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      Packt

      UX: Visual Design Process

      Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, Typography, Design Elements And Principles, User Experience Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Digital Design, Adobe XD, Prototyping, User Centered Design, Figma (Design Software), Oral Expression, Design Reviews, Interactive Design, Human Centered Design, Style Guides, Color Theory, Storytelling

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Elements and Principles of Visual Communication

      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

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      Skillshare

      Premium Logo Animation in Adobe After Effects: 3D & FX

      Skills you'll gain: Motion Graphics, Adobe After Effects, Animations, Video Editing, 3D Assets, Logo Design, Computer Graphics, File Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Skillshare

      Packaging Design: Redesign a Product for a Brand from A to Z

      Skills you'll gain: Packaging and Labeling, Competitive Analysis, Presentations, Product Design, Design Strategies, Design, Marketing Design, Adobe Illustrator, Graphic Design, Branding, Creative Design, Adobe Photoshop, Typography, Color Theory

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Skillshare

      The Art of Film Editing: Visual Effects & Sound Design

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe Premiere, Post-Production, Video Editing, Video Production, Animations, Motion Graphics, Storytelling, Music, Timelines

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Skillshare

      Graphic Design Theory - Hierarchy

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

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Visual Design of UI & Backends with AWS Amplify Studio

      Skills you'll gain: Authentications, UI Components, Full-Stack Web Development, Authorization (Computing), File Management, React.js, Application Deployment, Development Environment, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Web Applications, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Content Management, Data Modeling

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Skillshare

      Graphic Design Theory - Space

      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

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Graphic Design Elements for Non-Designers

      Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Color Theory, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Design, Typography, Graphic and Visual Design, User Experience Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Digital Design, Image Quality, Adobe InDesign, Creative Design, Design Software, Content Creation, Design Research, Information Architecture, Adobe Photoshop, Web Design and Development, File Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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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, Interactive Design

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      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, Peer Review, Game Design

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 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), User Interface (UI), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Wireframing, Prototyping, Sprint Retrospectives, Sprint Planning

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • UX: Visual Design Process: Packt
    • Elements and Principles of Visual Communication: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Premium Logo Animation in Adobe After Effects: 3D & FX: Skillshare
    • Packaging Design: Redesign a Product for a Brand from A to Z: Skillshare
    • The Art of Film Editing: Visual Effects & Sound Design: Skillshare
    • Graphic Design Theory - Hierarchy: Skillshare
    • Visual Design of UI & Backends with AWS Amplify Studio: Packt
    • Graphic Design Theory - Space: Skillshare
    • Graphic Design Elements for Non-Designers: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Game Design: Art and Concepts: California Institute of the Arts

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