California Institute of the Arts
Public University • US
Showing 30 courses from California Institute of the Arts
Introduction to Game Design
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
Welcome! This course is an introduction to the primary concepts of gaming, and an exploration of how these basic concepts affect the way gamers interact with our games. In this course you will understand what defines a “game” and the mechanics and rules behind different types of games. Through four linked assignments you'll learn ways to create and describe a game concept, and specifically what makes a compelling game. This course focuses on the conceptual underpinnings of games, and all assignments can be completed with a pencil and paper – no previous programming knowledge is required.
Fondamentaux de l’infographie
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
L’infographie est partout ! Les mots et les images, les composantes de l’infographie, sont les éléments qui véhiculent la majorité du contenu à la fois dans le monde numérique et dans celui des documents imprimés. À mesure que l’infographie devient plus prépondérante et évidente dans nos vies, l’infographie en tant que technique devient plus importante dans notre culture. À travers des exemples visuels, ce cours vous fera découvrir les fondamentaux de l’infographie : création d'images, typographie, composition, association des couleurs et des formes géométriques... les compétences de base communes à tous les domaines de l’infographie. Je ne veux pas que vous vous contentiez de regarder une vidéo de quelqu'un qui parle de conception ; je veux que vous vous lanciez dans la conception ! Pour être un concepteur, vous devez être un créateur et un communicant. Ce cours vous donnera donc de nombreuses opportunités de vous entraîner à l’aide d’exercices et de projets plus concrets. À la fin du cours, vous aurez appris à explorer et à étudier la représentation visuelle à travers une gamme de techniques de création d'images ; vous comprendrez les principes de base du traitement des formes géométriques, des couleurs et des modèles ; vous aurez été exposé au langage et aux compétences de la typographie ; et vous comprendrez et saurez appliquer les principes de composition et de contraste visuel. Si vous suivez ce cours, ainsi que ses briefings facultatifs (mais fortement recommandés), vous aurez un ensemble de compétences en infographie que vous pouvez appliquer à vos propres projets ou pour approfondir une zone particulière de l’infographie. Pour réussir ce cours, vous devrez avoir accès à un ordinateur. Vous pouvez suivre le cours sans ordinateur, mais ce sera plus compliqué. L'accès aux logiciels Adobe Creative Suite, tels qu'Illustrator, Photoshop et InDesign et une connaissance de niveau débutant des programmes vous seront utiles, surtout si vous souhaitez suivre les br...
Character Design for Video Games
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
In this course you will explore concepts and approaches involved in creating successful character designs that can be applied to video games. Following a first week delving into some foundational concepts for successful character design, each of the remaining three weeks are structured as a master class where you will observe three professional character designers at work in the studio: Andy Ristaino (Adventure Time), Jacky Ke Jiang (Journey), and Robertryan Cory (SpongeBob SquarePants). Each designer will take on two different design challenges on the fly and address the various issues in designing characters for games, such as movement, expression, and technical limitations. At the end of each week you will have an opportunity to try out some of the concepts from that week's lesson on characters of your own design. This is a fun and engaging class especially useful for students interested in animation in film and TV as well as games, and is suitable for students of any drawing ability.
Web Design: Wireframes to Prototypes
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
This course is focused on the application of the early UX research to actual user interfaces: the creation of wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, and clickable prototypes. Along the way we will also discuss: - Responsive web design and mobile web challenges - Mobile-first approach - Web typography - The relationship between design and programming and whether it is important to know how to code - The different web technologies that make the web work, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, server-side coding, and databases. This course is the continuation of the course Web Design: Strategy and Information Architecture, in which students completed the first half of a large scale project—developing a comprehensive plan for a complex website. If you are intending to complete the assignments in this course to earn a certificate you must complete the Strategy and Information Architecture course first so you have the materials and data needed to begin creating wireframes and mockups in this course. This is the fourth and last course in the UI/UX Design Specialization, which brings a design-centric approach to user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design, and offers practical, skill-based instruction centered around a visual communications perspective, rather than on one focused on marketing or programming alone. These courses are ideal for anyone with some experience in graphic or visual design and who would like to build their skill set in UI or UX for app and web design. It would also be ideal for anyone with experience in front- or back-end web development or human-computer interaction and want to sharpen their visual design and analysis skills for UI or UX.
