UI Design Certificate
via Noble Desktop
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Develop the visual side of websites and apps in Noble Desktop's UI Design Certificate. The program combines Figma with Photoshop, Illustrator, and design principles, connecting software skills to interface projects. Portfolio development gives you a place to explain design choices and show how your work comes together.
What's included with live classes
- Adobe Creative Cloud Software (4 months)
- Free course retake within one year to refresh the material and gain practice.
- 8 one-on-one mentoring sessions
- Course workbook
- Class recordings
Overview
Gain the expertise to design user interfaces for websites and mobile apps. This course covers key design principles and best practices, equipping you with the tools and techniques to create polished, responsive digital products.
- UI Design Fundamentals: Learn the core principles of UI design, including layout, composition, typography, color, and interactive elements. Understand how to design user-friendly interfaces that balance aesthetics with functionality across different digital platforms.
- Design Responsive Web & Mobile Apps: Create responsive designs that adapt to any screen size using tools like Figma, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Design websites and mobile apps that look great on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices, focusing on optimized layouts and smooth user experiences.
- Graphic Design Tools & Techniques: Develop skills in photo editing, vector graphics, and icon creation using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Learn how to retouch images, create scalable graphics, and design professional-quality assets for web and mobile interfaces.
- Interactive Prototypes & User Feedback: Bring your designs to life by creating clickable prototypes in Figma. Share your prototypes for client and user feedback, refining your designs to ensure a smooth development process and successful implementation of the final product.
Who this course is for
The certificate is for those seeking to learn industry-standard tools and skills for designing website and mobile app interfaces. This program is best suited for: Those who want to get started as a UI Designer, Visual Designer, or Digital Designer. Designers who are looking to gain digital design skills for designing websites and apps. Designers who have been away from the field and want to update their skills and design portfolio.
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- Live tuition
- $3,995
- Course length
- 121 hours
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Self-paced tuition & enrollment
Learn through recorded lessons on your own schedule.
- Tuition
- $3,995
- Course length
- 120 hours
- Format
- Self-paced online
This program is available for 180 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 180 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.
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Curriculum
What you'll learn
- Learn to use Figma for designing and prototyping the UI of websites, apps, etc.
- Gain an understanding of graphic design concepts and processes.
- Learn to retouch photos in Photoshop.
- Utilize Adobe Illustrator’s drawing tools to create graphics, icons, and logos.
- Learn how to develop a professional portfolio.
Course outline
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Adobe Photoshop Bootcamp 18 hours
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.
- Learn to retouch photos and create graphics
- Improve your images by adjusting color, brightness, and contrast
- Use selections to work with specific parts of an image
- Prepare images for digital, web, video, or print
- Make updates easier by using adjustment layers
- Remove backgrounds with layer masks
- Sharpen photos
- Create visual effects with filters, shadows, blend modes, and much more
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Adobe Illustrator Bootcamp 18 hours
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.
- Create a variety of graphics, including icons, patterns, and typography
- Use the Pen tool to create vector drawings, with our tracing templates to help you master this drawing tool
- Learn to work with shapes, appearance, and pathfinders for powerful effects
- Create colorful vector graphics using gradients and blends
- Create patterns for use in graphic and fashion design
- Save files for web, digital, or print
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Figma Bootcamp 12 hours
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.
- Create UI (user interface) and UX (user experience) designs for websites, apps, and more
- Design finished layouts that are optimized for mobile, tablet, and desktop screens
- Design on grids, extract image assets, share designs with clients/developers, and more
- Build interactive prototypes
- Make animations using smart animate
- Use components (including variants) to make updating your designs easier
- Work with Team libraries to share style and design components
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Graphic Design Portfolio Bootcamp 30 hours
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.
- Learn about the elements of design
- Develop and expand your graphic design portfolio
- Learn how to discuss your work and incorporate and evaluate critiques
- Broaden your understanding of graphic design concepts and processes, both formal and conceptual
- Upload your work to Adobe Portfolio (included with your Creative Cloud membership) to create your portfolio website
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UI Design Bootcamp 30 hours
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.
