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.

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Marketing Collateral, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Marketing Materials, Marketing Design, Brochures, Layout Design, Design Elements And Principles, Marketing Communications, Workflow Management, Presentations, Financial Statement Analysis, Integrated Marketing Communications, Social Media Content, Financial Acumen, Strategic Communication, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Typography, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Graphic Design, Digital Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Layout Design, Design Software, Design Elements And Principles, Color Theory
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Web Design, Digital Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Maintainability, Layout Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Usability, Creative Design, User Experience Design, Code Reusability, Web Applications, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Color Theory
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Creative Design, Visual Storytelling, Style Guides, Oral Expression, Storyboarding, Storytelling, Graphic and Visual Design, Creativity, Aesthetics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, Layout Design, Typography, Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Visual Design, Design, Graphics Software, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Creative Design, Visual Storytelling, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Design Reviews, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Graphic Design, Design Elements And Principles, Visual Design, Peer Review
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Premiere, Post-Production, Video Editing, Animations, Visual Storytelling, Editing, Storytelling, Color Matching
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Digital Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Visual Design, UI/UX Strategy, Human Computer Interaction, Usability, UI Components, Authentications, User Experience Design, Interactive Design, Human Machine Interfaces, Interaction Design, Software Design, Multimodal Prompts, Human Factors, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Responsible AI, Data Ethics
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Design, Design, Design Thinking, Media and Communications, Visual Storytelling, Art History, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Psychology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, User Research, Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Design Thinking, Mockups, User Interface (UI), User Experience, Prototyping, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Wireframing, Interactive Design, Design Research, Ideation, User Centered Design, Interaction Design, Figma (Design Software), Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: AI powered creativity, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphics Software, AI Integrations, Post-Production, Color Matching, Design Elements And Principles, Editing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, Visual Design, Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Layout Design, User Experience Design, User Experience, Graphic and Visual Design, Adobe XD, Prototyping, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Figma (Design Software), Oral Expression, Design Reviews, Interactive Design, Color Theory, Storytelling, Responsive Web Design
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months