Digital design courses can help you learn graphic design principles, typography, color theory, and layout techniques. You can build skills in creating user interfaces, developing branding strategies, and producing digital illustrations. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, and Figma, that support designing engaging visuals and interactive experiences.

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Health Systems, Public Health, Health Administration, Research Design, Systems Analysis, Scalability, Technical Communication
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Communications, Integrated Marketing Communications, Advertising Campaigns, Advertising, Brand Loyalty, Campaign Planning, Brand Management, Marketing, Branding, Communication Planning, Online Advertising, Brand Strategy, Public Relations, Marketing Planning, Marketing Budgets, Digital Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing, Marketing Management, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Learning Management Systems, Disabilities, Education Software and Technology, Digital pedagogy, Document Management, Technical Writing, Technical Communication, Microsoft Office, Image Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, User Research, User Experience Design, User Experience, UI/UX Research, Design Research, Usability Testing, Experience Design, User Centered Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Human Centered Design, Persona (User Experience), Usability, Visual Storytelling, Data Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Layout Design, Autodesk, Technical Documentation, Design Software, Design, Design Strategies, Conceptual Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Animation and Game Design, Conceptual Design, Social Impact, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Ideation, Scripting, Social Sciences, Peer Review
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unified Modeling Language, JUnit, Software Testing, Software Engineering, Java, Java Programming, Computer Programming, Unit Testing, Software Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), Diagram Design
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, Content Optimization, Blogs, Content Creation, Web Analytics and SEO, Content Development and Management, Search Engine Optimization, Web Content, Video Production, Digital Content, Content Management Systems, Keyword Research, Digital Publishing, Social Media Content, Copywriting, Performance Analysis, Web Analytics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Performance Improvement, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Collaboration, Collaborative Software, Adobe InDesign, Design Reviews, Version Control, Style Guides, User Feedback, Design, Adobe Creative Cloud, Editing, Layout Design, Document Management, File Management, Branding
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Browser Compatibility, Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Frontend Integration, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Front-End Web Development, Semantic Web, Web Content, Usability, Javascript, Data Validation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
The University of Hong Kong
Skills you'll gain: Journalism, digital literacy, Media and Communications, Research, Investigation, Digital Communications, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Jenkins, Selenium (Software), Apache Maven, Continuous Integration, Build Tools, CI/CD, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Java, Software Design Patterns, Test Script Development, Test Automation, Java Programming, Code Reusability, Software Testing, Maintainability, Development Environment, Test Case, Browser Compatibility, Software Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months