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Duration

11 hours

Total fee

Free

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Beginner

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Credential

Certificate

Future job roles

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Basic Elements of Design: Design Principles and Design Software
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Course details

Skills you will learn
What are the course deliverables?
  • Recognize ways to work with graphic designers and other creative professionals.
  • Understand the history and design process of the graphic design profession.
  • Compare the concepts of balance, proximity, alignment, repetition, contrast and space.
  • Discover the use of white space to develop shape, form, and structure in graphic projects.
  • Self-Paced Learning Option
More about this course
  • Designing for an organization, while requiring technical skill, is not just about knowing how to use a pagination program such as InDesign or manipulate photos using Photoshop. A designer is a visual storyteller, a person who pairs words with images and typography to best convey information to an audience. Good design evokes emotion and presents the news of the day with clarity and the proper tone. A business card, brochure, or website that has good design provides content that is more inviting, more easily comprehensible and is faster to process. Design isn?t about ?making it look pretty,? it?s also about content, layout and audience analysis.

Basic Elements of Design: Design Principles and Design Software
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Curriculum

What is Graphic Design?

Course Introduction

Historical Overview of Graphic Design

What Do Graphic Designers Actually Do?

Design Process

Elements of Design

Overview of Design Principles

Balance and Alignment

Proximity and Space

Repetition and Consistency

Contrast and Color

Basic Concepts of Design

Overview of Assignments and Rubric

Online and Adobe Products Overview and Uses

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