Graphic Design Certificates Seattle, WA

Become a well-rounded Digital Designer: Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, and Visual (UI) Design. Conquer the essential Adobe applications (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Adobe XD); learn design concepts and theory; and develop several portfolio projects to showcase to employers or clients. This program includes 174 hours of hands-on training and 8 one-one-one mentoring sessions.

Launch a future-proof career designing digital experiences that power revenue, user loyalty, and product success. Distinguish yourself as a designer by compiling a portfolio to showcase solo, group, and client projects to employers based on UI design and Agile methodologies.

Gain the vocabulary and tools to tackle diverse design challenges on the job. Kickstart your portfolio and create beautiful, responsive designs for the web. This course is offered in person and live online, in a remote classroom setting.

In this certificate program, participants will learn the skills needed to become a well rounded digital designer, capable of designing websites, logos, social media graphics, and more. Attendees start by learning industry-standard apps such as Sketch, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Students then learn and implement design fundamentals such as design theory, composition, typography, color, web design standards, and more. Attendees will learn the skills needed to start a career as a visual designer and walk away with projects they can use in a portfolio to show prospective employers or clients. The program includes a free retake and several step-by-step workbooks.

In this 18-hour class, participants will learn about graphic design theory and practices as they work on a variety of design projects and get feedback to maximize design quality. Students will also learn about design theory, composition, typography, color, as well as other design elements. Students will work on multiple design projects including logos, social media graphics, album art, advertisements, and more. Attendees will walk away with projects they can use in a portfolio to show prospective employers or clients. The class includes a free retake and a slide deck with useful info, links, and tips & tricks.

This course covers the fundamentals of design theory and popular software for graphic and UX design, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Figma.

This beginner UX course is a 40-hour in-person or online program aimed at giving students the fundamentals to succeed in the fast-paced field of UX. The course curriculum covers a range of important UX topics, including user experience research, content strategy, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing. Students build skills quickly through GA's hands-on approach, and students will build experience with two of the most common platforms in the industry: Sketch and Invision. Graduates of the program walk away with a capstone project in addition to the foundational skills required to start a career in UX design.

Pivot your career path with this fifty-week user experience certificate program. Participants master necessary UX skills, build their portfolios, become certified, and make career connections. Foundational courses in this certification program include a user research overview, including research types and harvesting results, designer soft skills, such as collaboration and negotiation, and information architecture, including organizational schemes and documentation methods. Participants then move on to UX writing, interaction design, UX visual design, usability testing, and UX sketching. Instruction concludes with a capstone course, design fundamentals workshop, intensive case study, presentation skills, and a design portfolio lab.

This intensive, fifty-week course leads to a certification in UI/visual design. Participants do more than design eye-catching websites and other digital art. This course helps designers incorporate UI issues like brand awareness, navigational capacity, and business goals into their creations. Initially, participants explore areas like responsive design with users in mind, intuitive grid layout, user-centered typography for digital design, mastering soft skills, using design tools, and understanding accessibility issues. Next, instruction moves to advanced UI/visual design, understanding design systems, mastering development fundamentals, and UI for mobile devices. This program concludes with a capstone course and a portfolio development lab.