Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Graphic Design Elements for Certified Professional Internship Non-Professionals – University of Colorado Boulder

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קורס אונליין - התמחות מקצועית מוסמכת באלמנטים בעיצוב גרפי עבור התמחות מקצועית מוסמכת לא אנשי מקצוע - אוניברסיטת קולורדו בולדר

Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

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Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Graphic Design Basics
  • Color theory
  • Publication design
  • Techniques for creating effective layouts
  • Typography
  • The creative process
  • Brainstorming
  • Design discussion and critique in a professional context
  • Using page design software
  • Combining and changing text, colors, photos and images
  • Business card design
  • Single-sided flyer design
  • Advertisement design
  • Brochure design
  • Website template design
  • Optional conversations with other students
  • Peer review for each task

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Graphic designer
  • Publications Designer
  • Website designer
  • Design project manager
  • Teamwork with designers
  • Digital Marketing Professional
  • Design consultant
  • Brand Manager
  • Content Designer

Internship – 4-part course series

In this hands-on specialization, you will explore the fundamentals of graphic design, color theory, imagery, publication design, and techniques for creating effective layouts. You will also learn about typography, the creative process, the importance of brainstorming, and how to discuss and critique design in a professional context.

You will use page design software and online websites to combine and change text, colors, photos, and images.

Who is the internship intended for?

  • Curious about the design process
  • Working in a team with designers
  • Interested in empowering their staff

Applied Learning Project

You will design a business card or single-sided flyer, an advertisement, a brochure, and a website template. The course includes optional conversations with other students and peer review for each assignment.

We encourage you to take advantage of all these opportunities, and delve deeper into the design process!

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Basic Design Elements: Design Principles and Software Review

Course 1

Duration: 10 hours
Rating: 4.7 (966 ratings)

What will you learn?

  • Learn ways to work with graphic designers and other creative professionals.
  • Understand the history and design process of the graphic design profession.
  • Compare the concepts of balance, proximity, alignment, repetition, contrast, and place.
  • Discover the use of white space to develop shape, structure, and form of graphic projects.

Skills you will acquire

  • Design for print
  • Online design
  • Color theory
  • Graphic design
  • Textual elements

Graphic Elements of Design: Color Theory and Image Formats

Course 2

Duration: 12 hours
Rating: 4.7 (556 ratings)

What will you learn?

  • Distinguish between CMYK, Pantone, and RGB color options.
  • Categorize the different types of image files and understand their uses.
  • Get to know the ideal (and less ideal) combination of graphics and text in logo design.

Skills you will acquire

  • Design for print
  • Online design
  • Color theory
  • Graphic design
  • Textual elements

Textual elements in design: font, typography, and spacing

Course 3

Duration: 12 hours
Rating: 4.7 (265 ratings)

What will you learn?

  • Appreciate the history and future of typography as an art.
  • Compare and contrast the similarities and nuances between the concepts of typography, fonts, and text.
  • Work with the various aspects of text spacing, including line height, kerning, and spacing.

Skills you will acquire

  • Design for print
  • Online design
  • Color theory
  • Graphic design
  • Textual elements

Design elements for print and digital: branding and user experience

Course 4

Duration: 9 hours
Rating: 4.8 (257 ratings)

What will you learn?

  • Precision on how to work with graphic designers, printers and web designers.
  • Explore the various components of graphic design for print.
  • Check out the online components in graphic design.

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