Free course · Design & Media
Graphic Design Fundamentals
Learn why some designs look professional and others look homemade — the principles behind it, and how to apply them with free tools.
7lessons
21quiz questions
7exercises
1graded lab
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What you'll be able to do
- Name the specific reasons a design looks amateur, instead of only sensing that it does.
- Arrange elements so a design looks ordered, using rules rather than instinct.
- Pick a colour scheme with a method instead of by taste, and keep it readable.
- Make text look professional by controlling size, weight, spacing and font count.
- Decide what a viewer sees first, second and third — and make that happen.
- Produce three real pieces applying every principle so far.
- Deliver files that work, in the right format, at the right size, first time.
When you want the whole trade
Graphic Designing
Graphic Design
This free course is the introduction. The programme is taught by a trainer, marked by the academy, and carries the syllabus in full — the part an employer asks about.
See the full syllabus and feeCourse content
- 1 What makes a design look professional Name the specific reasons a design looks amateur, instead of only sensing that it does.
- 2 Layout, alignment and space Arrange elements so a design looks ordered, using rules rather than instinct. Sign in to open
- 3 Colour, and how to choose it Pick a colour scheme with a method instead of by taste, and keep it readable. Sign in to open
- 4 Typography: the fastest improvement Make text look professional by controlling size, weight, spacing and font count. Sign in to open
- 5 Hierarchy: guiding the eye Decide what a viewer sees first, second and third — and make that happen. Sign in to open
- 6 Practical work: post, poster, logo Produce three real pieces applying every principle so far. Sign in to open
- 7 Exporting for print and screen Deliver files that work, in the right format, at the right size, first time. Sign in to open