Make Compelling Design. Learn and apply the principles of graphic design towards a comprehensive branding project.
Graphic design is one of the most important majors in 2023 and the most in demand in the technical job market and the highest paying according to Amazon.
What You Will Learn In Course?
- Learn everything you need to know to work in interface design, motion graphics, and editorial design.
- Complete a capstone project to add to your professional portfolio.
- Communicate through image-making and typography.
- Gain the fundamental skills needed to be a graphic designer.
Skills You Will Gain In The Course:
- Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign.
- Design Theory and Color Theory.
- Art History and Typography.
- Branding Communication.
- Creativity and Graphics.
- Visual Communication.
- Graphic Design.
- History.
About this Specialization:
282,400 students are viewing this specialization.
Graphic design is all around us, in a myriad of forms, both on screen and in print, yet it is always made up of images and words to create a communication goal.
The goal of this specialization is to equip learners with a set of transferable formal and conceptual tools for “making and communicating” in the field of graphic design.
There are 5 Courses in this Specialization:
Each one of those course include number of videos and pdf material and by the end of the course you have to pass the exam.
Fundamentals of Graphic Design
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.
Introduction to Typography
Typography is the art of manipulating the visual form of language to enrich and control its meaning. It’s an essential area of skill and knowledge for graphic designers.
Introduction to Image making
This course for serious makers, and for students new to image making. Image making is a fluid and exciting area of graphic design that comes out of practice and process
Ideas from the History of Graphic Design
This condensed survey course focuses on four key periods or themes from the history of design. Together we’ll trace the emergence of design as a recognized practice.
Brand New Brand
This course takes you through the entire design process, from ideation to creation to presentation. Through the guide, you will be creating and giving a visual identity to an imaginary start-up company.
How the Specialization Works?
Take Courses:
A Coursera Specialization is a series of courses that helps you master a skill. To begin, enroll in the Specialization directly.
Hands-on Project:
Every Specialization includes a hands-on project. You’ll need to successfully finish the project (s) to complete the Specialization and earn your certificate.
Earn a Certificate:
When you finish every course and complete the hands-on project, you’ll earn a Certificate that you can share with prospective employers and your professional network.
Offered by: California Institute of the Arts
Cal Arts has earned an international reputation as the leading college of the visual and performing arts in the United States.
