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    Study visual design for creating compelling visuals. Learn about color theory, typography, and layout design for print and digital media.

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      SkillUp EdTech

      UX/UI Design Fundamentals: Usability and Visual Principles

      Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience, User Centered Design, Usability, User Flows, User Interface (UI) Design, Responsive Web Design, Interaction Design, Typography, Prototyping, Persona Development, Color Theory

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera

      Pixels with Purpose: Lo-Fi to Hi-Fi Design in Sketch

      Skills you'll gain: Mockups, Prototyping, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Wireframing, UI Components, User Experience Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Software, User Centered Design

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      California Institute of the Arts

      Game Design: Art and Concepts

      Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Animations, Prototyping, Conceptual Design, Video Game Development, Storytelling, Software Design Documents, Ideation, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Storyboarding, Design, Virtual Environment, Art History, Technical Design, Design Elements And Principles, Usability Testing, Creative Design, Design Strategies, Graphic and Visual Design

      4.7
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      IBM AI Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Large Language Modeling, Restful API, ChatGPT, Flask (Web Framework), Generative AI, Software Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Scrum (Software Development), Application Deployment, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Software Engineering, Software Design Patterns, Data Import/Export, Python Programming, Engineering Software, Machine Learning, Data Science

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      71K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera

      Facebook Visuals: Enhance Photography & Design

      Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Drive Engagement, Photo Editing, Photography, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Content Creation, Social Media Content, Content Strategy, Social Media, Typography, Color Theory

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      An Introduction to Learning Experience Design (LXD)

      Skills you'll gain: Multimedia, Learning Theory, Instructional Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Educational Materials, Learning Management Systems, Course Development, Design Thinking, Professional Development, Brainstorming, Education Software and Technology, Motivational Skills, Communication, Design, Content Creation, Student-Centred Learning, Design Strategies, Prototyping, Creative Thinking, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      84 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google

      Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design

      Skills you'll gain: User Research, User Experience Design, Design Thinking, User Centered Design, Usability, Persona (User Experience), Usability Testing, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Wireframing, Prototyping, Sprint Retrospectives, Sprint Planning

      4.8
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      73K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Introduction to UX/UI Design

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe XD, Design Thinking, User Research, InVision (Design Software), Wireframing, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Emerging Technologies, Prototyping, Software Development Life Cycle

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      16 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Alberta

      Software Design and Architecture

      Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Model View Controller, Unified Modeling Language, Object Oriented Design, Service Oriented Architecture, API Design, Systems Architecture, Web Services, Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Microservices, Restful API, Software Visualization, Code Review, Solution Architecture, Software Systems, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Development, Java

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Meta

      Meta Front-End Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Version Control, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, Responsive Web Design, Data Structures, Unix Commands, HTML and CSS, Git (Version Control System), Persona (User Experience), GitHub, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), React.js, Mobile Development, Front-End Web Development, Algorithms, Javascript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

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      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      23K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Python for Everybody

      Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Data Processing, Relational Databases, Data Visualization, JSON, Database Design, SQL, Network Protocols, Web Services, Restful API, Data Modeling, Programming Principles, Application Programming Interface (API), Database Systems, Database Management, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Structures, Data Collection, Computer Programming, Python Programming

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      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      278K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Xbox

      Xbox Graphic Designer

      Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Logo Design, Typography, User Interface (UI), Interaction Design, Figma (Design Software), Adobe Illustrator, Design Reviews, Wireframing, Usability, Graphic and Visual Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Adobe Photoshop, User Experience, Graphic Design, User Centered Design, Photo Editing, Game Design, Generative AI

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      47 reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular visual design courses

    • UX/UI Design Fundamentals: Usability and Visual Principles: SkillUp EdTech
    • Pixels with Purpose: Lo-Fi to Hi-Fi Design in Sketch: Coursera
    • Game Design: Art and Concepts: California Institute of the Arts
    • IBM AI Developer: IBM
    • Facebook Visuals: Enhance Photography & Design: Coursera
    • An Introduction to Learning Experience Design (LXD): University of Michigan
    • Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design: Google
    • Introduction to UX/UI Design: IBM
    • Software Design and Architecture: University of Alberta
    • Meta Front-End Developer: Meta

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