Graphic Design Mastery- AI, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign (Udemy.com)
Graphic Design for beginners including Graphic Design Theories, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, AI & Creative Thinking
Created by: Khalil Ibrahim
Last updated June 2026
Our take
Based on the ratings of 5,478 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in June 2026. No course pays to be reviewed.
Khalil Ibrahim's course is a 39-hour Adobe package aimed at absolute beginners. It opens with design theory (typography, color, layout), then moves through project-style sections in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, plus a newer section on AI tools like Midjourney, Adobe Firefly and ChatGPT. Most of the runtime sits in two long Essentials sections, with 82 Photoshop lectures and 75 Illustrator lectures. It was last updated in June 2026, and about 111,000 students have enrolled.
Reviewers like the teaching. They describe the explanations as clear, simple and slow enough for a beginner, and one designer with two years of work experience said it filled gaps in what she knew. Roughly four in five of the 5,478 ratings are four or five stars. The complaints are scattered, though. One reviewer felt rushed, two had trouble following the narration while watching the screen, and one says the course never shows how to install the software. Others expected design strategy and got tool walkthroughs, or wanted the basics before the AI section.
There are no quizzes, and one reviewer found no way to get doubts answered, so this is self-study. Still, for someone starting from zero who already has the three Adobe apps, it is a broad and well-liked way to learn them side by side. Anyone who already works in Photoshop daily will find most of it familiar. Expect to pause and rewatch a few lessons.
Pros
- Explanations are clear and simple enough for absolute beginners, according to several reviewers
- Covers Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign in one 39-hour course, with design theory up front
- A 10-lecture AI section on Midjourney, Firefly and ChatGPT for design work
- Last updated June 2026, with brand-style projects and a portfolio template to customize
Cons
- Some reviewers find the pace rushed or the narration hard to follow while watching the screen
- Does not show how to install the software, and one reviewer found no way to ask questions
- No quizzes, and some expected design strategy instead of software walkthroughs
I like how the courses are straight to the point. Important imformation broken down so simple that an absolute beginner such as myself can understand.
Beginner level fits. No design experience is needed, but the requirements assume you already have Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
What you will learn
- Graphic design Theories
- color theory
- Composition & layout rules
- Grid systems
- creative thinking
- How to use Photoshop in a creative way to create stunning Ads
- advertising rules in action while designing
- the science behind achieving great visuals
- photoshop tools panels & essentials
- about typography anatomy & how to use type & fonts properly
- How to use Illustrator in a creative way to create brand identity
- How to use illustrator to design Logos, business cards, letterheads, envelope..etc
- how to present your graphic design work in a great way to easily get your designs approved by clients
- saving & exporting different formats
- Illustrator tools panels & essentials
- How to use Indesign in a creative way to create amazing editorial design
- how to create brochures, catalogs & flyers
- how to create multipage editorial design up to 16 pages & more
- build your own portfolio through the entire course
- Get a portfolio template to customize it according to your own style
- about printing & screen designs technicals
- how to export your designs in different formats
- how to create printing PDF & Impositions for your editorial design
- you will get tons of design files & assets to assist you in your designs
- you will find many exercises to sharped your design skills
- you will learn to select & mask images with different techniques including tough areas like Hair, Smoke..etc.
- you will learn how to design precisely in Photoshop using design grids & guides.
- Work like a professional in Photoshop mastering all Non- destructive techniques.
- Create graphics from scratch.
- Use the Pen & drawing tools like a professional in Photoshop, Illustrator & Indesign
- Master the Different drawing & illustrations tools & techniques
- to speed up your workflow & speed up Illustrator performance as well
- Know the details of Glyphs, Stylistic Sets, Variable fonts
Course content
9 sections · 231 lectures · 39 hours of video 2 articles
- 1Graphic Design Introduction & Graphic design Resources 2 free previews5 lectures · 13 min
- 2Graphic Design Theories 1 free preview10 lectures · 1.2 hours
- 3Photoshop Creative Design18 lectures · 4.4 hours
- 4AI Tools in Graphic Design (New Section)10 lectures · 3.3 hours
- 5Illustrator Creative Design8 lectures · 1.5 hours
- 6Indesign Creative Design & Essentials22 lectures · 4.3 hours
- 7Photoshop Essentials Training82 lectures · 13 hours
- 8Illustrator Essentials Training75 lectures · 12 hours
- 9Bonus1 lecture · 4 min
Who it is for
The instructor says it suits
- Who want to learn graphic design from scratch
- who want to change his career path & start a graphic designer career
- who want to do some freelance design work next to his business
- who to start a design studio or do online graphic design work
- A graphic designer who wants to enhance his skills & knowledge to become a professional designer
- someone interested in graphic design & art and want to learn design tools
- who want to express his artistic talent but doesn't know the tools or the science behind it
What you need before you start
- No previous experience of graphic design is required
- Photoshop, Ilustrator, Indesign
How it compares
Against the other 413 rated Udemy courses in Graphic Design on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.3 out of 5higher than 21% of them
- Reviews5,478#9 of 414 by number of reviews
- Length39.3 hourslonger than 96% of them
- Last updatedJune 2026more recently than 87% of them
Course Description
Graphic Design & Advertising Masterclass:
Do you want to learn graphic design & advertising from scratch? well, I’ve tried to squeeze my academic studying in advertising in the faculty of applied arts & experience in the design field for more than 15 years in one single graphic design course that would help an absolute beginner or even an advanced graphic designer to become a professional graphic designer.
