Learn how to use graphic design programs and types of fonts through this free course from Edraak, which will give you an introduction to graphic design. Register now!
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Introduction to Graphic Design is a free course offered by Edraak. It will introduce us to the importance of graphic design and its main role in our time, the goals of graphic design and the reasons for its use, in addition to the types of graphic design, basic design forms, the most famous and most widely used design programs, and general advice on graphic design for beginners in this field, students. Or new graduates entering the world of work.
The first question that comes to mind may be: What is graphic design or graphic design? Or what is also called the art of visual or visual communications, which is a creative approach through which the designer, at the request of the client or customer, produces a specific work with the aim of conveying a specific message to the target audience represented by a group of symbols, words, pictures or drawings that may be embodied in a printed advertisement in a newspaper or A digital advertisement published on an advertising site or other.
Graphic design plays an essential role in our daily lives without us paying attention to the importance of the graphic designer in our lives. However, after enrolling in the Introduction to Graphic Design course, we will gain more knowledge about the fields of graphic design and the extent of its direct impact on our daily communication in our lives. We will also learn how to look at shapes. From the designer’s point of view, we acquire the basic skills necessary for thinking and creativity within the correct concepts and foundations and their applications through visual and visual designs and forms.
The Introduction to Graphic Design course will introduce the learner to the basics and objectives of graphic design and the basic concepts of visual communication tools, in addition to the foundations of composition, photography, colors, typographic fonts, and other design elements.
We find that the art of graphic design is widely used in magazines, advertisements, and packaging products. In the Introduction to Graphic Design course, you will learn about the basics of design and production for each of these products. You will also learn about the designer’s notebook, its uses, and basic concepts in design, such as: the concepts of proportion, grid, unity, pattern, and rhythm. And other important definitional terms.
In this course, you will also learn about the most important graphic design programs used and the difference between each of them, such as Vector, Raster, Photoshop and its tools, the Illustrator program, and the InDesign program, in addition to introducing animation and its techniques, the cut-out technique, the stop motion technique, writing methods in graphic design, and the stages of development of letters and signs. Marks, color and contrast.
In this introduction to graphic design, we will explain graphic design for beginners and the types of fonts in graphic design, Arabic typography and Latin typographic fonts, in addition to graphic design tools and the development of typography, perspective, animation, and their various techniques.
Register now for this free course from Edraak to learn what graphic design is and learn about the types of graphic design and other topics related to this field, such as the various fields of graphic design, the importance of graphic design, etc. through this introduction to graphic design.
What will you learn?
- Introduction to graphic design: What is graphic design?
- Photographic composition and design.
- Types of graphic design.
- Harmony and graphic repetition.
- The importance of graphic design.
- Animation techniques with practical examples of some animation programs such as (Toon Boom).
- Information about design programs such as Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator.
- Arabic calligraphy, Latin and Arabic typography.
- Learn the process of researching and developing ideas and their applications within visual forms.
- Methods of converting ideas into designs and solving design problems and their applications.
- Vocabulary and terminology used by designers and finding their own techniques and visual language.
study plan
Unit One: Introduction to Graphic Design
This unit deals with the definition of graphic design, the designer’s notebook, basic design forms, composition, and photography, and presents the first part of Professor Helmy El-Touni’s interview.
Unit Two: Concepts in graphic design
In this unit, you will learn about proportions, grid, unity, pattern, and rhythm, and present the second part of the interview with Professor Helmy El-Touni.
Unit Three: Introduction to design software
Learn about the difference between vector and raster, an introduction to Photoshop and its tools, an introduction to the Illustrator program and the InDesign program, in addition to an introduction to animation and its techniques, the Cutout technique, and the Stop Motion technique.
Unit Four: Writing methods in graphic design
This unit deals with the development of letters, signs, signs, color and contrast, and the third part of an interview with Professor Helmy El-Touni.
Unit Five: Types of fonts in graphic design
This unit talks about Arabic calligraphy, Arabic typographic fonts, and Latin typographic fonts, and presents the first part of an interview with the head of the Egyptian Calligraphers Syndicate, Khudair Al-Borsaidi.
Unit Six: Tools in graphic design
This unit explains the development of typography, perspective and animation and completes the interview with Professor Helmy El-Touni.
Program sponsors
Princess Sumaya University for Technology
Princess Sumaya University for Technology was established in 1991 and is the only private, non-profit university in Jordan. It is owned by the Royal Scientific Society (RSS), the oldest center for applied research in Jordan. Princess Sumaya University is part of the Hassan Scientific City and is headquartered in Amman. The main mission of Princess Sumaya University is to educate students and qualify them to pursue careers in the fields of communications technology (ICT), information, electronics, computer engineering, communications engineering, and business. Princess Sumaya University awards Bachelor’s degrees (B.Sc.) in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Graphics and Animation, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, and Communications Engineering. Also, Master’s degrees (M.Sc) are awarded in Computer Science, Environmental Management, as well as a Master of Global Business Administration (MBA) in collaboration with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. Being part of El Hassan Scientific City, Princess Sumaya University strives to create a culture of entrepreneurship among its students. Princess Sumaya University is licensed and all its programs are accredited by the Jordanian Higher Education Accreditation Commission. Princess Sumaya University continues to expand its curricula to cover what modern education methods and experiences required by local and global business markets. Many new majors are being considered at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including a bachelor’s degree in software engineering. Entrepreneurship and Technology Management, Energy, and Master’s Degree (M.Sc) in Information Security, Computer Crime and Electrical Engineering. Princess Sumaya University strives to be a leader in building the information technology, communications and electronics sectors in Jordan and a platform for scientific research for various Jordanian institutions. Our goal is simply for Princess Sumaya University to be the “University of the Future” where talented and highly qualified students are educated to be ready to join the competing markets of the 21st century and beyond. We at Princess Sumaya University strive to advance excellence and scholarship. Commitment, innovation and entrepreneurship that will drive development in the private sector. In less than twenty years, Princess Sumaya University has become the leading university for the study of ICT, electronics, computers and engineering, and a center of educational excellence in both Jordan and the surrounding region. The demand for its graduates is constantly increasing, and they often receive job offers before they complete their studies. Furthermore, Princess Sumaya University focuses on research activities in key areas of interest to the Hassan Scientific City to help revitalize the Jordanian economy. Princess Sumaya University focuses on Creativity and innovation in all areas of life, the desire for continuous self-development and personal enrichment, and the ability to look outside visible boundaries are one of the keys to success in a world that is becoming larger, for leadership and the possibility of making a unique contribution to society. Academic work at Princess Sumaya University is complemented by practical activities outside the classroom by offering extracurricular activities outside the classroom.
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