Design Courses
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
Status: Free TrialCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Logo Design, Digital Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Color Theory, Photo Editing, Adobe InDesign, Image Quality, Style Guides, Branding, Art History, Layout Design, Design Research, Visual Design, Design Strategies, Adobe Illustrator
Status: Free TrialStatus: AI skillsGoogle
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Storyboarding, Wireframing, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, Information Architecture, Presentations, User Research, Web Design, Figma (Design Software), Design Reviews, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Story, Data Ethics, User Centered Design, Usability, Persona (User Experience), Interviewing Skills, Applicant Tracking Systems
Status: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Adobe Express, Typography, Logo Design, Responsible AI, Digital Design, Layout Design, Creative Design, Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic Design, Adobe Firefly, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Color Theory, Content Creation, Generative AI Agents
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Design, Digital Design, Design Elements And Principles, Product Design, Color Theory, Graphic Design, Intellectual Property, Product Promotion, E-Commerce, Digital Assets, Marketing, Marketing Collateral
Status: Free TrialAdobe
Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Color Theory, Typography, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Graphics Software, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Adobe Creative Cloud, Design Elements And Principles, Digital Design, Generative AI, Creativity
Status: Free TrialUniversity of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Program Evaluation, Course Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Educational Materials, Multimedia, Instructional Design, Learning Theory, Design, Learning Management Systems, Education Software and Technology, Professional Development, Brainstorming, Needs Assessment, Content Creation, Motivational Skills, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, User Centered Design, Prototyping, Design Strategies, Creative Thinking
What brings you to Coursera today?
Status: Free TrialStatus: AI skillsSkills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Express, Adobe Photoshop, Responsible AI, Logo Design, Digital Design, Layout Design, Generative AI, Graphic Design, Graphics Software, Adobe Firefly, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Visual Design, File Management, Process Design, Design Reviews, Prompt Engineering, Image Quality, Branding, Storytelling
Status: Free TrialUniversity of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving, Ideation, Innovation, Creativity, Strategic Thinking, Case Studies, Market Opportunities, Human Centered Design, Curiosity, Storytelling, Growth Mindedness, Business Modeling
Status: Free TrialStatus: AI skillsMicrosoft
Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, User Research, Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Design Thinking, Prototyping, Usability Testing, User Experience, Persona (User Experience), Wireframing, Design Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Interaction Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Human Centered Design, Figma (Design Software), Usability, User Interface (UI) Design, User Centered Design, Artificial Intelligence
Status: Free TrialThe Museum of Modern Art
Skills you'll gain: Cultural Diversity, Aesthetics, Design, Art History, Sustainability Standards, Research, Non-Verbal Communication, Creativity, World History, Social Impact, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Status: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: User Research, Usability Testing, Persona (User Experience), Interaction Design, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI), User Experience, Design Research, Usability, User Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Figma (Design Software), Design Elements And Principles, Wireframing, Web Design, UI Components, Prototyping, Front-End Web Development
Status: Free TrialCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, Wireframing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Persona (User Experience), Mockups, User Experience Design, Responsive Web Design, UI/UX Strategy, Web Design, Adobe XD, User Interface (UI) Design, User Experience, User Centered Design, Interaction Design, Prototyping, Graphic and Visual Design, Web Language, Design, Design Elements And Principles, User Research
What brings you to Coursera today?
In summary, here are 10 of our most popular Design courses
- Graphic Design: California Institute of the Arts
- Google UX Design: Google
- Design Fundamentals with AI: Adobe
- Create and Design Digital Products using Canva: Coursera
- Graphic Design: Adobe
- An Introduction to Learning Experience Design (LXD): University of Michigan
- Adobe Graphic Designer: Design that Demands Attention: Adobe
- Design Thinking for Innovation: University of Virginia
- Microsoft UX Design: Microsoft
- Fashion as Design: The Museum of Modern Art
