IN India Pre-degree / Foundation
Social Media Graphics
Design for small screens, fast scrolls and every required size.
What the course covers
8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.
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- 1.1 How people actually look at a feed
- 1.2 Stopping the scroll
- 1.3 Small screens and thumbnail legibility
- 1.4 Brand consistency across posts
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- 2.1 The sizes each platform expects
- 2.2 Square, portrait and story formats
- 2.3 Safe areas and interface overlays
- 2.4 Designing one idea for several formats
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- 3.1 Focal point and hierarchy
- 3.2 Space, balance and crowding
- 3.3 Grids and templates for speed
- 3.4 Series and carousels
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- 4.1 Choosing fonts for small screens
- 4.2 Text over images
- 4.3 How much text, and when to cut
- 4.4 Quotes, captions and callouts
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- 5.1 A palette that survives the feed
- 5.2 Photography, stock and licensing
- 5.3 Illustration and icons
- 5.4 Accessibility and contrast
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- 6.1 Simple animated posts
- 6.2 Video thumbnails and covers
- 6.3 Subtitles and on-screen text
- 6.4 Length, loops and attention
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- 7.1 Templates and component libraries
- 7.2 Batching a month of content
- 7.3 Version control and asset naming
- 7.4 Handing files to a social team
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- 8.1 What engagement tells you about the design
- 8.2 Testing two versions
- 8.3 Taking feedback from comments
- 8.4 Building a style over time
What you will be able to do
By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:
- How people actually look at a feed
- The sizes each platform expects
- Focal point and hierarchy
- Choosing fonts for small screens
- Simple animated posts
- What engagement tells you about the design
Why take it
Who it is for
Designed for
- Pre-degree / Foundation students in India
- Studying: B.Des, BFA, B.Arch, B.Sc. Fashion Design, BPA (Performing Arts)
- Recent graduates strengthening a CV
- Anyone working in this field without a formal qualification
What you need
- No prior course needed
- A phone, tablet or computer
- About two hours in total
- Each of the five courses stands alone
Questions
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About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
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No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
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Yes. This course is placed at Pre-degree / Foundation for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
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A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
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Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
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There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
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Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.
Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.