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Master Graphic Design & Software with Practical Projects (Udemy.com)

Conquer Popular Graphic Design Projects: Logo, Package, Magazine, Book Cover Design, Branding, Digital Graphics & More!

Created by: Lindsay Marsh

Last updated November 2020

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What you will learn

  • Become more confident using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign
  • You will be able to create Book Covers, Package Designs, Digital Assets, Social Media Graphics, Album Art, Magazine Covers and Layout Spreads and more!
  • You will be able to follow the entire branding process including logo design and client presentation
  • You will know how to work with and export large format banners and posters
  • You will know how to create a postcard (both front and back)
  • You will understand basic design theory including working with color, layout, typography photos and more
  • Learn new tools that speed up your workflow
  • You will be able to create a 3d mockup in Adobe dimensions to create stunning package design presentations
  • Work with large client projects juggling both print and digital projects

How it compares

Against the other 413 rated Udemy courses in Graphic Design on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 49% of them
  • Reviews859#64 of 414 by number of reviews
  • Length10.8 hourslonger than 77% of them
  • Last updatedNovember 2020earlier than 83% of them

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Course Description

Master Graphic Design and Adobe Design Software By Doing Popular Design Projects

Do you like to learn by doing practical real-world projects? This project-based course is extensive, starting at beginner level projects and moving all the way to advanced level design projects. With over 10+ hours of video-based project learning this course was created to appeal to graphic design students of any level and can help expose students to all the most popular graphic design projects while learning software and design principles.

We talk about all aspects of design including theory, layout, color, exporting and preparing files for print, working with digital and print files and of course mastering the Adobe software including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.

We will walk through step by step the creation of:

(Beginner Level Projects) 
Badges and Seals
Logo Design
Package Design
Magazine Cover and Spread
Youtube Thumbnail
Album Art Cover

(Intermediate and Advanced Projects) 
An Entire Branding Package which includes:

Logo Design
Poster
Large Welcome Banners
Lanyards
Postcard (front and back)
Social Media Graphics
Digital Ads
Client Presentations

We will complete a Package Design for a food project, including the front, back, labels and print preparation.

We cover Book cover design and we conquer three different types of book covers including a romance novel, a non-fiction book and an illustrative children’s book cover. We talk about what makes a solid book cover and follow basic layout principles, use grids, work with typography and learn how to create concepts that pop using examples as our guide.

We will conquer digital projects as well including going over what makes compelling YouTube cover photos and we will create a dynamic one together.

We even talk about creating digital art and as we create an eclectic modern album art cover.

Then, we master editorial design as we create a dynamic cover for a home cooking magazine as well as a full article spread. We talk about how to work with larger blocks of text, font pairing and headlines and how to maximize both Photoshop and InDesign to maximize our impact.

Last, but certainly not least we will have a 4+ hour advanced section for those looking for more detailed real-world projects. We will create from scratch the entire branding package for a conference including the Logo design, lanyards, posters, advertising, a digital marketing campaign, large format welcome banners and even a postcard.

This extensive section is perfect for those looking to learn how to export and work with files of all types, how to export, prepare and save them for professional print or for the press.

This section goes into an entire new level of detail that will satisfy those curious on how to take on real large-scale graphic design projects for clients.

This course is prefect for those who prefer a project-based hands on learning approach and for those who love to see all types of different projects being created. This course is great for those wanting to learn and maximize Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign and learn tons and tons of new tools along the way that can speed up your workflow.

This course is great for beginners, advanced designers and everyone in-between, there is something for everyone, so let’s master graphic design by creating some fantastic and professional level projects together!

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Instructor Details

Lindsay Marsh

If anyone has questions about which course may work best for them, please feel free to contact or message me.

I have had many self-made titles over the years: Brand Manager, Digital Architect, Interactive Designer, Graphic Designer, Web Developer and Social Media Expert, to name a few. My name is Lindsay Marsh and I have been creating brand experiences for my clients for over 20 years. As a freelance graphic designer, I have worked on a wide variety of projects both in the digital and print space. 

I have had the wonderful opportunity of taking classes at some of the top design schools in the world: Parsons at The New School, The Pratt Institute and NYU. 

I have had the pleasure of teaching over 600,000+ students globally online. I have provided private tutoring in the the area of design and marketing for over 8 years. I am also now a certified Canva Certified Creative.  

The thing I enjoy most of all about being a teacher is seeing my students flourish and to be able to start careers that are passionate and rewarding. 

I have a Facebook group dedicated to helping my students thrive and start new freelance design businesses. I want to get to know my students and provide additional challenges that get them ready for wonderful opportunities in the design world.

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Reviews

4.5

859 ratings on Udemy

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By Nesar ahmad obaid ullah on 4/13/2026

Great course so far! Even after just a few videos, I’ve already learned a lot, the lessons are clear, engaging, and easy to follow. As someone who deals with CPTSD, I found this course really helpful with recovery, improving short-term memory, setting goals, and finding a sense of purpose. If I can learn and stay focused, then you can too. Go for it. Highly recommend this course, definitely a 5 experience!

By Rebekha Burton on 9/30/2025

Her techniques are terrible with photoshop editing.

By GS GS on 9/19/2023

As in the printing business, this course helped me a lot to discover more opportunities for my business. So thanks very much to make it so easy to understand it.

By Meghan Jenkins on 8/29/2023

Fantastic course! Lindsay is a great teacher and I’ll definitely be taking more of her courses. I’ve been a graphic designer for quite a while so a lot of the lessons were just a review, but I needed to refresh some skills and jumpstart my creativity a bit - this course was just what I needed!

By Roxy _ on 4/9/2021

I found the course reassuring after doing the other Graphic Design lower levels courses. It give you an overviews of most tricks you have previously learn while increasing the difficulty and speed of the projects. I would recommend as a middle ground course to have an overviews of your confidence to proceed to the next courses.

By Brigitta Petroman on 11/20/2020

I really did enjoy this course. I loved the fact that every project thought me some new skills. Really enjoyed the project based learning. Wasnt so boring and repetitive as other courses. The package design and magazine cover were my favourites. A truly comprehensive course. I honestly recommend it.

By Marie-Claude Aspiros on 7/2/2020

I already worked a lot in the Adobe software, but I'm not a graphic designer. I just like it and I'm really a self-taught kind of person. I learned so much in the videos, sometimes small things that will be a huge difference in my day to day manipulations, and sometimes extremely big lessons. Thank you Lindsay for sharing your insights and putting these lessons together. It's a must for any graphic design to be!

By Henry Atigogo on 2/17/2020

It has been an enlightening course for me. I have also pin point the area that I want to learn next. The Freelance course. I like to earn while learning. One of my mentor spoke about forming a team with others to have win and complete Freelance work. I look to been profitable with this learning.

By Matthew Baldwin on 11/19/2019

I highly recommend this course, for anyone interested in developing their skills in the Adobe Creative Suite. Lindsay was a very engaging tutor and she explained everything very clearly throughout the whole designing process. I very much look forward to taking another one of her courses in the near future to continue developing my skills. Thank you, Lindsay!!

By Lana Terranova on 10/30/2019

I love the course. However, the pace of the course is a little bit too fast to follow, if you would like to do it simultaneously with a tutor. I have to stop and come back to the video later. Other than that, I would recommend it to other students, as the material is very useful to master Adobe Creative Suite.

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Overall Score : 90 / 100