Google UX Design Professional Certificate (opens on Coursera)
Learn user research, wireframes, prototypes and testing, and build a portfolio of design projects.
- Design and social media
- About 6 months
- Paid certificate (financial aid available)
LAF Academy
Free courses from other platforms
A hand-picked list of free courses from well-known learning platforms, grouped by topic and level. Start with a beginner course, then move up.
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5 courses from 5 platforms
Beginner No experience needed · 3
Canva Design School (opens on Canva)
Free tutorials and courses on graphic design, social media graphics, branding and video using Canva.
- Design and social media
- Self-paced
- No certificate
Shotcut video editor tutorials (opens on Shotcut)
Short tutorials for the free Shotcut video editor: cutting, titles, filters and exporting.
- Design and social media
- Self-paced
- No certificate
Intermediate You can already use a computer and know the basics · 2
GIMP tutorials (opens on GIMP)
Official tutorials for editing photos and creating graphics with the free GIMP image editor.
- Design and social media
- Self-paced
- No certificate
DaVinci Resolve training (opens on Blackmagic Design)
Free official training for the DaVinci Resolve video editor, from first cuts to colour and sound.
- Design and social media
- Self-paced
- No certificate