Making Money as a Freelancer
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
The second course in the Building Your Freelancing Career specialization is aimed at freelancers looking to integrate financial analysis and strategy into their business. Learners will discover and apply accounting best practices through creating a budget and financial plan and using it to set financial goals with rates and prices backed up by their own research. CalArtians who do not see a "Sponsored by CalArts" notice when enrolling are encouraged to access this course and the specialization by joining through the Coursera for CalArts program linked in the course/specialization FAQ.
Introduction to Imagemaking
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
This course for serious makers, and for students new to imagemaking. Imagemaking is a fluid and exciting area of graphic design that comes out of practice and process: experimenting fearlessly, showing and sharing ideas, and giving and receiving knowledgeable and constructive input. For the sake of this online platform, we have applied some structure to our investigations, but for the most part imagemaking is loose and unstructured. If we must adopt a rule in this course it is only this: you will not become a graphic designer by watching videos alone. Or, don't just make stuff just in your head. So here, the focus here is on making, and you are expected to devote serious time and intellectual energy to that activity in this course. Specifically, you will: - experiment with a range of materials and techniques to make images for graphic design - expand your visual vocabulary both in terms of making and talking about work, in order to discuss your work and work of others - learn how to make, manipulate and arrange images to create compositions, eventually culminating in the design and production of an-image-based book. The first half of the course is an opportunity to experiment and explore imagemaking in order to expand your visual vocabulary. You will create pieces that are expressive, meditative, or 'design-y' to instigate, evoke, experiment, record, explain, or try out a media. In the second two weeks, we’ll invite the images to deliberately and intentionally carry meaning and communication through relational moves like juxtaposition, composition, and context. We’ll look at developing and expanding the range of approaches for putting things together by composing page spreads with your images. Since nothing exists without context, we look at how to intentionally drive the image’s connotations, meanings, and associations generated through elements of composition and “visual contrasts.” Ultimately, we will take the images that you create and make a book from th...
The Art of Filmmaking: Sequence and Editing
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
The sequencing of images gives films their cinematic form. Editing is essential to establish a film’s rhythm, pacing, and experience for the viewer. The editing may be subtle and hardly visible, or it can be forcefully present. In this course, you will be introduced to different approaches to editing that include montage theory, continuity editing, and minimalist cinema. You will produce short videos based on prompts designed to explore editing concepts and techniques. To complete the assignments, a video camera is recommended, but a smartphone can be used. Access to, and a working knowledge of editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro is required.
Ideas from the History of Graphic Design
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
This intensive survey examines four pivotal eras in the History of Western Graphic Design, tracing the evolution of visual communication from the Industrial Revolution through the mid-20th century. While the global history of design is vast, this course focuses specifically on the Euro-American narrative to illustrate how mass production and Western modernist principles established the foundations of today’s professional design standards. Students will analyze how the relationship between words and pictures shifted across social, political, and technological contexts in Europe and the United States. By investigating the works of innovative Western groups—from the Victorian era to the Bauhaus and American Modernism—learners develop a technical and conceptual toolkit to inform their own contemporary practice. This course is an essential foundation for emerging designers seeking to understand the specific historical forces that shaped the "modern" aesthetic and its subsequent radical reactions.
Fundamentals of Graphic Design
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
The Fundamentals of Graphic Design course offered by CalArts on Coursera provides a comprehensive introduction to the essential building blocks of visual communication. This practice-oriented program focuses on four primary pillars: imagemaking, typography, shape and color theory, and the principles of composition. Unlike software-specific tutorials, this curriculum emphasizes the act of making and the mastery of design principles. It encourages participants to transform abstract concepts into tangible design projects. Learners will explore diverse techniques for visual representation and gain a technical understanding of how to manipulate rhythm, pattern, and contrast to organize information effectively. Please note that this course focuses on conceptual and formal principles rather than technical software instruction. While projects may be completed using tools like Adobe Creative Suite, specific tutorials for Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign are not provided. The curriculum is designed to build foundational design proficiency that is applicable across any analog or digital toolset. By the end of the program, learners will have developed a core set of graphic design skills applicable to personal creative projects or further specialized study in professional design. This course serves as a critical first step for any aspiring communicator looking to master the universal visual language that shapes global culture and media.
