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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.

GA

Aug 21, 2018

Very interesting, I liked the format. Easy to follow, nice excercises. It's actually good to cover the basics of design, even if you are not an absolute beginner, and especially if you are self taught

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By Ac Y

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Feb 22, 2021

An amazing class for a beginner!! Gain so much knowledge from it! Ready to dive into this area!

By Jiefei W

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Dec 1, 2020

Easier than the expectation, i.e. good for beginner. Like the case examples used in the course.

By Maria E V B G

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Aug 17, 2020

Loved the course! It was magnificent and I learned a lot! Great organization from team Coursera

By Abdul K

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Mar 3, 2020

I am soo happy to complete this course. This course helped me a lot to improve my design sense.

By Rubaet B Q

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Dec 3, 2019

This course really helped me. I am really learned lot of things & gained more Knowledge. Thanks

By Paulina I S A

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Nov 5, 2019

Great course, basics with great examples and tasks.

Optional assignments provide great feedback.

By Gal C

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May 22, 2019

great course! I really enjoyed the lessons and the assignments were great and very interesting.

By Karla V A P

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Mar 19, 2019

you learn so much form so litlle, from simple to compmexity, everything altogther is rewarding!

By RaĂșl Y

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Jan 11, 2017

Just excellent, really help me understand and teach to other the fundamentals of graphic design

By Abby G

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Sep 16, 2024

Excellent intro to Graphic Design and the kind of course I've been looking for for a long time

By Andrea P

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Jul 23, 2024

Es muy buen curso, como todo contenido didĂĄctico bien hecho, comienza desde lo mĂĄs sencillo...

By Daisy

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Sep 25, 2023

Thank you Coursera " Fundamental Of Graphic Design" I learned a lot that I never known before.

By Sohail A

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May 21, 2023

Successfully completed the first course. Learned a lot of things. Excited for the next course.

By Maham Q

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Apr 18, 2023

This course is extremely helpful and easy to learn.. You can learn it easily at your home with

By Amy B

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Mar 17, 2022

Had a lot of fun learning the fundamentals of graphic design. I look forward to learning more.

By ana p n

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Jun 18, 2021

incredible content, rich, enlightening and enlarging knowledge and ways of thinking, thank you

By 19UFAA031

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Jul 6, 2020

Really wonderfull,this course will help beginners to have a nice idea about graphic designing.

By Jade W

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May 16, 2020

Great overview for new designers and a refresher for those who have basic design/art knowledge

By YehosuĂĄ E

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May 7, 2020

Bases, solidas y bien explicadas para poder acercarte al mundo del diseño. Es un buen comienzo

By Majid A

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Mar 16, 2020

Excellent material and gets you motivated to keep on learning. Seamless step by step teaching.

By Alvin B

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Dec 20, 2019

This is a very important class for me. It help strengthen my skills a lot.

Thanks you very much

By Sergii G

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Apr 1, 2018

It is interesting course for getting familiar with basic terms and concepts of graphic design.

By harsimran j

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Mar 25, 2018

A comprehensive program that focuses on design and practicing design with tons of exploration.

By Carolina P

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Oct 9, 2016

AprendĂ­ mucho, las tareas fueron muy Ăștiles para reforzar lo visto en los videos explicativos.

By Sadat M

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Dec 27, 2015

It has been really helpful for building base for basic graphic learners......appreciate....(Y)