Graphic Design

Words and pictures — the building blocks of graphic design — are the elements that carry the majority of the content in both the digital and printed world.

As graphic design becomes more visible and prevalent in our lives, graphic design as a practice becomes more important in our culture.

Through visual examples, this course will teach you the fundamental principles of graphic design: imagemaking, typography, composition, and working with color and shape.

What you will Learn

• Learn the techniques of image making in Adobe Photoshop and create your own series of images.

• Typeset text and experiment with letter forms in Adobe Illustrator and InDesign.

• Implement the fundamentals of color, rhythm, and pattern in graphic design layouts.

• Use scale, weight, direction, texture, and space in a composition to strengthen visual communication through hierarchy