Grundlagen des Grafikdesigns
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
Grafikdesign ist präsenter als je zuvor! Wörter und Bilder – die Bausteine des Grafikdesigns – sind die Elemente, die den größten Teil des Inhalts der digitalen wie auch der gedruckten Welt beinhalten. Da Grafikdesign in unserem Leben sichtbarer und vorherrschender wird, wird Grafikdesign als Praxis in unserer Kultur immer wichtiger. In diesem Kurs lernen Sie anhand visueller Beispiele die Grundprinzipien des Grafikdesigns kennen: Bildgestaltung, Typografie, Komposition, Arbeiten mit Farbe und Form... Grundkenntnisse, die in allen Bereichen der Grafikdesignpraxis üblich sind. Ziel ist nicht, dass Sie sich nur ein Video von jemandem ansehen, der über Design spricht, stattdessen möchte ich, dass Sie Design MACHEN! Wenn Sie Designer werden möchten, müssen Sie Macher und Kommunikator sein. Dieser Kurs bietet Ihnen daher viele Möglichkeiten, um sich bei Übungen und praktischeren Projekten die Hände schmutzig zu machen. Am Ende dieses Kurses haben Sie gelernt, wie Sie die visuelle Darstellung durch eine Reihe von Bildgestaltungstechniken untersuchen und analysieren können. Sie werden die Grundprinzipien des Arbeitens mit Form, Farbe und Muster verstehen und sich mit den Begriffen und den Fähigkeiten der Typografie auseinandergesetzt haben; Außerdem verstehen Sie die Prinzipien der Komposition und des visuellen Kontrasts und haben diese angewandt. Wenn Sie den Kurs zusammen mit den optionalen (aber sehr empfohlenen) Aufgaben abschließen, verfügen Sie über grundlegende Fähigkeiten im Bereich Grafikdesign, die Sie auf Ihre eigenen Projekte anwenden oder einsetzen können, um einen speziellen Bereich des Grafikdesigns genauer zu untersuchen. Um diesen Kurs erfolgreich zu absolvieren, benötigen Sie Zugriff auf einen Computer. Sie können diesen Kurs zwar auch ohne Computer absolvieren, aber dann ist er schwieriger. Der Zugriff auf und Grundkenntnisse im Zusammenhang mit Adobe Creative Suite-Programmen wie Illustrator, Photoshop und InDesign sind hilfreich, insbesondere wenn S...
The Language of Design: Form and Meaning
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
In this course, critique is defined as a detailed, objective analysis of a work of graphic design and its effectiveness. Critique is an integral part of the making process for designers: it’s not just how we determine if a work of design is or is not successful, it’s how we move our work forward. Critique is also where other voices and opinions can be brought into the design process. This course will introduce a lexicon (or vocabulary) in order for you to demonstrate clearer and more considered ways of talking about graphic design in the context of critique. Through this lexicon and a provided Critique Framework, we will model and then practice objectively describing how well a work of design functions based on specific, clearly articulated criteria. By refining this skill, you will enhance your ability to communicate about design with peers, colleagues, and clients. This course is essential to anyone looking to develop and refine a critical vocabulary around talking about art and design, such as: - practicing graphic designers at all levels - future and current students of art or design programs - teachers teaching visual art, design, or related subjects - any stakeholder in a design project that needs to communicate effectively with designers on their team. This course is recommended to learners enrolled in either the Graphic Design Specialization or UI/UX Design Specialization on Coursera to further develop their skills in graphic design. You may take this course before, during, or after completing either Specialization. Note this is not an art appreciation course for a general audience. While no prior experience is required to begin, the knowledge and skills taught in this course is useful only if you have some relationship to design in a professional context, i.e., practicing, studying, or teaching design, or working directly with designers. No specific software or tools are required to complete this course.
