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What Is Graphic Design?

Graphic design is visual communication through artwork or combined images and text. Designers create logos, ads, social media graphics, magazines, books, websites, apps, and more. Designers work in a variety of different mediums: print, web, presentations, and more. Some people associate graphic design with older types of design (such as print) because new types of designs have specific names (web design, UI design, etc.).

What Apps Do Graphic Designers Use?

Graphic designers commonly use apps such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator as well as other specialized apps mentioned below (for each specific type of design).

What Is UX Design?

UX designers create the customer experience, which should be easy, intuitive, and anticipates the customer’s needs. User centric design includes user research, product development, prototyping ideas,user testing, and more.

What Apps Do UX Designers Use?

UX designers commonly use apps such as Sketch (which is Mac only), Adobe XD, Axure, InVision, and others.

What Is UI & Web Design?

UI (User Interface) Design is designing the visuals of digital products such as apps and websites. UI Design is sometimes called Visual Design. Visual designers create the layout, type, color, composition, and visuals for digital pieces. Unlike static mediums like print, UI and web design can also include user interaction, animation, and video.

What Apps Do UI & Web Designers Use?

Visual designers commonly use apps such as Sketch (which is Mac only), Adobe XD, Photoshop for web design and photo editing/graphics, Adobe Illustrator

What Is Motion Design?

Motion design is like graphic design for video and animation. It uses graphic design concepts such as typography, color, composition, etc. and adds in movement, time, sound, etc. Motion designers work can be seen in video (TV, movies), web, apps, etc.

What Apps Do Motion Designers & Video Editors Use?

Motion Designers commonly use apps such as Adobe After Effects for animation and video effects, Adobe Photoshop (for graphics and making animated GIFs), Adobe Illustrator (for graphics). Video editors use apps such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple's Final Cut Pro, and Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve.

How Do I Get Started in Design?

With so many different kinds of design, first you must figure out what type of design you’re most interested in.
Learn the apps you’ll be designing with (as we mentioned above).
Learn design concepts (typography, color, composition, user interaction, etc.).
Practice, practice, practice. This is important for you to develop and improve your skills, as well as to create work for your portfolio.
Build a portfolio of your work (as a portfolio website). Every designer needs a portfolio website showcasing their talent. Start of with a few strong pieces. Initially focus on quality, not quantity. You can add more work as you create it.

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Design Courses by School

Here are some of the top schools offering Design training, including Noble Desktop (48 courses), Èspero (41 courses), and School of Visual Concepts (26 courses).

Noble Desktop

NYC location: 185 Madison Avenue, New York, NY

Founded in 1990, Noble Desktop offers part-time and full-immersion courses on anything you can think of from design and coding to business. Located in New York City and providing courses both online and in-person, Noble Desktop prides itself on accommodating dynamic courses and bootcamps with hands-on learning, time-tested curriculums, and education from top industry experts.
- Graphic Design Certificate
  - 84 Hours
  - $2,995
- Web Design Certificate
  - 162 Hours
  - $4,995
- Video Editing Certificate
  - 78 Hours
  - $2,995
- Motion Graphics Certificate
  - 96 Hours
  - $3,495
General Assembly
Locations:
- Atlanta
- Austin
- Boston
- Chicago
- Dallas
- Denver
- Detroit
- Houston
- Los Angeles
- Miami
- Minneapolis
- Nashville
- NYC
- Orlando
- Phoenix
- Raleigh
- Salt Lake City
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- Tampa
- Toronto
- Washington, D.C.
- London
- Charlotte
- Louisville
- St. Louis
- Live Online
- Melbourne
- Sydney
- Paris
- Singapore
+ 27 more
General Assembly provides a variety of bootcamps and workshops in digital marketing, user experience design, and immersive courses in software engineering and data science. Students have a choice between part-time, full-time, or online classes, committed to finding you the most flexible fit for your busy schedule.
- UX Design Bootcamp (Online)
  - 12 Weeks
  - $16,450
- UX Design Short Course (Online)
  - 60 Hours
  - $4,500
- Visual Design Short Course (Online)
  - 32 Hours
  - $3,500
Devmountain
Locations:
- Salt Lake City
- Dallas
- Phoenix
- Live Online
Devmountain is a design and coding school that provides inclusive housing for students in immersive programs and is currently located in Utah, Texas, and Arizona. Devmountain offers remote and in-person courses including iOS development, software QA, user experience and design, and web development.
- User Experience Design Immersive
  - 13 Weeks, 40 hr/wk
  - $9,900
- UX Bootcamp Part-Time
  - 16 Weeks, 9 hr/wk
  - $9,900
- UX Design Remote
  - 13 Weeks, 40 hr/wk
  - $9,900
- UX Design Part-Time Remote
  - 16 Weeks, 9 hr/wk
  - $9,900
Ironhack
Locations:
- Miami
- Live Online
- Madrid
- Barcelona
- Paris
- Mexico City
- Berlin
- Amsterdam
- São Paulo
- Lisbon
+ 5 more
Ironhack is an international tech school located on nine campuses including Miami, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Lisbon, and Sao Paulo. Ironhack offers a variety of bootcamps and immersive courses both online and onsite in web development, UX/UI design, and data analytics.
- UX/UI Design bootcamp (Full-time)
  - 9 Weeks, 40 hr/wk
  - $12,500
- UX/UI Design Part-time
  - 24 Weeks, 12 hr/wk
  - $13,000
Shillington School
Locations:
- London
- NYC
- Sydney
- Melbourne
- Brisbane
- Manchester
- Live Online
+ 2 more
A graphic design institute with locations around the world, Shillington School provides project-based training geared toward portfolio creation.
- Graphic Design Course
  - 3 Months
  - $13,950
LearningFuze

