University of Colorado Boulder
Graphic Design Elements for Non-Designers Specialization
University of Colorado Boulder

Graphic Design Elements for Non-Designers Specialization

Lori Poole

Instructor: Lori Poole

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(1,098 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 month at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

What you'll learn

  • Appreciate the study of design layout and conceptual elements concerning design projects.

  • Analyze basic design concepts to apply in the professional setting, including typography, color theory, image selection, and layout best practices.

  • Design foundational creative projects, including business card, brochures, ads, websites and manuals.

  • Discover techniques for working and communicating with graphic designers and other creative professionals.

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Specialization - 4 course series

What you'll learn

  • Evaluate theories of visual communication that that can be used to explain how visuals communicate to convey messages.

  • Define and use design elements and design principles and understand their significance in designing effective communication strategies.

  • Discover the design process and how it can be used effectively to research and discover creative solutions to communication problems.

  • Develop an understanding of the language and careers in visual communication.

Skills you'll gain

Graphic Design, Design Elements And Principles, Color Theory, Content Creation, Design Research, Design, Information Architecture, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, and Typography

What you'll learn

  • Discriminate between CMYK, Pantone and RGB color options.

  • Categorize the various kind of image files and understand their usages.

  • Recognize the ideal (and less than ideal) combination of graphics and text in logo design.

Skills you'll gain

Logo Design, Color Theory, Design, Image Quality, Graphic Design, Digital Design, Creative Design, File Management, Design Elements And Principles, and Graphic and Visual Design

What you'll learn

  • Appreciate the history and future of typography as an artform.

  • Compare and contrast the similarities and nuances between the concepts of typography, fonts and text.

  • Work with the various aspects of spacing type, includingleading, kerning and tracking.

Skills you'll gain

Typography, Design Software, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Color Theory, Graphic and Visual Design, and Graphic Design

What you'll learn

  • Relate how to best work with graphic designers, printers and web designers.

  • Explore the printing elements of graphic design.

  • Examine the online elements of graphic design.

Skills you'll gain

Color Theory, Design Elements And Principles, Typography, Adobe Photoshop, Digital Design, Design Research, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Web Design and Development, Image Quality, Graphic Design, Adobe InDesign, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, User Experience Design, and Design Software

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Lori Poole
University of Colorado Boulder
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