Visual Design Courses
Visual design courses can help you learn color theory, typography, layout principles, and visual hierarchy. You can build skills in creating compelling graphics, designing user interfaces, and developing branding strategies. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Figma, that support executing design projects and collaborating with teams. Additionally, you may explore methods for conducting user research and applying design thinking to solve visual communication challenges.
Popular Visual Design Courses and Certifications
Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Merchandising, Inventory Management, Inventory Control, Merchandise Displays, Retail Management, Consumer Behaviour, Visual Merchandising, Retail Store Operations, Retail Sales, Marketing Psychology, Customer Analysis, Customer Engagement, Analysis, Design
Skills you'll gain: Layout Design, Interactive Design, UI/UX Strategy, User Experience, Persona (User Experience), User Flows, Graphic and Visual Design, Digital Design, Data Sharing, Design Reviews, Design Software, Version Control
Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Engineering Design Process, Engineering Drawings, Prototyping, Assembly Drawing, Product Design, Product Development, Hardware Design
Skills you'll gain: Animations, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic and Visual Design, Content Creation, Digital Publishing, Multimedia, Video Production, Media Production, Data Sharing, Marketing
Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Debugging, Microsoft Visual Studio, Integrated Development Environments, Git (Version Control System), Microsoft Development Tools, Software Development Tools, Development Environment, Software Development
Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, 3D Assets, Video Game Development, 3D Modeling, Software Design Documents, Peer Review, Cross Platform Development, Animation and Game Design, Prototyping, C# (Programming Language), User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Experience Design, User Experience, Storytelling, Software Documentation, User Experience Design, Conceptual Design
Clemson University
Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Probability, Program Development, Probability Distribution, Design Strategies, Analysis
University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Advanced Analytics, Statistical Visualization, Tableau Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Graphing, Data Mapping, Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Histogram, Scatter Plots, Exploratory Data Analysis, Geospatial Mapping, Data Analysis, Forecasting
Skills you'll gain: Design Software, Diagram Design, Technical Design, Design, Open Source Technology, Software Installation, Data Import/Export
Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Network Analysis, Trend Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Forecasting, Data Quality, Text Mining, Exploratory Data Analysis, Datamaps, Spatial Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Data Transformation, Analysis, Data Mapping, Interactive Data Visualization, Analytics, Data Visualization, Business Analytics, Business Reporting
Skills you'll gain: Adobe Express, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Responsible AI, Logo Design, Digital Design, Layout Design, Generative AI, AI powered creativity, Usability, Graphic Design, Adobe Firefly, Document Control, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Visual Storytelling, Design Software, Visual Design, Packaging and Labeling, Branding, Storytelling
Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Clinical Research Ethics, Clinical Research, Healthcare Ethics, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Scientific Methods, Statistical Reporting, Informed Consent, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Drug Development, Sample Size Determination, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Inference
In summary, here are 10 of our most popular visual design courses
- Introduction to Merchandising: Coursera
- Beginner: Figma UI / UX Design Essentials: Skillshare
- Engineering and Product Design Processes: Arizona State University
- Building Digital Media using Graphic Design in PowerPoint: Coursera
- VSCode for Developers: Set up a professional environment: Coursera
- Game Design and Development with Unity: Michigan State University
- Design and Analysis of Algorithms: Clemson University
- Visual Analytics with Tableau: University of California, Davis
- Mastering KiCAD: Open-Source PCB Design for Beginners: Coursera
- SAS Visual Business Analytics: SAS
