Marketing Design Certificate
This course focuses on design for marketing and business—creating logos, advertisements, communications, and more. You'll learn Photoshop, Illustrator, and PowerPoint while gaining fundamental technical and aesthetic skills.
What will I learn from this course?
Looking to launch your career designing marketing or identity pieces for large companies or small businesses? The Marketing Design Online Training course focuses on helping you develop technical skill and creative artistry using applied marketing principles. You'll complete a variety of projects, including marketing concept development, retouching, compositing, illustration, advertising design, logo design, and corporate branding.
You'll learn in-demand software programs that a marketing designer needs to know: Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. You will build a skill set in digital image preparation and vector illustration while applying foundation design concepts in color, typography, and identity design. Hands-on projects focus on essential skills and provide you with experience in business-focused design scenarios.
What will I do?
Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for applications such as advertisements, brochures, magazines, and reports.
Will I be able to find work?
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates job growth in graphic design related occupations to increase by 3% between 2021 and 2031, creating 6,800 new jobs. Typical entry-level education is a Bachelor’s degree. Median pay for 2021 was $50,710 or $24.38 per hour.
Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Project Management Specialists,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/project-management-specialists.htm (visited February 14, 2023).