Getting Started in Graphic Design

with Kristin Ellison

Course Links

Note: Some courses are mentioned more than once during the course, so they may appear more than
once below.

Introduction
Video: Welcome
• Learning the Concepts App

• Foundations of Logo Design: Illustrating Logo Marks

• Learning Graphic Design

• Foundations of Typography

• Foundations of Layout and Composition

• Logo Design: Shapes and Symbols

• Designing a Digital Magazine

Video: Planning your design

• Comp CC First Look

• Learning the Concepts App

• Color for Design and Art

• Developing Ideas and Advertising Concepts

• Learning Brainstorming

• Storytelling for Designers

Video: The importance of sketching

• Drawing Vector Graphics

• Deke’s Techniques

• Drawing Foundations: Fundamentals

• Drawing Foundations: Urban Sketching

• 5-Day Drawing Challenge: Drawing Inspiration

• 21-Day Drawing Challenge

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Video: Knowing your history
• Learning Graphic Design History

• Graphic Design History: The Arts and Crafts Movement

Video: Harnessing your creativity

• Breaking Out of a Rut

• Creativity Bootcamp

• Developing Ideas and Advertising Concepts

• The Creative Spark: Von Glitschka, Illustrative Designer

• Learning Logo Design

• The Creative Spark: Title Case, Typographic Artisans

• Aaron Draplin Takes On a Logo Design Challenge

Chapter 1: The Essentials of Graphic Design

Video: Key components of design (color, layout, and type)
• Graphic Design Foundations: Typography

• Type Project: Dada Poster

• Color for Design and Art

• Graphic Design Foundations: Layout and Composition

• Graphic Design Foundations: Color

Video: Types of projects

• Designing an Invitation

• Logo Design: Shapes and Symbols

• Graphic Design Foundations: Layout and Composition

• Learning Infographic Design

• Designing an Infographic

• Learning Data Visualization

Video: Essential desktop tools

• Graphic Design Foundations: Layout and Composition

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 • InDesign: Print PDFs

• Designing a Digital Magazine

• Creating Ebooks for the Kindle

• InDesign CC 2019 Essential Training

• Designing with Grids in InDesign

• Illustrator CC 2018: Essential Training

• InDesign CC 2018: EPUB

• Photoshop CC 2018 One-on-One: Fundamentals

• Photoshop: Working with Perspective

• Drawing Vector Graphics: Patterns

• Learning Logo Design

• Artist at Work: From Sketch to Finished Vector Illustration

Video: Essential mobile tools

• Adobe Mobile Apps For Designers

• Creating a Poster with Adobe Mobile Apps

• SketchBook Pro 7 Essential Training

• Learning the Concepts App

Video: Prepress and paper

• Print Production: Prepress and Press Checks

• Drawing Vector Graphics

Chapter 2: Publishing
Video: Digital output for design
• InDesign: Publish Online

• InDesign: Creating Animations

• Photoshop CC 2019 Essential Training

• Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Essential Training

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Video: Ebook format and distribution options
• InDesign CC: EPUB Fundamentals

• Creating Ebooks for the Kindle

• iBooks Author Essential Training

• InDesign: Publish Online

Conclusion
Video: Final thoughts
• Graphic Design Foundations: Layout and Composition

• Graphic Design Foundations: Color

• Graphic Design Foundations:Typography

• InDesign CC 2019 Essential Training

• Photoshop CC 2019 Essential Training

• Illustrator CC 2019 Essential Training

Be sure to also check out our graphic design learning paths, which are groups of ordered courses
intended to prepare you for a specific role or to update your skills for your current job.

Have fun and keep practicing!

Kristin

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