Design websites that look good on mobile, tablet, desktop, and hi-res screens. Learn essential design concepts and the apps used by design professionals: Adobe XD, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
1 month (weekdays), or 3 months part-time (evenings or Sundays)
NYC or Live Online
Learn to design user interfaces for websites in Noble Desktop’s comprehensive Visual Design Certificate Program. Walk away with a comprehensive understanding of design concepts and create several portfolio projects to show your clients or employers.
Learn about composition, typography, color, and more
Design for different screen sizes with Adobe XD, Photoshop, & Illustrator
Walk away with sharp designs to show to prospective employers
Learn to design modern website interfaces, first by learning applications such as Adobe XD, Photoshop, & Illustrator, then design principles and image optimization techniques for mobile and desktop.
From our hands-on training style to world-class instructors and proprietary curriculum, we deliver a learning experience our alumni can be proud of.
Upon completion of this course, you’ll receive an official certificate testifying to your mastery of the curriculum. We’ll send you a link where you can download your certificate, share it online with your friends, post it to your professional network on LinkedIn, and view all your earned certificates. Congratulations on your achievement!
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Work on projects proven to boost retention
Refined over many cohorts for an optimal learning experience
The teaching method at Noble Desktop is perfect and the classes provide you with infinite knowledge that makes you eager to take everything they offer. I love Noble!
—Ivonne Ackerman
Experienced educators who are driven to help you succeed
Refresh the materials and gain additional practice
We want you to succeed in your career goals. In addition to 84 hours of hands-on, interactive training, you’ll also receive four 1-on-1 mentoring sessions where you can:
If you prefer to pay your tuition over time, we have payment options to meet your needs. Finance your education through an installment plan or a 0% interest student loan. We also assist with documentation should your employer offer tuition reimbursement.
See the Installment plan FAQ for more information.
Student loan provided through Climb Credit. See the Climb Credit FAQ for more information.
If you’re a company enrolling your employees, choose Corporate Invoice at checkout.
If you’re an employee seeking to have your tuition reimbursed by your company, email us for an invoice to submit to your employer for approval.
There are no extra fees or taxes for our courses. The price you see on this page is the maximum you’ll pay us.
However, if you plan to take the course live online, you may need to obtain required software. We’ll help you get set up with a free trial of paid software prior to the class. Most of our coding classes utilize freely-available open-source software. For most of our design and motion graphics courses, we will help you get set up with a free trial of Adobe Creative Cloud. If you attend the course in-person, we will have a computer already set up for you with all of the required software for no additional cost.
Discounts are applied at checkout (no promo code required) and will be verified after you place your order. Discounts are subject to change. Read our discount policies for more details.
185 Madison Ave, NYC
Get face-to-face interaction with an instructor and other students when you learn at our NYC campus. Courses are hands-on with a computer and software provided.
Remote, from anywhere
Get the same interactivity and access to the instructor as in-person students. There are no extra fees and we’ll work with you to ensure your remote setup is perfect.
Learn practical skills by working on real projects with instructor guidance and lectures to strengthen and improve your skill.
This is the recommended order, but some courses may be taken in a different order. See the FAQ for more details.
Unit 1 18 Hours
Unit 2 18 Hours
Unit 3 12 Hours
Unit 4 24 Hours
Unit 5 18 Hours
We cover the tools and techniques you need to succeed.
Design the UX and UI of digital products such as websites, apps, and more. Build prototypes and visual designs in this design app.
Retouch and color correct photos or design graphics for a wide variety of uses.
Drawing & edit vector graphics such as logos, icons, and much more.
Color theory guides how we apply color to elements in a design. Decisions such as which elements get color, what color, which combinations of colors (color harmony), and more are considered.
What makes a design good? The combination of layout, hierarchy, spacing, typography, color, and more all contribute to creating a beautiful and functional design.
What makes for a good webpage? The combination of layout, hierarchy, spacing, typography, color, interactivity, and more are all important factors.
The suite of Adobe apps used by creative professionals for designing graphics, creating animations, editing videos, and much more.
Typography is the art of styling text. Type design establishes hierarchy, affects legibility, branding, and includes choosing typefaces, size, line spacing, and much more.
Designers and photographers can build a portfolio website with ease using Adobe Portfolio (free with your Adobe Creative Cloud membership).
Layout is important for establishing how you look at a design. Sometimes called composition, it’s the design principles of hierarchy, spacing, alignment, and more which affect the appearance and usability of a design.
The Visual Design Certificate is for those seeking to learn industry-standard tools and skills for designing website interfaces. This program is best suited for:
In addition to 84 hours of interactive training, you will receive four 1-on-1 mentoring sessions that can be used for career and job support, including polishing your resume, preparing for interviews, and reviewing best practices for applying to jobs. Note, however, that we don’t provide job placement (i.e. reaching out to companies on your behalf).
We provide computers (Mac or PC) equipped with the appriopriate software. Choose your operating system at checkout.
In the Visual Design Portfolio Bootcamp (one of the classes in this certificate) you will be designing a website, so we encourage you to come with a concept (or real-life project) in mind. If you do not have one, the instructor will help you brainstorm ideas or will provide you with project ideas you can choose from. If you want to work on your own website design project, please collect as much content (text, images, logos, etc.) as you can ahead of time, and bring that to class so you’ll be ready to work!
Noble’s typical class ranges from 8–12 students, but we accept up to 20 students.
We have scheduled the certificate classes in various tracks (day, night, or weekend) for your convenience, but you can customize your schedule.
When creating a custom schedule, you’ll be able to choose between the various available dates for each class in the certificate program. So if you can’t make a particular class, you can choose a different scheduled instance that works better for you. Please keep the following in mind when scheduling:
All apps taught in this course work on both Mac and PC so you can use whichever you prefer.
You have some options:
Students must be comfortable using a computer. No other prior knowledge is required.
Yes, this course is eligible for our installment plan or a 12-month financing plan through Climb Credit (no interest or fees).
Learn more in the Financing section above.
You may attend this training virtually (online) at the scheduled time the course is offered (New York, Eastern Time).
