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Learn Graphic Design at Shillington.
What makes our online graphic design course different?
Our graphic design bootcamp creates a positive and inspirational learning environment, teaching relevant industry skills to prepare our graduates for creative success and career growth—with no previous design experience required. Our students graduate in as a little as three months, so they can get into the industry and start earning faster.
Our classes run to mimic a studio environment—you’ll work in real time on briefs, deadlines and feedback with your peers as if you were working in an actual design studio.
As a student, you’re not just another number at Shillington; we are invested in your learning. Get to know and work alongside your teachers and peers to create your own creative community.
Our teachers are all practicing, inspirational designers who care about your success—you’ll spend more 1:1 time with them than at university or a fully pre-recorded online course.
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Every student leaves our course with an incredible industry-ready graphic design portfolio—you don’t need a degree to be a designer, the industry just wants you to be technically proficient and able to conceptualise and execute your design thinking.
Our course is progressive and constantly evolving to teach relevant skills and stay up to speed with the industry—you’ll leave with skills that reflect industry and hiring needs.
Our course is practical and hands-on—you’ll work on creative briefs from the very beginning, applying learnt knowledge immediately.
Our dedicated online handbook The Guide features complete lecture and demo notes from across our course, animated case studies, industry insight and more—you’ll have exclusive access as a student and graduate.
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Our graphic design course is fast. In just three months full-time or nine months part-time—you’ll be working in the industry and earning money before university courses have even got through introductions.
Shillington graduates are some of the most employable graduates in the industry—you’ll join our incredible Shillumni community with access to a huge global network of industry connections.
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Discover your course study options We believe that everyone should be able to study graphic design, so we offer two different options for our graphic design course so you can pick the best option for you:
Online Course Full-Time: 3 months, 5 days a week
Online Course Part-Time: 9 months, 3 live classes a week
No matter which option you choose, each offers a total of 590 study hours across live classroom learning and independent study.
Qualifications are non-transferable between courses and campuses.
Online course graduates will receive a Certificate of Completion, create an industry-ready portfolio and get exclusive access to The Guide.
New York on campus graduates will receive a Certificate of Completion, create an industry-ready portfolio and get exclusive access to The Guide. We are licensed by the New York State Education Department.
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We believe that everyone should be able to study graphic design, so we offer two different options for our graphic design course so you can pick the best option for you:
Online Course Full-Time: 3 months, 5 days a week
Online Course Part-Time: 9 months, 3 live classes a week
No matter which option you choose, each offers a total of 590 study hours across live classroom learning and independent study.
Qualifications are non-transferable between courses and campuses.
Online course graduates will receive a Certificate of Completion, create an industry-ready portfolio and get exclusive access to The Guide.
New York on campus graduates will receive a Certificate of Completion, create an industry-ready portfolio and get exclusive access to The Guide. We are licensed by the New York State Education Department.
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Should I study graphic design full-time or part-time? Our graphic design course is the same across full-time and part-time and graduates leave either with high quality graphic design portfolios. It’s just about how you want to get there.
Full-Time: 3 months, 5 days a week
Commit yourself 100% to design for three months and start your creative career as quickly as possible.
Part-Time: 9 months, 3 live classes a week
Study design without quitting your job and manage your own study time before embarking on your creative career.
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Our graphic design course is the same across full-time and part-time and graduates leave either with high quality graphic design portfolios. It’s just about how you want to get there.
Full-Time: 3 months, 5 days a week
Commit yourself 100% to design for three months and start your creative career as quickly as possible.
Part-Time: 9 months, 3 live classes a week
Study design without quitting your job and manage your own study time before embarking on your creative career.
See Our Upcoming Course Dates
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Shillington’s graphic design course equips you with all the practical tools and technical knowledge to become a graphic designer. Here’s a brief overview of some of the things you’ll learn on the course:
Design Theory
We teach design theory to make sure our graduates have the proper groundwork to create successful designs with substance.
Design Principles
Learn the five most important things in any design outcome; balance, hierarchy, contrast, repetition, alignment.
Design Thinking
Learn how to research, test and problem solve to create relevant design solutions that meet user needs.
Design Fundamentals
Typography, typesetting, grids, colour theory and more!
Design Programs
We comprehensively cover Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Figma—the essential, industry standard programs for graphic designers:
InDesign
A publishing and page layout program to design multi-page documents.
Illustrator
A vector design program to create freely scalable artwork and illustrations.
Photoshop
An image manipulation program for any editing or compositional needs.
Figma
A digital design (UI and UX) application for vector design and prototyping.
Remote Working
Shillington students are taught how to productively work remotely so they’re able to use these essential skills when they join the industry.
During the course, Shillington students work on 25+ briefs to engage and practice their newly learned skills. Past examples include:
- Packaging design for a boutique product
- UI & UX design for a bike rental app
- Creating a brand system for a new hotel
- Editorial design for a travel magazine
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Should I study full-time or part-time?
Our online graphic design course is the same across full-time and part-time and graduates leave either with high quality graphic design portfolios. It’s just about how you want to get there.
Full-Time: 3 months, 5 days a week.
Commit yourself 100% to design for three months and start your creative career as quickly as possible.
Part-Time: 9 months, 3 live classes a week.
Study design without quitting your job and manage your own study time before embarking on your creative career.
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I’ve already worked or trained as a designer. Is Shillington right for me?
Our graphic design course is ideal for current creatives to revive software skills and enhance their understanding of the design fundamentals. If your software skills are self-taught, we’ll teach you how to work smoothly and efficiently across Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma. Or if your current portfolio isn’t up-to-scratch, we’ll help you craft a collection of your best work, showcasing an ability to work across a wide range of briefs. Meet 20 InspiringDesigners Who Studied at Shillington After Creative Degrees or Diplomas.
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Is 3 months full-time or 9 months part-time really long enough to learn design?
Absolutely. Ourstudent workspeaks for itself and Shillington graduates buildincredible creative careers. Our graphic design course is expertly planned to teach technical skills, cover design theory and ingrain creative principles to help you create a well-rounded portfolio.Read more on the blog in Learn Graphic Design Fast or Fast, Good or Cheap. And if you want to hear it straight from our graduates, check out 21 Unbiased Shillington Reviews.
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