Graphic Design Theory for Beginners 101 (Essentials)

Learn Color Theory, Typography, Layout, Grids & Design Principles in an Easy Way

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Graphic Design Theory for Beginners 101 (Essentials)
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Dec 2021
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What you will learn

After completing this course, you will have intermediate to expert knowledge of graphic design theory that you can immediately apply to your career or hobbies.

This course provides an overview of some of the most common graphic design principles and the thinking behind them.

The fundamentals of graphic design will be applied in your everyday life with the experience you gain.

We will cover the basics of typography as well as how it impacts print and digital media.

This course aims to teach students layout, user interface design, and composition so they can control what is displayed to the viewer.

The course will teach you about past and current design trends that you can use to create your own original work.

You will learn about color theory and how it relates to products, art, branding, and advertising.

Why take this course?

In this course, you will learn the theory of Graphic Design.

A lot of people would like to be designers, but have no idea what design basics are.

For anyone to truly understand how it works, it takes years of trying to put separate ideas together.

However, it doesn't have to be like that.

The right education will take you from a beginner to an expert in the field of graphic design by introducing you to the fundamentals of color, typography, layout, composition, branding, and many other areas.

Learning graphic design has never been easier. There is no need to have any prior design theory experience; this course will teach you how to design effectively.

In this course, you will find more than 1 hour (and counting) of video tutorials and practical examples that are sure to help you grasp every aspect of this graphic design theory!

Throughout this course, the videos build on each other, so you will learn more and more as you proceed.

Nice, huh? :)

As a bonus, the course is also designed so that you can skip directly to topics that you are interested in if you already know some design theory.

How can graphic design theory benefit you?

There are many careers, industries, and hobbies that require basic design skills. I can help you with anything from logo design to web design to social media, advertising to product design, printing to t-shirts. We will cover ideas for any niche in this course!

There are specific details provided in each section so that you can gain a comprehensive understanding of the main principle.

Learn Color Theory, Typography, Layout, Grids & Design Principles in an Easy Way.

Content

Introduction

Welcome

Color Theory

Color Basics
Itten's Color Wheel
Color Harmonies 101
Rgb, Cmyk & Hex
Color Psychology

Typography Basics

Typography 101
Type Alignment
Fonts 101
Letter Anatomy 101

Images & Shape

Gestalt Psychology 101
Grids 101

Bonus Lectures

How to Learn Design Essentials (the EASY way)
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Mike
January 25, 2024
The course is too theoretical for my needs and I would like to have seen a little more application of the theory. Also, there are no handouts or notes, nothing to refer to afterwards.

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