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.

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Art History, Design, Logo Design, Design Strategies, Visual Design, Typography, Branding, Design Elements And Principles, Advertising, Aesthetics, Brand Marketing, Creativity, Culture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, Layout Design, Typography, Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Design, Graphic Design, Image Quality
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: User Research, Prototyping, Wireframing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Human Centered Design, Miro AI, Conceptual Design, User Flows, Collaborative Software, Design Specifications, Persona Development, Design Software, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Ideation, Animations
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Epic Games
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Software Design Documents, Ideation, Interactive Design, Conceptual Design, User Experience Design, Program Development, Prototyping, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Browser Compatibility, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design and Development, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), Verification And Validation, Web Development, Interactive Design, Usability, Event-Driven Programming, Web Development Tools, Data Structures
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Video Production, Infographics, Course Development, Developing Training Materials, Multimedia, Podcasting, Discussion Facilitation, Digital pedagogy, Content Creation, Constructive Feedback, Instructional Design, Design Reviews, Education Software and Technology, Pedagogy, Storyboarding, Teaching, Design, Collaborative Software, Planning, Virtual Environment
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Infographics, Adobe Illustrator, Graphic and Visual Design, Data Mapping, Graphic Design, Typography, Layout Design, Design Elements And Principles, Storytelling, Color Theory
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Web Design, Canva (Software), Responsive Web Design, Web Content, Usability, Social Media, Graphic Design, Design Elements And Principles, Business
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Data Processing, Web Scraping, Data Visualization, Relational Databases, Restful API, Web Services, SQL, Databases, Data Visualization Software, JSON, Interactive Data Visualization, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Structures, Programming Principles, Data Cleansing, Network Protocols, Data Analysis, Python Programming, Computer Programming
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Graphic and Visual Design, Layout Design, Design Research, Visual Design, Adobe InDesign, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Storytelling, Digital Publishing, Aesthetics, Color Theory, Creativity, Peer Review
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Animations, Game Design, Video Game Development, Design, Technical Design, Conceptual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Creative Design, Storytelling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Instructional and Curriculum Design, Needs Assessment, Instructional Design, Learning Theory, Diversity and Inclusion, Training and Development, Education and Training, Curriculum Development, Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months