Visual Design Classes Seattle, WA

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.

This visual design course is a flexible program meant to help individuals with little to no prior experience get exposure and learn how to create stunning digital products. Through their blended learning model, students will gain access to pre-learning and setup videos to hit the ground running. Students in this course will gain the ability to use visual techniques to guide influence customer emotions, communicate simple solutions, and center attention with layouts and patterns. This course will also give students a better understanding of using typeface to convey meaning, improve messaging, understand the psychology of color, and use visual communication best practices to make sure your message resonates with key stakeholders. This course is punctuated with a final project where students showcase their visual design knowledge through a production-ready mockup to be displayed on a dynamic web page.

In this 12-hour class, participants will learn how to use Sketch for UI and UX design. Students will thoroughly learn Sketch’s features (such as artboards, symbols, styles, and more) so they can design websites, apps, or digital graphics. Once the visual design is complete, attendees will learn how to convert it into a working prototype to show clients or for user testing (using both Sketch’s native prototyping features as well as InVision). Finally, participants will learn how to send designs to clients and developers using an easy to share web link generated through the Sketch Cloud. The class includes a free retake and a step-by-step workbook.

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.

In this 6-hour class, participants will learn the important fundamentals of Sketch in order to feel comfortable using the design software right away. Students will learn Sketch’s features so they can design websites, apps, or any digital graphic. Attendees will learn about artboards, symbols, and exporting graphics to send over to developers. The class includes a free retake and a step-by-step workbook.

In this 6-hour advanced level class, students will advance their Sketch skills to the next level. Students will learn how to convert a visual design into a working prototype to show clients or for user testing (using both Sketch’s native prototyping features as well as InVision). Students will also learn how to send designs to clients and developers using an easy to share web link generated through the Sketch Cloud. Attendees will also learn advanced capabilities of symbols, how to reuse design elements with shared libraries, how to draw vectors within Sketch, and more. The class includes a free retake and a step-by-step workbook.

Master some fundamental design concepts in this 33-hour beginner course. These design concepts, which are a necessary component of all digital and printed art, include shape, hierarchy, proportion, scale, and layout. Through a combination of non-computer hands-on learning, live instruction, and class discussion, students explore topics like grid layouts, eye-guiding techniques, incorporating design concepts into your artwork, and adding illustrations, photographs, and images.

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.

This nine-month design fundamentals track gives participants the tools they need to build their future design careers from the ground up. The knowledge and skills acquired in this track are applicable in almost any digital or print advertising and design campaign. Instruction, which focuses on the Adobe design suite, begins with design fundamentals, such as scale, proportion, and balance, color fundamentals, including the color wheel and color mixtures, and typography fundamentals, such as vocabulary, expressiveness, and readability. Next, participants master advanced design platforms like Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Finally, an applied design fundamentals class puts everything together.

This introductory Photoshop course is meant to get students comfortable in the Photoshop interface while exercising new core skills in the process. Students can further their journey in mastering Photoshop by being introduced to selection tools, layering, and how to edit masks and channels. This course can help anyone strengthen their core skills and learn retouching, resolution, cropping, and adjusting color and tone.