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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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    University of California San Diego

    Computational Thinking & Block Programming in K-12 Education

    Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Computer Programming Tools, Algorithms, Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, Digital pedagogy, Program Development, Technical Communication, Computer Programming, Education Software and Technology, Event-Driven Programming, Code Review, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Computer Science, Software Documentation, Brainstorming, Data Structures, Student Engagement, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Game Design

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Novartis

    Targets, Assays & Screening

    Skills you'll gain: Drug Development, Pharmaceuticals, Pre-Clinical Development, Pharmacology, Laboratory Testing, Biochemical Assays, Clinical Research, Pharmaceutical Terminology, Verification And Validation

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Upgrade Your Marketing Strategy with Microsoft Copilot

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, Competitive Analysis, Marketing Design, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Planning, Marketing, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Analytics, Performance Reporting, Marketing Channel, Cross-Channel Marketing, Generative AI, Microsoft 365, Customer Analysis, Market Research, Artificial Intelligence, Customer experience improvement, Customer Retention

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Build a user login system for a Django website

    Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), GitHub, Version Control, Git (Version Control System), User Experience Design, Secure Coding, User Interface (UI), Web Development, Application Security, Application Frameworks, Development Environment, Authentications, Web Applications, User Accounts, Authorization (Computing)

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Style Tables with CSS

    Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Responsive Web Design, Browser Compatibility, Web Development

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    L&T EduTech

    Formwork for concreting

    Skills you'll gain: Construction, Construction Engineering, Building Codes, Construction Management, Building Information Modeling, Construction Estimating, Cost Estimation, Structural Engineering, Commercial Construction, Blueprint Reading, Engineering Drawings, Civil and Architectural Engineering, Construction Inspection, Safety Standards, Engineering Practices, Value Engineering, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Architectural Drawing, Failure Analysis, 3D Modeling

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    LearnQuest

    Build AI Agents with Practical App Design

    Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, Technical Communication, AI Enablement, Model Deployment, Generative AI Agents, Data Integration, AI Orchestration, Reinforcement Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Agentic systems, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Deep Learning, Data Visualization, Python Programming, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Anomaly Detection, Statistical Analysis

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Vanderbilt University

    Model Context Protocol for Leaders: Generative AI Agents

    Skills you'll gain: Model Context Protocol, Generative AI Agents, AI Enablement, Email Automation, Business Process Automation, Generative AI, AI Product Strategy, Agentic systems, Initiative and Leadership, Tool Calling, Anthropic Claude, ChatGPT, Automation, Responsible AI, Marketing Automation, Business Solutions, Multimodal Prompts, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Prompt Engineering, IT Automation

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    28DIGITAL

    Advanced Recommender Systems

    Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Applied Machine Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Algorithms, Performance Tuning

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    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Tecnológico de Monterrey

    Introducción a la Innovación Empresarial y Creación de Valor

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Change Management, Organizational Change, Innovation, Business Transformation, Forecasting, Strategic Thinking, Business Strategies, New Product Development, Value Propositions, Entrepreneurship, Trend Analysis

    Build toward a degree

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Leeds

    Innovation Management: Winning in the Age of Disruption

    Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Design Thinking, Intellectual Property, Ideation, Organizational Strategy, New Product Development, Business Transformation, Strategic Partnership, Business Strategy, Risk Management, Business Process

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Cómo crear historias para Instagram y Facebook usando Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Animations, Canva (Software), Instagram, Social Media, Facebook, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Materials, Design, Graphic Design, Marketing

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Computational Thinking & Block Programming in K-12 Education: University of California San Diego
  • Targets, Assays & Screening: Novartis
  • Upgrade Your Marketing Strategy with Microsoft Copilot: Microsoft
  • Build a user login system for a Django website: Coursera
  • Style Tables with CSS: Coursera
  • Formwork for concreting: L&T EduTech
  • Build AI Agents with Practical App Design: LearnQuest
  • Model Context Protocol for Leaders: Generative AI Agents: Vanderbilt University
  • Advanced Recommender Systems: 28DIGITAL
  • Introducción a la Innovación Empresarial y Creación de Valor: Tecnológico de Monterrey

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