Visual Design

Visual Design is a crucial skill in creating compelling aesthetics and layouts for various mediums, including websites, apps, and print materials. Coursera's visual design catalogue helps you delve into the fundamental principles of visual design, such as balance, contrast, and proportion. You'll learn how to create engaging user interfaces, manipulate visual elements for effective storytelling, and understand the impact of typography, color, images, and layout in visual communication. You'll also gain insights into industry-standard design tools and software, and how to effectively present your visual design concepts. This skill will enable you to enhance your portfolio and proficiency as a graphic designer, web designer, UI/UX designer, or any role that involves creating visually appealing and user-friendly designs.
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  • Status: Free Trial

    California Institute of the Arts

    Skills you'll gain: Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Visual Design, Photography, Logo Design, Design Software, Digital Design, Creative Design, Color Theory, Adobe InDesign, Photo Editing, Graphic and Visual Design, Image Quality, Style Guides, Branding, Art History, Design, Design Research

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    22K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Preview

    California Institute of the Arts

    Skills you'll gain: Design Reviews, Design, Graphic Design, Design Elements And Principles, Visual Design, Peer Review, Typography, Creative Design

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    895 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Status: AI skills

    Adobe

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Responsible AI, Logo Design, Digital Design, Generative AI, Graphic Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Visual Design, File Management, Design Reviews, Project Design, Prompt Engineering, Image Analysis, Presentations, Client Services, Content Creation, Marketing Design, Branding, Storytelling

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    1.6K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial

    Adobe

    Skills you'll gain: Typography, Logo Design, Responsible AI, Digital Design, Creative Design, Visual Design, Graphic Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Color Theory, Content Creation, Generative AI Agents

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    1.1K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial

    California Institute of the Arts

    Skills you'll gain: Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Visual Design, Photography, Design Software, Digital Design, Creative Design, Color Theory, Image Quality, Photo Editing, Creativity

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    18K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview

    Coursera Instructor Network

    Skills you'll gain: Prototyping, User Interface (UI) Design, Usability, User Research, Interactive Design, UI Components, User Centered Design, Mockups, Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design Thinking, Design Elements And Principles, Typography, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    35 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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  • Coursera Project Network

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Web Design and Development, Web Applications, Web Content, Digital Publishing, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Visual Design, Social Media, Graphic Design, User Accounts, Business

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    1.4K reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: New
    Status: Free Trial

    Skillshare

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Digital Design, Web Design, Graphic and Visual Design, User Experience, Motion Graphics, Adobe XD, Graphic Design, Animations, Prototyping, Typography, Visual Design, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Style Guides, Storytelling, Creative Design

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Status: AI skills

    Adobe

    Skills you'll gain: Content Creation, Typography, Responsible AI, Logo Design, Digital Design, Generative AI, Social Media, Graphic Design, Social Media Management, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Social Media Campaigns, Creative Design, Adobe Photoshop, Visual Design, Content Marketing, Infographics, Content Strategy, Storytelling, Color Theory, Branding

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    1.6K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: New
    Status: Preview

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Design, Design, Media and Communications, Color Theory, Art History, Typography, Creativity, Psychology

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial

    Adobe

    Skills you'll gain: Content Creation, Web Content, Multimedia, Infographics, Storyboarding, Video Production, Visual Design, Adobe Creative Cloud, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Digital Media Strategy, Storytelling, Communication, Editing

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    85 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    Status: Free Trial

    Skillshare

    Skills you'll gain: Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Visual Design, Storytelling, Creative Design, Design Strategies

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

What brings you to Coursera today?

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  • California Institute of the Arts
  • Adobe
  • Skillshare
  • University of Colorado Boulder
  • University of California, Davis
  • Eindhoven University of Technology
  • Xbox