Art & Design Courses and Certifications

Stanford Seminar - How a Facebook Designer Thinks - Julie Zhuo

Julie Zhuo shares insights on Facebook's product design process, focusing on identifying and solving real user problems through clear problem statements, measurable success criteria, and user-centric solutions.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Common Pitfalls of A/B Testing and How to Avoid Them

Explore common A/B testing pitfalls and learn strategies to analyze results, balance speed with significance, and maintain data integrity in simultaneous experiments.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Emerging Trends in Building Decarbonization

Explore strategies for reducing carbon emissions in buildings with expert Peter Rumsey. Learn about embodied and operational decarbonization techniques for sustainable design and construction.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Designing to Support Sense of Agency for Time Spent on Digital Interfaces

Exploring how digital interfaces can enhance user agency and meaningful experiences, focusing on redesigning features of popular apps to improve digital wellbeing beyond screen time metrics.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Building Decarbonization - Pathways to a Carbon-Neutral Future

Explore strategies for building decarbonization, including embodied and operational approaches for commercial construction, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve carbon neutrality.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Opportunities & New Frontiers in Building Energy Efficiency

Discover opportunities in building energy efficiency with Stanford experts. Learn to analyze projects, integrate data-driven insights, and lead transformation in the construction and energy industries.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Rethinking Power Dynamics in Software Tools for Artists

Explore how software tools empower and limit artists, examining power dynamics in creative technology and proposing ways to support unpredictable, emergent artistic practices through thoughtful design.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Human-Centered Design: an Introduction

6 reviews

Aprenda técnicas de prototipagem rápida e avaliação de interfaces para criar tecnologias centradas no usuário. Desenvolva habilidades em design thinking, pesquisa de campo e prototipagem de baixa fidelidade para projetos de design de interação.

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

Royal Holloway, University of London;  University of London

Film, Images & Historical Interpretation in the 20th Century: The Camera Never Lies

12 reviews

Explore the use of images and film in historical interpretation in the 20th century. Understand the significance and limitations of photographs as historical evidence. Learn how images can be manipulated and put into a wider context.

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

Introduction to Game Design

5 reviews

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
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Film Experience

5 reviews

This course concentrates on close analysis and criticism of a wide range of films, from the early silent period, classic Hollywood genres including musicals, thrillers and westerns, and European and Japanese art cinema.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 21 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Creación musical con Soundcool: Introducción

8 reviews

Learn the basic concepts to be able to use the Soundcool system for music education and collaborative creation using mobile phones, tablets and Kinect.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Information Design

572 ratings at Coursera

Learn principles of visual design to create effective user interfaces. Explore typography, layout, color, and strategies for diverse devices. Apply design concepts to modern contexts like mobile and responsive interfaces.

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

Ignite Your Everyday Creativity

6 reviews

Unlock your innate creativity through awareness, inspiration, and action. Develop problem-solving skills, explore creative environments, and learn to evaluate ideas effectively.

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

UX (User Experience) Capstone

59 ratings at Coursera

Conduct a multi-stage UX project, from research to prototyping, to design a product from scratch. Gain hands-on experience and improve communication skills in UX design.

• Coursera
• 18 hours 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)