15 Best Graphic Design Courses for Beginners
We compared 15 Graphic Design courses currently listed on Udemy, edX and Coursera, priced from $19.99 to $199.99. 1 comes from a named university or institution, including California Institute of the Arts. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $19.99 – $199.99
- Providers
- Udemy, edX, Coursera
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Udemy, edX, Coursera, matched to "graphic design" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $19.99 to $199.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Graphic Design and AI Masterclass for Beginners
Are you ready to become a creative powerhouse, designing stunning flyers, business cards, brochures, and branded visuals like a pro? Whether you're a complete beginner or a growing creative, this course is your all-in-on...
$19.99listed price -
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Udemy CertificateGraphic Design For Complete Beginners
Welcome to our online Graphic Design lessons! Are you ready to unlock your creativity and master the art of visual communication? Whether you're a budding artist, an aspiring designer, or simply eager to enhance your gra...
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Udemy Certificate47 Graphic Design Projects for Photoshop Beginners
******"Any beginner in my situation, a newly Graduated Graphic Designer with next to no experience in Photoshop, needs to take this course. Highly recommended, along with Chris Parker's Photoshop Master class. I am seein...
$49.99listed price -
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Udemy CertificateEasy Learn Graphic Design for Beginners
Have you ever thought about starting a career in graphic design or has it been a while since you last worked in the field and you want to refresh your skills?Jump Start your Graphic Design Career here. Learn about the in...
$19.99listed price -
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Udemy BootcampDesign Beginners Bootcamp – Learn Graphic Design Skills Fast
In the 21st century, pretty much everyone is a designer. Whether you want to be or not. If you work in marketing or comms you’ll be expected to just be able to design things. Or if you’re a solopreneur or have your own s...
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edX MOOC / Non-creditIntroduction to Graphic Design
Offered by LCI Education
This course provides a solid introduction to graphic design, covering essential principles and techniques that can enhance your design skills. You'll explore key concepts like color theory, typography, and layout while g...
$178.20listed price -
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Introduction to Typography
Offered by California Institute of the Arts
Typography is the art of manipulating the visual form of language to enrich and control its meaning. It’s an essential area of skill and knowledge for graphic designers. Typography predates modern graphic design by aroun...
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Udemy MOOC / Non-creditIntroduction To Story Boarding
This course is about learning the craft of storyboarding for animation artists, filmmakers, game design artists, graphic designers and people interested in learning how the storyboarding process affects the film, game an...
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Udemy CertificateT-Shirt Design In Adobe Illustrator for Beginner to Advanced
Learn how to create professional and eye-catching T-shirt designs with Adobe Illustrator, from scratch to pro.This comprehensive course covers everything you need to know to design amazing T-shirts, from the basics of Ad...
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Udemy CertificateAffinity Designer for Beginners | Updated for Version 2
If you are new to Affinity Designer, this course is for you!I've been teaching Affinity Designer for over 5 years. During that time, I've learned the best ways to help people learn Affinity. Now in this course, I've brou...
$29.99listed price -
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Udemy CertificateDesigning a Title Slide with Shapes: PowerPoint Beginner
This course includes downloadable course instructor files and exercise files to work with and follow along.In the Microsoft PowerPoint Designing a Title Slide course, you'll learn essential design skills to enhance your...
$99.99listed price -
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Udemy MOOC / Non-creditAdobe Illustrator CS6 Tutorial For Beginners
In this tutorial,i will introduces the work process behind many of his vector landscapes, and details how, by using Illustrator CS6’s updated Pattern tool, he adds further depth and ease to the illustration. You’ll lear...
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Udemy Certificate3D Visualization For Beginners: Interior Scene with 3DS MAX
Architectural visualization is the skill needed in every architecture and real estate development business. Why? Because architects need them to present their designs and real estate developers need them to make the sale...
$129.99listed price -
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Udemy CertificateCanva Course for Beginners for 2025 and Beyond in Hindi
ABCD - Any Body Can DesignWhat this course is all about?I'm sure you want to learn the latest cool things you can do with Canva right? If you do, you are in the right place, my friend!This course will help you get starte...
$19.99listed price -
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Udemy CertificateAdobe After Effects For Beginners - VFX & Motion Graphics
New to Adobe After Effects? This 8 part beginner course will kick start your skills to add cool motion graphics & visual effects to your own film projects! And, best of all, you won't get bored out of your skull! Ful...
$19.99listed price
Best Graphic Design Courses for Beginners compared
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 15 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $199.99, with the middle of the range around $29.99 — a spread of $180.00. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Udemy, edX and Coursera. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 1 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including California Institute of the Arts — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 30 August 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.