Become a Graphic Designer

Graphic designers create visual concepts that inspire, inform, and transform. Use industry-leading tools to build innovative design projects and discover the skills needed to become an in-demand visual thinker and communicator.

• Build a solid foundation in the elements of design: typography, color, and layout.
• Explore the design process to visualize compelling ideas.
• Practice with hands on exercises in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.

• Course 1: What is Graphic Design?
• Learn about graphic design and how it is used to convey ideas and concepts, and to enhance experiences. Discover the impact it has on the success of individuals and businesses.
• Course 2: Graphic Design Careers: First Steps
• Want to become a graphic designer? Discover the most crucial skills, tools, and techniques for graphic designers today, and where to find training to kick-start your career.
• Course 3: Introduction to Graphic Design: Concepts
• Learn core design skills in color, typography, and layout. Find out how to integrate these key skills into your workflow.
• Course 4: Graphic Design Foundations: Layout and Composition
• Learn how to create stronger, clearer, more attention-grabbing designs by understanding the how, why, and when of layout and composition.
• Course 5: Graphic Design Foundations: Typography
• Explore good typographic practices. Learn how to select and use type to add impact, how type is measured, and how factors like spacing and alignment affect your design.
• Course 6: Color for Design and Art
• Learn about the practical application of color theory: how to create color palettes, manipulate colors in Adobe tools like Photoshop and Illustrator, fix color problems, and more.
• Course 7: InDesign 2021 Essential Training
• Get up and running with Adobe InDesign. Discover how to use the 2021 version of the world's premier page-layout application.
• Course 8: Photoshop 2021 Essential Training: The Basics
• Discover how to work efficiently and effectively with Photoshop 2021. Learn about the program's core features, including key imaging concepts that all Photoshop users need to know.
• Course 9: Illustrator 2021 Essential Training
• Get started with Adobe Illustrator, the world's leading illustration and vector drawing application. Learn how to create artwork for print, the web, or use in other applications.
• Course 10: Creative Collaboration
• Learn how to leverage the collective wisdom of your team. Learn fresh approaches to creative collaboration that help you create better together.
• Course 11: Color Trends
• Embrace the power of the universal language: color. Learn how to use the 2020 Pantone color of the year—Classic Blue—and other color trends in your designs.