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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


  • U

    University of Amsterdam

    Unraveling the Cycling City

    Skills you'll gain: Culture, Socioeconomics, Sociology, Social Sciences, Systems Thinking, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Cultural Diversity, Traffic Flow Optimization, Policy Analysis, Public Works, Environmental Science, Spatial Analysis, Biology, Case Studies, Human Centered Design, Environment, Qualitative Research, Environment and Resource Management, Policy Development, European History

    ★ 4.9 (254) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Cursos en línea: modelo para armar

    Skills you'll gain: Learning Management Systems, Education Software and Technology, Interactive Design, Digital pedagogy, Content Management, Quality Assurance, Communication

    ★ 4.8 (245) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • M

    Michigan State University

    Planning: Principled, Proposing, Proofing, and Practicing to a Success Plan

    Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Business Planning, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Verification And Validation, Milestones (Project Management), Business Development, Financial Forecasting, Financial Modeling, New Business Development, Plan Execution, Customer Analysis, Customer Insights

    ★ 4.5 (184) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    GenAI for UX Designers

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience, User Experience Design, Wireframing, User Research, Persona (User Experience), Responsible AI, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Adobe XD, Usability Testing, Generative AI, Figma (Design Software), AI literacy, Prototyping, User Interface (UI) Design, Persona Development

    ★ 4.2 (119) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • F

    Fortinet, Inc.

    Fortinet Network Security

    Skills you'll gain: Firewall, Network Support, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Troubleshooting, Network Routing, Network Security, Routing Protocols, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Authentications, Network Monitoring, Event Monitoring, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols, Technical Support and Services, Remote Access Systems, Network Administration, Security Engineering, Application Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Security, Cyber Security Strategy

    ★ 4.6 (140) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Patterns and Principles

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, JUnit, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Software Engineering, Java, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Java Programming, Software Architecture, Model View Controller, Conceptual Design

    ★ 4.6 (7) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • S

    SkillUp

    UI/UX Wireframing and Prototyping with Figma

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Figma (Design Software), UI/UX Strategy, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Prototyping, Usability, Usability Testing, Web Design, Interactive Design, User Experience Design, Mobile Development, Style Guides, Web Development, Animations

    ★ 5 (30) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Michigan

    Database Architecture and NoSQL at Scale with Deno

    Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Systems, Cloud Applications, Database Theory, Database Management Systems, Data Store, Database Management, Databases, PostgreSQL, Relational Databases, Database Software, SQL, Database Application, Distributed Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Deployment, Transaction Processing, Scalability, Development Environment

    ★ 4.3 (150) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    Universidad de los Andes

    Introducción al desarrollo web

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Language, UI Components, Web Development, Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Web Applications, Typography

    ★ 4.6 (180) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Brand Identity Design in Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Brand Strategy, Branding, Style Guides, Brand Awareness, Brand Management, Marketing Design, Graphic Design, Marketing Collateral, Graphic and Visual Design, Marketing Materials, Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Color Theory, Asset Management, File Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Siemens

    Expedite – Skills for Industry: Design and Manufacturing

    Skills you'll gain: Product Lifecycle Management, Conceptual Design, Sustainable Design, Project Risk Management, Project Planning, Sustainable Engineering, Product Development, Product Management, Product Design, Manufacturing and Production, Design and Product, Risk Management, Design Software, Engineering, Time Management, Internet Of Things, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Communication

    ★ 4.8 (6) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Politecnico di Milano

    Artificial Intelligence and legal issues

    Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Legal Risk, Responsible AI, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Information Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, AI literacy, Civil Law, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    ★ 4.5 (143) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Unraveling the Cycling City: University of Amsterdam
  • Cursos en línea: modelo para armar: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Planning: Principled, Proposing, Proofing, and Practicing to a Success Plan: Michigan State University
  • GenAI for UX Designers: Coursera
  • Fortinet Network Security: Fortinet, Inc.
  • Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Patterns and Principles: University of Colorado Boulder
  • UI/UX Wireframing and Prototyping with Figma: SkillUp
  • Database Architecture and NoSQL at Scale with Deno: University of Michigan
  • Introducción al desarrollo web: Universidad de los Andes
  • Brand Identity Design in Canva: Coursera

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