Sharpened Visions: A Poetry Workshop
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
Why just write poems when you can write better ones? This course is built on the notion that the most exciting writing begins after the first draft. It is specifically for folks who believe that writing poems just to express oneself is like using the Internet just for email. After all, poetry can change the way you and your readers think of the world and its inhabitants; it can break new ground for language; turn a blank sheet of paper into a teeming concert of voices and music. Though any of us may have the potential to make that happen, having an understanding of how several tools of poetic composition can be used (and audaciously “mis-used”) gives you more ways to try (and if we do this right, we might surprise ourselves most of all). We'll cover key poetic terms and devices by studying poems by a handful of modern and contemporary poets and then get a chance to try our own hand at writing new poem drafts from a select number of prompts. Throughout the course you will have the opportunity to workshop your poem drafts and get feedback on your work, working towards a more polished poem.
UX Design Fundamentals
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
This hands-on course examines how content is organized and structured to create an experience for a user, and what role the designer plays in creating and shaping user experience. You will be led through a condensed process that acts as a roadmap for developing robust UI/UX design: from ideation and sitemapping, to the creation of paper and digital prototypes. Building on the design skills learned in Visual Elements of User Interface Design, you will apply this methodology to produce a digital prototype for a multi-screen app of your own invention. By the end of this course, you will be able to describe and apply current best practices and conventions in UX design, and employ the fundamental principles of how UX design functions to shape an audience's experience of a given body of content. This is the second course in the UI/UX Design Specialization, which brings a design-centric approach to user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design, and offers practical, skill-based instruction centered around a visual communications perspective, rather than on one focused on marketing or programming alone. These courses are ideal for anyone with some experience in graphic or visual design and who would like to build their skill set in UI or UX for app and web design. It would also be ideal for anyone with experience in front- or back-end web development or human-computer interaction and want to sharpen their visual design and analysis skills for UI or UX.
Game Design Document: Define the Art & Concepts
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
The Capstone project is a place for you to develop your game idea into a fully-fleshed proposal. A game design document is your game bible, the go-to document that defines the genre of your game, its look and feel, and the evolution of gameplay. This four-part capstone project guides you to distill and improve the foundational aspects of your game so that you may express your ideas in a clear and productive way. Note: Only learners who have earned a certificate in the four previous courses in the Specialization are eligible to take the Capstone.
Building Your Freelancing Career Capstone
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
As the final course in the Building Your Freelancing Career specialization, learners will build upon their fundamental skills from courses 1-4 to develop a fully fleshed out business plan, brand and financial model for their real freelancing business, or one they develop just for the purpose of determining whether or not they will be able to launch a new business venture. Once they have developed their plan, they will be able to submit them for peer review and completion of the specialization. CalArtians who do not see a "Sponsored by CalArts" notice when enrolling are encouraged to access this course and the specialization by joining through the Coursera for CalArts program linked in the course/specialization FAQ.
Acting Skills for Business Communication and Leadership
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
This course establishes a foundation in practical acting techniques designed to enhance communication efficacy and confidence within professional and global business environments. By utilizing physical, vocal, and imaginative exercises from professional actor training, the curriculum provides a structured approach to managing the "performance" aspects of leadership and professional engagement. Participants investigate methodologies to refine empathetic listening, optimize vocal resonance, and master non-verbal communication. The program focuses on developing curious, creative, and authoritative communicators capable of navigating diverse professional interactions with executive presence and emotional intelligence.
