Design elements and principles

• Design elements and principles This free online course is an introduction to design elements and principles. Design elements include line, shape, form and texture, and design principles cover composition, balance, contrast and hierarchy. The Contents tab displays all the lessons and topics of the course. Each time you click the Contents tab, you will come to this page. A green tick indicates those lessons and topics you have completed, so you can easily see your progress. Topics in this module: Exploring Design Elements and Principles: Point Line Shape Form Tone Texture Colour Letterform Design principles Design Principles Design Principles Continued Design elements Design principles activity

Drawing systems

• Drawing systems This free online course reviews drawing systems that involve the use of parallel lines such as paraline methods like isometric, oblique and planometric drawing techniques. It also reviews the perspective method of drawing. The Contents tab displays all the lessons and topics of the course. Each time you click the Contents tab, you will come to this page. A green tick indicates those lessons and topics you have completed, so you can easily see your progress. Topics in this module: An Explanation of the Drawing Systems: Paraline An Explanation of the Drawing Systems: Orthogonal An Explanation of the Drawing Systems: Isometric An Explanation of the Drawing Systems: Oblique An Explanation of the Drawing Systems: Planometric An Explanation of the Drawing Systems: Perspective

Production systems in the design industry

• Production systems in the design industry This free online course covers production systems used in the design industry such as printing, photography, photocopying and using computers. The Contents tab displays all the lessons and topics of the course. Each time you click the Contents tab, you will come to this page. A green tick indicates those lessons and topics you have completed, so you can easily see your progress. Topics in this module: Production Systems: Printing Production Systems: Photography Production Systems: Photocopy Production Systems: Using Computers Production Systems: 3D process

The production process

• The production process This free online course covers the production process used in visual communications, and reviews the communication need, also called the brief, which is given to the designer by the client. The Contents tab displays all the lessons and topics of the course. Each time you click the Contents tab, you will come to this page. A green tick indicates those lessons and topics you have completed, so you can easily see your progress. Topics in this module: The visual communication production process The Visual Communication Production Process: The Communication Need The Visual Communication Production Process: A Sample Brief

Assessment

• Assessment Topics in this module: Graphic Design 1 Assessment

Forum

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