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
• 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
• 14 hours 58 minutes
• 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 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Creative Design, Prototyping, and Testing

16 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
• 11 hours 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• 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 hours 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Maryland Institute College of Art

Introduction to Graphic Design

14 reviews

In a series of dynamic conversations, renowned authors and leading faculty at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Brockett Horne and Ellen Lupton will introduce you to fascinating people and processes that changed the way we communicate. Where did g…

• Kadenze
• 42 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Creative Resilience: How To Flourish In The Face Of Life's Challenges

7 reviews

Is it time to elevate your resilience skills? In today's fast-paced world, how do we adapt and even thrive in a world of constant disruption?Here's the good news: We have the power to not just survive but thrive in both our personal and professional…

• Kadenze
• 25 hours
• On-Demand
• $250.00

Product Design

8 reviews

Learn product validation, UI/UX practices, Google’s Design Sprint and the process for setting and tracking actionable metrics.

• Udacity
• 8 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Mobile Application Experiences Part 2: Mobile App Design

Learn to create your own mobile app using methods from Mobile Human Computer Interaction (HCI). Transform your mobile app idea into a usable, tested product design.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 10-12 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Human-Centered Design: an Introduction

6 reviews

Learn human-centered design techniques with UC San Diego's 4-week course. Master rapid prototyping, comparative evaluation, fieldwork, and low-fidelity mock-ups for interactive designs.

• Coursera
• 14 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Information Design

568 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
• 13 hours 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Ignite Your Everyday Creativity

6 reviews

Unleash your inherent creativity with this 6-week course by State University of New York. Develop problem-solving skills, evaluate ideas, and foster a creative environment.

• Coursera
• 18 hours 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Design Principles: an Introduction

1318 ratings at Coursera

Learn fundamental design principles and user evaluation techniques in this 3-week course offered by the University of California, San Diego.

• Coursera
• 12 hours 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to UI Design

5 reviews

Learn UI design principles and methods from the University of Minnesota. This 4-week course uses case studies to illustrate good and bad design impacts, and introduces core UI theories.

• Coursera
• 14 hours 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Social Computing

815 ratings at Coursera

Explore the challenges and opportunities of online communities with UC San Diego's 3-week course on social computing. Learn to enhance remote collaboration beyond face-to-face interaction.

• Coursera
• 9 hours 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)