Irvine location: 9200 Irvine Center Dr, Irvine, CA

Learning Fuze is a web development bootcamp and coding school in Los Angeles. Learning Fuze provides coding prep courses, and part-time development courses either in-person or online. They also offer a 14-week full-stack development program focused on teaching front-end and back-end topics like JavaScript, React, Node, PHP, MySQL, CSS, and others.
- Part-Time UI/UX Bootcamp
  - 12 Weeks, 15 hr/wk
  - $7,990
Nashville Software School

Nashville location: 301 Plus Park Blvd., Nashville, TN

Nashville Software School (NSS) prepares individuals for careers in software development, UI/UX, data analytics, and data science. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, NSS offers both full-time and part-time courses, bootcamps, and professional development programs.
- Front-End Web Designer/Developer Bootcamp
  - 6 Months, 35 hr/wk
  - $12,500
- UI & UX For Digital Product Design
  - 4 Months, 3 hr/wk
  - $2,500
University of Denver Boot Camps

Denver location: 1901 E Asbury Ave, Denver, CO

The University of Denver offers full-time or part-time programs in web development, data analytics, cybersecurity, and digital marketing in Denver, Colorado, and online. The bootcamps are offered through the Center for Professional Development in partnership with Trilogy Education Services.
- UX/UI Boot Camp
  - 24 Weeks, 10 hr/wk
  - $10,995
Georgia Tech Boot Camps

Atlanta location: 84 5th St NW, Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech offers part-time and full-time courses in web development, data science and analytics, cyber and network security, and UX/UI. The bootcamps are offered through Georgia Tech Professional Education in partnership with Trilogy Education Services.
- UX/UI Boot Camp
  - 24 Weeks, 10 hr/wk
  - $10,000
University of Minnesota Boot Camps

Minneapolis location: 1890 Buford Ave, Falcon Heights, MN

University of Minnesota offers a 12-week and 24-week training in web development, data analytics, cybersecurity, and UX/UI in St. Paul, Minnesota. The bootcamps are offered through the University of Minnesota, College of Continuing and Professional Studies in partnership with Trilogy Education Services.
- UX/UI Boot Camp
  - 24 Weeks, 10 hr/wk
  - $10,995

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Design Topics

When searching for a design course, you want a class that covers design comprehensively, including the industry-standard design applications, design theory, and portfolio development. Design is a huge industry, so you'll want to narrow down which type(s) of design you want to focus on, such as graphic design, web design, UX design, visual design, video editing, and motion graphics. You can also choose to focus on a specific application within design, including popular apps like Adobe Photoshop. InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Adobe XD, and Sketch.

Graphic Design

Graphic designer is visual communication through artwork or combined images and text. Graphic designers create logos, ads, social media graphics, magazines, books, websites, apps, and more. They work in a variety of different mediums: print, web, presentations, and more.

