Graphic Design is all around us! Words and pictures—the building blocks of graphic design—are the elements that carry the majority of the content in both the digital world and the printed world. As graphic design becomes more visible and prevalent in our lives, graphic design as a practice becomes more important in our culture.
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Spezialisierung GrafikdesignCalifornia Institute of the ArtsÜber diesen Kurs
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Ca. 15 Stunden zum Abschließen
Englisch
Untertitel: Englisch, Spanisch
Was Sie lernen werden
Implement the fundamentals of color: visual, rhythm, and pattern in design
Use scale, weight, direction, texture, and space in a composition
Typeset text and experiment with letter forms
Create your own series of images using different image making techniques
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CreativityGraphicsDesign TheoryColor Theory
Karriereergebnisse der Lernenden
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100 % online
Beginnen Sie sofort und lernen Sie in Ihrem eigenen Tempo.
Kurs 1 von 5 in
Flexible Fristen
Setzen Sie Fristen gemäß Ihrem Zeitplan zurück.
Stufe „Anfänger“
Ca. 15 Stunden zum Abschließen
Englisch
Untertitel: Englisch, Spanisch
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California Institute of the Arts
CalArts has earned an international reputation as the leading college of the visual and performing arts in the United States. Offering rigorous undergraduate and graduate degree programs through six schools—Art, Critical Studies, Dance, Film/Video, Music, and Theater—CalArts has championed creative excellence, critical reflection, and the development of new forms and expressions.
Lehrplan - Was Sie in diesem Kurs lernen werden
3 Stunden zum Abschließen
Week 1: Fundamentals of Imagemaking
This week we are going to look at how images function in terms of conveying denotative and connotative messages, I'll show you a range of analog and digital imagemaking techniques and discuss how they work. In the first peer review assignment you'll create your own series of images, experimenting with formal techniques. Later, you'll have the opportunity to rework those images to enhance their ability to communicate an idea through connotation in an optional assignment: give it a try, it'll help you develop your communication skills as well as your formal skills!
3 Stunden zum Abschließen
13 Videos (Gesamt 57 min), 8 Lektüren, 2 Quiz
13 Videos
Introduction to Imagemaking2m
Denotative Imagemaking 14m
Denotative Imagemaking 22m
Techniques of Imagemaking 12m
Techniques of Imagemaking 22m
Techniques of Imagemaking 34m
Process, Generation, Iteration4m
Imagemaking Demo 1: Printing with an Object8m
Imagemaking Demo 2: Duct Tape Prints5m
Imagemaking Demo 3: Improvised "Light Table"4m
Connotative Imagemaking 15m
Connotative Imagemaking 24m
8 Lektüren
Why study graphic design?6m
About this course2m
About the assignments2m
Course Tools2m
Instructor Presence and Staff Support 1m
Forum Guidelines5m
Requesting Peer Reviews5m
Academic Integrity2m
3 Stunden zum Abschließen
Week 2: Fundamentals of Typography
This week we are going to look at typographic terminology and the basic rules for creating typography. I'll show you a range of tips and techniques for working with type, in both a functional and expressive manner, and you'll find out about the process involved in making and controlling typography. This week you'll complete a quiz to make sure you understand the language of typography–this is required. I also highly recommend you complete the two optional peer review assignments. In the first assignment you'll create your own typographic monogram, and you'll use that as a central element in designing a typographic business card in the second assignment. Give them a try, they are the place where you can demonstrate and apply your formal skills, and the place where you get to play with type!
