Prepare for a life in graphic design

Are you Creative?
Do you LOVE playing with design?

Are you interested in learning about design?

Do you appreciate good design but don’t know where to start?

Looking to upgrade your skills in your current working environment?

Study at your own pace, in a supportive environment, mentored by experienced working professionals who value individuality and creativity

Industry Specific

Our courses are relevant, industry-specific, affordable, non-accredited and portfolio oriented. We share with you the knowledge, understanding and skills essential to working successfully in design. You will graduate with design skills that will reflect a professional approach and increase your value in any current or future position. You will also graduate with a strong portfolio that is highly regarded within the industry and which, along with aptitude is a major factor influencing employers when choosing graphic designers and freelancers.

Flexible Study

We foster independent, flexible learning and are contoured to fit wide-ranging student needs

Supportive Environment

We work closely with you and act as your mentors in a stimulating, encouraging and positive environment.

What you will learn

Developing designer skills

This section introduces you to the concept of Communication and Graphic Design and focuses upon developing the knowledge and skills associated with good design. You will learn about graphic communication and design and how to apply the basics of layout design. You will also learn about selecting and applying typography to develop professional and creative layouts, along with the role that colour plays in design.

Design in action

This section focuses upon unleashing your creativity as you begin to apply your accumulated knowledge and skills to wide-ranging scenarios in a workplace simulated environment. You will learn all about branding and the design and development of logos, advertisements and packaging, as well as how to prepare designs and layouts for multi-page documents such as brochures and magazines.

Thinking like a graphic designer

In this component you will learn how to apply designer practice and process as we encourage your development of the efficient and effective process and management practices that are essential to the workplace. You will also learn all about designing for print in our unique and industry acclaimed print management module.

Graphic design as a business

Pulling together everything learned throughout the course, you will be mentored as you begin to develop your own brand to market yourself as a designer. You will be encouraged and learn about setting up as a freelancer, applying for jobs and the development of your own marketing materials and portfolio.

Developing more designer skills

You will develop skills in the application of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop and learn all about the role of imagery in creating stunning designs. You will learn about drawing and illustration and how to select, prepare and manipulate photographs for stunning effects.

Awesome layouts

Throughout this course you will engage in practical exercises that are designed to encourage you to explore and unleash your creative potential and developing your own unique designer style.

What courses do we offer?

Our students say

“This is the first diploma I have done online, as I really needed the convenience to study when and where it suited my busy life. Being able to fit in an hour of study whenever I can has made my journey to certification so much easier."

“From a current student prospective, completing the Professional Graphic Design Diploma through Weblynx College is incredible. This college is fantastic! From day one, there was instant communication without having to wait more than only an hour for a response. Additionally, there is direct communication between the student and one primary mentor. This helps the student greatly as it provides them with a reliable mentor who has knowledge of your achievements throughout this course as well as providing relevant information for both current and future modules."

"The course fit perfectly into my schedule, and communication with my mentors was always prompt, and feedback thorough."

"The Weblynx website is very appealing while maintaining a simple, easy to use navigation system. It is very consistent in its design which helps the students to navigate with ease as well as being visually appealing. Additionally, the information on this website for The Professional Graphic Design Diploma Course is very reliable and relevant with hyperlinks and attachments that work instantly."

"I found the course website very easy to use, and when I was getting set up and logging in to the courses for the first time, the steps were simple and easy to follow. I reached out to my Mentors, Helen and Steve, for support while I was getting used to how everything worked, and their responses were fast and very friendly. I’ve always felt I could email at any time and get a helpful response."

"I appreciate the design of the course in that it does not rush students through assignments."

"The information directly relates to this particular course and starts with the basics in order to cover every aspect of graphic design. It provides the students with a subscription of LinkedIn which are a series of videos/tutorials that relate to every aspect of graphic design. Weblynx allows for both beginners and self-taught designers to master the fundamentals of graphic design while building their skills in the right way to ensure maximum achievement."

"Pertinent to modern design, the course pays homage to the traditional fundamentals inherent in design, and provides a base for lifelong learning in this ever-evolving industry."

"The way the coursework is presented is really engaging, with very knowledgeable and expert presenters on video, really thorough articles on various aspects of each topic, and links to industry organisations, blogs and design communities for me to join and explore. "

"I have tried to do similar courses before but I did not get anywhere near the care and attention as I do in this one."

"I am finding this course very enjoyable and interesting. It is exactly what it states it would be and provides professional insight into the world of graphic design. It is captivating as the assessments are all very diverse with both written and practical components and contains relevant information prior to each assessment to aid you in its completion. Each module assessment is also written in easy to follow steps and provides the students with how heavily each part of the assessment will be weighted in marks. I find this very helpful as it allows me to manage and plan the different parts of my assessment and the amount of time that should be spent on them."

"The course is set out in easy to follow sections, each one concentrating on one concept, system or topic at a time, then linking everything together at the end."

"This course enables me to build my graphic design skills in a welcoming and comfortable environment with access to a very supportive and knowledgeable mentor. Currently, I am a third of the way through my course and I am loving every second of it! It is exactly what I love doing and provides me with the essential knowledge to continue to build my future in graphic design."

"I would like to thank you for a great program that I’ve enjoyed. I’m proud of what I was able to achieve and learn and hope that you can be proud of me as your student as well."

"Each module requires an assessment to be presented at the end, demonstrating that the topics covered have been understood. I really found the instructions for the assignments clear, and the feedback constructive and speedy. I’m very much enjoying the course, and know that I will be referring back to my notes for ever. The detail included is so relevant for every aspect of creating good design, that I cannot think what I would do without it."

"This course is very interesting and is exactly what I love doing and have wanted for quite sometime, so thank you for making my experience so far very enjoyable and comfortable."

What the industry says

"I really enjoyed the course, I enjoyed learning, and even though I have been working in Print for fifteen years I learnt a bunch!"

"This course will very much fill a void in the current curriculum, as it is very practical and clearly explains everything about print process. We see a lot of designers coming straight out of university who do not know even the simple things such as how to prepare artwork for print. Even when we explain it to them they don’t understand why…"

"This course contains information that most graphic designers have to learn on the job, so to have it available for the students at their initial introduction to design is a real plus."

"The WebLynx College Print Management course really pushes the importance of print in todays society. It is informative, clearly written and very easy to follow."

"For students to learn so early in their training all about designing for print goes a long way to create great designers and help to avoid client disappointment, especially as most of the issues that printers encounter are associated with lack of knowledge and clients expecting something that is not possible with the materials chosen."

"The course covers ethics and integrity well, especially in encouraging development of respectful and professional supplier/designer/client partnerships."

"From a manager’s perspective I find that the segment on print and print management hits the nail on the head, and everything that your WebLynx College mentors say is correct - I guess that is why we have such a good relationship!"

"The training provided on delivering artwork for printing is spot on!"

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