On completion of this course, you’ll walk away with: An understanding of visual communication and aesthetic principles, including theories about layout and composition. The creative and technical knowledge to produce designs for both print and digital mediums. The knowledge to produce designs for both print and digital mediums. Practical business skills that can be applied in a design-oriented career. Unlimited access to 2U’s Career Engagement Network, offering you exclusive resources and events to support your professional journey and drive your career forward.
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Curriculum: Study Adobe Illustrator software, typography, and composition to launch a graphic design career. 100% online: 10-week flexible format with video tutorials, practical assignments, and more. Guided by UCT faculty: Learn from a media expert and get 1:1 Success Advisor support.
On completion of this course, you’ll walk away with: An understanding of visual communication and aesthetic principles, including theories about layout and composition. The creative and technical knowledge to produce designs for both print and digital mediums. The knowledge to produce designs for both print and digital mediums. Practical business skills that can be applied in a design-oriented career. Unlimited access to 2U’s Career Engagement Network, offering you exclusive resources and events to support your professional journey and drive your career forward.
On completion of this course, you’ll walk away with: An understanding of visual communication and aesthetic principles, including theories about layout and composition. The creative and technical knowledge to produce designs for both print and digital mediums. The knowledge to produce designs for both print and digital mediums. Practical business skills that can be applied in a design-oriented career. Unlimited access to 2U’s Career Engagement Network, offering you exclusive resources and events to support your professional journey and drive your career forward.
Syllabus
- Orientation module: Welcome to your Online Campus
- Module 1: What is graphic design?
- Module 2: Apply the basics of Adobe Illustrator or Affinity
- Module 3: Understanding digital images
- Module 4: Visual communication
- Module 5: Layout and composition
- Module 6: Idea generation and research
- Module 7: Working with text (typography)
- Module 8: Designing for print
- Module 9: Creating designs for the web
- Module 10: The business of graphic design
Taught by
Dr Martha Evans