About this 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, 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; have 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.
Taught by: Michael Worthington, Faculty, Program in Graphic Design
School of Art
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Course 1 of 5 in the
Graphic Design Specialization.
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| Commitment | 4 weeks of study, 5-8 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Quite interesting and enjoyed it well enough! I was expecting it to be more computer based, but the principles were still of interest.
Amazing course! it gives you insights if u're starter as well as some creative input if you're already into this field. Looking forward to continue with other courses in this specialization!
Lectures and lecturers are very clear. The material is very fluent and if you pay attention you don't even have to watch it more than once!
Good job!
Hands on interraction would be nice with course instructor. Everything else including community feedback is great.
Access or feedback from mentors for graded assignments would make better impact.
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I really enjoyed all the lectures and making project works was really interesting! Thank you!