Graphic Design Specialization

Everywhere people look, graphic design can be found in a variety of print and digital formats, but it always combines words and images to achieve a communication objective. The Graphic Design Specialization introduces students to the process, historical context, and communication through image-making and typography—the core skills needed to produce expert graphic design. A capstone project that integrates the knowledge from all of the courses and incorporates peer feedback culminates the series and creates a final branding project appropriate for a professional portfolio.

There are graphic designers all across the world! The majority of content is carried by words and images, which are the foundation of graphic design, in both the printed and digital worlds. Graphic design as a practice gains importance in culture as it gets more apparent and pervasive in people's lives. This workshop is intended for both novice and experienced photographers. Graphic design's dynamic and engaging field of imagemaking results from practice and process: experimenting freely, showcasing and exchanging ideas, and providing and receiving informed, helpful feedback. You'll learn why things look the way they do, how designers solved particular design difficulties in their work, and the history of design as a discipline.

Providing learners with a set of transferable formal and conceptual skills for "creating and communicating" in the field of graphic design is the aim of Graphic Design Specialization. This foundational skill set will prepare students for formal graphic design courses and serve as a springboard for additional work in editorial design, interface design, and motion graphics.

What you will learn

• Acquire the foundational abilities required to become a graphic designer.
• Create and use images and typography to communicate
• Finish a capstone undertaking to enhance your professional portfolio.
• Learn all the skills required to work in editorial design, motion graphics, and interface design.

Skill you will gain

• Visual Communication
• Branding Communication
• Graphic Design
• Art History
• Typography
• Creativity
• Graphics
• Design Theory
• Color Theory
• Adobe Illustrator
• History
• Adobe Indesign

Instructors: Michael Worthington, Anther Kiley, Gail Swanlund and 2 more instructors

Offered by: California Institute of the Arts

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Enroll here: https://www.coursera.org/specializations/graphic-design