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. Introduction to Magazine Design

    Introduction to Magazine Design

    Course Beginner

    Ever wanted to design a magazine but didn’t know where to start? In this course, Nicki Hart covers it all and shows you how to set up, design and export your...

  2. Illustrator Effects In-Depth

    Illustrator Effects In-Depth

    Course Beginner

    Learning the many possibilities of Illustrator’s effects and its vast array of tools is a mighty challenge to take on alone. In this course, Cheryl Graham...

  3. Digital Drawing Fundamentals

    Digital Drawing Fundamentals

    Course Beginner

    Talented digital painter and designer Kirk Nelson is here to help you learn the fundamentals of drawing on a digital canvas. This course walks you through...

  4. Advanced Print Design

    Advanced Print Design

    Course Advanced

    Now that you know the fundamentals, gear up to master InDesign for advanced projects and pre-press wizardry. Here, Nicki Hart will explain more advanced...

  5. Advanced UI Techniques

    Advanced UI Techniques

    Course Beginner

    Tired of the theory and ready to get cracking? Join Neil Pearce as he rolls up his sleeves and jumps into the hands on practice of creating advanced user...

  6. Book Layout in InDesign

    Book Layout in InDesign

    Course Beginner

    With the rise of self publishing, book layout and design has become an in-demand skill. Get started with publishing layouts! Nicki Hart is here to teach us...

  7. InDesign Fundamentals

    InDesign Fundamentals

    Course Beginner

    Jump into the world of print design by learning the leading publishing software, Adobe InDesign. Cheryl Graham does a masterful job of explaining the ins...

  8. Fundamentals of Print Design

    Fundamentals of Print Design

    Course Beginner

    Time to take your designs from the screen to the printed page? In Fundamentals of Print Design, Nicki Hart of DesignLikeAPro is here to help you understand...

  9. Icon Design

    Icon Design

    Course Beginner

    Icons can be the cornerstone of a good design. They’re the symbols that guide users and the design elements that set the tone of a design. On top of that,...

  10. Information Graphics

    Information Graphics

    Course Beginner

    Know the difference between a bubble and a locator graph? Got heaps of data you don’t know what to do with? In this course, Cheryl Graham explains all the...

  11. Character Design

    Character Design

    Course Beginner

    Quick, name a character! Memorable characters are part of our culture–from the Simpsons to Mickey Mouse, creating a unique and likeable personality is a...

  12. Producing and Selling Vector Stock

    Producing and Selling Vector Stock

    Course Beginner

    Think you’re ready to start selling vector stock art?Illustrating for stock and selling your work on sites such as GraphicRiver can be very rewarding,...