Art & Design Courses

How to Write Your First Song

166 reviews

Get a practical introduction to the mechanics of songwriting and meet established songwriters with this free online course

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Banaras Hindu University;  CEC

ANIMATIONs

732 reviews

In this course we explore animation across a variety of platforms including film, television, advertising, web, motion capture and game design. This course will provide the opportunity for students to develop their transferable employability and professi…

• Swayam
• 15 weeks long
• 30th Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Sustainability in Architecture: An Interdisciplinary Introduction

106 reviews

This course introduces the basic elements and trendsthat define sustainability practices in Architecture today. Itfollows an interdisciplinary approach that includes performance assessment and urban policies.

• edX
• 3-4 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Gamification

58 reviews

Gamification is the application of game elements and digital game design techniques to non-game problems, such as business and social impact challenges. This course will teach you the mechanisms of gamification, why it has such tremendous potential, and…

• Coursera
• 17 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 20th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Max MSP Programming Course: Structuring Interactive Software for Digital Arts

60 reviews

Max is a powerful platform that accommodates and connects a wide variety of tools for sound, graphics, music and interactivity using a flexible patching and programming environment. Max allows most computer users to write a simple, meaningful program wit…

• Kadenze
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Ableton Live Course: Sound Production for Musicians and Artists

46 reviews

This course provides hands-on experience in producing, mixing, and sound design with a digital audio workstation. Students will learn the fundamentals (physics) of sound and digital audio, proper gain staging, where and how distortion enters recordings a…

• Kadenze
• 9 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Introduction to Classical Music

25 reviews

Using a simple and enjoyable teaching style, this course introduces the novice listener to the wonders of classical music, from Bach fugues to Mozart symphonies to Puccini operas.

• Coursera
• 66 hours worth of material, 9 weeks long
• 20th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Innovation: the Fashion Industry

42 reviews

Understand how big fashion retailers innovate and discover the story behind a favourite piece of your clothing.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Circular Fashion: Design, Science and Value in a Sustainable Clothing Industry

42 reviews

The fundamentals of circular fashion unraveled, learn about circularity in all steps of the fashion value chain. From new textile materials and circular design all the way to business modelling.

• edX
• 8-12 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society

18 reviews

This is a course aimed at making you a better designer. The course marries theory and practice, as both are valuable in improving design performance. Lectures and readings will lay out the fundamental concepts that underpin design as a human activity. We…

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Fundamentals of Graphic Design

22 reviews

Graphic Design is all around us! Words and pictures—the building blocks of graphic design—are the elements that carry the majority of the content in both the digital world and the printed world. As graphic design becomes more visible and prevalent in our…

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Real-Time Audio Programming in ChucK

36 reviews

The course, lecture, and examples build on each other to teach the fundamentals of programming in general (logic, loops, functions, objects, classes) and also deals with advanced topics including multi-threading, events and signals. Throughout the course…

• Kadenze
• 8 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Guitar for Beginners

21 reviews

Grasp the essentials needed to begin playing acoustic or electric guitar. You'll learn an easy approach to get you playing quickly, through a combination of exploring the instrument, performance technique, and basic music theory. For students who have l…

• Coursera
• 24 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 20th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The 3D Printing Revolution

18 reviews

This course will demonstrate how 3D printers work, show what people make with them, and examine the 3D printing ecosystem. It will also explore the future of 3D printing and discuss how this technology will revolutionize our world. The course materials i…

• Coursera
• 9-10 hours worth of material, 2 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University System of Maryland;  University of Maryland

Product Design, Prototyping, and Testing

34 reviews

Translate product ideas into tangible assets by creating wireframes, 3D renderings, prototypes, and minimum viable products (MVPs) to test assumptions and validate customer interests

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)