- Learn UI design concepts & best practices
- Design webpages and apps with Figma
- Get 1-on-1 help and feedback on your design work so you can learn and improve
- Develop projects for your portfolio to showcase your work as a UI designer
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AI for Graphic Design 12 hours
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.
- Understand how AI can support graphic design workflows, including ideation, image generation, research, writing, and automation, while learning the strengths and limitations of AI tools.
- Use leading AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Adobe Firefly, and Midjourney to generate and refine images, create visuals from prompts, and explore creative directions.
- Leverage AI-powered features in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign to remove distractions, expand and edit images, generate content, improve image quality, streamline repetitive tasks, accelerate production workflows, and more.
- Evaluate AI tools and workflows for commercial design projects, including topics such as copyright, data privacy, resolution limitations, and best practices for professional use.
Self-paced course
Learn through recorded lessons on your own schedule.
This program is available for 180 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 180 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.
View self-paced tuition & enrollmentGain the skills to design user interfaces for websites and mobile apps through a comprehensive course covering essential principles and industry tools. You’ll learn UI fundamentals such as layout, composition, color, typography, and interactive elements, while creating responsive designs that adapt seamlessly to desktop, tablet, and mobile screens using Figma, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Build practical skills in photo editing, vector graphics, and asset creation, then bring your work to life by developing interactive prototypes that can be shared for client or user feedback. This project-based approach equips you with the techniques needed to create polished, functional digital products.
Who the self-paced course is for
The certificate is for those seeking to learn industry-standard tools and skills for designing website interfaces. This program is best suited for: Those who want to get started as a UI (visual) Designer. Designers who are looking to gain digital design skills for designing websites and apps. Designers who have been away from the design field for a while and want to get back to being hands-on with today’s modern design apps, update their skills, and create an updated portfolio of design work.
Self-paced curriculum
What you'll learn self-paced
- Learn Figma for designing and prototyping the UI (user interface) of websites, apps, etc.
- Understand graphic design concepts and processes.
- Learn to design websites and apps.
- Learn to retouch photos in Photoshop.
- Use Adobe Illustrator’s drawing tools to create graphics, icons, and logos.
Self-paced course outline
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Adobe Photoshop Bootcamp (Self-Paced) 30 hours
Learn how to retouch and color-correct photos, combine images, and create graphics in Photoshop on your own schedule. This self-paced course covers essential tools and techniques, including color/contrast adjustments, photo retouching, layers, masks, filters, and exporting files for web, video, and print.
- Learn to retouch photos and design graphics
- Enhance images by adjusting color, brightness, and contrast
- Use selections to edit specific areas of an image
- Prepare images for digital, web, video, or print formats
- Simplify edits with adjustment layers
- Remove backgrounds using layer masks
- Sharpen and refine photos
- Apply visual effects with filters, shadows, blend modes, and more
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Adobe Illustrator Bootcamp (Self-Paced) 30 hours
Learn to draw and edit vector graphics at your own pace with 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.
- Create a variety of graphics, including icons, patterns, and typography
- Use the Pen tool to create vector drawings, with our tracing templates to help you master this drawing tool
- Learn to work with shapes, appearance, and pathfinders for powerful effects
- Create colorful vector graphics using gradients and blends
- Create patterns for use in graphic and fashion design
- Save files for web, digital, or print
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Figma Bootcamp (Self-Paced) 12 hours
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.
- Create UI (user interface) and UX (user experience) designs for websites, apps, and more
- Design finished layouts that are optimized for mobile, tablet, and desktop screens
- Design on grids, extract image assets, share designs with clients/developers, and more
- Build interactive prototypes
- Make animations using smart animate
- Use components (including variants) to make updating your designs easier
- Work with Team libraries to share style and design components
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Graphic Design Portfolio Bootcamp (Self-Paced) 30 hours
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.
- Learn about the elements of design
- Develop and expand your graphic design portfolio
- Learn how to discuss your work and incorporate and evaluate critiques
- Broaden your understanding of graphic design concepts and processes, both formal and conceptual
- Upload your work to Adobe Portfolio (included with your Creative Cloud membership) to create your portfolio website
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UI Design Bootcamp (Self-Paced) 30 hours
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.
