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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


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    IBM

    IBM Data Management

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Dashboard, Data Warehousing, SQL, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Security, Data Migration, Database Design, Data Governance, Descriptive Statistics, Data Store, Data Management, MySQL, Databases, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Architecture, Excel Formulas, Business Intelligence

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    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Università Bocconi

    Management of Fashion and Luxury Companies

    Skills you'll gain: Retail Store Operations, Brand Management, Case Studies, Global Marketing, Communication Strategies, Business Management, Business Modeling, Business Strategy, New Business Development, E-Commerce, Market Dynamics, Consumer Behaviour, Market Trend, Product Development

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    Skillshare

    Design a Strong and Cohesive Product Brand

    Skills you'll gain: Packaging and Labeling, Brand Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Presentations, Content Creation, Target Audience, Logo Design, Storytelling, Branding, Product Design, Design Strategies, Social Media, Design, Marketing Design, Design Thinking, Brand Awareness, Adobe Illustrator, Social Media Marketing, Storyboarding, Visual Design

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Google Cloud Database Engineer

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, Application Deployment, Prompt Engineering, Kubernetes, Containerization, Database Architecture and Administration, MySQL, Cloud Computing Architecture, Dataflow, PostgreSQL, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Deployment, Data Migration, Cloud Management, Cloud Security, Cloud Applications, Operational Databases, Database Design, Database Management

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    First Order Optical System Design

    Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Engineering Calculations, Engineering Analysis, Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments, Computer-Aided Design, Engineering Design Process, Simulation and Simulation Software, System Configuration, Physics

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Database Design, Shiny (R Package), Dashboard, Data Wrangling, Relational Databases, Statistical Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Big Data, Data Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Analytical Skills, Excel Formulas, Data Manipulation, Web Scraping

    Build toward a degree

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    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Network Engr

    Skills you'll gain: Application Performance Management, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, Load Balancing, System Monitoring, Prompt Engineering, Kubernetes, Network Planning And Design, Network Performance Management, Network Monitoring, Firewall, Containerization, Cloud Computing Architecture, Virtual Networking, Network Architecture, Network Security, Cloud Storage, Network Routing, Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

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    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Toronto

    GIS Data Acquisition and Map Design

    Skills you'll gain: Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Mapping, Data Mapping, Spatial Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Metadata Management, Quantitative Research, Spatial Analysis, Typography, Data Manipulation, Data Modeling, Design Elements And Principles, Data Import/Export

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Stanford University

    Organizational Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Organizational Structure, Social Network Analysis, Organizational Strategy, Decision Making, Organizational Change, Leadership Studies, Business, Culture, Sociology, Analysis, Resource Management, Case Studies, Coordination, Negotiation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google

    Foundations of Digital Marketing and E-commerce

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Performance Measurement, Search Engine Marketing, Content Performance Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Search Engine Optimization, Branding, Web Analytics and SEO, Business Metrics, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Digital Marketing, Customer Engagement, Keyword Research, Customer experience strategy (CX), Digital Advertising, Marketing, E-Commerce, Online Advertising, Email Marketing, Marketing Analytics

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Vanderbilt University

    Generative AI SQL Database Specialist with ChatGPT

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Prompt Patterns, Database Design, LLM Application, Productivity, OpenAI, Data Migration, Generative AI, AI Enablement, Software Documentation, SQL, Dashboard, Artificial Intelligence, Database Management, Data Visualization, Large Language Modeling, Gap Analysis, Data Analysis, Automation

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Michigan State University

    Game Design and Development 1: 2D Shooter

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Peer Review, Cross Platform Development, User Interface (UI), C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Animations, Scripting, Creativity

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • IBM Data Management: IBM
  • Management of Fashion and Luxury Companies: Università Bocconi
  • Design a Strong and Cohesive Product Brand: Skillshare
  • Google Cloud Database Engineer: Google Cloud
  • First Order Optical System Design: University of Colorado Boulder
  • IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R: IBM
  • Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Network Engr: Google Cloud
  • GIS Data Acquisition and Map Design: University of Toronto
  • Organizational Analysis : Stanford University
  • Foundations of Digital Marketing and E-commerce: Google

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