Visual Elements of User Interface Design
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
This design-centric course examines the broad question of what an interface is and what role a designer plays in creating a user interface. Learning how to design and articulate meaning using color, type, and imagery is essential to making interfaces function clearly and seamlessly. Through a series of lectures and visual exercises, you will focus on the many individual elements and components that make up the skillset of an interface designer. By the end of this course, you will be able to describe the key formal elements of clear, consistent, and intuitive UI design, and apply your learned skills to the design of a static screen-based interface. This is the first course in the UI/UX Design Specialization, which brings a design-centric approach to user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design, and offers practical, skill-based instruction centered around a visual communications perspective, rather than on one focused on marketing or programming alone. These courses are ideal for anyone with some experience in graphic or visual design and who would like to build their skill set in UI or UX for app and web design. It would also be ideal for anyone with experience in front- or back-end web development or human-computer interaction and want to sharpen their visual design and analysis skills for UI or UX.
Web Design: Strategy and Information Architecture
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
This course is focused on the early user experience (UX) challenges of research, planning, setting goals, understanding the user, structuring content, and developing interactive sequences. While the concepts covered will translate to many kinds of interactive media (apps, digital kiosks, games), our primary focus will be on designing contemporary, responsive websites. In this course you will complete the first half of a large scale project—developing a comprehensive plan for a complex website—by defining the strategy and scope of the site, as well as developing its information architecture and overall structure. Along the way we will also discuss: - Different job descriptions in the web design industry and where UX and UI skills fall within this spectrum - The difference between native apps and websites - The difference of agile vs. waterfall approaches - User personas and site personas - User testing The work and knowledge in this course continues in the last course in the UI/UX Design Specialization, Web Design: Wireframes to Prototypes, where you will tackle—finally—wireframes, visual mockups, and clickable prototypes. This is the third course in the UI/UX Design Specialization, which brings a design-centric approach to user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design, and offers practical, skill-based instruction centered around a visual communications perspective, rather than on one focused on marketing or programming alone. These courses are ideal for anyone with some experience in graphic or visual design and who would like to build their skill set in UI or UX for app and web design. It would also be ideal for anyone with experience in front- or back-end web development or human-computer interaction and want to sharpen their visual design and analysis skills for UI or UX.
Introduction to Typography
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
Typography is the art of manipulating the visual form of language to enrich and control its meaning. It’s an essential area of skill and knowledge for graphic designers. Typography predates modern graphic design by around 500 years; it is rich in rules, conventions, and esoteric terminology—but it remains an exciting space for invention and expression. In this rigorous introductory course, we will study, name, and measure the characteristics of letterforms. We’ll consider the pragmatic concerns involved in selecting and combining type. We’ll peek into the rich historical, cultural, and aesthetic histories of familiar typefaces. We’ll discuss time-tested conventions and best practices in setting type, as governed by principles of hierarchy and spatial organization. And we’ll explore the expressive, meaning-making potential of type. Informative lectures will be complemented by a series of three peer-assessed assignments, culminating in an opportunity to design a full-scale typographic poster. Please note that this is not a software course; a basic working knowledge of Adobe InDesign or other page layout software will be assumed. You will need access to a computer and page layout software, such as InDesign, to complete the assignments.
The Art of Filmmaking: Composition and Moving Image
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
This course is an introduction to composition specifically as it is used in the moving image. There are four modules: Cinematic Thinking, which will serve as an overview of cinematic history, vocabulary, and alternative approaches to filmmaking, Choreography for Camera, a dive into the rules of composition and camera movement, Light Writing, which will explore different kinds of lighting, and Composing, in which all that we’ve learned will be combined and broader aspects of filmmaking such as sound and editing will be introduced. This course is designed to be hands-on. In each module there will be a combination of short video lectures, readings, samples of work by filmmakers and artists, and supplemental suggested materials in case you want to further explore the topics. There will be both practice and graded assessments such as written reflections, quizzes, discussion prompts, and peer reviews. There is a course long project that will build from one module to the next to create a longer final video project. The final project will be assessed by peer review. You must complete all required assessments and the final project in order to successfully pass the course. It is important to see examples of how filmmakers use these concepts in their actual work. Most of the work samples will be small, independent productions, many will be made by students. This will introduce you to different approaches to filmmaking without a huge budget to give you a sense of the kind of work you can create on your own. The concepts covered are also used in major mainstream productions, but you can see examples of that kind of work out in the world. This course will introduce you to new ways of working that you might not have the opportunity to experience otherwise. Much of it will be experimental or avant-garde. Keep an open mind while watching these works, you will learn to be challenged by radically new techniques and approaches to filmmaking just by watching something you might not ...
