Fundamentals Of Graphic Design, Typography & Color Theory

Learn Design Principles, Color Theory, Design History, Typography Terms, Using Types and much more!

What you'll learn
You will have intermediate to expert level knowledge of graphic design theory that you will immediately be able to apply to your career, job or company.
You will learn all the types of visual design.
You will learn about the In-house setting, Agency setting and Freelance setting.
You will learn all the design principles like contrast, balance, emphasis and Hierarchy etc. with live examples.
You will achieve the experience and knowledge to take graphic design fundamentals and apply them in your everyday life.
You will learn color theory and how it applies to the world around us, from products and art to branding and advertising.
You will learn about the RGB : The Additive Color Mixing Model and CMYK: The Subtractive Color Mixing Model.
You will learn about colorwheel, complimentary, monochromatic, warm and cool colors.
You will learn Inherited Response, Learned Response, Geographical Response, Reginol Response, Climatic Response, Income Response and Sophisticated Response.
You will learn about the history of designs and Art movements.
You will learn Pop Art, Art Deco and Surrealism.
Understand the importance of the design tools and needs.
You will learn and understand the difference between good vs bad website.
You will learn and understand the difference between good vs bad landing page.
You will have a deep understanding of typography and fonts.
You will learn typography theory and how type plays a major role in both print mediums and digital media.
You will have intermediate to expert level knowledge of typography terms that you will immediately be able to apply to your career, job, hobby, or company.
You will achieve the experience and knowledge to take typography fundamentals and apply them in your everyday life.
You will learn typeface, postscript font and infamous fonts.
you will learn about truetype and opentype fonts.
You will learn the differences for typeface family vs font.
You will learn the terms acceptable to individual characters and a group of characters.
You will learn about the typography terms like kerning, leading, tracking and point size etc.
You will learn how to avoid common typographic mistakes.
Requirements
Access to Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
This course is for anyone who wants to learn all the fundamentals of graphic design.
This course is for anyone looking to start their career as a Graphic Designer
Description
Learn the fundamentals of Graphic Design, Typography and Color Theory in this courseMany people want to become designers but don't know the basic fundamentals of design at all.It can takes years to piece together different ideas to truly begin to understand how it even works but it doesn't have to be like that.By understanding the fundamentals of graphic design, typography and color theory you can propel yourself from beginner to professional very effortlessly.You have found the right course to begin your graphic design career and It doesn't matter if you have no experience at all, this course was designed to teach you all in one place in the most effective means necessary.With over 4.5+ hours of video with live examples, this course is JAM PACKED with information to help you learn the design principles, typography, color theory and design history.The videos build on one another so that as you work through this course, you will understand more and more!The fundamentals of design are useful for a lot of careers, industries, and hobbies. This course will cover ideas that can be used in any niche!Each section goes into specific detail of all the principles, typography terms and color theory so that you get in-depth knowledge about it.We designed this course to be gentle enough for new comers to design but detailed enough for everyone to get a TON out of this course.This course have accompanying external resources and games to help you improve your skills beyond the lectures. The best way to learn the fundamentals, typography and color theory is to practice it in a real world setting, with real text provided to you by a business. It is difficult to recreate that situation in a course or school setting, but if you understand all these rules and you apply them to your designs then I have no doubt that your work will be great.Skills you'll gain from this course:The Basics of Graphic DesignDesign PrinciplesColor TheoryHistory of DesignDesign ToolsUnderstand typography fundamentalsApply typographic principles to digital and print mediaLearn the history of typography and its accompanying industry vocabularyBe able to speak to other designers about typography using language they'll understandLearn how typography is visually perceivedConfidently choose and pair typefaces so that they are attractive and readableOther great stuff you might want to know..Not only will you get over 4.5+ hours of video content but also work-files to help you practice.So what are you waiting for?!The time is now to stop procrastinating and begin learning so that you can take full advantage of everything that it has to offer!Enroll now in this course and get started!

Overview

Section 1: Module 01 - Who or What Is Graphic Design?

Lecture 1 Typoraphy Promo

Lecture 2 Who or What Is Graphic Design?

