Graphic and Visual Design

Graphic and Visual Design is an art of creating visual content to communicate messages. It involves applying visual hierarchy and page layout techniques, designers use typography and pictures to meet users’ specific needs and focus on the logic of displaying elements in interactive designs to optimize the user experience. Coursera's Graphic and Visual Design catalogue teaches you the principles of design, visualization, and composition. You'll learn to select, create, and manipulate graphic elements, understand color theory, typography, and layout design. Hone your skills in visual perception and design language, develop a strong understanding of the design process, and learn to use design tools like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Whether you're an aspiring designer or a professional looking to deepen your understanding, mastering these skills will enable you to convey messages effectively through visual representation.
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  • Status: Free Trial

    University of Minnesota

    Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Research, Design Research, User Interface (UI) Design, Usability Testing, Prototyping, User Interface (UI), Usability, User Experience, User Centered Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Ideation, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Qualitative Research, Design Thinking, Human Centered Design

  • Status: Preview

    Skills you'll gain: Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Typography, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Adobe Creative Cloud, Design Elements And Principles, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Design Software, Color Theory, Image Quality, Creativity

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    Michigan State University

    Skills you'll gain: Animations, Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Color Theory, Video Game Development, Adobe Photoshop, Game Design, Computer Graphics, Graphic and Visual Design, Creativity

  • Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), LinkedIn, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Social Media Content, Professional Networking, Design Elements And Principles

  • Status: Free

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, User Research, User Experience Design, Design Research, Usability Testing, User Centered Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Human Centered Design, Data Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Information Architecture

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    Status: Free Trial

    Skills you'll gain: Extensible Markup Language (XML), Extensible Languages and XML, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Graphic and Visual Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Computer Graphics, Animations, Typography, Semantic Web, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Scalability

  • Status: Preview

    High Tech High Graduate School of Education

    Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, Storytelling, Graphic and Visual Design, Typography, Creativity

  • Status: Free Trial

    Michigan State University

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Video Game Development, Adobe Photoshop, Animation and Game Design, Conceptual Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Graphical Tools, Graphic and Visual Design, Data Import/Export, Design Elements And Principles, Image Analysis, Color Theory, Editing

  • Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Product Promotion, Marketing Materials, Promotional Strategies, Product Knowledge, Design, Presentations, Dashboard, Graphic and Visual Design, Creative Design, Graphical Tools, Graphic Design, Selling Techniques, Sales

  • Skills you'll gain: Marketing Collateral, Marketing Materials, Canva (Software), Promotional Materials, Business Marketing, Marketing Design, Marketing, Creative Design, Business, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Design Elements And Principles

  • Status: Free Trial

    California Institute of the Arts

    Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Adobe InDesign, Design Research, Storytelling, Creativity, Digital Publishing, Design Elements And Principles, Peer Review

  • Status: Free

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Color Theory, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Typography, Adobe Creative Cloud, File Management

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