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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Graphic Design by University of Colorado Boulder

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    About the Course

    Welcome to Graphic Design, the second course in the Effective Communications Specialization. Over 70 different companies have provided this
    specialization to their employees as a resource for internal professional development. Why? Because employers know that effective visual
    communication is the key to attracting an audience, building a relationship, and closing the sale. This practical course gives you the tools to
    create professional looking PowerPoints, reports, resumes, and presentations. Using a set of best practices refined through years of
    experience, you’ll: • make your work look fresh and inspired. • apply simple design “tricks” to begin any project with confide...
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    Top reviews

    JL

    Jun 7, 2019

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    Very easy to follow and understand whilst also following a more difficult and challenging theme.Highly recommend this course but it may be worthwhile to do this one quickly or as a beginning course.

    ZK

    Jun 21, 2017

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    Just what I wanted,1.How to describe a design2.Design Tricks3.Working with feedbackI also loved how the course is structured. Each of them draws analogies to their domain.Thank You for this course.

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    Mar 15, 2017

    This course is fantastic.It teaches a great amount of starter graphic design information but it is broken down into easily understood videos and quizzes. The quality was top knotch and the interaction was as good as you would get in a brick and mortar school.I did not feel like I was missing anything by taking it online.

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    By Marie L Y

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    Nov 13, 2020

    I used to have basic graphic design knowledge so I got a job as a graphic designer at a company and my supervisor never liked a design I made, but after finishing this course I applied the knowledge to a poster I had to make and she liked it with no further change. Thanks for the clarity and short videos you provide!

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    By Julia B

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    May 17, 2020

    I enjoyed the course. Some of the material was a refresher for me but it's been years since I've taken a graphics course so I appreciated this new material. I had a little trouble understanding the font assignment; I wish there was more explanation as I incorrectly named one of the groups in the graded assignment.

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    By Dejana Š

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    Nov 9, 2022

    So far the best graphic design course on Coursera I have seen. Brief, practical and useful; not pretentious at all. You can clearly see that the teacher is a designer and that he creates actual and functional pieces of design. Great examples of both good and bad designs with understandable explanations.

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    By Abderrahmane A

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    Jun 2, 2020

    I would like to thank professor David Underwood for his VERY interesting course. He kept the things simple either for those who don't have experience in design.

    I downloaded all the videos and I watched them all the time (either on my TV :D )

    So, thank you very much @professor David Underwood

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    By Gihan I

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    Sep 18, 2017

    Dave Underwood presents this course on Graphic Design in excellent style.

    None of the sessions are too long and the assessments made me learn PowerPoint and the features available on PowerPoint, and in the process brought out latent talent from within me.

    Fantastic course, thank you Dave!

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    By Jorge P

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    Jan 8, 2021

    Excellent overview course on graphic design that gives one the tools to understand structure, elements, and best practices. Insights are very useful and can be immediately applied to both the way we see and the way we design even the most basic documents or compositions. Recommended.

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    By Evangelia K

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    Feb 11, 2024

    This course was easy to follow, pleasant and engaging. Although it is short and designed for beginners, it helps you gain confidence and provides the mental tools you need to produce a well-thought piece. It taught me so much in so little time and gave me great ideas to work with!

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    By Kerolos H G Y

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    Jun 29, 2020

    One of the best really the instructor is really amazing and has a very good way of teaching and giving information. The teaching team is wonderful and cooperative they are really amazing. Thank you for all you have done for me. I learned a lot and know many amazing things. Thanks!

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    By HILARY H

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    Jun 22, 2020

    Exceptional course indeed. An very informative and amazing course that i can used as professional working adults. To Mr Dave Underwood together with Dr Quetin McAdrew and Wilian Kuskin, you guys done an amazing course to us. Thank you

    Best Regards

    Hilary Hiew

    22 June 2020

    Malaysia.

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    By Castro J F

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    Jan 23, 2023

    Dear teachers, I want to thank you for the scholarship you gave me, I was finally able to obtain my certificate with a final grade of 95%, I want to thank you in advance for giving me a new horizon towards graphic design. From already thank you very much Best regards Julia Castro

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    By Anne-Laure D

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    Jul 31, 2017

    Just great! It's so simple it seems obvious, yet it's very profound and I will need months of design work before I can start to master everything I learned. Thanks a lot for this great mooc. I will never make slides, documents or websites as I did. Now I will try and design them!

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    By Thomas U

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    Feb 8, 2021

    This is a real brilliant course in order to get a feeling how professionals approach a project. It is amazing that there are procedures and rules in place which in fact support the creativity but as well the clarity of the presentation. Really an amazing experience! Thank you!

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    By Abhishek K

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    Jan 13, 2020

    Thanks to Dave for creating this course,making it look so simple. Before this course i had no fundamental understanding of graphic design,but Dave's course helped me find a new perspective, and now i am curious about designing templates for my new project.Thanks a lot Dave!!

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    By Balamutharasi S

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    Oct 12, 2020

    This course is entirely different from others. here I learned about how to design rather than the things in the software. I feel thankful to the instructors and the Coursera for giving me an opportunity to get a piece of knowledge from experienced designer David Underwood.

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    By Matt R

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    Mar 16, 2021

    Excellent course. The format is great and the teachers communicate really well. I am professional designer, but never got a degree or had any formal training, so this was an excellent way to get some history and tried-and-true techniques under my belt. Highly recommended!

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    By Daniel M

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    Dec 9, 2019

    I found exactly what I was looking for, an introductory course to graphic design with challenging and intelligent assignments for students who, like myself, are interested in discovering this mysterious and exciting world. Thank you for your work and I wish you the best.

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    By Narender J

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    Apr 27, 2018

    Though this course was completely new and unexplored for me but I learned a lot to look at things with different angle. I learned many professional skills required for effective design and making stuffs more commanding. Thanks a lot to the resource persons and classmates

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    By Aman S

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    Jun 6, 2020

    Great learning and very useful training session. This will not only enhance my skills but make me more confident in professional world. Creating something that helps somebody is the motivation I get from this training, without compromising with Graphic design ethics.

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    By Vinit K

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    May 31, 2020

    It was an amazing experience! I just loved it and I would highly recommend to all people out there those who want to learn this graphic design course.

    Thank You David Sir! The teaching skills and the way of speaking all of it just crazy!

    Once Again Thank you David Sir!

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    By Michael K

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    Apr 24, 2017

    David Underwood's Graphic Design course instructs learners on the industry's best design practices. It is a great course for both the novice with an interest in graphic design as well as experts who want to brush up on their design vocabulary and techniques.

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    By Geoff C

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    Oct 12, 2016

    I thoroughly enjoyed this course. The lecturer (Dave Underwood) has a relaxed and engaging style. He made it interesting and I felt I've learnt quite a bit in a short space of time. Recommend doing the optional exercises to practice what you learn as you go.

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    By Faisal R

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    Apr 27, 2020

    This course is designed in a very successful manner i would say . It simplifies several basic and essential topics framing , scaffolding , typography , colors ; regarding graphic design for the learner groups . I appreciate the efforts very much .

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    By Ka S

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    May 17, 2019

    great course that will give you basic understanding of graphic design principles. A lot of practice! This course is not difficult but gives good basic knowledge of creating posters, marketing materials and other visual art on professional level.

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    By Ghimel E

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    Oct 10, 2020

    I learned to look for designs in a deeper perspective. Able to know what is good or bad, how to make my own designs, skills and practices that I should do while making designs. As well as to judge design.

    A great course especially for beginners.

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