Lecture 3 Types of Visual Design

Lecture 4 Inhouse setting

Lecture 5 Agency setting

Lecture 6 Freelance setting

Lecture 7 Is a Degree Mandatory?

Section 2: Module 02 - Design Principles

Lecture 8 Design Principles

Lecture 9 Contrast

Lecture 10 Balance

Lecture 11 Emphasis

Lecture 12 Proportion

Lecture 13 Hierarchy

Lecture 14 Repetition

Lecture 15 Pattern

Lecture 16 Alignment

Lecture 17 Movement

Lecture 18 Variety

Lecture 19 Unity

Lecture 20 Whitespace

Lecture 21 Proximity

Section 3: Module 03 - Color Theory

Lecture 22 Color theory

Lecture 23 RGB : The Additive Color Mixing Model

Lecture 24 CMYK: The Subtractive Color Mixing Model

Lecture 25 Colorwheel

Lecture 26 Complimentary

Lecture 27 Monochromatic

Lecture 28 Analogous

Lecture 29 Triadic

Lecture 30 Tetradic

Lecture 31 Warm and Cool Colors

Lecture 32 Hue, Saturation and Luminance

Lecture 33 Inherited Response

Lecture 34 Learned Response

Lecture 35 Geographical Response

Lecture 36 Reginol Response

Lecture 37 Climatic Response

Lecture 38 Income Response

Lecture 39 Sophisticated Response

Section 4: Module 04 - Design History

Lecture 40 History of Design

Lecture 41 Art Movements

Lecture 42 Dadaism

Lecture 43 Bahaus

Lecture 44 Pop Art

Lecture 45 Art Deco

Lecture 46 Surrealism

Section 5: Module 05 - Design Tools

Lecture 47 Tools Introduction

Lecture 48 Computer

Lecture 49 Adobe Suite

Lecture 50 Affinity

Lecture 51 Coral Draw

Lecture 52 Inkscape

Lecture 53 GIMP/Glimpse Image Editor

Lecture 54 Digital Sketchpad

Lecture 55 Free alternatives

Section 6: Live Projects

Lecture 56 Adobe Color

Lecture 57 Good vs Bad Website

Lecture 58 Good vs Bad Landing page

Section 7: Module 06 - Fundamentals of Typography

Lecture 59 Introduction To Typography

Lecture 60 Typeface

Lecture 61 Postscript Font

Lecture 62 Truetype And Opentype

Lecture 63 Web Open Font

Lecture 64 Open Type SVG

Lecture 65 Points Or Millimeters

Lecture 66 Infamous Fonts

Section 8: Module 07 - Typography Terms

Lecture 67 Typeface Family Vs Font

Lecture 68 Terms Applicable To a Group of Characters

Lecture 69 Glyphs

Lecture 70 Special Characters and Alignments

Lecture 71 Leading

Lecture 72 Kerning

Lecture 73 Tracking

Lecture 74 Line Length

Lecture 75 Point Size

Lecture 76 Terms Applicable to Individual Characters

Lecture 77 Pangram

Section 9: Games

Lecture 78 Foont.co_Games

Lecture 79 Lipsum.com_Games

Lecture 80 Type.method.ac_Games

Section 10: Module 08 - Using Type

Lecture 81 Famous Designers

Lecture 82 Choosing a Typeface

Lecture 83 Purpose

Lecture 84 Understanding the Design

Lecture 85 Define The Personality

Lecture 86 Look For Inspiration

Lecture 87 Consider Legibility and Application

Lecture 88 Lesser the Better

Lecture 89 Budget and Font License

Lecture 90 Desktop and WebFont License

Lecture 91 Adobe Font License

Lecture 92 App and E-Pub Font License

Lecture 93 Exclusive and Free Font License

Lecture 94 Free Font Websites

Lecture 95 Font Management Tools

Lecture 96 Good Practices

Section 11: Live Project

Lecture 97 Magazine Design

Lecture 98 Conclusion

This course is specifically designed for graphic design beginners to learn the fundamentals before they can explore in the world of graphic design.,Those looking for a solid graphic design foundations.,Anyone wanting to become a graphic designer part-time or full-time, or those who need design skills to elevate their current careers.,This course is great for marketers, logo designers and product designers.