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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

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.

CS

May 9, 2018

An ok course for beginners. A bit too basic for someone who has already had experience in design, but is great anyway cause it breaks things back down to the simplest parts to help you remember roots.

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Oct 27, 2021

Was a very good course

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Oct 22, 2021

the course was amazing

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Jul 2, 2021

ADOREIIII! RECOMENDO!!

By Sandra C S

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Dec 7, 2020

Good learning platform

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Sep 4, 2020

Its a wonderful course

By Jeanne C

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Aug 28, 2020

Excellent from A to Z.

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Jul 16, 2020

Thanks for everything.

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Jun 21, 2020

j'adore c'étais facile

By Keerthana y

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Jun 7, 2020

learnt a lot thank you

By Aadam b

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Dec 7, 2019

I like graphic design.

By Sumit J

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Sep 2, 2019

having good experience

By Potocska F ( Z

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Jul 4, 2019

It could use an update

By Ahmed F e

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Sep 29, 2018

this course very good

By Barbara K

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Apr 9, 2017

Very helpful. Amazing.

By Adrián S P

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Feb 8, 2016

Very inspiring course.

By patricia

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Jul 9, 2025

it was a good course.

By Liz L

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Feb 13, 2025

excelente, me encanto

By zakaria b

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Sep 13, 2024

i learned many things

By Deleted A

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Apr 19, 2024

This coursera is nice

By Long G

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Mar 13, 2024

The excellent course!

By Maksym D

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Dec 1, 2022

This is great course!

By Ali G M

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Apr 5, 2022

it was usefull lesson

By Nancy R

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Mar 30, 2022

I loved this program

By Jeyanthikannan

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Aug 29, 2021

absolutely wonderfull

By Thangaraju D

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Jun 13, 2021

learned a lot....nice