This comprehensive program takes you from design fundamentals to a job-ready portfolio while teaching you how to put AI to work across your creative process. You'll master the core tools of the industry, including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, and learn the principles of typography, color, layout, and composition that strong design is built on. From there, you'll move into interface design with Figma, creating wireframes, prototypes, and polished UI for websites and apps. Throughout the program, you'll apply these skills to real projects such as logos, posters, layouts, and digital products that you can show to employers and clients.
The program also prepares you for how design works today. You'll learn to use leading AI tools like ChatGPT, Adobe Firefly, and Midjourney alongside the AI features built into Creative Cloud to generate ideas, refine images, and speed up production. From there, you'll go a step further and use AI to build your own live design applications, from a custom portfolio website to brand studios and interactive design tools. By the end, you'll have the technical skills, the creative judgment, and the portfolio you need to launch a modern career in graphic design.
What You Will Learn
- Edit and retouch photos, build composites, and create graphics using layers, masks, and professional techniques in Adobe Photoshop
- Draw and refine vector artwork such as logos and icons with the Pen tool, shapes, and advanced features in Adobe Illustrator
- Design polished, print-ready layouts including brochures, magazines, and multi-page documents in Adobe InDesign
- Apply core design principles like typography, color theory, composition, and grids to create strong, professional work
- Design user interfaces and build interactive prototypes for websites and mobile apps using Figma
- Use leading AI tools such as ChatGPT, Adobe Firefly, and Midjourney to generate ideas, create visuals, and speed up your workflow
- Leverage the AI features built into Creative Cloud to edit images, generate content, and streamline repetitive tasks
- Build a portfolio of real projects, including live, AI-powered design applications, that you can show to employers and clients
Program Courses
Adobe Photoshop Bootcamp
Learn how to retouch and color correct photos, combine images, and create graphics in Photoshop. This course covers the basic and intermediate features of Photoshop such as color/contrast, photo retouching, layers, masks, filters, and saving files for web/video/print.
Adobe Illustrator Bootcamp
Learn how to draw and edit vector graphics using Adobe Illustrator. This course covers the basics and advanced features, including the Pen tool, effects, layers, masks, and more. Perfect for creating logos, icons, and more.
Adobe InDesign Bootcamp
Learn how to design professional page layouts in Adobe InDesign. In this course you’ll create a book, magazine spread, brochure, restaurant menu, and business card as you learn to work with graphics, style text, and design layouts.
Graphic Design Portfolio Bootcamp
Learn the fundamentals of graphic design as you get hands-on experience and produce real-world projects. Broaden your understanding of graphic design concepts, understand the elements of design, and expand your portfolio in this comprehensive graphic design course.
Figma Bootcamp
Start learning Figma for UI/UX design. Gain a solid understanding of its capabilities, from creating files, to designing on a grid, working with text/photos/colors, creating components, building prototypes, exporting assets, sharing files, creating animations, and more.
Figma Advanced
Take your Figma skills to the next level with this advanced prototyping course. Learn to use variables, modes, and conditionals to add more realistic interactivity to your prototypes.
UI Design Bootcamp
Learn the skills needed to launch a career in UI design in this advanced course. Gain expertise in UI fundamentals, wireframing, visual design concepts, and more. Build your portfolio through hands-on projects and personalized feedback.
AI for Graphic Design
Leverage the power of cutting-edge AI features in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, & InDesign, as well as AI image generation tools such as ChatGPT, Adobe Firefly, and Google Gemini in this hands-on class.
AI Coding Bootcamp with Claude Code
Take command of the full process of planning, building, and deploying real web applications with Claude Code in this beginner-friendly bootcamp packed with expert instruction, interactive practice, seven labs, and a capstone project.
AI Design Portfolio Development
Create three projects from a selection of seven options, such as a portfolio website, interactive design system, brand studio, social creative tool, pitch deck designer, brand identity app, or motion studio.