- Learn UI design concepts & best practices
- Design webpages and apps with Figma
- Get 1-on-1 help and feedback on your design work so you can learn and improve
- Develop projects for your portfolio to showcase your work as a UI designer
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AI for Graphic Design (Self-Paced) 12 hours
Leverage the power of cutting-edge AI tools and features in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and other Adobe apps in this hands-on class.
- Generate vector illustrations, photo edits, and layouts using AI tools in Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign
- Create original visuals through prompt-based image generation with Midjourney, Leonardo AI, and DALL·E 3
- Enhance and restore images with AI-powered sharpening, upscaling, and denoising techniques
- Use ChatGPT and Notion AI to develop creative briefs, brand names, and design concepts
- Build mood boards, style guides, and concept sets with free and paid AI design tools
- Assemble a complete brand identity using multiple AI platforms within a simulated design workflow
What's included with self-paced
- Adobe Creative Cloud Software (4 months)
- 8 one-on-one mentoring sessions
- Course workbook
- Self-paced video lessons
Self-paced lessons
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Adobe Photoshop Bootcamp (Self-Paced)
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Getting Started
Lesson 1: Photoshop Foundations & Image Editing
10:00
Discover how to navigate Photoshop’s interface, workspaces, and essential tools with confidence. Learn how to reset preferences, manage panels, and troubleshoot interface issues. Perfect for beginners wanting a clean, organized setup.
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Photo Retouching
Lesson 1: Photoshop Foundations & Image Editing
10:00
Learn professional techniques for removing distractions and cleaning up photos using healing brushes and layer management. Understand the importance of working non-destructively and how to reset tools for precise edits. Create flawless images that look natural and polished.
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Cropping Photos
Lesson 1: Photoshop Foundations & Image Editing
16:40
Explore powerful cropping techniques that preserve your original pixels and maintain flexibility in your workflow. Learn how to straighten tilted photos and recover cropped areas without losing data. This session emphasizes non-destructive editing for perfect composition.
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Creating Graphics Combining Photos, Text, & Graphics
Lesson 1: Photoshop Foundations & Image Editing
33:35
Create stunning social media graphics by combining photos, text, and logos inside Photoshop. Learn about document setup, resolution, color modes, and how to import images the right way. Build visually appealing digital designs ready for any platform.
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Replacing Backgrounds
Lesson 2: Selections, Color, & Image Correction
10:00
Replace boring photo backgrounds with ease using Photoshop’s advanced selection and masking tools. Learn how to use Select Subject, Select and Mask, and refine edges for clean, professional results. Perfect your compositing skills while maintaining natural details.
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Blend Modes and Opacity
Lesson 2: Selections, Color, & Image Correction
12:29
Enhance your photo composites with realistic blending techniques. Discover how opacity and blend modes like Screen, Multiply, and Overlay transform layers for creative effects. Add atmosphere, texture, or fog to seamlessly merge subjects and backgrounds.
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Color Correction Using Color Balance
Lesson 2: Selections, Color, & Image Correction
14:09
Train your eye to detect subtle color imbalances and master the principles of the color wheel. Learn how warm and cool tones interact and how to balance them effectively in your photos. This foundational color theory lesson sets the stage for precise adjustments.
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Color Correction Using Curves
Lesson 2: Selections, Color, & Image Correction
28:39
Master professional-level color correction using the Curves adjustment layer. Learn how to analyze histograms, adjust tonal ranges, and balance colors for realistic, vibrant images. This powerful method gives you precision control over every pixel.
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Preparing & Exporting Digital Photos for Print and Web
Lesson 2: Selections, Color, & Image Correction
10:00
Understand image resolution, resizing, and preparing files for print or web with perfect clarity. Learn the difference between pixels per inch (PPI), resampling, and how to maintain quality across media. Discover when to use RGB or CMYK for optimal results.
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Sharpening Photos
Lesson 3: Sharpening, Filters, & Layer Masking
13:43
Learn how to enhance image sharpness realistically using Photoshop’s Smart Sharpen and Unsharp Mask filters. Understand what sharpening can and can’t fix, how contrast affects detail, and how to fine-tune radius and amount settings for crisp, natural results.
