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Graphic design surrounds us! Words and images, the building blocks of graphic design, are the elements that carry most content in both the digital and print worlds. 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: creating images, typography, composition, working with color and shape...fundamental skills that are common to 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 DO design! If you want to be a designer, you need to be a creator and a communicator, so this course will give you plenty of opportunities to get your hands dirty with exercises and more hands-on projects. By the end of this course, you will have learned to explore and investigate visual representation through a variety of imaging techniques; understand the basic principles of working with form, 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) summaries, you will have a basic set of graphic design skills that you can apply to your own projects, or to further investigate a specialized area of graphic design. To be successful in this course, you will need access to a computer. You can complete this course without one, but it will be more difficult. Beginner-level access to and knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign will help you, especially if you want to complete the optional briefs. You'll have a basic set of graphic design skills that you can apply to your own projects, or to further investigate a specialist area of graphic design. To be successful in this course, you will need access to a computer. You can complete this course without one, but it will be more difficult. Beginner-level access to and knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign will help you, especially if you want to complete the optional briefs. You'll have a basic set of graphic design skills that you can apply to your own projects, or to further investigate a specialist area of graphic design. To be successful in this course, you will need access to a computer. You can complete this course without one, but it will be more difficult. Beginner-level access to and knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign will help you, especially if you want to complete the optional briefs.
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