Introduction to Graphic Design
Categories: Development
Course Content
Introduction
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Welcome
01:52 -
What is graphic design?
01:40
The Creative Process
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Overview of the creative process
01:44 -
The creative brief
01:35 -
Research
00:54 -
Ideation
02:41 -
Digital ideation
01:00 -
Production
00:00
Layout and Composition
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The basics of layout and composition
00:57 -
The design space
02:50 -
Principles of layout
02:30 -
Grids
01:57 -
Exercise: Layout analysis
01:16
Typography
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The language of type
02:14 -
Type terminology
03:04 -
Type anatomy
04:41 -
Basic type classifications
04:47 -
Ligatures
02:46 -
Type measurement
01:59 -
Text elements: Character
08:04 -
Text elements: Paragraph
06:32 -
Selecting type
04:35 -
Basic typography guidelines
06:41 -
Type crimes
05:02
Color
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Color components
03:32 -
Monochrome and temperature
03:24 -
Color harmonies
04:23 -
RGB and CMYK
04:48 -
Process and spot colors
04:37 -
Color associations
01:19 -
Color blindness
02:51
Photoshop
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Photoshop quick start tour
04:14 -
Saving a PSD file from Photoshop
02:01 -
Making basic selections in Photoshop
06:57 -
Placing and transforming other assets
03:23 -
Making and refining color selections
04:15 -
Selecting and refining hair strands
05:59 -
Selectively changing colors
04:45 -
Using content-aware scale
07:00 -
Cropping an image
03:24 -
Making a black-and-white adjustment
04:39
Illustrator
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Illustrator quick start
03:18 -
Importing a rough sketch
06:07 -
Drawing the logo
06:20 -
Creating a color theme
05:44 -
Creating point type in Illustrator
03:02 -
Using the Touch Type tool
03:32 -
Creative Cloud libraries
06:40
InDesign
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InDesign quick start tour
01:52 -
Creating a new document
01:43 -
Working with master pages
06:50 -
Importing graphics into InDesign
06:48 -
Roundtrip editing with Photoshop
08:11 -
Adjusting the fit of graphics
07:14 -
Importing text into InDesign
05:58 -
Creating text styles in InDesign
08:18 -
Creating object styles in InDesign
04:00 -
Creating tables in InDesign
07:58 -
Finalizing the design
05:37 -
Using InDesign Publish Online
06:20
Conclusion
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Recommended courses
01:10 -
Connecting with the author
00:59
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