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Your creative education begins at Art and the City.
Professional training and creative design courses in English for beginners, professionals and career changers. At Art and the City, you learn more than software. You develop your eye for design, strengthen your creative process and learn how to turn ideas into professional visual work. Our courses combine technique, concept, visual language and current digital tools including Adobe, Figma and AI. With practical assignments and personal guidance from professionals in the field, you build skills you can use in your work, portfolio or next creative step.
Learn how to turn ideas into professional visual designs. Develop your skills in typography, colour, composition, layout and visual storytelling while working on practical assignments for your portfolio. With personal guidance from experienced designers, you build both creative confidence and technical skills.
Explore the Graphic Design course →Discover how to use AI for ideas, images, concepts and visual content. Learn how to write better prompts, guide the creative process and evaluate AI output with a designer's eye. Instead of relying on quick tricks, you learn how AI can become part of a professional creative workflow.
Explore Visual Design with AI →Learn to design clear, user-friendly and visually strong websites and interfaces in Figma. Work with layout, navigation, typography, spacing, wireframes and UX/UI principles, while discovering how AI can support your design process. Build digital work you can confidently present to clients or employers.
Explore UX Design with Figma and AI →Explore focused courses in design, Adobe, AI and creative tools. Practical, personal and made to apply straight away.
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I'm very happy with the course!
I've taken both the InDesign and Photoshop Advanced modules, and with guidance from Silvia Kennis, I've gained confidence and improved my skills.
Julie Kalk
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The lessons were fun and inspiring!
I followed several courses including Graphic Design, Photoshop, and InDesign. My goal was to explore design more deeply. I loved the energy of the classes. I gave them a 9/10.
Simone Sweep
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Clear communication and structure.
I joined the course to switch careers and grow my design knowledge. Inge Stolwijk's lessons were structured and helpful. My advice: take breaks and prepare well.
Dilek Ozkaraca
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