This is a very Dynamic MasterClass as A whole New section is added to the course teaching how to use AI tools like Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Chat GPT, and Google Bard in Graphic design to create intricate designs in a few minutes and to stay on top of your game as a designer so you can integrate your exceptional Human Intelligence with Artificial Intelligence to create mind-blowing visuals!
What will you learn in this Graphic Design MasterClass:
1-Graphic Design Theories
So, Starting with graphic design theories including typography, color theory, graphic design compositions & layout theories to know the science behind achieving great designs. Plus bonus videos where I will be giving you tours in New York design museums like the Museum of Illusions in New York for example.
(Adobe Graphic Design Applications: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Creative Cloud, PDF)
2-Photoshop Creative Thinking & Advertising
We will learn Photoshop while we are covering different design niches & categories in the course to make sure you can engage in any graphic design task as a professional graphic designer, so in photoshop we are covering real-world projects & advertising campaigns for big brands & how to do creative thinking & professional graphic visuals, so, for example, we will design for Mercedes Benz, Vodafone, Boeing, and more… and even we are covering social media graphic design campaigns which are crucial nowadays,
3- AI (Artificial Intelligence) Tools in Graphic Design
We will learn how to use great & powerful AI generative tools like (Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Chat GPT, Google Bard & More..) to work as a designer for us or as an assistant designer or for inspiration to come up with great designs that will revolutionize the design industry as we will focus on how to use them mainly for design purposes & we will dive deep into the world of text prompt engineering to take control of the generated Art & designs so we can achieve what we imagine in few clicks & also this will not only save you tons of time but also it will shorten your learning curve in the graphic design field as these tools can achieve complex visuals in a flash instead of watching and learning tutorials about specific techniques for certain effects, however still knowing the designs tools like photoshop, Illustrator & Indesign thoroughly will give a great advantage as a designer especially that AI can't really do everything as some people would imagine.
3-Illustrator Creative Thinking & Branding
we will learn in Illustrator how to design a corporate identity or a full branding from scratch including how to build professional logos & various brand publications & graphic visuals.
4-How to Present your designs & your branding work in the best way
Also, we will learn how to present our design work in a stunning way as well using both Photoshop & Illustrator & amazing resources for the best graphic design mock-ups & even how to save time designing them.
5-Indesign Creative Thinking: Editorial designs & Graphic designer Portfolio design
then we will learn Adobe InDesign from scratch including of course different Indesign tools, Indesign panels, printing technicals, character & paragraph styles in Indesign, and Indesign’s Master pages to achieve your graphic designs in a fast & professional way through practical projects including a bifold brochure then moving to another Indesign project: full 16 pages of different creative layouts of editorial designs (also we learn more in this project about different design theories especially graphic design grids & how to apply different graphic design grids in different layouts) which will be your own stunning design portfolio by the way & you will get a portfolio template to customize it according to your own taste & style. so by the end of this course, you will have learned graphic design theories, graphic design tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign) & creative design & advertising thinking plus a full portfolio filled with your own design samples that you’ve been building through the entire graphic design course.
6-Photoshop & Illustrator basics & essentials training, Exercises & graphic design files & Assets:
If you know nothing about graphic design applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign) don’t worry cuz this course will teach you the essentials of using Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign along with tons of great design files, assets & exercises to sharpen your graphic design skills.
7-Graphic design applications Updates & New graphic design tutorials:
New graphic design application updates are constantly being added to the course along with more graphic design & advertising content.
8-Graphic design facebook group:
Also, you can join our facebook group to get inspired & share your graphic designs & Artwork to get feedback from like-minded designers from all over the world through this creative journey.
