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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

EC

Feb 2, 2018

Great opportunity to practice. Encouraged to make. First time using vector design program Abode Illustrator. Was hard to listen to all Contrast Section. It would be great if there was more diversity.

XZ

Jan 3, 2020

Very great course to start designing. It helped me become bolder in creating contrasts in my work. Great for anyone interested in graphic design, or anything like bullet journalling, cooking, etc.

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By Michele C

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Mar 28, 2018

WONDERFUL BEGINNERS COURSE!!!

By Chidambara

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Oct 11, 2017

Excellent course. I loved it!

By Dragoș R

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Jan 24, 2016

Nice Course i really enjoyed.

By Islam U D

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Aug 29, 2025

its very very helpful for me

By Valeria M D

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Jul 31, 2024

Muy buen curso para comenzar

By Sıla B

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Jul 10, 2024

Their training is very good.

By Jose R

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Aug 30, 2023

I LOVE COURSERA ITS flexible

By MOHAMED S M D

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Feb 26, 2023

من أفضل الكورسات علي الإطلاق

By Punyisa P

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Nov 2, 2022

great course for fundamental

By Audina S H

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Nov 8, 2021

tthis is amazing experience!

By Ashraful A

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Jul 26, 2021

Great course,Thanks coursera

By Sara A A

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Dec 5, 2020

awesome course for beginners

By Svet L

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Oct 2, 2020

Very interesting, thank you.

By Tamara M A

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Sep 14, 2020

a good and beneficial course

By Victoria K

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Sep 1, 2020

It was a fun course to take!

By RUFUS B R

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Aug 30, 2020

This course is really useful

By Mahnoor M

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Aug 18, 2020

great platform for beginners

By 49_PAZHUMALIL V

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Jul 23, 2020

very helpful and informative

By zinia

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May 8, 2020

i loved it ,great experience

By Gerry D C

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Jun 19, 2019

I REALLY LOVE THIS COURSE...

By dominic s p

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Jul 12, 2018

Great and valuable course!!!

By Stian V

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Jun 20, 2018

Found it very inspirational!

By Ludmila S

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Aug 28, 2017

Love it! Highly recommended!

By Daniel E

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May 22, 2024

I liked a lot! Great topics

By Максимова К

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Aug 11, 2022

супер, мне все понравилось!