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● 4-month course · Next batch 27 July

Graphic design, supercharged with AI.

Four months from zero to working designer. Photoshop, Illustrator, brand and social design fused with AI image workflows, finished with a client-ready portfolio, with placement and freelance support until you earn.

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Where this course takes you
Year 1Rs 2.5-4 L
Graphic DesignerIndicative India base CTC · public 2025-26 market data
Course completeGraphic Designer
Year 2-3Rs 4-6.5 L
Designer / Brand DesignerIndicative India base CTC · public 2025-26 market data
Graphic DesignerDesigner / Brand Designer
Year 3-5Rs 6.5-10 L
Senior DesignerIndicative India base CTC · public 2025-26 market data
Designer / Brand DesignerSenior Designer
You could be next.Placement support until you are hired

Every learner gets resume preparation, mock interviews and direct introductions to our 400+ hiring partners, and the support continues until you sign an offer.

How our placement support works →

What is the Graphic Design course at Cokonet Academy?

Graphic Design teaches visual design with Photoshop, Illustrator, branding and layout for print and digital. Cokonet's Graphic Design course in Kerala runs about 3-4 months, hands-on with a professional portfolio and placement support until you are hired. Learn classroom in Trivandrum and Kochi, or online-live.

Duration 3-4 monthsMode Classroom / Online-liveTools Photoshop, IllustratorPlacement Support until hiredFees On a free call
Learner stories

Hear it from people who have done it.

We publish filmed interviews rather than written quotes, so you can judge for yourself. Not every batch has a filmed story yet, and we would rather point you at the channel than invent one.

Watch the filmed interviews

Our YouTube channel carries unscripted interviews with learners who finished a Cokonet course and moved into an SAP, data, cloud or design role. Nobody in them is an actor, and we do not put words in anyone's mouth.

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Talk to someone who took this course

The placement team can put you on a call with a Graphic Design (AI) learner who is now working in the field, so you can ask about the syllabus, the trainers and the interviews without a counsellor in the middle.

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What these roles actually pay

Rather than quote one person's package, the career table lower down sets out the roles this course leads to year by year, with indicative pay compiled from public 2025-26 market data and switchable by market.

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Want to talk to someone who has done it?

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Why now

Why AI-powered design, and why now.

Every brand now publishes daily, and the volume of design work has exploded far beyond what traditional designers can supply. AI multiplies a trained designer's output tenfold, which makes trained-plus-AI designers the profile agencies and brands fight for.

10xOutput with AI

AI-fluent designers ship in hours what took days, and charge for the outcome.

D2CBoom needs design

Every new Indian brand needs packaging, socials and ads, continuously.

RemoteWork from Kerala

Design delivers over the internet; clients sit in Kochi, Dubai or Denver.

Why it is a smart move for you

Fundamentals first, AI second

Composition, type and colour make AI output good; we train the eye before the prompt.

Real brand briefs

You design for actual local businesses, so your portfolio shows commerce, not exercises.

Freelance track built in

Pricing, clients and delivery workflows for independent income from month three.

Print to pixel

Social, ads, branding and print, the full spread Kerala employers ask for.

Eligibility

Is Graphic Design (AI) right for you?

Design suits visual thinkers with patience for craft. No drawing skill or art background is required; taste is trained here, deliberately.

A strong fit if you are
  • A creative-minded graduate from any stream
  • A marketer adding design to their toolkit
  • A freelancer or homemaker building income from home
  • A printing or DTP worker upgrading to brand design
  • A fresher targeting agency and studio roles
What you will need
  • Basic computer familiarity
  • Around 8 hours a week for four months
  • A laptop that runs Photoshop
  • No drawing or design background
Not sure you qualify?A counsellor reviews your background and tells you honestly. Free, no pressure.
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The full course

Curriculum, projects and tools.

Week-by-week structure, what past learners built, and every tool you'll touch hands-on. Curriculum 10 · Projects 3 · Tools 12.

