About Course

Learn the basics of graphic design using tools that cost nothing. This course shows you how to build posters, social media images and simple logos for your own business or a local client. Each lesson is short and practical, with files you can download and edit.

Your lecturer from Boekrak Learning explains spacing, colour, type and layout in plain language. By the end, you will have a small portfolio of finished pieces that you can show to clients or employers.

What Will You Learn?

  • Practise your new skills with short hands-on exercises (answers included)
  • Organise your work in clear steps you can repeat later
  • Get friendly and fast support in the course Q&A
  • Downloadable lectures, files and practice assets for all projects

Course Content

Introduction To Graphic Design
A short summary of what this topic covers, so students know what to expect and prepare. It appears on the course page under the topic name, before the first lesson.

  • Hello & Welcome
    02:53
  • Course Overview and Plan
    02:53
  • Areas of Graphic Design To Explore
    02:53
  • Spacing, Alignment and Colour
    04:05
  • Adding text to a poster
    02:53
  • Understanding colour and layout
    12:11
  • Steps to a Graphic Design Career
    00:00
  • Quiz – Graphic Design Foundations with Free Tools

Visual Communication Fundamentals

Building Clear Poster Layouts

Starting Out As a Freelance Designer

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