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.



Brand New Brand
This course is part of Graphic Design Specialization

Instructor: Michael Worthington
Access provided by New York State Department of Labor
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What you'll learn
Synthesize typography, imagemaking, composition and systematic thinking skills through ideation, invention, and conceptualization
Demonstrate visual research and development skills through the creation of a Brand Development Guide
Expand a brand identity's palette through the inclusion of graphic marks or icons, color, secondary typefaces, and/or images
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There are 7 modules in this course
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2 videos4 readings
In this module you will choose an area your start-up company works in, create a written (fake) history of your company, define company idealogical goals and philosophy, brainstorm for naming ideas and name your company.
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5 videos2 readings1 peer review1 discussion prompt
In this module you will carry out visual research of reference material for your start-up's identity. You will create digital “mood boards” to show the look and feel and visual direction of your company's identity.
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2 videos2 readings1 peer review
In this module you will learn how to create a logotype for your company, with emphasis on finessing typographic forms.
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8 videos1 reading1 peer review
In this module you will be extending the palette of your brand identity by creating a suite of elements for your start-up company: color palette, visual mark, secondary typefaces, imagery/forms and a secret ingredient.
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10 videos1 reading1 peer review1 discussion prompt
In this module you will be using your extended palette, or suite of elements, to create a set of design pieces that showcase the identity for your imaginary start-up company.
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1 video1 reading1 peer review
In this module you will be reworking and refining your identity components. You will be finishing and refining the design of your Brand Development Guide and submitting it for the final. We will be wrapping things up this week and reviewing our peers' work.
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6 videos2 readings1 peer review
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Reviewed on Feb 24, 2017
It was great in terms of working on closer to a long-term project and even learning what a branding guide is. Plus it added to my portfolio and I got a lot more working experience with my programs.
Reviewed on Jun 11, 2020
Great course and the project covered all the topics we needed to learn. Nice hands-on experience. It boosted my confidence. Thank you to the instructor! You helped me gain a new skill!
Reviewed on Dec 2, 2024
The course was very interesting but I couldn't get a grade immediately because the person marking it was a colleague I didn't know and it wasn't clear who the colleague was
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