M01Seeing like a designer14 hrs · Wk 1-2 +
M02Photoshop core22 hrs · Wk 2-4 +
M03Illustrator and vector craft22 hrs · Wk 4-6 +
M04Brand identity design18 hrs · Wk 6-7 +
M05Social and ad creatives18 hrs · Wk 7-9 +
M06AI image workflows20 hrs · Wk 9-10 +
M07Layout and print14 hrs · Wk 10-11 +
M08Figma essentials14 hrs · Wk 11-12 +
M09Freelance and client craft14 hrs · Wk 12-13 +
M10Portfolio + capstone20 hrs · Wk 13-16 +
The full week-by-week syllabus is free

Every topic, project and tool, module by module. We send the complete PDF to your WhatsApp after a quick mobile verification.

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Three capstones, reviewed by working professionals

Capstone themeComplete brand identity

Logo system, palette, type and a mini guideline document for a real local business, delivered as client files.

IllustratorBrandingGuidelines
Capstone themeAI-assisted ad campaign

A multi-format ad campaign, statics, carousels, reel covers, produced with an AI-plus-Photoshop workflow.

PhotoshopAI imagesAd design
Capstone themePrint and packaging piece

A press-ready brochure or packaging design with correct bleed, colour and printer-proof files.

LayoutPrint prepIllustrator

Every tool you'll touch

PSPhotoshopRaster core
AIIllustratorVector core
FGFigmaModern layout
CVCanva ProFast systems
MJMidjourney-classAI images
FFFireflyGenerative fill
IDLayout toolsPrint
BRBehancePortfolio
FTFontsType craft
CLRColor toolsPalettes
MKMockupsPresentation
EXExport kitDelivery
Who teaches this

Led by a senior practitioner, backed by a full-time mentor.

Your batch is led by an experienced design professional who works on live projects. A full-time Cokonet mentor supports the batch day to day, so help is always a message away.

Lead trainer · Industry expert · Currently practising Jithesh K.

Runs a brand studio serving D2C and Gulf clients.

A working brand designer whose studio ships daily. He leads your batch with live client briefs, honest critique and portfolio standards set by real buyers.

12 years experienceStudio founder
Full-time mentor · Cokonet Amritha P.

Your full-time Cokonet mentor for daily doubts, file rescue and portfolio polish between the lead sessions.

Want to meet the trainer for your batch?The Cokonet method: you advance on competency, not attendance, and are introduced to employers only once your Career Readiness Index clears our bar.
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What you walk away with

One certificate included. The industry exams are optional.

Every graduate earns the Cokonet completion certificate, backed by a verified capstone portfolio. The official industry exams are prepped for in the course, but booked and paid separately.

Included with the course
Cokonet completion certificate

Issued on completion of all modules and the three capstone projects. Shareable on LinkedIn with a verifiable link.

Optional industry certifications

We prepare you for these during the course. The exams themselves are booked with the certification body and charged separately.

Adobe Certified Professional: Photoshop
Proctored practical examAdobe credentialOptional · charged separately
Adobe Certified Professional: Illustrator
Proctored practical examAdobe credentialOptional · charged separately
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How placement works

Six steps to your first offer.

The career track runs alongside the coursework from week one. Placement isn't an afterthought here.

1

Skills + portfolio

Build Photoshop, Illustrator, branding and AI-workflow skills with three client-grade capstones.

2

Certification prep

Structured preparation for Adobe Certified Professional during the course.

3

Resume + LinkedIn

Rebuilt to a professional rubric by the placement lead, projects front and centre.

4

Three mock interviews

Technical scenarios and behavioural rounds, all recorded, with feedback.

5

Matched introductions

We introduce you to specific roles across 400+ corporate partners. We don't blast your CV.

6

Offer & beyond

Negotiation help, then onboarding coaching. Support continues 6 months post-completion.

