Information design courses can help you learn visual communication principles, data visualization techniques, user-centered design, and effective storytelling through graphics. You can build skills in layout design, typography, and creating infographics that convey complex information clearly. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe Illustrator, Tableau, and Canva, that support crafting engaging presentations and reports that resonate with diverse audiences.

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Web Design and Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Animations, Web Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: AI Orchestration, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, LLM Application, Tool Calling, Software Design Patterns
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: SolidWorks (CAD), Assembly Drawing, Computer-Aided Design, 3D Modeling, Drafting and Engineering Design, Engineering Design Process, Mechanical Design, Verification And Validation, Design Software, Software Visualization, Animations, Functional Design, Mechanical Engineering, Equipment Design, Simulation and Simulation Software, Technical Design, Simulations, Industrial Design, Torque (Physics), Systems Integration
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Image Quality, Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments, Electrical Engineering, Image Analysis, Systems Design, Human Factors, System Design and Implementation, Engineering Calculations, Technical Design, Simulation and Simulation Software, Engineering Design Process, Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics
Build toward a degree
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Timelines, Marketing Materials, Presentations, Milestones (Project Management), Marketing Collateral, Marketing Design, Project Schedules, Product Promotion, Value Propositions, Visual Storytelling, Sales Presentation, Sales Presentations, Graphic Design, Entrepreneurship
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Model Evaluation, Embeddings, Context Management, Vector Databases, Artificial Intelligence, Scalability, Performance Metric, Machine Learning, Application Programming Interface (API), Continuous Improvement Process
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Peer Review, Cross Platform Development, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), C# (Programming Language), UI Components, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Animations, Scripting, Digital Publishing, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Selenium (Software), Test Script Development, Test Tools, Test Case, Software Testing, Test Execution Engine, Test Data, Apache Maven, Automation, Java, Maintainability, Code Reusability, Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Database Design, SQL, Relational Databases, PostgreSQL, Database Development, Database Theory, Database Management, Data Modeling, Databases, Query Languages, Data Integrity
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Spring Framework, Microservices, Cloud Deployment, API Design, Spring Boot, OAuth, Java Programming, System Design and Implementation, Java, Systems Design, Systems Architecture, Cloud Development, Software Design, Web Design and Development, Sprint Planning, NoSQL, SQL, Databases, Product Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

L&T EduTech
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Regulations, Reliability, Pump Stations, Plant Operations and Management, Sustainable Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Research, Internet Of Things, Usability Testing, Design Research, Prototyping, Design Thinking, Ideation, Automation, Usability, Advanced Analytics, Analytics, Solution Design, User Experience Design, Infrastructure Architecture, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Management, Data Processing, Robotics, Systems Architecture, Network Protocols
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months