Graphic design courses can help you learn typography, color theory, layout design, and branding strategies. You can build skills in creating visual content for both print and digital platforms, as well as developing a keen eye for aesthetics and composition. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, that support executing design projects and bringing your creative ideas to life.
University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Brainstorming, Design Thinking, Ideation, Creative Thinking, Innovation, Product Development, Human Centered Design, Product Design, Strategic Thinking, New Product Development, User Feedback, Prioritization, Customer experience improvement, Stakeholder Engagement, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Collaboration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Edureka
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Data Security
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Animations, Video Editing, Marketing Materials, Video Production, Storytelling, Marketing Design, Content Marketing, Timelines, Presentations, Marketing, Multimedia, Graphic Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Sungkyunkwan University
Skills you'll gain: Ancient History, Culture, Diagram Design, Intercultural Competence, Cultural Diversity, Liberal Arts, Language Learning, Language Competency, Research, World History, Social Studies, Anthropology, Discussion Facilitation, Literacy
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Timelines, Marketing Materials, Product Demonstration, Presentations, Marketing Design, Value Propositions, Sales Presentation, Sales Presentations, Team Oriented, Graphic Design, Entrepreneurship
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: White-Box Testing, Acceptance Testing, Software Development Methodologies, Configuration Management, Debugging, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Testing, Software Development, Software Engineering, Unified Modeling Language, System Testing, Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Unit Testing, Secure Coding, Test Case, Requirements Analysis, Waterfall Methodology, Agile Methodology, Project Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Differentiated Instruction, Teaching, Instructional Strategies, Digital pedagogy, Literacy, Oral Expression, digital literacy, Learning Styles, Media and Communications, Multimedia, Higher Education, Cultural Diversity, Writing, Non-Verbal Communication
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, IBM DB2, IBM Cognos Analytics, Big Data, Databases, PostgreSQL, Operational Databases, Relational Databases, Data Architecture, NoSQL, Data Pipelines, Applied Machine Learning, MongoDB, SQL, MySQL, Dashboard, Predictive Modeling, Python Programming
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Responsive Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design and Development, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, Front-End Web Development, UI Components, Typography
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Facebook, Digital Advertising, Graphic Design, Marketing Design, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Advertising, Social Media, Dashboard, Marketing, User Accounts, Business
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Creative Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of New Mexico
Skills you'll gain: Global Marketing, International Finance, Intercultural Competence, Organizational Structure, Business, Small Business Accounting, Business Management, Market Analysis, Economics, Workforce Management, Cultural Diversity, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Market Dynamics, Business Intelligence
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months