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Fundamentals of Graphic Design
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Fundamentals of Graphic Design

California Institute of the Arts

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... f

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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... f

What You'll Learn

  • Implement the fundamentals of color: visual, rhythm, and pattern in design
  • Use scale, weight, direction, texture, and space in a composition
  • Typeset text and experiment with letter forms
  • Create your own series of images using different image making techniques

Instructors

M

Michael Worthington

School of Art

Course Info

PlatformCoursera
LevelUnknown
PacingUnknown
PriceFree

Skills

Graphic and Visual Design
Aesthetics
Creative Design
Image Analysis
Conceptual Design
Color Theory
Creative Thinking
Photography
Computer Graphic Techniques
Creativity

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