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Quick Facts

Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Course Overview

Graphic design is the means of art through which a message is conveyed by the medium of shapes, colours and effects. The Fundamentals of Graphic Design by the California Institute of the Arts offers to learn about the principle perceptions of Graphic Designing. The course teaches various techniques on how to make designs more attractive, appealing and feeds all the qualities which are a must in a successful graphic designer.

The Fundamentals of Graphic Design certification course introduces the practical knowledge of graphic design and image-making techniques through various real-time exercises. The Fundamentals of Graphic Design syllabus encourages students to learn about different types of foundational skills for graphic designing, implementing shapes and colors in a manner to communicate and successfully convey a message. The course is designed to deliver the knowledge of fonts and typefaces in typography for arranging texts and letters in an artistic approach to display an appealing image, illustrations, and meaningful message.

The Highlights

  • Self Paced online Learning
  • Beginner level learning
  • 15 hours course
  • Additional Course Content
  • California Institute of the Arts certification

Programme Offerings

  • online learning
  • Shareable Certificate
  • Quizz practices
  • assignments

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
yesCoursera

Eligibility Criteria

Anyone who wants to enhance their skill and gain practical knowledge of Graphic Design, Typography can join this course.

Certification Qualifying Details

Candidates will get a completion certificate after completing Fundamentals of Graphic Design online certification course.

What you will learn

Designing skills

After completing Fundamentals of Graphic Design training course, candidates learn about fundamentals of graphic design and basic principles of colours, shapes and patterns.


Who it is for

Candidates who want to be skilled in the field of Graphic designing or the student who desires to be a professional graphic designer, illustrator or Typographer


Admission Details

Step 1. For detailed information about Fundamentals of Graphic Design classes course, visit the course page by following the link below

https://www.coursera.org/learn/fundamentals-of-graphic-design

Step 2. Click on the ‘Enroll” Button

Step 3. Fill the details and Create an Account

Step 4. Sign-in your Account with credentials 

Step 5. Register yourself in the course

Application Details

Filling any Application form is not required for Fundamentals of Graphic Design certification course, candidates have to sign-up with personal details.

The Syllabus

  • Introduction to Image Making
  • Denotative Image Making 
  • Denotative Image Making 
  • Techniques of Image Making 
  • Techniques of Image Making 
  • Techniques of Image Making 
  • Process, Generation, Iteration
  • Imagemaking Demo 1: Printing with an Object
  • Imagemaking Demo 2: Duct Tape Prints
  • Imagemaking Demo 3: Improvised "Light Table"
  • Connotative Imagemaking 
  • Connotative Imagemaking

  • Introduction to Typography
  • The Anatomy of Letters
  • Words and Spacing
  • Type Size: The Point System
  • Typesetting Text
  • Typefaces, Fonts and Type Families
  • Typeface Categories
  • Denotation in Type
  • Connotation in Type
  • Looking at Letterforms
  • Experimenting with Letterforms
  • Typographic Composition

  • Introduction to Shape & Color
  • Graphic Shapes
  • Visual Contrast
  • Marks, Icons, and Symbols
  • Negative/Positive, Figure/Ground
  • Working with Color
  • The Color Wheel
  • Mixing Color: Paint, Print and Screen
  • Rhythm and Pattern 
  • Rhythm and Pattern

  • Introduction to Composition
  • Principles of Composition
  • Visual Contrasts
  • Single Contrasts
  • Multiple Contrasts
  • Type Contrasts
  • Image Contrasts
  • Example Submissions from Brief 4.1: Single Contrasts
  • Composition in a Single Image
  • Cropping and Hierarchy
  • Composition in Context
  • Conclusion

Instructors

CalArts Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: I am from a science background, can I enroll in this course ?

Candidates belonging to diverse backgrounds of education can take this course.

2: What hardware and software do I need for Online Fundamentals of Graphic Design Online training ?

You will need a computer with Adobe's creatives suits program installed in order to learn advanced graphical drawing knowledge.

3: What type of certification is awarded after the Fundamentals of Graphic Design Training online course completion?

You will get a completion certificate of ‘Fundamentals of Graphic Design’ offered by California Institute of the Arts.

4: What is the course duration?

The Total duration of Fundamentals of Graphic Design certification course is 4 Weeks.

5: Is there any financial ad for economically weak students ?

Yes, Financial ad is available for the economically weak students, Apply for Financial aid by clicking on the link beside the ‘Enroll Now’ Button.

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