147 Online Short courses in Design

EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Design in Healthcare - Using Patient Journey Mapping course in collaboration with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) - DelftX. Learn about the Patient Journey Mapping method for innovative product and service design in healthcare.

EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Design Thinking - Ideation, Iteration and Communication Certificate in collaboration with Rochester Institute of Technology - RITx. Learn how ideas transform into solutions through iteration and validation along with best practices for communicating your solution to stakeholders. 

Graphic Design Bootcamp - Create Projects Right Away from Udemy is for anyone who is interested in becoming a graphic designer, and especially geared towards beginners. When you enroll in this course, you will have access to over 15 hours of on-demand content, as well as the opportunity to join a private Facebook group with over 13,000 members.

This Leadership Through Design Innovation course offered by Coursera in partnership with Northwestern University is part of the Organizational Leadership Specialization.

This Comprehensive Research Methodology and Design from University of Amsterdam aims to lay a solid, diverse and integrated foundation for conducting first-rate qualitative and quantitative research, and for embedding it in effective and feasible mixed-method research designs. 

This Garden Design course from Warnborough College takes you through the rudiments of creating and designing a garden you can be proud of.

From posters, packaging and signage, to social media and websites, we will learn how Visual Communication informs the way we see the world, and how you can use it to say what you want to say, in a way that will be heard. This Introduction to Visual Communication course is offered at the University of the Arts London (UAL).

This Design Management online short course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) will show you how to develop a culture of creativity and support and control creative processes. These skills are imperative for a manager in the creative field.

In this Circular Building Products for a Sustainable Built Environment course at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) you will discover the opportunities that circular building products can offer. You will investigate them from various perspectives: design, technology, business case and methods of implementation (including, among others, digital product tracking).

The aim of this Sustainable Product Design course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) is to give you new perspectives on sustainability and how to implement sustainable product development in a comprehensive way. 

This Introduction to Colour, Material and Finish Design course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) will show you how to design confidently with colour, material and finish, and increase your familiarity with different materials and material processes.

Join Renovate and Decorate at the University of the Arts London (UAL) and gain design inspiration, tips and skills over as you learn the essential steps to plan and manage a home decoration project.

This hands-on, online Technical Drawing for Fashion with Adobe Illustrator course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) will give you an overview of how fashion designers use Adobe Illustrator within their practices. You'll learn how to create your own technical fashion drawings to an industry standard using this software.

The Designing for an Ageing Population course offered by Royal College of Art will help you discover a new way to think about ageing and how to design services and products for older adults through innovative methodologies and frameworks, led by Colum Lowe, Director of Design Age Institute.

Central to the concept of design thinking is the idea of human-centredness. Design thinking offers a logical approach to produce innovative solutions by focusing on making people the source of inspiration and direction for solving real world challenges (Yang & Man, 2018). Queen Mary University of London offers the Design Thinking for Growth programme.

Inequities in our workplaces and communities, whether hidden or revealed, are a product of design. To address them, individuals and organizations must be willing to confront structural barriers with purpose and intention, and (re)design a system that centres inclusion and equity. The program in Equitable Systems Design for Organizations is offered by the University of British Columbia.

UCL's Structural Analysis and Modelling Portal (SAMP) - Structural Analysis and Design Skills offers you a number of practical applications of structural analysis and design concepts. It covers the kind of things you'd typically learn during your undergraduate and graduate studies in Civil Engineering.

Step into a styling career with this Certificate IV in Design (Styling and Creative Direction) course at Sydney Design School that’s redefining the industry.

Take your ideas to the next level and present your designs using the latest industry software. Apply to the AutoCAD, SketchUp and Revit short course offered by Sydney Design school.

In this Dashboard Design course at Udacity, you’ll learn the process of designing and creating dashboards within an enterprise environment.