Plan a Successful Freelancing Business
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
The first course in the Building Your Freelancing Career specialization is focused on freelancers looking to define and solidify their philosophy, values and goals within their future business. Coursework will discuss the importance of understanding their competition and market position in a competitive business landscape, help them define what their unique value is, and how that relates to possible business approaches. CalArtians who do not see a "Sponsored by CalArts" notice when enrolling are encouraged to access this course and the specialization by joining through the Coursera for CalArts program linked in the course/specialization FAQ.
Story and Narrative Development for Video Games
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
In this course, you will examine how storytelling acts as a vital mechanism for driving video gameplay forward. Looking at several historical and contemporary games, you will be asked to evaluate and interpret different story styles with the goal of identifying themes and procedures for your own game ideas. We'll examine traditional narrative story processes, such as three-act structure, and how they fit into game story flows and the strategic elements of gameplay. Ultimately, you will learn how to define character, setting, and structure to create a compelling game concept.
Brand New Brand
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
This course is the culmination of the Graphic Design Specialization and gives you an opportunity to tie together your knowledge and skills into a single project: a brand development guide for a company you will invent. This course takes you through the entire design process, from ideation to creation to presentation. Through the guide, you will be creating and giving a visual identity to an imaginary start-up company, and applying that visual identity to a number of forms. You will also develop a logotype and accompanying graphic palette to visually represent your company, as well as apply that design to a number of different applications to see it at work. Note: Only learners who have earned a certificate in the four previous courses in the Specialization are eligible to take the Capstone.
Launching Your Freelancing Business
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
The third course in the Building Your Freelancing Career specialization will help learners get their business plan ready to be public-facing and start finding work. The course will cover topics such as how to set boundaries with projects, how to build a public-facing portfolio and materials, and how to present one's work. CalArtians who do not see a "Sponsored by CalArts" notice when enrolling are encouraged to access this course and the specialization by joining through the Coursera for CalArts program linked in the course/specialization FAQ.
Approaching Music Theory: Melodic Forms and Simple Harmony
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
This course is about how music works. It is about the relationship between the technical and aesthetic details of music. It is also about how developing a meaningful theoretical vocabulary can help you think and talk about musical style, and how learning that vocabulary can expand your appreciation for music. In this course you will learn music theory not by looking at theory itself, but by listening to, looking at, and—yes!—writing your own musical examples. By hearing, seeing, and writing yourself, you will learn about classical, modern, ancient, pop, jazz, and folk styles. Through lectures, relevant examples, and numerous practice assignments, we will examine fundamental aspects of melody. We will move into working with two voices and counterpoint, and finally to three voices and the beginnings of harmonic function. This is an intermediate-level course for musicians and composers who already have some understanding of music theory through previous study. If you are a musician or composer looking to build a deeper understanding of music theory for composing, performing, or improvisation, you have come to the right place. If you are an amateur lover of music or, perhaps, play a musical instrument and want to develop a deeper sense of appreciation for music theory, aesthetics, and history, you are also in the right place!
Protect and Grow Your Freelancing Business
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
The fourth course in the Building Your Freelancing Career specialization includes an overview of laws surrounding freelance work and how to navigate them, how to prepare for taxes, intellectual property considerations, and how to protect one's work through legally sound contracts and agreements. CalArtians who do not see a "Sponsored by CalArts" notice when enrolling are encouraged to access this course and the specialization by joining through the Coursera for CalArts program linked in the course/specialization FAQ.
