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    Study visual design for creating compelling visuals. Learn about color theory, typography, and layout design for print and digital media.

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      Coursera Project Network

      Créer des infographies avec Prezi

      Skills you'll gain: Infographics, Presentations, Content Creation, Graphic and Visual Design, User Accounts

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Protecting Data, Logging, and Monitoring in AWS

      Skills you'll gain: Key Management, Encryption, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Security, Continuous Monitoring, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Data Security, System Monitoring, Amazon S3

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Erstelle Stories für Instagram und Facebook in Easil

      Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Product Promotion, Social Media Content, Social Media, Design, Content Creation, Facebook, Social Media Marketing, User Accounts

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Erstelle Stories für Instagram und Facebook in Visme

      Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Graphic and Visual Design, Social Media Content, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Facebook, Storytelling, User Accounts

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Créer une enquête de satisfaction client avec Typeform

      Skills you'll gain: User Feedback, Customer Insights, Customer Analysis, Customer experience improvement, User Research, Data Sharing, Customer Engagement, Project Design, Project Implementation

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      SAE Institute México

      Inteligencia Artificial para personajes en Unreal Engine

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Modeling, Game Design, Animations, Computer Graphics, Blueprinting, Artificial Intelligence

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Maryland, College Park

      Co-Production in Adaptive Environmental Management

      Skills you'll gain: Agile Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Leadership, Team Leadership, Team Motivation, Strategic Leadership, Environmental Resource Management, Sustainability Reporting, Natural Resource Management, Innovation, Complex Problem Solving, Strategic Partnership

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Advanced AJAX Techniques and Final Projects

      Skills you'll gain: Server Side, Restful API, Ajax, Full-Stack Web Development, API Design, Node.JS, Postman API Platform, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development, Web Servers, Web Development Tools, Web Development, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, Test Tools, JSON, Middleware

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Capstone Project: Applying UX/UI Design in Real World

      Skills you'll gain:

      Intermediate · Course

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      Packt

      Managing Incident Response, IAM, and AWS Service Security

      Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Single Sign-On (SSO), Amazon Web Services, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Cloud Security, Security Management, Computer Security Incident Management, Incident Response, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Data Access, Multi-Factor Authentication, Configuration Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Découvrez les différents types de publicités Facebook et lequel vous convient le mieux

      Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Social Media Campaigns, Advertising, Digital Advertising, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Marketing

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Designing Data Storage and Integration Solutions in Azure

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Data Integration, Data Architecture, Disaster Recovery, Data Security, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Storage, Cloud Storage, Relational Databases, Scalability, NoSQL, Data Modeling, Performance Tuning, Encryption, Identity and Access Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular visual design courses

    • Créer des infographies avec Prezi : Coursera Project Network
    • Protecting Data, Logging, and Monitoring in AWS: Packt
    • Erstelle Stories für Instagram und Facebook in Easil: Coursera Project Network
    • Erstelle Stories für Instagram und Facebook in Visme: Coursera Project Network
    • Créer une enquête de satisfaction client avec Typeform: Coursera Project Network
    • Inteligencia Artificial para personajes en Unreal Engine: SAE Institute México
    • Co-Production in Adaptive Environmental Management: University of Maryland, College Park
    • Advanced AJAX Techniques and Final Projects: Packt
    • Capstone Project: Applying UX/UI Design in Real World : IBM
    • Managing Incident Response, IAM, and AWS Service Security: Packt

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    Frequently Asked Questions about Visual Design

    Visual design is the combination of visual elements like lines, colors, type fonts, and white space and how they all impact the appearance, usability, and overall presence of a website or other visual creation.

    Successful visual design relies on a strong, unique, artful visual concept. Think of all the great music LP covers over the years that have succeeded because of a strong, dominant visual design. Great visual design, or graphic design, concepts should enhance or even become the overall message, not detract from it. Without great visual design, many banner ads, TV commercials, show posters, and other visual materials would be less striking. The magic of visual design is that it hooks people’s attention and encourages them to examine other aspects of the piece more closely.‎

    It's important to learn about visual design and graphic design because of the skills you can gain from these programs, such as visual elements for websites, videos, advertisements, business reports, and other media. As the world grows more digital every day, the visual design we see is most often represented in online visual materials.

    Learning how to use visual design software can help you realize the work that goes into creating an art piece, an animated video, or a short film with strong visuals. It's a learned skill that can pay dividends down the road should you decide to turn visual design into a career.‎

    Some careers that use visual design include graphic designer, creative director, and art director at marketing agencies. Another career is a visual stylist for retail merchandising companies. Someone with a visual design background could be the director of user experience for a web-based technology company as well.

    These are the people who have gotten educated in art, design, visual aesthetics, software UI/UX, and more and have worked in the field to bring these skills to projects for companies and organizations.‎

    Taking online courses is a great step forward for you to better understand the foundation and basics of visual design. If you're currently working in a technology area, you may already have a head start on understanding graphic design and visual design software programs.

    But if you're ready to broaden your scope of visual design, and dig deeper into the software tools and the artistic sensibilities in visual design work, online courses can help further your knowledge base. Try courses that challenge your accepted notions of visual identity and graphic design. You may find the innovation you see in these new worlds of visual design and graphic design is very appealing to you as you move through your career.‎

    Online Visual Design courses offer a convenient and flexible way to enhance your knowledge or learn new Visual Design skills. Choose from a wide range of Visual Design courses offered by top universities and industry leaders tailored to various skill levels.‎

    When looking to enhance your workforce's skills in Visual Design, it's crucial to select a course that aligns with their current abilities and learning objectives. Our Skills Dashboard is an invaluable tool for identifying skill gaps and choosing the most appropriate course for effective upskilling. For a comprehensive understanding of how our courses can benefit your employees, explore the enterprise solutions we offer. Discover more about our tailored programs at Coursera for Business here.‎

    This FAQ content has been made available for informational purposes only. Learners are advised to conduct additional research to ensure that courses and other credentials pursued meet their personal, professional, and financial goals.

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