres A M L

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Sep 5, 2020

Excelent Teacher, his calm voice help me understand everything.

By Linda T P

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Sep 12, 2017

I loved it and i've found a new way to express myself.

Thank you

By BUKUKU S

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Oct 9, 2021

Great course for beginners. Make sure to do all the practices!

By Omar K

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Aug 9, 2020

This course is very useful for beginners and it helped me alot

By SRIRAM S

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Jul 10, 2020

I am very happy to join the course

Thanks to Mr.David Underwood

By Pratik R K

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May 28, 2020

it gives me more creative ways to design my ppt and newsletter

By Yunita D D

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May 3, 2020

Sangat mudah dipahami seluruh materinya. Terima kasih Coursera

By angie d

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Jul 25, 2023

I've learned a lot with this course so advanced and exciting.

By CARLOS A O

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Jul 6, 2023

Me encanto!, conceptos fundamentales que son de enorme ayuda.

By Anna J

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Nov 20, 2022

Really instructive, applied to practical work, well explained

By Hoda M

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May 30, 2020

Very easy to understand and helpful

I totally recommended it

By genevieve s

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Jan 2, 2021

it's clear and succinct. I enjoy the assigments and quizzes.

By Nicolás M S

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Jul 11, 2020

Was a good course with a very good teacher. Thanks so much!

By Md. A I

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May 5, 2020

I enjoy it..it was great.Thanks for this opportunity for me

By CASTELLANOS V M

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May 28, 2025

Este curso es excelente aprendí mucho sobre diseño gráfico