Overview of Graphic Design

Are you a small business owner or interested in creating marketing materials for your local non-profit or your passion project, but have limited knowledge of design or a limited budget? This course will help you get started and design something great!

In order to make any design successful, you will need to know the elements and principles of design. We will go over the key rules of design that can be used in any application to achieve your goals. Students will be given an overview of a few applications available such as Adobe Suite, Canva, Microsoft Suite, and Google Suite. We will also touch on how to procure professional design services for larger projects such as logo design and branding/visual identity packages, which would require a professional designer. The overall goal of the course is that students gain a better appreciation of the art of graphic design and bring to their attention nuances of good design and the many facets of the visual design world. Students will finish the course with a tangible design project they can use to support their goals and be set up for success with future projects.