3 Stunden zum Abschließen
12 Videos (Gesamt 53 min)
12 Videos
The Anatomy of Letters2m
Words and Spacing2m
Type Size: The Point System3m
Typesetting Text4m
Typefaces, Fonts and Type Families4m
Typeface Categories4m
Denotation in Type6m
Connotation in Type9m
Looking at Letterforms4m
Experimenting with Letterforms5m
Typographic Composition4m
1 praktische Übung
Typography30m
3 Stunden zum Abschließen
Week 3: Fundamentals of Shape and Color
This week we are going to look at how designers work with shape and color as their fundamental building blocks. You'll learn about visual contrast, color, rhythm and pattern in design. I'll be showing you the process involved in making an abstract design from shapes, and how to use that element to create a repeating pattern design. You'll be completing a quiz (required!) to make sure you understand how visual contrast and color work, and I also highly recommend you complete the two optional peer review assignments. In the first assignment you'll create your own simple and complex design motifs, and you'll use them as the central elements in designing a repeating pattern in the second assignment. The assignments are optional, but they are the place where you get to demonstrate and apply your formal skills, so well worth taking the extra time to complete!
3 Stunden zum Abschließen
10 Videos (Gesamt 52 min)
10 Videos
Graphic Shapes2m
Visual Contrast5m
Marks, Icons, and Symbols3m
Negative/Positive, Figure/Ground8m
Working with Color5m
The Color Wheel4m
Mixing Color: Paint, Print and Screen6m
Rhythm and Pattern 14m
Rhythm and Pattern 28m
1 praktische Übung
Shape and Color30m
5 Stunden zum Abschließen
Week 4: Fundamentals of Composition
This week we are going to look at how designers work with visual contrasts, cropping, hierarchy and direction in single images and complex compositions. You'll find out how to control and use scale, weight, direction, texture, and space in a composition, and how to compose work that ranges from the complex to the minimal. In the first peer review assignment you'll create your own abstract compositions that demonstrate your knowledge and control of visual contrast. In the final optional assignment, you can use all your skills from the entire course to create experimental compositions in the form of a poster for a mythical band. This last project is optional, but I strongly suggest you try it out, it'll let you grow and apply your design knowledge and really enjoy and express yourself in your design work!
5 Stunden zum Abschließen
11 Videos (Gesamt 70 min), 6 Lektüren, 3 Quiz
11 Videos
Principles of Composition7m
Visual Contrasts6m
Single Contrasts2m
Multiple Contrasts9m
Type Contrasts4m
Image Contrasts6m
Composition in a Single Image5m
Cropping and Hierarchy9m
Composition in Context14m
Conclusion1m
6 Lektüren
What's next?5m
About this section3m
Choosing a design program6m
Building your portfolio4m
Design portfolio tips4m
Writing your artist statement3m
Bewertungen
Top-Bewertungen von FUNDAMENTALS OF GRAPHIC DESIGN
von CS9. Mai 2018
An ok course for beginners. A bit too basic for someone who has already had experience in design, but is great anyway cause it breaks things back down to the simplest parts to help you remember roots.
von AR17. Apr. 2016
very good introductory course. i enjoyed the assignments, they are not overwhelming, easy to start, and the optional ones offer great opportunity to dig little deeper into graphic design fundamentals.
von GA20. Aug. 2018
Very interesting, I liked the format. Easy to follow, nice excercises. It's actually good to cover the basics of design, even if you are not an absolute beginner, and especially if you are self taught
von EC1. Feb. 2018
Great opportunity to practice. Encouraged to make. First time using vector design program Abode Illustrator. Was hard to listen to all Contrast Section. It would be great if there was more diversity.
Über den Spezialisierung Grafikdesign
Graphic design is all around us, in a myriad of forms, both on screen and in print, yet it is always made up of images and words to create a communication goal. This four-course sequence exposes students to the fundamental skills required to make sophisticated graphic design: process, historical context, and communication through image-making and typography. The sequence is completed by a capstone project that applies the skills of each course and peer feedback in a finished branding project suitable for a professional portfolio.
The goal of this specialization is to equip learners with a set of transferable formal and conceptual tools for “making and communicating” in the field of graphic design. This core skill set will equip learners for formal studies in graphic design, and a starting point for further work in interface design, motion graphics, and editorial design.
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