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The Liquify Filter & Intro to Smart Filters
Lesson 3: Sharpening, Filters, & Layer Masking
10:50
Discover how Smart Filters make Photoshop edits fully adjustable and nondestructive. Explore the powerful Liquify filter to reshape images, adjust facial features, and selectively undo changes using the Reconstruct tool.
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Layer Masking
Lesson 3: Sharpening, Filters, & Layer Masking
17:07
Master nondestructive editing with layer masks to hide or reveal parts of an image. Learn how to use selections, transform tools, and fill layers to isolate subjects, create clean compositions, and maintain full flexibility in your design workflow.
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Masking Smart Filters
Lesson 3: Sharpening, Filters, & Layer Masking
21:29
Apply filters nondestructively with Smart Objects and Smart Filter masks. Learn how to selectively blur backgrounds using field blur and realistic bokeh effects to create professional depth and focus within your images.
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Converting to Black & White & Lens Correction
Lesson 4: Creative Image Enhancement & Presentation
18:33
Convert color photos to black and white with complete tonal control using adjustment layers. Fine-tune luminance values by color channel, mix selective color and monochrome areas, and preserve editability through nondestructive workflows.
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Placing Your Designs in Premade Mockups
Lesson 4: Creative Image Enhancement & Presentation
9:44
Present your designs professionally with Photoshop mockups. Learn how to place artwork into realistic environments using Smart Objects, adjust perspective and lighting, and save time with pre-made mockup templates for logos, packaging, and branding.
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Adjustment Layers & Masks
Lesson 4: Creative Image Enhancement & Presentation
18:38
Use adjustment layers and masks to guide the viewer’s eye through your image. Practice selective lighting, contrast adjustments, and color balance to draw attention to key elements and create more visually compelling compositions.
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Retouching
Lesson 4: Creative Image Enhancement & Presentation
10:00
Remove unwanted objects and imperfections using Spot Healing, Healing Brush, and Clone Stamp tools. Learn blending and rotation techniques to repair lines, textures, and details seamlessly for high-quality retouching.
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Changing Color With a Blending Mode
Lesson 5: Camera Raw & Professional Photo Editing
18:29
Change clothing and object colors precisely with Photoshop’s selection tools and color adjustment layers. Refine edges using Select and Mask, apply hue and solid color adjustments, and create realistic, natural-looking color transformations.
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Clipping Masks Filling Shapes with Images
Lesson 5: Camera Raw & Professional Photo Editing
8:56
Combine layers creatively with clipping masks to display images within text, shapes, or logos. Understand the difference between layer masks and clipping masks, manage layer order, and group elements for flexible, organized compositions.
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Using Adjustment Layers as Clipping Masks
Lesson 5: Camera Raw & Professional Photo Editing
10:00
Learn how to replace dull skies with vibrant, realistic ones using Photoshop’s AI-powered Sky Replacement tools. Adjust lighting and color balance to perfectly blend your new sky with the scene for natural-looking composites.
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Camera Raw Fundamentals
Lesson 5: Camera Raw & Professional Photo Editing
10:00
Unlock the full potential of your images with Adobe Camera Raw. Explore how to recover shadows and highlights, correct white balance, reduce noise, and achieve nondestructive, professional-quality edits using raw image data.
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Camera Raw as a Filter
Lesson 5: Camera Raw & Professional Photo Editing
5:01
Apply Adobe Camera Raw features to any image, even non-RAW files, using the Camera Raw Filter. Enhance photos with tools like Dehaze, noise reduction, and selective masking for advanced, localized image adjustments.
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Batch Actions & the Image Processor
Lesson 6: Automation, Design, & Mockups
12:06
Save time by automating repetitive tasks in Photoshop using Actions. Record and replay editing steps, batch process multiple images, and create consistent results quickly and efficiently.
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Photoshop for Design Adding a Title & Layer Styles
Lesson 6: Automation, Design, & Mockups
20:49
Design a professional magazine ad while learning essential layout, typography, and color principles. Set up print-ready files, use Smart Objects, and apply gradients and effects for a modern, eye-catching composition.
