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  • C

    Coursera

    Visio for Professionals: Diagrams & Flowchart Design

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Visio, Process Flow Diagrams, Diagram Design, Collaborative Software, Process Design, Process Modeling, Data Visualization, Process Mapping, Workflow Management, Business Workflow Analysis, Business Process Automation, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Process Analysis, Organizational Structure, Graphic and Visual Design, Collaboration, Data Integration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Design Principles: an Introduction

    Skills you'll gain: Usability, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Usability Testing, Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Digital Design, Experimentation, Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction, Prototyping, Design Elements And Principles, Layout Design, Human Centered Design, Web Design and Development, Research Design, Typography, A/B Testing

    ★ 4.6 (1.4K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    California Institute of the Arts

    Fundamentals of Graphic Design

    Skills you'll gain: Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Design, Creative Design, Color Theory, Conceptual Design, Design Strategies, Image Analysis, Writing, Design Reviews, Creative Thinking, Creativity

    ★ 4.8 (18K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • M

    Microsoft

    UX Design in Practice: Accessibility and Collaboration

    Skills you'll gain: Mockups, User Experience, User Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Centered Design, Design, Usability, User Interface (UI) Design, UI/UX Research, Collaborative Software, User Research, Design Elements And Principles, AI Workflows, Artificial Intelligence

    ★ 4.8 (105) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • G

    Google

    Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience, UI/UX Research, User Experience Design, User Research, Design Thinking, Usability, User Centered Design, Prototyping, Sprint Retrospectives, Wireframing, Ideation, Sprint Planning

    ★ 4.8 (76K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • B

    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Software Design Principles

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Software Architecture, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Development Life Cycle, Software Development, Software Engineering, Maintainability, System Design and Implementation, Service Oriented Architecture, Technical Design, Web Services, Model View Controller, Event-Driven Programming, Distributed Computing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Elements and Principles of Visual Communication

    Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Design, Design, Design Thinking, Media and Communications, Visual Storytelling, Art History, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Psychology

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Basic Elements of Design: Design Principles and Software Overview

    Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Storytelling, Design Software, Design, Storytelling, Layout Design, Adobe InDesign, Color Theory, Adobe Photoshop

    ★ 4.7 (999) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Instructional Design Foundations and Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Instructional and Curriculum Design, Needs Assessment, Instructional Design, Learning Theory, Diversity and Inclusion, Training and Development, People Development, Education and Training, Pedagogy, Curriculum Development, Instructional Strategies, Systems Analysis, Job Analysis, Analysis, Learning Styles

    ★ 4.1 (867) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    User Interface Design: Principles, Prototyping, Practices

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Prototyping, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Research, Interactive Design, Design Software, Design Strategies, Design, User Experience, User Centered Design, User Experience Design, Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Figma (Design Software), Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles

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

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • S

    SkillUp

    UX/UI Design Fundamentals: Usability and Visual Principles

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, UI/UX Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI), User Experience, UI/UX Strategy, Persona (User Experience), User Centered Design, Usability, User Flows, User Interface (UI) Design, Responsive Web Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Interactive Design, Interaction Design, Layout Design, Design Elements And Principles, Typography, Prototyping

    ★ 4.1 (14) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • S

    Skillshare

    Surface Pattern Design: Key Principles for Amazing Patterns

    Skills you'll gain: Design Software, Creative Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Editing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular visual design principles courses

  • Visio for Professionals: Diagrams & Flowchart Design: Coursera
  • Design Principles: an Introduction: University of California San Diego
  • Fundamentals of Graphic Design: California Institute of the Arts
  • UX Design in Practice: Accessibility and Collaboration: Microsoft
  • Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design: Google
  • Software Design Principles: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
  • Elements and Principles of Visual Communication: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Basic Elements of Design: Design Principles and Software Overview: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Instructional Design Foundations and Applications: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • User Interface Design: Principles, Prototyping, Practices: Coursera

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