TTC - The Great Courses - Graphic Design Fundamentals [9022]

TTC - The Great Courses - Graphic Design Fundamentals [Course No. 9022]

Instructor Timothy Samara

Each of us is presented with visual messages about 10,000 times every day. The toothpaste tube you pick up before you’re even fully awake, the menu at the coffee shop, your banking website, street signs, the ads on social media, and the handwritten “garage sale” sign posted in your neighbor’s yard, just to name a few. While you might not think the concept of “design” applies to most of these items, that’s exactly what they’re about. Each one was created with one specific purpose in mind: to influence your feelings and behaviors. And whether the designer had access to a single black marker or the latest computer software and a six-figure budget, each visual message was created using the same four elements—form and image, color, type, and layout. In Graphic Design Fundamentals, you’ll learn how to use these four basic design elements to achieve specific visual goals and to analyze the visual messages all around you.