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
Epic Games
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Game Design, Video Game Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Code Reusability, User Experience, Programming Principles, Mockups
University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Storytelling, Design Software, Design, Storytelling, Layout Design, Adobe InDesign, Color Theory, Adobe Photoshop
Skills you'll gain: Motion Graphics, UI/UX Strategy, Animations, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, User Experience, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Prototyping, UI Components, Interactive Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), User Flows, Style Guides, Design Elements And Principles
Skills you'll gain: Design Reviews, AI powered creativity, Peer Review, Adobe Firefly, Generative AI, Adobe Creative Cloud, Graphic Design, Responsible AI, Adobe Photoshop, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Software, Design Strategies, Design Research, Oral Expression, Design Elements And Principles, Prompt Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, Graphic Design, Color Matching, Typography, Graphic and Visual Design, User Experience Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Digital Design, Creative Design, Design Elements And Principles, Visual Design, Design Software, Web Design and Development, Image Quality
UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Design Strategies, Business Transformation, Workforce Development, Strategic Thinking, Automation, Digital Transformation, Emerging Technologies, Innovation, Service Design, Forecasting
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Web Design, Web Design and Development, Graphic and Visual Design, Animations, Typography, Color Theory
Skills you'll gain: Experience Design, User Experience, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, User Research, UI/UX Strategy, Design and Product, A/B Testing, Design Research, Prioritization, Data Literacy, Strategic Prioritization, Usability, Resource Allocation, Product Improvement, Product Testing, Creative Design, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Business Strategy
Skills you'll gain: Human Factors (Security), User Experience Design, Usability, User Experience, Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Threat Modeling, UI/UX Strategy, Application Security, Human Factors, Authentications, UI/UX Research, Human Centered Design, Security Strategy, Authorization (Computing), User Story, Security Controls, Cybersecurity, Safety Standards, Information Privacy
California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Graphic Design, Art History, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Design, Design, Design Reviews, Design Elements And Principles, Research and Design, Design Research
Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Photography, Photo Editing, Driving engagement, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Social Media Content, Branding, Brand Marketing, Image Quality
Skills you'll gain: Legal Technology, Legal Writing, Design Thinking, Client Services, Design, User Experience Design, Human Centered Design, Graphic and Visual Design, AI literacy, Cross-Functional Collaboration
In summary, here are 10 of our most popular visual design courses
- User Interface in Game Design: Epic Games
- Basic Elements of Design: Design Principles and Software Overview: University of Colorado Boulder
- Designing Meaningful Interface Animation for UX: Packt
- Designing with GenAI and Capstone Project: Xbox
- Print and Digital Elements of Design: Branding and User Experience: University of Colorado Boulder
- Designing the Future of Work: UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)
- Styling with CSS – Layouts and Visual Design: Packt
- Design for Impact: A Guide to Product Experimentation: Packt
- Human-Centered Security: Designing Usable & Safe Systems: Packt
- Ideas from the History of Graphic Design: California Institute of the Arts
