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Learn professional graphic design with Adobe, AI and visual strategy.
For beginners, expats and career switchers who want real design skills, from first idea to finished work. You learn Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, develop your own visual style and build a portfolio.
A practical design studio in course form: tools, feedback, rhythm and portfolio work.
You learn online, from wherever you are, in a small group with live teaching every week. Everything you make feeds into one thing: a portfolio you can actually show.
Students choose Art and the City because they want to learn graphic design in a practical, personal and structured way. Beginners and creative professionals alike.
“The teachers were friendly, patient and very knowledgeable. The lessons were easy to follow, even for a complete beginner. The assignments were sometimes challenging, but the feedback made them very valuable.”
“I took the Full Graphic Design course without any previous experience. I learned a lot and the lessons were clear, practical and encouraging.”
“I had a good experience with my Ai photoshop course. It was a course of basic and advanced photoshop with ai. I have been in design industry for 30 years and a regular user of adobe photoshop. This course was a good for refreshing my skills. A lot is happening in photoshop. The course is well paced with assignments. It started at a slow pace to remember the new tools and picks up pace in the advance section and you learn all most all the new editions to ai. Highly recommended for seasoned designers and new comers.”
Then you’re in the right place.
Yes. You start from the fundamentals and build up to professional work.
Yes. Every assignment is a piece you can show, from posters to a full brand book.
The exam is built around real design work, not theory. You develop a complete brand book for a fashion label or a record label, and you design a poster under time pressure. There is also a written part with multiple-choice and a few open questions.
We don’t publish the exact brief in advance. The format has been the same for years, and your teacher prepares you for it during the course.
Without the exam you receive a certificate of participation.
Live online lessons, assignments and feedback
€2,975
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Spread the cost over several months
Flexible
Yes. The course is fully taught in English and suits internationals, expats and Dutch creatives who want to study in English.
Fully online. You join the live lessons via Zoom from anywhere in the Netherlands or Europe. There are no compulsory days on location.
No, the exam is optional and costs €255. It consists of a practical final assignment (a complete brand book and a poster) plus a written part. Many students take it because the brand book makes a strong portfolio piece.
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, plus AI tools for concept and visual development.
Yes. You can spread the course fee over several months. Your employer can also receive the invoice.
Yes. Students are welcome at the monthly Art Club in Amsterdam. Joining is optional.
We work in small groups, so places are limited. Sign up and choose your start date in the form, or book a short call first. We’ll help you choose the route that fits your goals, level and schedule.
