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Graphic Design Principles
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Beginner Provider : Pam Weaver 7 chapters · 39 Lessons · 5h 20m in Arabic, English, Spanish
Course Description
This online course introduces the visual communication principles and concepts of successful graphic design. Topics include form, color palettes, text and image relationships, typography, grid structures, and layout design. Refine and develop your personal design sensibility by applying appropriate and creative design presentations within cultural and historical contexts.
What You'll Learn
- Apply the principles of two-dimensional design to visual communication projects
- Use points, lines, and planes to create form, positive space, and negative space
- Build color palettes and apply color psychology to develop a personal color sensibility
- Select and combine fonts using typography to support message and meaning
- Manage emphasis and de-emphasis through interaction, harmony, and composition
- Organize content using structure, grids, layers, and layout design across text-to-image relationships
Key Takeaways
- The course covers the visual communication principles and concepts behind successful graphic design.
- Topics include form, color palettes, text and image relationships, typography, grid structures, and layout design.
- Learners refine and develop a personal design sensibility by applying appropriate and creative design presentations.
- Design presentations are explored within cultural and historical contexts.
- The curriculum spans design principles, points/lines/planes, form and space, color, fonts, emphasis, message and meaning, and grid structures.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this graphic design course cover?
It introduces the visual communication principles and concepts of successful graphic design, including form, color palettes, text and image relationships, typography, grid structures, and layout design.
What skills will I gain from this course?
You will develop skills in communication design, design elements and principles, graphic communication, graphic arts, graphic design, and visual design.
How is the course delivered?
It is an online course organized into lessons covering topics from the principles of two-dimensional design through color psychology, fonts, emphasis, message and meaning, and structure, grids, and layers.
Will I develop my own design style?
Yes. The course helps you refine and develop your personal design sensibility by applying appropriate and creative design presentations within cultural and historical contexts.
Does the course address color?
Yes. It includes lessons on color psychology and on palettes and personal color, as well as building color palettes as a core topic.
