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Design Courses

Design courses can help you learn graphic design principles, user interface design, branding strategies, and visual storytelling techniques. You can build skills in color theory, typography, layout composition, and creating user-centered designs. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, and Figma, that support bringing your design concepts to life and collaborating effectively with teams.


Popular Design Courses and Certifications


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    Emory University

    Conflict Transformation

    Skills you'll gain: Conflict Management, Mediation, Empathy, Collaboration, Communication Strategies, Self-Awareness, Active Listening, Adaptability, Communication

    4.8
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    455 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Dartmouth College

    Strategic Leadership: Impact, Change, and Decision-Making

    Skills you'll gain: Decision Making, Creativity, Talent Management, Communication, Innovation, Strategic Decision-Making, Personal Development, Curiosity, People Development, Professional Networking, Collaboration, Leadership Development, Productivity, Time Management, Self-Awareness, Strategic Leadership, Business Leadership, Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Organizational Leadership

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    649 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Duke University

    Java Programming: Build a Recommendation System

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design, Java, Java Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Structures, Algorithms, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    653 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Creational Design Patterns in Modern C++

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Software Design, C++ (Programming Language), Software Architecture, Programming Principles, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Maintainability, Prototyping, Database Application

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Software Engineering: Modeling Software Systems using UML

    Skills you'll gain: Requirements Analysis, Unified Modeling Language, Object Oriented Design, Functional Requirement, Data Modeling, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Systems Development Life Cycle, System Requirements, Software Development, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Project Planning, Project Management

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    349 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Amazon Web Services

    Exam Prep: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing Architecture, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Solution Architecture, AWS CloudFormation, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Cloud Security, Cloud Solutions, Amazon CloudWatch, Serverless Computing, Amazon DynamoDB, Network Architecture, Scalability, Disaster Recovery

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    239 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Social Computing

    Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Telecommuting, Human Computer Interaction, Social Network Analysis, Remote Access Systems, Interaction Design, Social Sciences, Driving engagement, Research and Design, Digital Communications

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    818 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IE Business School

    Branding and Customer Experience

    Skills you'll gain: Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer experience improvement, Branding, Brand Management, Behavioral Economics, Brand Strategy, Consumer Behaviour, Customer Insights, User Experience, Integrated Marketing Communications, Business Ethics, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Employee Engagement, Leadership

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    558 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Learning, Knowledge, and Human Development

    Skills you'll gain: Education Software and Technology, Human Learning, Child Development, School Psychology, Pedagogy, Human Development, Higher Education, Learning Theory, Psychology, Social Sciences

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    274 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Toronto

    iOS App Development Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Apple iOS, Apple Xcode, Swift Programming, User Interface (UI), Mobile Development, UI Components, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Application Frameworks, Computer Programming

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    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    552 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of New Mexico

    Web Application Development: Basic Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Web Applications, Full-Stack Web Development, Git (Version Control System), Middleware, Software Architecture, User Interface (UI), Agile Software Development, Application Frameworks, Ajax, Model View Controller, Databases, Relational Databases, Software Development, Ruby on Rails, Software Design Patterns, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    184 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The State University of New York

    Strategic Career Self-Management

    Skills you'll gain: Job Analysis, Adaptability, Professional Development, Dealing With Ambiguity, Personal Development, Lifelong Learning, Smart Goals, Brand Management, Gap Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Self-Awareness, Dashboard, Goal Setting

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular design courses

  • Conflict Transformation: Emory University
  • Strategic Leadership: Impact, Change, and Decision-Making: Dartmouth College
  • Java Programming: Build a Recommendation System: Duke University
  • Creational Design Patterns in Modern C++: Packt
  • Software Engineering: Modeling Software Systems using UML: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Exam Prep: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate: Amazon Web Services
  • Social Computing: University of California San Diego
  • Branding and Customer Experience: IE Business School
  • Learning, Knowledge, and Human Development : University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • iOS App Development Basics: University of Toronto

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