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Award a graphic design course with a landscape certificate drawn as a signed print proof, with crop marks, a CMYK colour strip of skills and a QR code.

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A4 and US Letter, composed for each
Your logo, colours and wording
A QR code on every copy that proves it is real
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Updated 8 November 2026 · Designed by the Hyperstack studio

What is on it

A complete record, not just a name

You write once

The same for everyone. Keep the template’s words or change them.

Title: Certificate of Completion
Statement: A line of thanks or achievement, written for this topic
Skills: Typography, Color theory, Layout and grids, Branding basics, Vector illustration and Print production
Details: duration and level
Signatures: Course Director and Training Manager

Filled in for each person

Hyperstack fills these from your list when you send.

Recipient name
Program or award name
Issue date
Credential ID
QR code to the verification page

Specifications

Sizes, fonts and colours

Sizes

A4: 297 × 210 mm · 11.69 × 8.27 in
US Letter: 11 × 8.5 in · 279 × 216 mm

Fonts

Archivo: Title, Text, Recipient name
IBM Plex Mono: Labels
Mrs Saint Delafield: Signatures

Google Fonts, free for commercial use.

Colours

Paper#fbfaf6
Ink#18181c
Accent#cf1670
Second accent#0b8ac2
Muted text#66666e

Change any colour in the studio.

Design notes

The wide page is a press proof. Crop marks at the four corners form the frame, registration marks sit in the top and bottom margins, and the slug lines outside the trim hold the issue date, credential ID, duration and level. Six skills sit under a colour control strip, one press unit each, and the signature goes in an Approved for press, OK to print box beside the QR code. Clean Swiss type keeps the name and the course easy to read.

About

Graphic Design Course Certificate, Press Proof Landscape

Design schools, colleges, online academies and creative agencies give this certificate when a student completes a graphic design course. A typical course moves from typography and colour theory to layout on a grid, brand identity and vector illustration, and it ends with a final project taken from brief to a print-ready file with bleed, CMYK colour and the right resolution. Students often show the certificate next to that project in their portfolio.

Wording on the template“Completed every project of the course, from type and color to grids, brand identity and vector artwork, and took a design from brief to a press-ready file.”

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Words that go with it

The email and the post, written for you

Email to send with it

Subject: name, your graphic design certificate is ready

Hi name,

Congratulations on finishing the course. From your first type studies to your final project, you have built work you can be proud of, and your certificate is now ready.

Open it to see your record, download a copy to print, or share it on LinkedIn and your portfolio site so clients and employers can verify it in one click. It is a good companion to the work itself.

We look forward to seeing what you design next.

Hyperstack fills in each person’s name and link when it sends.

Post for the recipient to share

I have finished my graphic design course. Weeks of type studies, colour exercises and grids ended in a full brand identity that I took from brief to a print-ready file. Thank you to my instructors for the honest critiques that made every project better. My certificate is below, and my portfolio is next. #GraphicDesign #Typography #Branding

Recipients share it with one click from their credential page, with the badge attached.

Printing

Printing it well

Print at actual size

Choose “Actual size” or 100% in the print dialog, not “Fit to page”, so the margins and the QR code keep their size.

Use card, not paper

A matte or silk card of 200–300 gsm (about 80–110 lb cover) feels like an award and does not curl in a frame.

Frame it

A4 fits a standard 21 × 29.7 cm frame; US Letter fits an 8.5 × 11 in frame, or an 11 × 14 in frame with a mat. Hang it on its side, as designed.

Mind the edges

Most home printers leave a thin white border. For a design that runs to the edge, use a print shop or your printer’s borderless setting.

Certificate or badge?

Send both. They do different jobs.

Certificate

A full record: name, statement, skills, dates and signatures
Printed and framed, or kept as a PDF
Opens to a page anyone can verify

Digital badge

A small image people put on LinkedIn and in email signatures
Carries the verified details inside it (Open Badges 2.0)
One click shows who earned it and who issued it

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How to send it

From template to everyone’s inbox

01
Make it yours
Open the template, add your logo and change any colour or word.
02
Add your people
Upload a spreadsheet, or connect your LMS, HR tool or form.
03
Send it
Each person gets an email and their own credential page, in one go.
04
They share it
Recipients add it to LinkedIn; anyone can verify it from the QR code.