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Design Kickstart
Your 8-week introduction to the design principles behind all great work
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8 weeks
Your 8-week introduction to the design principles behind all great work
Certificate on completion
Receive a SOM verified credential when you complete this course to help you with your career.
Beginner
This is a beginners' course, ideal for those new to the subject with little to no prior experience.
Course Overview
In Design Kickstart, you’ll take on industry-inspired projects while learning key design concepts that will elevate your design work right away. By the end of this course, you’ll have all of the foundational design knowledge necessary to start crafting storyboards that are motion ready.
You Get:
8 Weeks of Video Training, Podcasts, and PDF Guides
Personalized Critique on your work
Access to our 24/7 online Community
Verified Credential upon Completion of the Coursework
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Course syllabus.
Learn to see like a designer
Get a brief overview of all the important design principles to be covered in the weeks ahead. As a project, you’ll try your hand at designing a style frame, exploring different shapes within the composition.
Contrast & Type
This week you’ll be introduced to the critical role of contrast in composition through the use of positive and negative space. We’ll cover figure ground, hierarchy, transition moments, rhythm and implied movement, and emphasis.
Color Theory, Grids & Movement
Learn to utilize grids, guides, and ratios, in your compositions. We’ll further explore Contrast and Emphasis, create movement in your still designs, and discover how adding color and value to your composition changes everything.
The life of a designer
This week is a "focus week," a chance to catch up on course work and material. Listen to our interview with Nathaniel Howe about building a career as a Designer, and get ready for the big project around the corner.
Making the complex simple
Typography is an incredibly important skill, and you'll be well-versed in using it effectively by the end of Kickstart. Learn how to utilize type and shape language to convey a message.
Advanced Storyboarding
There's a client that needs your design expertise, and you’ll have to pull on every bit of knowledge to impress them. Take a full set of boards from concept to finish, while picking up some helpful tips and tricks along the way.
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