Design & Illustration Courses

What if you could become a better designer by learning directly from the experts, having them show you what to do via comprehensive, well-structured video courses? Well, you can!

Whether you want to learn photo manipulation or text effects, magazine design or 3d design, you’ll find a course here to teach you the design skills you need. You can also take courses that take you through the major graphic design software, like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects, from start to finish. Each course is structured with a particular learning goal in mind, so you’ll end up with valuable new skills after each one. What will you learn today?

All Design & Illustration courses:

  1. Affinity Designer Quick Start Course

    Affinity Designer Quick Start Course

    Course Beginner

    What is Affinity Designer? It's an award-winning graphics application with tons of uses. Learn how to use Affinity Designer in this quick start course.

  2. Create an Isometric Type Effect in Adobe Illustrator

    Create an Isometric Type Effect in Adobe Illustrator

    Course Beginner

    In this course, you'll learn how to create isometric text in Illustrator. We'll create 3D isometric text effects, and you can use any type you like!

  3. Mastering Logo Design in Adobe Illustrator

    Mastering Logo Design in Adobe Illustrator

    Course Beginner

    Explore how to design your own logo with an experienced logo designer. We'll create a finished logo design by the end of the course!

  4. iPad Lettering: Complete Procreate to Illustrator Workflow

    iPad Lettering: Complete Procreate to Illustrator Workflow

    Course Beginner

    In this course, we'll look at Procreate for hand lettering, Adobe Illustrator lettering, how to vectorize hand lettering in Illustrator, and more!

  5. How to Design a Book Cover

    How to Design a Book Cover

    Course Beginner

    Wondering how to become a book cover designer? Learn how to design a book cover in this free course. We'll explore cover design for books, book cover art,...

  6. Color Theory for Beginners

    Color Theory for Beginners

    Course Beginner

    Colors are a powerful visual tool that can help us evoke certain emotions. In this course, you’ll learn all about the fundamentals of color theory.

  7. The Ultimate Guide to Typography

    The Ultimate Guide to Typography

    Course Beginner

    Are you interested in typography? This complete course covers everything from typography history to typeface classification, how to choose a font, and more!

  8. Adobe Photoshop for Beginners

    Adobe Photoshop for Beginners

    Course Beginner

    Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop in this detailed course. You'll learn all the essential tools and techniques, starting from scratch!

  9. Photoshop Retouching for Beginners

    Photoshop Retouching for Beginners

    Course Beginner

    Wondering how to retouch skin in Photoshop? Learn about Frequency Separation in Photoshop and how to use Dodge and Burn and more techniques in this course.

  10. Adobe InDesign for Beginners

    Adobe InDesign for Beginners

    Course Beginner

    Looking to learn how to use Adobe InDesign? This beginner-friendly course will teach you all of the basics you need to know!

  11. Adobe Illustrator for Beginners

    Adobe Illustrator for Beginners

    Course Beginner

    Learn how to use Adobe Illustrator in this free course for absolute beginners. By the end, you'll know how to draw in Adobe Illustrator and so much more.

  12. Advanced Adobe Illustrator

    Advanced Adobe Illustrator

    Course Beginner

    In this free Adobe Illustrator advanced course, we’ll create different graphics in various styles using a range of tools and techniques. Let's go!