Graphic Design

Over seventy companies and tens of thousands of students worldwide have used Effective Communication to deliver ideas powerfully in the workplace. By taking Business Writing, Graphic Design, and Successful Presentation, you'll hone your written, visual, and verbal business presentation skills. You'll learn to write well-organized, clear business documents; to design elegant presentation slides, reports, and posters; and to present and speak with confidence and power. In the final Capstone Project, you'll develop a portfolio of work"including a memo, a slide deck, and a presentation"to showcase

Created by: David Underwood

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Overall Score : 96 / 100

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Course Description

Welcome to Graphic Design, the second course in the Effective Communications Specialization. Over 70 different companies have provided this specialization to their employees as a resource for internal professional development. Why? Because employers know that effective visual communication is the key to attracting an audience, building a relationship, and closing the sale.This practical course gives you the tools to create professional looking Powerpoints, reports, resumes, and presentations.. Using a set of best practices refined through years of experience, you'll: - make your work look fresh and inspired.- apply simple design "tricks" to begin any project with confidence and professionalism.- receive and respond to criticism and revise your project from good to great."This course is fantastic. It teaches a great amount of starter graphic design information but it is broken down into easily understood videos and quizzes. The quality was top notch and the interaction was as good as you would get in a brick and mortar school. I did not feel like I was missing anything by taking it online." - a recent Graphic Design studentAll of the course assignments can be completed with basic presentation software such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Apple Keynote. You'll also have opportunities to explore and apply more sophisticated tools, such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

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Dave has been employed as a guest lecturer and teaching consultant at CU Boulder since 2005. (Before that time, Dave worked as a designer and illustrator at CU Boulder for seventeen years.) Since 2005, Dave has given, on average, fifty lectures on design and multimedia per semester.

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By Utku K on 20-Jul-18

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By Alekseeva K on 20-Jul-18

Interesting course to make Biz card and posters

By Alice C on 8-May-19

Well discussed and explained for ease of use.

By Shiela O on 5-Aug-19

انها دورة رائعة تعلمت فيها أساسيات التصميم الجيد والمميز وتعلمت كيفية اختيار الخط المناسب والألوان المناسبة ومهارات اخرى مثل القص والتكرار والفراغ السلبي وأهمية استخدام الشبكة وكيفية البدء والتفكير واستحضار الالهام لعمل جيد

By Chryssa M on 19-Mar-17

Hi! I have just started the course and I find it fascinating. Last year I attended a similar course offered by the uni. of California so I am familiar with some elements of the course, yet, I now get a clearer view of the subject, it seems Latins were right:' repetitio est mater studiorum'. In addition, I practise apps on the PC which are not my cup of tea.I feel grateful for what Coursera and the relevant Universities offers us. I do believe such opportunities for expanding knowledge are more than just precious, they are what makes life meaningful , esp. at my age.Thank you. My greetings from Athens.

By Benico v d W on 13-Aug-17

Exceptional concise summary of the practical elements of graphical design.

By Daphne W on 23-Oct-16

Great course! very well organised. Easy to understand some important theories of graphic design. Many exercises in the course can let you practice the skills needed in graphic design.

By Lydia D on 15-Feb-17

A good intro for starters.

By Mushtakhusen S M on 13-Jul-17

It was very useful and informative course. I found it very unique. I really enjoyed doing this course. Thank you very much.

By Karla G on 26-Mar-18

Easy to learn, straight to the point and incredibly useful to be critical on your own work! He's a good professor.

By Debarati B on 27-May-18

Short and precise, Action oriented, Professional, with lots of useful examples

By Jennifer D on 15-Mar-17

This course is fantastic.It teaches a great amount of starter graphic design information but it is broken down into easily understood videos and quizzes. The quality was top knotch and the interaction was as good as you would get in a brick and mortar school.I did not feel like I was missing anything by taking it online.