Fundamentos del Diseño Gráfico
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
El diseño gráfico es una herramienta de comunicación que siempre se encuentra en un proceso de expansión e innovación. Ya sea avances tecnológicos o la evolución de cómo nos comunicamos dentro de nuestras comunidades. Los diseñadores tienen la tarea de establecer y contribuir en gran parte a la cultura visual con la que interactuamos todos los días. Es por estas razones que aprender los fundamentos de esta práctica te será de gran ayuda. Practicarás habilidades para crear objetos hermosos, transmitir mensajes significativos, ser persuasivo, hacer crecer negocios, inspirar respuestas emocionales y hacer que las ideas sean accesibles para los todos. Estas herramientas básicas te abrirán las puertas a una gran variedad de opciones profesionales, creativas e intelectuales dentro del mundo del diseño. Saber cómo crear y transmitir mensajes visuales fuertes y convincentes es beneficioso para cualquier persona que trabaje en cualquier campo, desde la educación hasta los negocios o la tecnología.
World Design for Video Games
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
Start creating your world. A game world is not just a backdrop for your game—be it minimal or detailed, contained or part of a much bigger universe, it provides the context for your player. Ultimately, a game world should feel alive and wholly unique to any player who will experience it. In this course, we will explore game worlds in existing games and study the art and influences that inform their themes and styles. We will also investigate key components of environment and level design as well as strategies designers use to define gameplay or advance it. We’ll also look at navigation and the elements that make your world as real (or unreal) as you want it to be. A weekly challenge will prompt you to explore styles and inspirations for possible game worlds, and you’ll learn effective ways to communicate your ideas from concepts to presentation-worthy proofs of concept.
Основы графического дизайна
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
Графический дизайн — повсюду вокруг нас. Слова и изображения — структурные элементы графического дизайна — несут в себе большую часть контента как в цифровом, так и в печатном мире. Графический дизайн становится все более заметным и распространенным в нашей жизни, а графический дизайн в качестве практики — более важным в нашей культуре. На визуальных примерах этот курс ознакомит вас с основными принципами графического дизайна: создание изображений, типографика, композиция, работа с цветом и формой — основополагающими навыками, которые являются общими для всех областей практики графического дизайна. Нужно, чтобы вы не просто посмотрели видеоролики, где говорят о дизайне, необходимо, чтобы вы РАЗРАБОТАЛИ дизайн. Чтобы стать дизайнером, нужно быть творцом и специалистом по коммуникации, поэтому в этом курсе вам будет предоставлено множество возможностей для экспериментирования при выполнении упражнений и более практических проектов. В конце этого курса вы научитесь исследовать и изучать визуальное представление с помощью целого ряда техник создания изображений; усвоите основные принципы работы с формой, цветом и рисунком; ознакомитесь с терминами и навыками работы с типографикой; поймете и примените на практике принципы композиции и визуального контраста. По завершении курса и выполнении дополнительных брифов (настоятельно рекомендуется) вы будете обладать базовым набором навыков графического дизайна, которые сможете использовать в своих собственных проектах или для более глубокого изучения специализированной области графического дизайна. Для успешного прохождения этого курса вам потребуется доступ к компьютеру. Курс можно пройти и без компьютера, но это будет труднее. Наличие таких программ пакета Adobe Creative, как Illustrator, Photoshop и InDesign, а также знаний начального уровня по использованию этих программ помогут вам, особенно если вы планируете выполнять дополнительные брифы.
The Art of Filmmaking: Foundations of Time and Space
California Institute of the Arts (via Coursera)
Are you someone who is wanting to begin their journey as a filmmaker or want to further develop their craft? If you are a lover of cinema and have always wanted to learn about the artistry of film form, and create a film yourself, then this course may be for you! This course will introduce you to the foundations of the film visual language and explore how you can utilize it all to achieve your creative goals. The course has been designed in such a manner, that no matter what type of filmmaking you practice (narrative, documentary, or experimental), you will be able to learn about the visual language in all forms and apply it to your own creative practice. It is important to note that this course will not include any technical instruction such as camera operation or software training but will instead focus on the creative craft and theory of filmmaking. While not required, creative film assignments will be offered in each lesson, providing opportunities to put creative concepts into practice. To complete the creative film assignments, you will need basic knowledge and experience with nonlinear editing software (such as Adobe Premiere Pro or Davinci Resolve), and access to a camera or smartphone.