Visual Communication and Graphic Design Essentials
To get started with this course, we will take a moment to answer some commonly asked questions and gain a better understanding of exactly what graphic design is. Software required: Photoshop CS6, InDesign CS6, Illustrator CS6.
What you'll learn
To get started with this course, we will take a moment to answer some commonly asked questions and gain a better understanding of exactly what graphic design is. From here, we'll take a moment to learn about the design process. A valuable tool that can be implemented on any graphic design related project. Next, we will dive into image based design, type based design, layout design and logo design. We will learn what each one is and how it is different from the others. We will also work on a mini-project for each one of these topics that will get your feet wet and allow you experience each type of project. After completing this course, not only will you have a better understanding of what graphic design is, but you will also have an opportunity to work on a variety of small graphic design projects. Software required: Photoshop CS6, InDesign CS6, Illustrator CS6.
Table of contents
- Questions That Need Answering 10m
- Overview of the Design Process 11m
- Understanding Image Based Design 8m
- Project 1: Beginning Our Image Based Design 14m
- Project 1: Finishing Our Image Based Design 16m
- Understanding Type Based Design 13m
- Project 2: Creating a Type Based Design 15m
- Understanding Composition and Layout for Graphic Design 11m
- Project 3: Creating a Poster Layout 12m
- Understanding Logo and Icon Design 10m
- Project 4: Beginning to Create Our Logo Design 13m
- Project 5: Finishing Our Logo Design 13m