
A brief overview of what graphic design is, the history, as well as applications and branches of graphic design.
Explore the CorelDraw workspace, customize new documents, work with templates, manage pages, colors, and printing options, and master alignment, distribution, and clipping tools for graphic design.
Design an Instagram logo icon in CorelDraw by building pixel-sized shapes, aligning and distributing elements, creating an inner circle, applying a gradient, and exporting with transparency at the correct size.
design an audio CD jewel case in CorelDraw by mapping front, back, and spine dimensions, applying grayscale and contrast, styling typography with Oswald, and adding a barcode and copyright.
Discover time-saving CorelDraw tricks, including find and replace, color model conversions, custom keyboard shortcuts, and preparing fonts and outputs for printers.
Compare freelancing and paid employment, highlighting financial security, control over your time, and skill growth, then learn to build a portfolio, save six months, and start your own agency.
Learn to speed up your workflow in CorelDraw by duplicating a page and its contents, including layers. Create shortcuts for adding multiple identical pages, like a log book.
This course presents you with the opportunity to learn the rudiments of graphic design using CorelDraw, a powerful vector drawing, graphic design, and layout software application.
You would go on to create hands-on and contemporary designs for print, web, and screen applications. The course includes exercise files for student practicals.
The first section covers an introduction to Graphic Design, explaining the Principles of Graphic Design, Color Theory & Psychology. Other topics include Typography and then an introduction to CorelDraw software.
The course will equip students to understand what CorelDraw can do, emphasizing practical everyday projects.
These projects range from branding, stationery, illustration design, and marketing materials, including logos, business card, letterheads, brochures, Facebook Cover photo design, YouTube Channel art design, a movie poster, illustration design, and others.
The idea is to guide the student through practical hands-on projects which will familiarize the student with how these things can be quickly produced with CorelDraw software.
There is also a section on Copywriting which explains the basics of Copywriting for designers. The advantage of taking this course is the addition of Copywriting Fundamentals to the curriculum, which will eventually help you become a better designer because Graphic Design with Copywriting is a powerful combination that will make you become a highly sought-after designer.
Finally, there are lessons on the business-oriented aspects of Graphic Design, and advisory on Freelancing.
This course was designed to be taken with CorelDRAW X8, but can also be taken with CorelDRAW 2017, CorelDRAW 2018, CorelDRAW 2019, CorelDRAW 2020, CorelDRAW 2021, CorelDRAW 2022, CorelDRAW 2023, and CorelDRAW 2024.