Visual Design

Gain the vocabulary and tools to tackle diverse design challenges on the job. Kickstart your portfolio and create beautiful, responsive designs for the web.

Over half of jobs in tech and IT now require digital design skills — as well as 815,000 open roles in other industries.

Boost Your Professional Value With Versatile Skills

More than pushing pixels, design is a superpower for many careers and is core to the success of many companies. Strong visual communication is critical, whether you’re creating a digital product, a presentation, or an ad campaign.

Let Your Employer Foot the Bill

More than 45% of our part-time students receive tuition reimbursement from their companies — you could, too. We can send you an employer sponsorship package to show your manager the advantages of learning with GA.

Tap Into a Valuable Professional Network

Form real connections that can change the course of your career. Meet practitioners and peers who can help you succeed through our global alumni network. Graduate with an industry-recognized GA certificate, and join an exclusive community.

Learn on a Schedule Designed for Busy Professionals

Learn for 8 weeks in the evenings, or dive into in-depth study with our 1-week, accelerated course. You can join us at one of our campuses or take part from the comfort of home — wherever you’re based — via our Remote classroom.

Inside Our Best-in-Class Curriculum

Created With a Focus on Real-World Relevance

Gain fluency in the fundamental tools of visual communication design — typography, color, and layout. GA’s visual design advisory board curates the innovative teaching approaches of our entire expert network to meet evolving employer demands. From Gestalt, to UX, to responsive design, students graduate ready to tackle the challenges they'll face on the job.

Learn the Keys to Production-Ready Design

Balancing principles, practice, feedback, and critique, this course dives deep into in-demand tools and techniques that are relevant across a variety of careers. Learn valuable UI design skills, then apply them, kickstarting your portfolio with responsive web designs.

Get a Head Start With Self-Paced Prep Lessons

Before day one, gain familiarity with the design software such as Sketch, Figma, or Photoshop via optional tutorials. We take a blended approach to learning, so you’ll complete a series of preparatory lessons before each session to get up to speed with the topic and make the most of collaboration time.

Real-World Portfolio Projects

Graduate with a polished capstone project: A production-ready mockup of a responsive webpage. You’ll build a process presentation deck to showcase how your work evolved from concept, to sketch, to final piece.

Individualized Instructor Support

Get guidance, feedback, and more from experts who are dedicated to supporting your learning and career goals. Instructors are on hand in class and during office hours to offer real-time support and help you turn ideas into action.

Global Network of 70K+ Alumni

Create connections with peers that last well beyond your time in the classroom. As part of the GA alumni community, you’ll gain access to networking events and workshops to keep evolving your career for years to come.