0Years training since 2010
0Corporate partners
0Recorded mock interviews
0Months post-offer support

Freshers typically start between Rs 2.5 and Rs 4 LPA. Ranges compiled from public 2025-26 market data (Glassdoor, market salary guides), not from our own placement records. Your offer depends on skills, employer and location.

Where our learners get hired.Alumni work in agencies, studios and in-house brand teams, and many run freelance rosters from home.
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After the course

What you will be after this course.

The typical Graphic Design (AI) career path. Switch the market to see indicative pay.

Showing India base CTC ranges
YearRoleBase CTC
Year 0Course completeCertified + portfolio
Year 1Graphic DesignerRs 2.5-4 L
Year 2-3Designer / Brand DesignerRs 4-6.5 L
Year 3-5Senior DesignerRs 6.5-10 L
Year 5-7Art DirectorRs 10-16 L
Year 7-8Creative Lead / Studio OwnerRs 16-25 L

Ranges compiled from public 2025-26 market data (Glassdoor, market salary guides). Your offer depends on skills, employer and location.

Ready to start this trajectory?Pick a batch below or talk to a counsellor first.
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A direct comparison

Cokonet vs other EdTechs. No spin.

An honest side-by-side with the typical online "Graphic Design (AI)" course.

What mattersTypical online EdTechCokonet Academy
Recognition✕ Self-issued, not recognised.✓ Adobe Certified Professional tracks.
Cohort size✕ 100-500+; a row in a sheet.✓ 25 max, the trainer knows you.
Trainers✕ Often recent grads, scripted.✓ Industry pros on live projects.
Hands-on✕ Slides and a recorded screen.✓ Real client briefs, press-ready files, a portfolio buyers respect.
Placement claims✕ "95-100% assistance", vague.✓ No percentage claims. Matched introductions, support until you are hired.
Refund✕ Usually none after session 1.✓ 7-day refund, no questions asked.
In-person option✕ Online-only.✓ TVM, Kochi + Bengaluru in-person centres.

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FAQ

The questions people actually ask.

If yours isn't here, a counsellor answers it on a 20-minute call.

I cannot draw. Can I still become a designer? +
Yes. Graphic design is arrangement, type and colour, not illustration. The pen tool and the grid are learnable skills, and taste is built through structured critique, which this course delivers weekly.
Will AI image tools replace graphic designers? +
They replace untrained ones. Clients pay for judgement: brief-reading, brand consistency and files that print. AI multiplies a trained designer's output, and we train exactly that combination.
Which software will I learn? +
Photoshop and Illustrator at professional depth, Figma and Canva Pro for modern workflows, and AI tools, Midjourney-class generation and Firefly inside Photoshop, as a disciplined pipeline.
What does a designer earn in Kerala? +
Junior designers start between Rs 2.5 and 4 lakh in-house or at agencies. Freelance changes the math: alumni bill per project, and Gulf and remote clients pay well above local rates.
Can I freelance from home after this course? +
That is a designed outcome. The freelance module covers pricing, briefs and client cycles, and your capstones are structured as client deliveries so you start with proof, not promises.
Do I get a portfolio at the end? +
You graduate with three client-grade case studies, a curated Behance presence and presentation practice. Design hiring is portfolio hiring; the whole course is built backwards from that fact.
Is it online or classroom, and is Malayalam support available? +
Both. In-person batches in Trivandrum, Kochi and Bengaluru, plus live online batches across Kerala and the GCC. Sessions are in clear English with Malayalam support.
Do you guarantee a job after the course? +
No, and we will not pretend otherwise. We provide structured placement support, real introductions and freelance guidance, with support continuing six months after you finish.
Upcoming cohorts · seats capped at 25

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Pick a start date below, or talk to a counsellor first if you are not sure which fits.

27 July 2026MondayFilling fast
  • Mode · Trivandrum + Online
  • Schedule · Weekday evenings
  • Trainer · Jithesh K.
  • Language · English with Malayalam support
  • Certification · Adobe Certified Professional prep included
  • Payment · EMI and scholarships available
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