Graphic design - The Quick Guide (Udemy.com)
A quick guide for basic knowledge of graphic design.
Created by: Frank Ideaquirk
Last updated August 2014
What you will learn
- In this course, you will learn the basic concepts of graphic design.
- In about 40 minutes of training, you will be able to build a solid base of knowledge that will help you to improve the quality of your work, or significantly improve your learning curve in your further studies.
How it compares
Against the other 413 rated Udemy courses in Graphic Design on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 31% of them
- Reviews70#345 of 414 by number of reviews
- Length0.6 hoursshorter than 97% of them
- Last updatedAugust 2014earlier than 99% of them
Course Description
Hi there!
My name is Frank, from Ideaquirk!
I would like to tell you something about my experience as a graphic designer. My passion for this job started when I was still a child. I just loved to draw, sketch and communicate my ideas this way, so as soon as I had my first computer I started studying really hard the most famous design softwares. After few years, despite the fact that I was mastering these tools, I could see that my works were always missing something and I so I was getting frustrated: how comes that, even though I am studying so hard, I'm not improving the quality of my works? The answer was that I forgot about something really important! The basic rules of graphic design!
Design, first of all, is all about communication and psychology! Fortunately for designers, there are solid rules that you can learn and afterwards, use them in order to communicate your idea in a more effective way! Of course, you have to study them!
So, how comes that many designers still avoid to acknowledge them? Simply because getting your hands on the paper (or on the keyboard) is much more fun! however, this without a basic idea will turn into frustration very much soon! It can be avoided. With this I can help you.
I produced this quick course for people who can't wait to start producing their own artworks. I summarized all the most important concepts of design in a 40 minutes. I couldn't be more concise!
Learning these basic concepts, will help you to have better results in your works immediately. They will also be a solid base for your further studies!
If you are like me, and you like to learn while having fun, this course is just made for you!
Frank
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
70 Reviews
Frank Ideaquirk
I've been working as graphic designer for more than ten years. I love to explore all fields of digital communication and that's why I studied motion graphics, sound design and game design as well. I'm a positive person and I think that good ideas will change the world.
I'm passionate about digital art in all its aspects (graphical, sound and interactive). My path began about ten years ago when I started to draw my first covers for CD and posters for musical events. Driven by the evolution of technology and the media, I began to work on video material, dealing with the post-production and the editing of music videos. At the same time I was studying Sound Design at the music academy of Como (Italy), developing my strong interest in the soundtrack and Visual Music.
After I have finished my studies, I decided that graphic design would have been my next step to build my career. So, I started my activity as freelance graphic designer. This choice brought me a lot of satisfaction, and made me know Ideaquirk staff, an amazing group of young people with brilliant ideas.
My experience goes from logo creation, to brochure and website restyling.
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Reviews
By Melinda on 11/30/2018
A good basic overview of design elements. Great for the beginner. A cute presentation which is very engaging and easy to watch. Thank you
By Caitlyn Smith on 10/12/2017
Very good concepts. Excellent and easy to understand explanations. Could use some actual exercises/projects.
By Maggie Heath on 9/6/2017
Straightforward, pleasant to listen to and watch. Good basic information.
By Carla Blankevoort on 6/3/2017
I would have enjoyed a task to be set for us to implement the principles and bring them together for consolidation of the lessons.
By Emlyn Davies-Cole on 10/7/2015
This is an awesome course. The presentation is incredible, concepts were explained well.
By Jennifer Boudreaux on 10/6/2015
Liked the graphic way that the concepts are presented, but could use more examples to deepen understanding.
By Christie Pearson on 11/24/2014
With content marketing having become the jargon du jour at breakneck speed, there's a tremendous number of people without design backgrounds now creating visual content. While this course is exceptionally basic, it covers fundamentals every marketer should know in order to better relate to their design team or create well designed work themselves to share with their audience. Production quality was excellent. Though there were a few typos on the slides, Frank is so engaging you likely won't notice.
By Ted J. Williams on 10/20/2014
Gives a great introduction and basic understanding of Graphic design. Teaches the fundamentals in a pleasant and professional manner. Looking forward to future courses. P.S. There website is an awesome example of the techniques described in the course.
By Janardhan Nallapati on 9/13/2014
Though this course is only 30mins , it has covered all the basics of design setting the ground for more advanced course. Highly recommend for any beginner designers.
By Luigi Salerno on 9/12/2014
The course is short, dynamic, very visual and explained using a clear, simple and straightforward language. I enjoyed it.
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Overall Score : 88 / 100






