Art & Design Courses and Certifications

Textual Elements of Design: Fonts, Typography, and Spacing

265 ratings at Coursera

Explore typography's history, fonts, spacing, and design programs to enhance visual storytelling and create impactful graphic designs.

• Coursera
• 12 hours 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Basic Elements of Design: Design Principles and Software Overview

974 ratings at Coursera

Learn design principles and software for effective visual storytelling. Explore balance, alignment, proximity, space, repetition, and contrast to create impactful designs that convey information clearly and emotionally.

• Coursera
• 10 hours 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Photography Techniques: Light, Content, and Sharing

1112 ratings at Coursera

Explore photography content, ambient and controlled lighting techniques, and methods for sharing your work. Gain skills to enhance your creative vision and produce impactful images.

• Coursera
• 23 hours 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Photography Capstone Project

553 ratings at Coursera

Develop a meaningful photography project with 10 well-formed images, sharing progress and receiving feedback from peers to refine your artistic vision and technical skills.

• Coursera
• 20 hours 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Pixel Art for Video Games

249 ratings at Coursera

Learn to create pixel art for video games, covering props, environments, characters, and animation. Gain practical skills and artistic principles for game asset creation in Unity.

• Coursera
• 9 hours 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Write A Feature Length Screenplay For Film Or Television

241 ratings at Coursera

Learn to write a complete feature-length screenplay through a structured process, peer feedback, and hands-on practice. Develop your idea from concept to final draft, mastering industry-standard formatting and storytelling techniques.

• Coursera
• 3 days 21 hours 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Getting Your Film off the Ground

50 ratings at Coursera

Explore film funding, marketing, and audience-building strategies. Learn grant writing, website development, social media best practices, crowdfunding, and investor outreach for successful film projects.

• Coursera
• 1 day 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Avatar Psychology for Designers

26 ratings at Coursera

Explore avatar psychology for designers, covering relationships, attributes, and influence. Learn to create impactful, stereotype-free avatars for various digital and non-digital mediums.

• Coursera
• 10 hours 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

How to Jumpstart Your Hidden Creative Genius

10 ratings at Coursera

Unlock your hidden creative potential through proven techniques, overcoming societal constraints, and rekindling your innate ability to generate unique solutions for complex problems.

• Coursera
• 9 hours 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Music of the Rolling Stones, 1962-1974

168 ratings at Coursera

This course will survey the music of the Rolling Stones, beginning with the roots and first formation of the band in the early 1960s, and following the group through the release of It's Only Rock 'n' Roll in late 1974.

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

Teaching the Violin and Viola: Creating a Healthy Foundation

207 ratings at Coursera

Explore fundamental principles of teaching violin and viola through engaging lectures, demonstrations, and master classes. Develop a curriculum for creating healthy playing habits in students.

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

Microcredential

Graphic Design

Explore the fundamentals of graphic design, from typography and imagemaking to historical context, culminating in a professional branding project to build your portfolio.

• Coursera
• 26 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Paid Course
• 5 courses

Building Your Career in Music: Developing A Brand and Funding Your Music

485 ratings at Coursera

Develop your artist identity, lead a band, plan recordings, and launch a music career through branding, networking, and crowdfunding strategies.

• Coursera
• 8 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Art of Vocal Production

364 ratings at Coursera

Explore vocal production techniques, from basic placement to advanced processing. Learn compression, EQ, effects, pitch correction, and time manipulation to enhance vocal performances in modern music production.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Pro Tools Basics

596 ratings at Coursera

Explore Pro Tools for music production, covering interface basics, MIDI, software instruments, audio recording, manipulation, mixing, and mastering techniques.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)