Design & Arts
Design & Arts
Learn to create from creatives.
Design user-focused websites that delight. Create impact through brand strategy. Think with your hands and paint. Capture a story through photography.
Then turn your passion into a career.
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Design your dream career with us.
Whether you're just starting out, or have years of experience, UCLA Extension offers courses to sharpen your skills and prepare you for greater levels of success. (And yes, we even have courses you can take just for fun.)
From user experience to photography, studio arts to art history, our courses are taught by experienced professionals who have successful creative careers of their own.
Design & Arts
Courses
DESMA X 481.11
Photoshop I
Learn and practice the creation, manipulation, and combination of digital images in this ubiquitous design tool.
DESMA X 481.43
Photoshop II
Master sophisticated adjustment techniques necessary for constructing professional images with this ubiquitous design tool.
DESMA 850.99
Playing With Time: Looking Backwards into the Future of Motion Graphics
Gain the historical framework and vocabulary to become a mover & shaker in today’s motion graphics industry.
DESMA X 479.7P
Portfolio
Create your design portfolio—one that communicates your value and your values to prospective collaborators or employers.
DESMA X 479.4D
Publication Design
Investigate the techniques and best practices of magazine design, annual reports, and branded collateral.
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