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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

MB

Nov 10, 2015

Well structure, informative, and very accessible introduction to graphic design. Assignments were achievable and enjoyable, and supported the lesson very well. Great course! I hope you create more!

YM

Sep 22, 2021

I​ highly recommend the course for people who are looking for a introductory course for graphic design like me. I really enjoyed during the course. Assignments are also well-thought and fun to do.

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By Ugbaad M

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Jun 3, 2021

amazing course and I have learned the basics

By Joey G

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Apr 20, 2021

Fabulous class, great teacher and curriculum

By Kurdiman T

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Mar 28, 2021

Very basic course how to be graphic designer

By Choco L

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Jan 17, 2021

Learn to much basic things from this course.

By Mohamed N

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Jan 16, 2021

Well structured and informative basic course

By Aastha V

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Aug 25, 2020

This course is just awesome for begineers...

By Kate M

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Aug 24, 2020

An inspiring intro course to graphic design!

By Sebastian H M

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Jul 19, 2020

easy to understand, help me to know de basis

By Sisay

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May 16, 2020

A wonderful basic course to step to the next

By Sandy G

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Apr 13, 2020

Great class! Learned a lot! Good instructor.

By Hafiz H Z

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Mar 27, 2020

Excellent experience with tutor and platform

By Nikhil J

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Oct 2, 2019

Meet all the Requirements as expected by me.

By Magda A

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Feb 1, 2019

one of the greatest courses i ever attendant

By Fatima H S E I S

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Sep 16, 2018

I learned a lot of skills. it is very useful

By Penny

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Sep 15, 2018

I thoroughly enjoyed this course, thank you!

By Alina M P

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Apr 26, 2018

Fresh and motivating. I enjoyed it very much

By Chriz P P

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Nov 13, 2017

A good kickstart to learn graphic designing.

By Delphine G

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Mar 3, 2016

Great course! High quality. Good peer review

By Shu S

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Feb 8, 2016

I like design much ,this course will be nice

By 苏 拉

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Dec 18, 2015

Very practical course, making complex simple

By Cesar A

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Dec 17, 2024

great way to start a path in graphic design

By Yumna F

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Jul 11, 2023

It helps me to enhance my skill in Graphics

By Muhammad I

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Sep 18, 2021

Best course in my life. thanks to coursera

By Sakshi G

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Sep 7, 2021

The way they explain things are very good .

By Mustafa M

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Dec 20, 2020

great, clear, simple and effective learning