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Graphic Design for Beginners: Learn the Fundamentals through Poster Design

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Overview

In this digital age, everything is visually consumed. Anyone can make a small online business overnight with the aid of social media, web design platforms and many more. Graphic design is such a powerful skill to have whether you are waiting to make your business profile pop, design a poster for your children’s party or create a website. 

Join graphic designer and illustrator, Smitesh Mistry, as he teaches the fundamentals of graphic design to set you up with a great foundation for your creations.

In this class, you will learn the basics of graphic design including:

  • Balance
  • Alignment
  • Hierarchy
  • Contrast
  • Colour
  • Typography

Smit takes you through all sections step by step, explaining when each element is and giving you visual examples of the elements and showing you how you can implement it into your work whatever you are designing. 

The skills you learn in this class are transferable to any graphical project you are working on, from designing social media posts to start a business, packaging labels, websites and many more.

This class is perfect for the beginner who knows nothing about design or for someone who wants to refresh their knowledge on the subject.

Let's get you on the way to creating visually appealing designs with your creative flow!

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Class Orientation
  • Balance
  • Alignment
  • Hierarchy
  • Typography
  • Colour
  • Class Project
  • Exporting
  • Conclusion

Taught by

Smitesh Mistry

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