Design & Creativity Courses and Certifications

Gamification

58 reviews

Learn how to apply game elements and design techniques to solve real-world problems in business and social impact. Offered by the University of Pennsylvania.

• Coursera
• 17 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society

17 reviews

Learn the fundamental concepts of design and improve your design performance in this broad course. Spanning all domains of design, this 6-week course includes lectures, readings, and weekly design challenges to help you become a better designer.

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Fundamentals of Graphic Design

22 reviews

Learn the fundamentals of graphic design with California Institute of the Arts in a 4-week course. Gain hands-on experience in imagemaking, typography, composition, and color theory.

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University System of Maryland;  University of Maryland

Product Design, Prototyping, and Testing

37 reviews

Translate product ideas into tangible assets by creating wireframes, 3D renderings, prototypes, and minimum viable products (MVPs) to test assumptions and validate customer interests

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Typography

11 reviews

Explore the art of typography with California Institute of the Arts in a 4-week course. Learn to manipulate language visually, study letterforms, and design a typographic poster.

• Coursera
• 8-9 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Creative Design, Prototyping, and Testing

11 reviews

Learn design thinking principles, prototyping, and testing with this 4-week course from the University of Maryland. Transition from ideas to marketable products effectively.

• Coursera
• 12 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Information Design

567 ratings at Coursera

Learn to transform your ideas into beautiful and effective user interfaces. This course covers visual design principles and strategies for creating user interfaces, including typography, layout, color, and more. Offered by University of California, San D…

• Coursera
• 14 hours worth of material, 3 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to User Experience Principles and Processes

1434 ratings at Coursera

Explore UX research and design with the University of Michigan's 6-week course. Learn to conduct usability tests, develop design concepts, and incorporate user-centered focus into design processes.

• Coursera
• 12 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Understanding User Needs

478 ratings at Coursera

Explore user needs and UX design in this 5-week course by the University of Michigan. Learn qualitative research methods, conduct interviews, and observe user behavior.

• Coursera
• 11 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Evaluating Designs with Users

267 ratings at Coursera

Learn to design and conduct effective user tests in this 4-week course by the University of Michigan. Gain skills in user testing approaches, analysis, and reporting.

• Coursera
• 8-9 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to User Experience Design

7890 ratings at Coursera

Learn User Experience (UX) design with Georgia Institute of Technology's 5-week course. Ideal for novices, it introduces user-centered design, discovery and evaluation cycles, and data-driven design techniques.

• Coursera
• 6-7 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

User Experience: Research & Prototyping

899 ratings at Coursera

Learn the core process of experience design and how to effectively evaluate your work. Gain practical techniques for making sense of observations and generating tangible ideas. Offered by University of California, San Diego.

• Coursera
• 11 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Open Design

Duke University's 1-week course explores Open Design, focusing on equity-centered design processes. Learn to understand, create, evaluate, and share for impactful community contributions.

• Coursera
• 5-6 hours worth of material, 1 week long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Web Design: Strategy and Information Architecture

1159 ratings at Coursera

Learn to tackle early UX challenges, plan complex websites, and understand user personas with this 4-week course from the California Institute of the Arts. Ideal for visual designers and web developers.

• Coursera
• 12 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Language of Design: Form and Meaning

731 ratings at Coursera

Recall and explain a lexicon of key terms relating to form, meaning, and audience, and apply them successfully within an appraisal of graphic design.

• Coursera
• 8-9 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)