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Getting Started in Graphic Design: Course Links

This course covers the essentials of getting started in graphic design. It is divided into chapters that cover key design components like color, layout, and type; common project types; essential tools; publishing and distribution. The document lists numerous video courses that cover topics like logo design, typography, illustration, layout, color, sketching, history of design, creativity, desktop and mobile tools, prepress, ebooks and digital publishing. The conclusion encourages learners to check out additional graphic design learning paths and keep practicing.

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197 views

Getting Started in Graphic Design: Course Links

This course covers the essentials of getting started in graphic design. It is divided into chapters that cover key design components like color, layout, and type; common project types; essential tools; publishing and distribution. The document lists numerous video courses that cover topics like logo design, typography, illustration, layout, color, sketching, history of design, creativity, desktop and mobile tools, prepress, ebooks and digital publishing. The conclusion encourages learners to check out additional graphic design learning paths and keep practicing.

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Getting Started in Graphic Design

with Kristin Ellison

Course Links

Note: Some courses are mentioned more than once during the course, so they may appear more than
once below.

Introduction
Video: Welcome
• Learning the Concepts App

• Foundations of Logo Design: Illustrating Logo Marks

• Learning Graphic Design

• Foundations of Typography

• Foundations of Layout and Composition

• Logo Design: Shapes and Symbols

• Designing a Digital Magazine

Video: Planning your design


• Comp CC First Look

• Learning the Concepts App

• Color for Design and Art

• Developing Ideas and Advertising Concepts

• Learning Brainstorming

• Storytelling for Designers

Video: The importance of sketching


• Drawing Vector Graphics

• Deke’s Techniques

• Drawing Foundations: Fundamentals

• Drawing Foundations: Urban Sketching

• 5-Day Drawing Challenge: Drawing Inspiration

• 21-Day Drawing Challenge

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Video: Knowing your history
• Learning Graphic Design History

• Graphic Design History: The Arts and Crafts Movement

Video: Harnessing your creativity


• Breaking Out of a Rut

• Creativity Bootcamp

• Developing Ideas and Advertising Concepts

• The Creative Spark: Von Glitschka, Illustrative Designer

• Learning Logo Design

• The Creative Spark: Title Case, Typographic Artisans

• Aaron Draplin Takes On a Logo Design Challenge

Chapter 1: The Essentials of Graphic Design


Video: Key components of design (color, layout, and type)
• Graphic Design Foundations: Typography

• Type Project: Dada Poster

• Color for Design and Art

• Graphic Design Foundations: Layout and Composition

• Graphic Design Foundations: Color

Video: Types of projects


• Designing an Invitation

• Logo Design: Shapes and Symbols

• Graphic Design Foundations: Layout and Composition

• Learning Infographic Design

• Designing an Infographic

• Learning Data Visualization

Video: Essential desktop tools


• Graphic Design Foundations: Layout and Composition

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• InDesign: Print PDFs

• Designing a Digital Magazine

• Creating Ebooks for the Kindle

• InDesign CC 2019 Essential Training

• Designing with Grids in InDesign

• Illustrator CC 2018: Essential Training

• InDesign CC 2018: EPUB

• Photoshop CC 2018 One-on-One: Fundamentals

• Photoshop: Working with Perspective

• Drawing Vector Graphics: Patterns

• Learning Logo Design

• Artist at Work: From Sketch to Finished Vector Illustration

Video: Essential mobile tools


• Adobe Mobile Apps For Designers

• Creating a Poster with Adobe Mobile Apps

• SketchBook Pro 7 Essential Training

• Learning the Concepts App

Video: Prepress and paper


• Print Production: Prepress and Press Checks

• Drawing Vector Graphics

Chapter 2: Publishing
Video: Digital output for design
• InDesign: Publish Online

• InDesign: Creating Animations

• Photoshop CC 2019 Essential Training

• Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Essential Training

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Video: Ebook format and distribution options
• InDesign CC: EPUB Fundamentals

• Creating Ebooks for the Kindle

• iBooks Author Essential Training

• InDesign: Publish Online

Conclusion
Video: Final thoughts
• Graphic Design Foundations: Layout and Composition

• Graphic Design Foundations: Color

• Graphic Design Foundations:Typography

• InDesign CC 2019 Essential Training

• Photoshop CC 2019 Essential Training

• Illustrator CC 2019 Essential Training

Be sure to also check out our graphic design learning paths, which are groups of ordered courses
intended to prepare you for a specific role or to update your skills for your current job.

Have fun and keep practicing!

Kristin

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