Learn the concepts and software skills that you need to become a graphic designer. Learn about image editing, logo design, and layout in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
- [Tony] Hello there. My name's Tony Harmer and I'd like to welcome you to this course introducing you to the world of graphic design, increasingly referred to these days as communication arts, but I think for the sake of clarity throughout, we'll stick with graphic design. This course has been written based on my experiences in enterprise design teams, small to medium businesses, as well as being a freelance designer for many, many years. You may well enjoy such variation in your career and indeed I hope that is the case.
I'm convinced variety is an essential component of keeping it fresh and real in this profession as it may be so in others. You're just starting out and what we've aimed for here and what I've tried to put together for you is the essential guide to becoming a graphic designer in an easy to digest form. We'll be covering the fundamental concepts and topics associated with being a graphic designer, looking at the elements of graphic design and using the recognized industry standard production tools.
There are quizzes at the end of each chapter and I'll also be giving you a few, small exercises to practice with. These are entirely self-guided and there's no actual answer to any of them. It will be up to you to self-critique, or maybe discuss with your peers, your friends, or even perhaps your family. You should find them fun though and they're nice to revisit from time to time. Some of the later chapters have exercise files so that you can work along and you can download those to your computer and keep them in a handy location while you're working throughout the course.
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Released
2/27/2018- The creative process
- Layout and composition
- Grids
- Typography
- Color
- Transforming images and assets in Photoshop
- Drawing logos in Illustrator
- Designing graphics and documents in InDesign
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 52s
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What is graphic design?1m 40s
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1. The Creative Process
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The creative brief1m 35s
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Research54s
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Ideation2m 41s
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Production2m 21s
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2. Layout and Composition
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The design space2m 50s
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Principles of layout2m 30s
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Grids1m 57s
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Exercise: Layout analysis1m 16s
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3. Typography
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The language of type2m 18s
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Type terminology3m 4s
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Type anatomy4m 41s
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Basic type classifications4m 47s
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Ligatures2m 17s
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Type measurement1m 59s
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Text elements: Character8m 4s
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Text elements: Paragraph6m 32s
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Selecting type4m 35s
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Basic typography guidelines6m 41s
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Type crimes4m 59s
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4. Color
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Color components3m 32s
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Monochrome and temperature3m 24s
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Color harmonies4m 23s
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RGB and CMYK4m 48s
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Process and spot colors4m 37s
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Color associations1m 19s
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Color blindness2m 51s
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5. Photoshop
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Photoshop quick start tour4m 14s
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Selectively changing colors4m 45s
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Cropping an image3m 24s
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6. Illustrator
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Illustrator quick start3m 18s
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Importing a rough sketch6m 7s
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Drawing the logo6m 20s
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Creating a color theme5m 44s
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Using the Touch Type tool3m 32s
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Creative Cloud libraries6m 40s
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7. InDesign
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InDesign quick start tour1m 54s
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Creating a new document1m 43s
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Working with master pages6m 53s
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Importing text into InDesign5m 58s
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Creating tables in InDesign7m 58s
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Finalizing the design5m 37s
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Conclusion
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Recommended courses1m 10s
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