Conclusion:
By the end of this graphic design course, you will have learned graphic design theories (color Theories & color Wheel, Graphic design compositions & layout, Layout Grid Systems, Visual inspiration from New York famous design museums), Graphic design tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign) & creative thinking plus a full portfolio filled with your design Artwork samples that you’ve been building through the entire course.
The Instructor is What Makes the Course so Special, Right?
Khalil Ibrahim is a Chief design officer who studied Advertising & graphic design in the faculty of Applied Arts & worked in many international advertising agencies with experience of over 15 years in the design field and using Adobe applications. Besides traveling around the world learning about different Design Schools, Trends & Art Directions. He really cared to make sure you understand the graphic design tools, technicals, and concepts & to really learn it in a creative way to apply it like a Creative professional.
Instructor Details
- 4.3 Rating
5,478 Reviews
Khalil Ibrahim
Khalil Ibrahim, also called "Abraham", studied Arts, Advertising & Graphic Design at the Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University.
He then worked as a designer, rising to Chief Design Officer in top-tier Advertising Agencies such as DDB, TBWA & Sahara Petroleum Services, across several countries.
He later transitioned to Mentoring Design & AI while employed in the Aviation sector to pursue his passion for flying and explore the globe (check Instagram for vibrant content) while embracing diverse art directions, trends & design schools, and learning from many cultures.
He passionately runs Design Academy Online, gratefully teaching over 240k worldwide learners from more than 207 countries in Design & Art, delivering a creative and professional approach in both Design & AI.
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Reviews
By Martina Megyeri on 6/27/2026
This is the first Udemy course I've ever purchased and completed, and it was a great experience! Khalil has a very kind and engaging teaching style, which made the course enjoyable from start to finish. I've been working as a graphic designer for two years, and this course helped me learn the few things I hadn't used before or wasn't familiar with. I now feel much more confident in my work, and I'm excited to continue learning and improving my skills. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
By Jyoti Mishra on 5/30/2024
Enrolled in this online graphic design course, and it's exceeding my expectations. The interactive approach makes learning enjoyable, and the instructor is superb. The course covers a wide range of topics, and the online platform is user-friendly. Highly recommend for anyone looking to learn graphic design!
By Fairooz CH on 4/15/2024
I must say, it's been an incredibly rewarding experience so far. The sessions are really helpful, providing a solid foundation in both the technical and creative aspects of graphic design. What stands out the most is, Mr. Khalil's ability to explain everything in a very understandable manner. Overall, I'm very satisfied with the course and excited to continue learning.
By Hakan Aris on 2/6/2024
The course is really great and very helpful. The videos are so fun and entertaining! The instructor, Khalil, gives you the opportunity to create your own portfolio, which actually helped me a lot. There are many chances of doing Photoshop, indesign, and illustrator practices! I highly recommend this course; it is definitely worth every penny! Also, he basically explains everything—every single detail—in the apps and shows them with examples!
By Mélanie Hubsch on 10/30/2023
It was really a great course for me. I never used Illustrator, Photoshop or InDesign before and I learnt a lot about them. I am not yet 100% percent autonomous but I know what is feasible and where to find the right video if needed. I am French but it was really easy for me to understand what the instructor was saying.
By Md. Raquim Ali on 7/16/2023
First I would like to thanks sir to create this course. There are a lots of things that I learnt from this this and the surprising moment is that when Sir add a Ai session to it Special Thanks For This. And I want to say something about to improvement to this course 1st Add Subtitle and second updates some results from basic to advance. THANKS
By dominic tom on 9/22/2022
Would have been better if it was more personal or directed to the student, while narrating the speaker could have pointed out what he was referring to as I took time to catch certain information on the screen but couldn't hear the author at the same time,
By Alexandru Bernovici on 3/16/2020
Overall it was a good course . One of the things that I liked is that we explored all the tools. however that can have a downside if you stop to mention every short key and way to do it. The course need more practice exercises and less explaining the same thing 3 times. Video is a good way to learn because you can always go back. I feel as it should have been better structured . Thank you for introduction. It really helped me get an ideea of how to get around in Illustrator without getting stuck.
By Simona Iancu on 10/27/2018
This is the best beginner's course I could find and it's completely free. It walks you through all the tools and functionalities and shows you how to customize their use to best suit your needs. And it does all this in a comprehensive and concise manner which helps with focus and time management. Highly recommended!
By Buddika Poddalgoda on 8/13/2018
My favorite part of Adobe Illustrator is the guide functionality. Illustrator makes extensive use of guides and cursor snapping to help the user create precise shapes and evenly align graphical elements. This is incredibly useful for hard-edged illustrations and graphics for websites, posters, etc. The use of dynamic guide positioning along with the vector-based nature of the program makes it easy to scale individual components or an entire drawing.
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