By the end of this course, you'll be able to apply professional design principles to your remote trainings, even if you've never thought of yourself as a designer. You'll identify the building blocks of visual design, guide your learners' attention with hierarchy, choose and pair fonts for readability, build accessible color palettes, use negative space and balance with intention, group related content for meaning, and document it all in a style guide that keeps an entire course consistent.

Using Design Principles to Enhance Remote Trainings

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How to apply visual hierarchy so learners' eyes land on what matters first, in the order you intend.
How to choose and pair fonts and build accessible, high-contrast color palettes for your trainings.
How to use negative space, balance, and grouping to make content clear instead of cluttered.
How to build a style guide that keeps fonts, colors, and visuals consistent across a whole course.
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August 2026
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