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Photoshop for Design Creating Digital Art in Photoshop
Lesson 6: Automation, Design, & Mockups
21:51
Create dynamic designs using vector tools and the Pen Tool to draw custom shapes and graphics. Learn how to combine gradients, strokes, and editable paths for scalable, precise design elements.
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Photoshop for Design Compositing into a Photo
Lesson 6: Automation, Design, & Mockups
9:41
Build your own realistic Photoshop mockups to showcase your designs. Learn to distort, warp, and texture your graphics for lifelike presentation and reusable mockup templates.
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Adobe Illustrator Bootcamp (Self-Paced)
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Course Overview & Setup
Lesson 1: Illustrator Foundations
1:15
An introduction to the course structure, learning flow, and resources, and learn how to use the workbook.
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Drawing with Basic Shape Tools
Lesson 1: Illustrator Foundations
10:00
Set up Illustrator preferences, workspaces, and tools while creating basic vector shapes and navigating the interface.
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Shape Controls
Lesson 1: Illustrator Foundations
17:14
Resize, rotate, and round shapes using selection and transform controls for precise vector editing.
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Line Tools, Variable Width Strokes, & Rotate Tool
Lesson 1: Illustrator Foundations
13:37
Draw straight lines and adjust stroke weight using the Width Tool and variable-width profiles.
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Building Complex Shapes with Basic Shapes
Lesson 1: Illustrator Foundations
13:31
Combine and refine shapes using direct selection and anchor point editing.
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Pathfinder
Lesson 2: Building & Exporting Graphics
10:00
Build complex artwork by merging, subtracting, and intersecting shapes with Pathfinder and live compound shapes.
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Image Trace Converting Pixel Graphics into Vectors
Lesson 2: Building & Exporting Graphics
14:17
Convert raster images into editable vectors using Image Trace and evaluate source quality for best results.
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Social Media Graphics with Type, Photos, & Vectors
Lesson 2: Building & Exporting Graphics
21:02
Design a complete social media graphic using photos, vectors, color sampling, and layout principles.
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Exporting as JPEG, PNG, & SVG
Lesson 2: Building & Exporting Graphics
18:18
Export artwork for web, social media, and apps using optimized SVG, PNG, and JPEG settings.
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Drawing with the Pen Tool Straight Lines
Lesson 3: Mastering the Pen Tool
10:00
Learn pen tool fundamentals by creating clean, straight-line paths with accurate anchor placement.
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Drawing with the Pen Tool Curves
Lesson 3: Mastering the Pen Tool
24:31
Create smooth Bézier curves by controlling direction handles for professional vector paths.
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Drawing with the Pen Tool Corners & Curves
Lesson 3: Mastering the Pen Tool
14:51
Combine curves and corners using anchor conversion tools to build complex custom paths.
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Color Swatches & Gradients
Lesson 3: Mastering the Pen Tool
13:46
Create global color swatches and editable gradients to maintain color consistency across designs.
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No Smoking Sign
Lesson 4: Color, Strokes, & Patterns
10:00
Design a print-ready no-smoking sign using layers, guides, shapes, and tracing techniques.
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Join, Average, & Aligning Points
Lesson 4: Color, Strokes, & Patterns
6:14
Clean up artwork by joining, averaging, and aligning anchor points for accuracy.
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Strokes: Dashed, Dotted, Gradients, & More
Lesson 4: Color, Strokes, & Patterns
16:19
Enhance strokes with dashed lines, dots, width profiles, and gradient strokes.
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Patterns
Lesson 4: Color, Strokes, & Patterns
10:39
Create seamless vector patterns and save them as reusable swatches with flexible tile controls.
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Clipping Masks
Lesson 5: Advanced Appearance & Effects
4:29
Use clipping masks to hide and reveal artwork while keeping designs fully editable.
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Blending Objects
Lesson 5: Advanced Appearance & Effects
6:55
Blend shapes and strokes to create smooth transitions and morphing effects.
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The Appearance Panel & Multiple Strokes
Lesson 5: Advanced Appearance & Effects
17:28
Build advanced styles using multiple fills, strokes, and effects through the Appearance panel.
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3D Text
Lesson 5: Advanced Appearance & Effects
9:00
Apply Illustrator’s 3D effects to text and shapes to create dimensional designs.
