Visual Design: The Ultimate Guide
- Offered byInteraction Design Foundation
Visual Design: The Ultimate Guide at Interaction Design Foundation Overview
Duration | 6 weeks |
Mode of learning | Online |
Schedule type | Self paced |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Go to Website  |
Credential | Certificate |
Visual Design: The Ultimate Guide at Interaction Design Foundation Highlights
- Self-Paced Online Course with No Deadlines
- Permanent Access to Course Material
- Online Lessons with Optional Meet-Ups
- 17 hours 41 mins over 5 weeks (Estimated)
- Grading by Experts, Not Machines
- Learn on Any Device
Visual Design: The Ultimate Guide at Interaction Design Foundation Course details
- What good design is and how to create it
- How to effectively use visual design elements and principles in your work
- What color theory is and how to use it effectively
- How to confidently use color to improve your work
- The importance of type and the power of visual inflection
- How to design with type and create effective communication
- The importance of grid systems and how they provide order to our everyday lives
- How to use grid systems to improve your work
- In this course, student will gain a holistic understanding of visual design and increase your knowledge of visual principles, color theory, typography, grid systems and history.
- Student also learn why visual design is so important, how history influences the present, and practical applications to improve their own work
- These insights will help student to achieve the best possible user experience.
- This course is part of 3 learning paths Interaction designer learning path, Visual design learning path and UI Designer learning path
Visual Design: The Ultimate Guide at Interaction Design Foundation Curriculum
Lesson 0: Welcome and Introduction
Welcome and Introduction
Build Your Portfolio
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How to Earn Your Course Certificate
Expand your network and grow your skills in our online forums
Meet and learn from design professionals in your area
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Mandatory vs. Optional Lesson Items
A Mix Between Video-Based and Text-Based Lesson Content
Lesson 1: Visual Principles
Welcome and Introduction
What is Good Design?
Discussion Exercise
What are Visual Design Elements?
What are Visual Design Principles?
Discussion Exercise
The Work of Artist Paul Klee
Portfolio-Building Exercise: Album Cover
Congratulations and Recap
Lesson 2: Color Theory
Welcome and Introduction
What is Color?
Why Do We See Color?
Understand Color Theory
What are Color Modes?
What are Color Systems?
Why Do Colors Change?
How To Confidently Use Color
Understand Color Symbolism
Discussion Exercise
What Color is the Dress?
Portfolio-Building Exercise: Album Cover
Congratulations & Recap
Lesson 3: Typography
Welcome and Introduction
What is Type?
Why Does Type Matter?
Discussion Exercise
What Is Type Anatomy?
Carved in Stone
How to Talk Type
What Are Type Grids?
How to Design with Type
Portfolio-Building Exercise: Album Cover
Congratulations & Recap
Lesson 4: Grid Systems
Welcome and Introduction
What Are Grid Systems?
Types of Grid Systems
Discussion Exercise
How To Use Grid Systems
What Are Typographic Systems?
The Work of Designer Massimo Vignelli
Discussion Exercise
The Map
Portfolio-Building Exercise: Album Cover
Build Your Portfolio Project: Redesign
Lesson 5: Course Certificate, Final Networking, and Course Wrap-up
Get Your Course Certificate
Course Evaluation
Continue Your Professional Growth
Congratulations & Recap
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