Graphic Design Foundations

Use hierarchy, spacing, colour and typography to communicate a message clearly.

◎ Beginner◷ 1h 25m▤ 4 lessons✓ Learn at your pace

What you will learn

Useful foundations, clearly explained.

Learn the visual decisions behind useful posters, social graphics and simple brand materials. Create a small design using a brief, grid and review checklist.

Safety and scope: Use properly licensed fonts, images and other creative assets. Do not copy another brand or present AI-generated work deceptively.

Course curriculum

Your learning path

Build visual clarity

2 lessons · 38 min

Hierarchy, alignment and spacingGuide attention through deliberate size, position and rhythm.

Preview

Typography, colour and contrastSelect readable type and colour relationships that support meaning.

19 min

Work from a brief

2 lessons · 47 min

Work from a creative briefTranslate audience, message and constraints into a design direction.

20 min

Project: create and review a posterProduce one original promotional poster with licensed assets.

27 min