Design Courses

Buildings Part 1: Integrative Design for Superefficient Buildings - Extreme Energy Efficiency

Discover integrative design principles for creating superefficient buildings through whole-systems approaches that maximize energy savings while reducing costs. Learn from real examples, retrofitting strategies, and innovative business models for extreme…

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Energy Efficiency - Introduction to Applications, Design Approaches, and Decarbonization Role

Discover energy efficiency fundamentals, applications, integrative design approaches, and its crucial role in decarbonization efforts in this concise Stanford overview.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Integrative Design for Superefficient Buildings - Part 1

Discover integrative design principles for creating superefficient buildings that achieve extreme energy savings through whole-systems optimization rather than isolated improvements.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Responsive Web Design Fundamentals

11 ratings

Learn and practice strategies for developing websites that look great on every device! Made with Google's Pete LePage.

• Udacity
• 14 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Intro to the Design of Everyday Things

11 ratings

Everyone designs: apply affordances, signifiers, conceptual models, and the gulfs of evaluation and execution to sketch and user-test an interface for a Timebank.

• Udacity
• 2 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Product Design

10 ratings

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

• Udacity
• 16 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Game Design

14 ratings

Design original games without programming: study rules, mechanics, narrative, and adversaries, then build up from a single-sheet paper game to a finished board game concept.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

UX Design for Mobile Developers

8 ratings

This is a design course made for developers. You'll learn UX design skills which will help you make 5-star mobile apps that your users will love.

• Udacity
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

JavaScript Design Patterns

5 ratings

Learn the importance of code organization and how to implement it with either vanilla JavaScript or an organizational library or framework.

• Udacity
• 24 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Game Design

5 ratings

A practical introduction to game design and game design concepts, emphasizing the basic tools of game design: paper and digital prototyping, design iteration, and user testing.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 8-10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Ergonomics in Design

15 ratings

The course is designed to provide a basic understanding of ergonomics in design through the introduction of human anatomy, anthropometry, and modeling techniques with the aim of improving safety, prod

• edX
• 6 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials

5 ratings

Learn to design and interpret randomized clinical trials: parallel, crossover and factorial designs, randomization, masking, intention-to-treat analysis, research ethics, and CONSORT reporting guidelines.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Positive Psychology Specialization Project: Design Your Life for Well-being

937 ratings at Coursera

Design and test your own positive intervention: identify VIA signature strengths, target one of Peterson's 72 character weaknesses, and evaluate results with subjective and objective measures.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Virginia Tech Career Certificate

Virginia Tech Applied Agentic AI: Systems Design & Impact

1 rating

Build end-to-end agentic AI systems: LLM planning internals, multi-agent ecosystems, Model Context Protocol, Azure agent development, agentic UX, and a product strategy capstone.

• Simplilearn
• 10 weeks
• Available until Nov 26, 2026
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

AI Design Bootcamp

989 ratings at Noble Desktop

Learn AI-enhanced design workflows with Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma while building a professional portfolio and live web applications.

• Noble Desktop
• 420 hours
• Self-Paced
• $6,995.00