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Web Design

Web designers create the look and feel of a website. They use typography, composition, and color to create visually appealing pages. These designs are commonly created in design apps such as Sketch, Adobe XD, Photoshop, and Figma. Some web designers focus only on the visual design of the website, while others also know how to code parts of the website (typically coding the front-end using HTML, CSS, and maybe some JavaScript).

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UX Design

Making a product (website, app, etc.) functional, navigable, and effective requires special skills and knowledge. User experience (UX) design requires both technical and creative skills. Responsible for product research, creating personas, defining the information architecture, developing wireframes, prototyping, and user testing, UX designers work in an environment of continuous improvement. Each testing cycle informs the next round of iterations, ensuring a product's ongoing functionality and effectiveness.

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Video Editing

The use of video online and in apps has increased tremendously and continues to grow. Designers are increasingly needing to design visuals for use in videos such as titles, intro graphics, supporting graphics, and much more. Creating and editing videos for social media, YouTube, and use on websites is a valuable skill for designers.

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Motion Graphics

The use of video and animation in websites, apps, emails, etc. has increased tremendously and continues to grow. The ability to work with motion graphics (video and animation) is a valuable skill for designers across a variety of mediums.

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Visual Design

Visual design refers to the strategic use of aesthetic elements to communicate a message to a given audience, typically for digital mediums such as websites, apps, and more. Visual designers use their expertise in typography, composition, hierarchy, contrast, scale, color, etc. to evaluate visual impact and make attractive and usable designs. Visual designers understand best practices in functionality and aesthetic consistency and apply this knowledge to their designs.

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Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is probably most popular photo-editing and design app within the Adobe Creative Cloud. Allowing you to edit, refine, sharpen, brighten, and retouch photos, Photoshop is popular among photographers as well as graphic designers. Going beyond photo editing, designers use Photoshop to design graphics for social media, websites, presentations, print layouts, animated GIFs, and much more.

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InDesign

Adobe InDesign is a design program that is used by graphic designers and businesses to create layouts for print. It's the premiere print design app within the Adobe Creative Cloud and is the industry-standard app for professional print design. Designers use InDesign to create books, magazines, flyers, brochures, business cards, posters, PDFs, and more.

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Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator is used by graphic designers and digital artists to draw vector graphics. It's used to create logos, icons, illustrations, product packaging, fashion designs, and much more. It's the premiere vector drawing app within the Adobe Creative Cloud and is often used in combination with InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects, and more.

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After Effects

Adobe After Effects is the Adobe Creative Cloud's leading app for motion graphics, animation, video compositing, and visual effects. You can use it to create animations and add visual effects for video, films, video games, television, and more. Design title graphics, composite multiple assets together into a finished scene (including the use of green screening), add effects to video, and so much more.

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Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro is the Adobe Creative Cloud's leading video editing app. Combine video clips and place them in the correct order within a sequence, add transitions, mix in audio such as voice over and music, and export a final video for use in social media, YouTube, TV, film, etc.

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Adobe XD

XD is the Adobe Creative Cloud's newest app for visual and UX designers to design websites, apps, and more. You can create designs using multiple artboards (for phones, tablets, and desktops), use symbols to create flexible design components, build working prototypes, animate elements, prepare designs for handing off to developers, and more. You can make a shareable link right from within XD to share your designs with clients, web developers, or for user testing. Adobe wants XD to be your choice for any kind of digital design.

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Figma

Figma is a cloud-based design tool that enables collaborative interface design with real-time cooperation among team members. Its versatility and user-friendly interface make it widely popular in the broader field of design, allowing designers to create, prototype, and gather feedback all in one platform.

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What Is Graphic Design?

What Apps Do Graphic Designers Use?

What Is UX Design?

What Apps Do UX Designers Use?

What Is UI & Web Design?

What Apps Do UI & Web Designers Use?

What Is Motion Design?

What Apps Do Motion Designers & Video Editors Use?

How Do I Get Started in Design?

Design Courses by School

UX Design Bootcamp (Online)

UX Design Short Course (Online)

Visual Design Short Course (Online)

User Experience Design Immersive

UX Bootcamp Part-Time

UX Design Remote

UX Design Part-Time Remote

UX/UI Design bootcamp (Full-time)

UX/UI Design Part-time

Graphic Design Course

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UI & UX For Digital Product Design

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