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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


  • I

    IBM

    IBM Java Developer

    Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Cloud-Native Computing, Software Architecture, Hibernate (Java), Database Design, Responsive Web Design, Docker (Software), Containerization, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), CI/CD, Restful API, Data Ethics, Java Programming, Model Deployment, Version Control, Database Management, Software Development, Software Design

    ★ 4.6 (7.8K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: Job Skills
    Job Skills
  • V

    Vanderbilt University

    ChatGPT + Excel: AI-Enhanced Data Analysis & Insight

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Prompt Engineering, Data Presentation, ChatGPT, Prompt Patterns, Excel Macros, Storytelling, Excel Formulas, Data Synthesis, LLM Application, Consolidation, AI literacy, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization, AI Enablement, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, AI powered creativity, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence

    ★ 4.8 (8.2K) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • A

    Arizona State University

    Arizona State University TESOL

    Skills you'll gain: Oral Comprehension, Learning Management Systems, Education Software and Technology, Course Development, Digital pedagogy, Educational Materials, Writing, Teaching, Literacy, Instructional Design, Train The Trainer, Technology Strategies, Grammar, English Language, Language Interpretation, Translation, and Studies, Language Competency, Design Elements And Principles, Design Strategies, Verbal Communication Skills, Public Speaking

    ★ 4.9 (22K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • M

    Meta

    Meta React Native

    Skills you'll gain: React Native, Version Control, User Research, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, Unix Commands, JSON, Restful API, Web Development Tools, Git (Version Control System), Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Persona (User Experience), GitHub, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, SQL, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Mobile Development, Javascript, React.js

    ★ 4.6 (11K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    First Order Optical System Design

    Skills you'll gain: Model Optimization, Performance Tuning, Systems Design, Design Software, Engineering Calculations, Engineering Analysis, Technical Design, Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments, System Design and Implementation, Systems Analysis, Numerical Analysis, Image Analysis, Simulation and Simulation Software, Image Quality, Medical Imaging, Graphical Tools, Physics

    ★ 4.3 (342) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • V

    Vanderbilt University

    Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Prompt Patterns, LLM Application, AI literacy, AI Enablement, AI powered creativity, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Modeling, Game Design

    ★ 4.8 (8.1K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • D

    Duke University

    Programming Foundations with JavaScript, HTML and CSS

    Skills you'll gain: UI Components, Computational Thinking, HTML and CSS, User Interface (UI) Design, Web Design and Development, Interactive Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Programming Principles, Web Design, Javascript, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Image Analysis, Web Applications, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

    ★ 4.6 (15K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Michigan

    Python Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Programming Principles, Program Development, Python Programming, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Computational Logic, Computer Graphics, Diagram Design, Graphical Tools

    ★ 4.8 (18K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • V

    Vanderbilt University

    Introduction to Programming with MATLAB

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Matlab, Programming Principles, Functional Design, Computer Programming, Code Reusability, Program Development, Computational Logic, Computer Science, Data Import/Export, Mathematical Software, C (Programming Language), Debugging, Computer Programming Tools, File Management, Data Structures, Data Persistence, Plot (Graphics), Problem Solving

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

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • M

    Meta

    Introduction to Front-End Development

    Skills you'll gain: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Responsive Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), HTML and CSS, Front-End Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), React.js, Web Design, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Web Development, Web Applications, Full-Stack Web Development, Code Reusability, Web Development Tools, TCP/IP, Web Servers

    ★ 4.8 (14K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials

    Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Clinical Research, Clinical Research Ethics, Informed Consent, Biostatistics, Healthcare Ethics, Science and Research, Patient Communication

    ★ 4.7 (363) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • I

    IBM

    IBM Data Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Database Administration, Data Warehousing, SQL, Data Pipelines, Apache Hadoop, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Design, Database Management, Relational Databases, Data Security, Linux Commands, Data Migration, Data Governance, MongoDB, Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Architecture, Data Store

    ★ 4.6 (7.6K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular design courses

  • IBM Java Developer: IBM
  • ChatGPT + Excel: AI-Enhanced Data Analysis & Insight: Vanderbilt University
  • Arizona State University TESOL: Arizona State University
  • Meta React Native: Meta
  • First Order Optical System Design: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT: Vanderbilt University
  • Programming Foundations with JavaScript, HTML and CSS: Duke University
  • Python Basics: University of Michigan
  • Introduction to Programming with MATLAB: Vanderbilt University
  • Introduction to Front-End Development: Meta

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