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.

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Instructional Design, Prototyping, Multimedia, Student Engagement, Pedagogy, Presentations, Design Reviews, Teaching, Classroom Management, Interactive Learning, Peer Review, Visual Design, Graphic Design, Technical Communication, Creative Design, Security Controls, Information Privacy, Driving engagement, Collaborative Software, Learning Strategies
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, Graphic Design, Typography, User Experience Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Digital Design, Design Elements And Principles, Web Design and Development, Adobe Photoshop, Image Quality
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Design, Storytelling, Layout Design, Typography, Adobe InDesign, Design Research, Information Architecture, Color Theory, Adobe Photoshop
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Human Computer Interaction, Typography, Graphic Design, Layout Design, Information Architecture, Application Design, Interaction Design, User Experience Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Experience, User Experience Design, User Research, Design Thinking, Persona (User Experience), Usability, User Centered Design, User Interface (UI), Mockups, Prototyping, Sprint Retrospectives, Wireframing, Sprint Planning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

IBM
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Dashboard, Plotly, Data Visualization Software, Web Scraping, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Generative AI, SQL, Data Wrangling, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, IBM Cognos Analytics, Interviewing Skills, Excel Formulas, Data Import/Export, Microsoft Excel, Python Programming
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Style Guides, Branding, Typography, Graphic and Visual Design, Brainstorming, Design Research, Layout Design, Adobe InDesign, Creativity, Adobe Photoshop, Color Theory, Design Elements And Principles
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Color Theory, Design, Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Layout Design, Geospatial Mapping, Design Strategies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, Persona (User Experience), UI/UX Strategy, Web Design, User Experience, Wireframing, User Research, User Centered Design, Mockups, Usability Testing, Requirements Analysis, Target Audience, Agile Methodology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Presentations, Photo Editing, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Infographics, Video Editing, Branding, Marketing Materials, Layout Design, Animations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Graphic and Visual Design, Image Analysis, Design Elements And Principles
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Mockups, Responsive Web Design, Web Design, User Experience Design, Prototyping, Web Language, Graphic and Visual Design, HTML and CSS, Design Reviews, Typography
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months