147 Online Short courses in Design

EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Computer System Design - Concepts of Modern Microprocessors in collaboration with Chalmers University of Technology - ChalmersX. 

This Design Management course at Robert Gordon University has been designed to develop a broad professional working understanding of management issues relating to the design process in relation to the built environment.

Starting your own Fashion Label is a dynamic course delivered by the consultant and business owner Toby Meadows, at University of the Arts London (UAL), who developed the Starting Your Own Fashion Label course to support fashion entrepreneurs in their journey to becoming fashion business owners.

This Visual Merchandising and Display course from University of the Arts London (UAL) will develop your understanding of the key concepts in visual merchandising. This practical course will help you build an impressive portfolio of fashion window designs.

EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Design Thinking - Empathizing to Understand the Problem Certificate in collaboration with Rochester Institute of Technology - RITx. Learn how to identify and understand product or business problems through active listening, empathy and user-focused research.

This GIS Data Acquisition and Map Design course offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Toronto is part of the GIS, Mapping, and Spatial Analysis Specialization. 

This Developing FPGA - Accelerated cloud applications with SDAccel - Practice course offered by Coursera in partnership with Politecnico di Milano is for anyone passionate about learning how to develop FPGA-accelerated applications with SDAccel!

This Warnborough College online course will help you understand the ins and outs of Carpentry.

At the end of this Landscaping I course from Warnborough College you will be able to design a garden, and will have a foundation for further studies in specific areas of landscape design, development or management. 

After developing an understanding of the workings of natural environments in the Natural Garden Design course from Warnborough College, you learn to create innovative plans for low maintenance bush gardens. 

CUA50715 Graphic Design at Open Colleges covers all you need to know to start a career in graphic design career, starting with the fundamentals of graphic design, and moving to the more advanced practices of digital design, as well as UX, branding and freelancing.

This Professional Soft Furnishings and Curtain Making at National Design Academy  is the ideal course if you want to design and make beautiful hand finished curtain projects for your home, or if you would like to set up your own lucrative soft furnishings business and workroom.

Join the Cottage Garden Design course from Warnborough College and learn what a cottage garden is, and how to apply the principles of this concept to garden design and garden renovation.

This Manufacture Materials Design module at The Open University UK introduces materials processing from the perspective of a design engineer. During the module, you’ll study a range of manufacturing processes and explore how components are made, focusing on the interactions between manufacture, materials and design.

This Playground Design course from Warnborough College emphasises the design and construction of playgrounds and small community parks. 

In this Design Thinking for Innovation course offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Virginia, we provide an overview of design thinking and work with a model containing four key questions and several tools to help you understand design thinking as a problem solving approach.

Drawing and painting are essential skills for textile designers, and this Drawing and Painting for Textile Design course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) will help you develop the techniques, confidence and inspiration you need to create your own original and unique designs.

Learn how to use a broad range of new mixed media techniques and visual elements from a variety of sources. You will discover collage as a tool for thinking, realising your ideas, and enriching your work. This Contemporary Collage course is offered at the University of the Arts London (UAL).

This intensive Technical Drawing for Product Design course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) will take you through everything you need to consider in the product design drawing process. You will learn a range of drawing techniques including orthographic drawing and the principles of dimensioning and elevations.

Learn fundamental UX design skills in this, design-led course. Conceive, prototype, and produce human-centered digital experiences with this UX Design for Beginners course at the University of the Arts London (UAL).