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.
IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Brand Strategy, Value Propositions, Branding, Brand Marketing, Brand Management, Logo Design, Target Market, Customer Analysis, Target Audience, Strategic Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Design, Customer Insights, Competitive Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Photography, Photo Editing, Image Quality, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Post-Production, File Management, Visual Storytelling, Editing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Animations, Video Editing, Motion Graphics, Adobe Creative Cloud, Timelines, Design Elements And Principles, Typography, File Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

The University of Tokyo
Skills you'll gain: Graphical Tools, Computer-Aided Design, Interaction Design, Animations, Digital Design, Technical Design, Human Machine Interfaces, Visual Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Computer Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Object Oriented Design, Image Analysis, Python Programming, Software Documentation, Jupyter, Software Engineering, Application Programming Interface (API)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Power Electronics, Control Systems, Electronic Systems, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Power, Electronics, Engineering Analysis, Electrical Systems, Simulation and Simulation Software, Hardware Design, Matlab, Network Analysis
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LangChain, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Prompt Patterns, LLM Application, Generative AI, Vector Databases, Generative AI Agents, Tool Calling, Large Language Modeling, Embeddings, AI Workflows, Model Deployment, User Interface (UI), AI Integrations, UI Components, Database Systems, Model Evaluation, Data Storage Technologies, Databases
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), UI Components, Typography, Prototyping, Responsive Web Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Interactive Design, Interaction Design, UI/UX Strategy, User Experience Design, User Experience, Motion Graphics, User Interface (UI), Graphic and Visual Design, Layout Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Animations, AI powered creativity, Collaborative Software, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Music, Media Production, Post-Production, Collaborative Software, Digital Signal Processing, Computer Hardware, Editing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Infographics, Storyboarding, Canva (Software), Prompt Engineering, Copywriting, Marketing Collateral, Generative AI, Visual Storytelling, Content Optimization, AI powered creativity, Content Creation, AI Personalization, Prompt Engineering Tools, Animations, ChatGPT, Graphic Design, Brand Awareness, Artificial Intelligence, Search Engine Optimization, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Epic Games
Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Game Design, Video Game Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Software Design, Code Reusability, User Experience, UI/UX Strategy, Prototyping
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Queen Mary University of London
Skills you'll gain: Qualitative Research, Research Methodologies, Surveys, Data Collection, Focus Group, Research, Market Research, Research Design, Sample Size Determination, Survey Creation, Interviewing Skills, Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks