Where to start a career in web design: professions, universities, and useful resources

In-Demand Professions

— Web Designer: creating visual concepts for websites, including layouts, color schemes, graphics, and user interface elements

— Web Developer: turning design concepts into functional websites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and other technologies

— UX Designer (User Experience): optimizing user experience through user behavior research, prototyping, and interface testing

— Graphic Designer: developing visual elements for websites, such as logos, illustrations, banners, and other graphic components

— UI Designer (User Interface): creating interfaces that ensure convenience and appeal for users, including the placement of elements on the page and their visual design

Universities

Kazakhstan

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Astana IT University, Media Technologies

Narxoz, Digital Management and Design

SDU, Multimedia Sciences

Kyrgyzstan

Ala-Too International University, "Fundamentals of Creative Industries"

Kyrgyz State Technical University, "Design"

Uzbekistan

Amity University Tashkent, "Information Technology"

Inha University in Tashkent, Computer Engineering

Worldwide

University of the Arts London, United Kingdom

SAE Institute Berlin, Germany

Tokyo Design Academy, Japan

University of California San Diego, USA

Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Online Courses

"Web Designer" Course by Yandex Practicum

Over nine months, you will learn to understand visual language and keep up with design trends, design user interaction with interfaces, understand website and web application coding, and much more.
Cost: 79,000 tenge per month

"UX/UI Designer" by Just Code

Thanks to the wide range of technologies studied in the course, you will acquire the following skills:
— UX
— UI
— Data visualization
— Developing your own projects.
Cost: from 14,000 tenge per month

"UX/UI Designer" by Skillbox

Learn the basics of Figma, working with plugins, and animation. During the course, you will gain experience from leading designers and create eight different projects for your portfolio.
Cost: 29,531 tenge per month

"Graphic Designer" by Geek Brains

Start working with tools and programs for graphic design. Create an album cover, logo, brand identity, packaging design, and compile at least seven works for your portfolio.
Cost: 71,310 tenge per month

Useful YouTube Channels

Malewicz

The channel author, with 23 years of experience, covers all key aspects of design, analyzes portfolios, and also produces tutorials.

Andy Tells Things

On the channel of a graphic designer and Adobe community expert, you will find many design tutorials, but the main goal of the channel is to tell everything about Adobe Illustrator. From detailed study of each function, tool, and Illustrator menu to brief tips and tricks, and design lessons.

Will Paterson

Will Paterson, a graphic designer and content creator, specializes in logo design. On this channel, you will find the following videos:
— Design lessons
— Logo critiques/reviews
— Tips and advice on graphic design
— Videos about designer competitions.

WebDesign Master

Unique author lessons and courses on website creation, professional coding, and modern web design.