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3D Revolve Making a Soda Can
Lesson 6: 3D, Mockups, & AI Tools
4:54
Create a realistic 3D soda can using revolve, lighting, materials, and artwork placement.
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Putting a Design into a Mockup Photo
Lesson 6: 3D, Mockups, & AI Tools
5:36
Place vector designs into photos using mockup tools with perspective and blending adjustments.
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Recoloring Artwork
Lesson 6: 3D, Mockups, & AI Tools
6:19
Explore color variations using the Recolor feature to generate and test new palettes.
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Generate Vectors with Adobe's AI
Lesson 6: 3D, Mockups, & AI Tools
4:53
Generate editable vector artwork using Illustrator’s generative AI tools and refined prompts.
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Figma Bootcamp (Self-Paced)
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Overview & Setup
Lesson 1: Figma Fundamentals
1:10
Discover what this Figma design course covers and how to get the most out of the training videos and exercises.
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Getting Started with Figma
Lesson 1: Figma Fundamentals
10:00
Learn how to create a Figma account and navigate the interface using either the browser or desktop app.
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Designing on Grids & Layout Fundamentals
Lesson 1: Figma Fundamentals
29:43
Master grid-based design principles to keep content equally sized and consistently spaced across pages.
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Working with Photos & Pixel Based Graphics
Lesson 1: Figma Fundamentals
27:16
Import photos and pixel-based images into your Figma designs using prepared layout files.
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Vector Graphics, Colors & Effects
Lesson 1: Figma Fundamentals
30:11
Bring in vector graphics and apply colors, color styles, and effects like drop shadows to enhance your layouts.
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Introduction to Components & Auto Layout
Lesson 2: Components & Prototyping
10:00
Explore Figma's component system and get an introductory look at auto layout for reusable design elements.
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Prototyping Interactive Designs
Lesson 2: Components & Prototyping
10:00
Turn static designs into clickable, interactive prototypes that simulate real user experiences.
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Sharing, Exporting & Collaboration
Lesson 2: Components & Prototyping
29:42
Share finished designs with teammates, stakeholders, and developers using Figma's collaboration features.
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Understanding Auto Layout
Lesson 3: Deep Dives
10:00
Dive deeper into auto layout to understand how automatic sizing and spacing work in Figma.
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Advanced Auto Layout Techniques
Lesson 3: Deep Dives
10:00
Master nested auto layout frames with different directions, padding, and spacing settings for complex layouts.
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Prototype Scrolling & Hyperlinks
Lesson 3: Deep Dives
18:54
Configure vertical and horizontal scrolling within prototypes for long pages and scrollable sections.
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Typography Styles & Sketch File Import
Lesson 3: Deep Dives
13:58
Create and manage reusable type styles to maintain consistent typography across your designs.
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Component Properties & Design Systems
Lesson 4: Advanced Features
10:00
Leverage component properties to build flexible, reusable elements that scale into a design system.
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Hover States, Overlays & Smart Animate
Lesson 4: Advanced Features
10:00
Design hover effects and overlay interactions for desktop interfaces using Figma's prototyping tools.
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Team Libraries & Shared Design Systems
Lesson 4: Advanced Features
20:23
Set up team libraries to share styles and components across multiple files and users in your organization.
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Wrap Up & Next Steps
Lesson 4: Advanced Features
0:12
Review key takeaways from the Figma course and get encouragement to continue practicing.
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AI for Graphic Design (Self-Paced)
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Course Overview
Lesson 1: AI Foundations & AI in Photoshop
1:48
An introduction to a complete AI-powered graphic design workflow using Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Adobe Firefly.
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Photoshop Setup
Lesson 1: AI Foundations & AI in Photoshop
10:00
Prepare Photoshop for AI-based work by resetting tools, preferences, and workspaces to create a clean, consistent environment for generative and retouching tools.
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Remove Tool AI
Lesson 1: AI Foundations & AI in Photoshop
27:40
Remove unwanted elements such as people, wires, and objects using Photoshop’s AI-powered Remove Tool and Content-Aware Fill, comparing traditional techniques with generative removal.
