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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

XZ

Jan 2, 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.

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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By Sara M I M

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Nov 19, 2018

A very useful and necessary basic course.

By Nina R

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Apr 6, 2017

It was really good for beginners like me.

By Malgorzata P

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Dec 19, 2025

Lovely teacher explaining things clearly

By Maryam A

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Apr 2, 2023

It is great course for enhancing skills.

By SYEDA U F B

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Mar 29, 2023

I have learned a lot really good course.

By Lucky O

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Jul 8, 2022

It was a great and inspiring experience!

By Jafar K

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May 17, 2022

إنها أكثر من رائعة لقد تعلمت منها الكثير

By Gabriella A

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Sep 24, 2021

thankyou for the course. im very like it

By Kamran W

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Sep 19, 2021

Course was basic but it was really nice,

By DANIEL F M L

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Jul 5, 2021

Everything was good!!, 100% recommended.

By Cara M

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Jun 29, 2021

good mix of practical work and lectures

By Juliecel P

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Mar 6, 2021

Thank you for this learning opportunity!

By Rupa C

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Mar 3, 2021

I thoroughly enjoyed doing this course!!

By Nicole

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Jan 27, 2021

Very interesting and easy to understand.

By ABHIJITH T S

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Jan 22, 2021

Excellent course. Well explained videos.

By Nishanth T

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Nov 26, 2020

Great introductory course. Very helpful!

By ajisafe g

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Sep 29, 2020

Good to learning more about the graphics

By María V L

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Sep 27, 2020

Excellent introduction to graphic design

By Abhishek P

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Sep 23, 2020

very good course and very well explained

By alicekim

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Sep 9, 2020

I really enjoy the courses!! Thanks alot

By SWETA P

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Sep 6, 2020

Really enjoyed my time doing this course

By JAYESH D

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Aug 24, 2020

it was a great experience and i loved it

By Asmita H

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Jul 22, 2020

I loved it. It was very helpful and fun.

By Baisali R

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Jul 17, 2020

It was an amazing experience. Thank you!

By CORDIO E A

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May 16, 2020

Quite an interesting foundational course