Graphic Design: Illustrating Badges and Icons with Geometric Shapes
Draw clean badges and icon sets from simple circles, squares and lines.
What you will learn
- Use shape, colour and composition well
- Build your work step by step
- Avoid the most common beginner mistakes
- Develop your own style
- Present your work in a portfolio
About this course
Draw clean badges and icon sets from simple circles, squares and lines.
This course is built around practice: every section ends with a small task, and the final project brings it all together so you finish with something real to show.
Who this course is for
- Beginners who want a clear, step-by-step path
- Professionals who want to sharpen their skills
- Anyone who learns best by doing
Requirements
- A computer, tablet or phone with internet
- No earlier experience needed — we start from the basics
- About 30 minutes a day to practise
Course curriculum
6 sections · 25 lectures · 05 hr 05 mins total
Getting started3 lectures
- Welcome to Graphic Design Preview 04:20
- How this course works Preview 06:05
- Setting up for success 09:40
Seeing like an artist4 lectures
- Shape, line and balance 07:30
- Light and colour 11:15
- Composition rules (and when to break them) 13:45
- Finding your style 09:50
Hands-on practice4 lectures
- Setting up your tools 15:20
- Step-by-step first piece 12:10
- Common mistakes and fixes 08:35
- Adding finishing touches 14:05
Your portfolio3 lectures
- Choosing your best work 07:30
- Presenting your work online 11:15
- Getting your first clients 13:45
Bonus lessons6 lectures
- Live Q&A recording 32:10
- Common questions answered 14:25
- Templates and checklists 06:40
- Case study: a real project 21:05
- Tools I use every day 11:50
- Interview with a professional 26:30
Final project5 lectures
- Your project brief 05:30
- Step-by-step walkthrough 24:40
- Hand in your project 10:00
- Final quiz 05:00
- What to learn next 04:10
Your instructor
Pamela Foster
Lead UX Designer
- ★ 4.7 rating
- 9,195 students
- 4 courses
Pamela leads a design team at a product studio and has shipped apps used by millions. Her courses turn design theory into screens you can show in a portfolio.
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Tasnim Chowdhury (verified owner) –
Short lessons that fit around my job. The final project is excellent.
Mehedi Rahman (verified owner) –
Great content and good examples. I wish there were a few more exercises.
Imran Hossain (verified owner) –
The instructor explains everything step by step. Best course I have taken online.