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Generative Expand
Lesson 1: AI Foundations & AI in Photoshop
13:28
Extend images beyond their original edges using Generative Expand and Content-Aware Fill, evaluating image quality, resolution limits, and practical sharpening workarounds.
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Smart Selections
Lesson 1: AI Foundations & AI in Photoshop
12:45
Create accurate selections and masks with Select Subject, Object Selection, and AI-based people detection, refining edits for hair, skin, clothing, and facial features.
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AI Upscaling
Lesson 1: AI Foundations & AI in Photoshop
10:37
Improve image resolution using Generative Upscale, Firefly Upscaler, and Topaz Gigapixel, and learn when AI upscaling is effective without distorting identity.
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Upscale Limitations
Lesson 1: AI Foundations & AI in Photoshop
3:28
Experiment with extreme upscaling on low-resolution images to understand common failures with facial details and determine when creative enhancement is acceptable.
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Neural Filters
Lesson 1: AI Foundations & AI in Photoshop
11:05
Enhance images using AI-powered Neural Filters such as Colorize, Skin Smoothing, Smart Portrait, and Color Transfer while maintaining non-destructive workflows.
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Harmonize Tool
Lesson 1: AI Foundations & AI in Photoshop
3:37
Blend subjects into new backgrounds using the Harmonize feature to automatically match lighting, shadows, and color for realistic compositing.
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Generative Fill
Lesson 1: AI Foundations & AI in Photoshop
4:08
Replace, remove, or add visual elements with Generative Fill while comparing different AI models and learning how prompts and selections influence realism.
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Select & Mask AI
Lesson 1: AI Foundations & AI in Photoshop
8:53
Refine difficult selections using Select Subject, Remove Background, and the Select and Mask workspace with cloud-based AI processing for cleaner edges.
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Photoshop Web AI
Lesson 1: AI Foundations & AI in Photoshop
5:01
Edit images directly in Photoshop on the web by accessing cloud-based AI tools to adjust lighting, color, and tonal values through web workflows.
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Vector Generation
Lesson 2: AI in Illustrator
10:00
Generate vector illustrations in Adobe Illustrator using AI text prompts while exploring different styles, detail levels, and model options.
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Vector Styles
Lesson 2: AI in Illustrator
5:25
Customize AI-generated vector artwork by applying effects, color presets, and stylistic variations such as pixel art, flat design, and low-poly styles.
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Shape Fill AI
Lesson 2: AI in Illustrator
5:44
Fill custom shapes with AI-generated vector artwork using Generate Shape Fill to follow complex paths and freeform drawings.
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Model Comparison
Lesson 2: AI in Illustrator
3:03
Compare multiple AI models inside Illustrator, including Firefly and external models, to evaluate illustration quality, creativity, and accuracy.
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Pattern Generation
Lesson 2: AI in Illustrator
2:04
Create seamless, editable patterns from AI-generated graphics in Illustrator and adjust layout, density, and color through swatches.
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AI Recoloring
Lesson 2: AI in Illustrator
5:16
Apply AI-driven color variations to vector artwork using Generative Recolor to explore brand palettes, moods, and themes quickly.
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Mockups with AI
Lesson 2: AI in Illustrator
1:49
Build realistic product mockups by wrapping vector designs onto packaging and objects using AI mockup tools and blending modes.
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InDesign AI
Lesson 3: AI in InDesign
17:49
Generate and expand images directly in InDesign to improve layouts, bleeds, and framing while integrating AI-generated imagery into print-ready designs.
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Adobe Firefly
Lesson 4: Adobe Firefly
13:40
Explore Adobe Firefly’s standalone interface for generating and editing images, comparing built-in and partner models while managing usage credits.
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Midjourney Basics
Lesson 5: External AI Tools for Designers
Generate high-quality images using Midjourney’s web-based workflow by refining prompts, testing variations, and evaluating creative output.
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Leonardo AI
Lesson 5: External AI Tools for Designers
5:00
Create images with multiple AI models in Leonardo AI, comparing realism and illustration styles while managing generation settings and credits.
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Course Reviews
Is this course right for you?
Choose this pathway for interface design and visual communication. If you also want substantial user research, usability testing, and UX case-study work, compare the UX & UI Design Certificate before selecting your program.