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Learning Resources

Educational content, tutorials, and skill development for creators. Part of the original Design Build Launch resource library.

Coursera

University-level courses from Stanford, Yale, and Google. Certificates count toward degrees.

Udemy

Marketplace with 200,000+ courses. Wait for sales — prices drop from $100 to $15 regularly.

edX

Free courses from MIT and Harvard with optional paid certificates. MicroMasters programs available.

Treehouse

Structured learning tracks for web dev with a focus on beginners changing careers.

Codecademy

Learn-by-doing platform with in-browser coding exercises. Free tier covers basics well.

LinkedIn Learning

Formerly Lynda.com. Certificates display on LinkedIn profile. Often free via public libraries.

Pluralsight

Deep technical courses with skill assessments and learning paths for engineering teams.

Khan Academy

Completely free education covering computing basics, JavaScript, and SQL fundamentals.

FreeCodeCamp

Free full-stack curriculum with certifications. Build real projects for nonprofits.

The Odin Project

Full-stack curriculum teaching Ruby or JavaScript paths with community support. 100% free.

Designlab

Mentor-led UX bootcamps with portfolio reviews and one-on-one feedback sessions.

IxDF

Membership-based UX and interaction design courses with certificates and community support.

Skillshare

Project-based classes from working professionals in design, illustration, and motion.

General Assembly

Bootcamp-style programs with career services. Options for part-time, full-time, or self-paced.

CreativeLive

Free live broadcasts of photography, design, and business classes. Pay to rewatch.

Master.dev

Expert-led courses on JavaScript, front-end engineering, AI, and related technologies.

Scrimba

Interactive screencasts where you can pause and edit the instructor's code directly.

Design+Code

SwiftUI, React, and Figma courses with beautiful production value and real-world projects.

Envato Tuts+

Bite-sized tutorials on Adobe tools, WordPress, and web development with downloadable assets.

web.dev Learn

Google's structured learning paths for web performance, accessibility, HTML, CSS, and more.

ChatGPT

Use the free ChatGPT tier to generate code explanations, design walkthroughs, and idea brainstorming.

Claude

Anthropic's conversational AI great for in-depth learning support, writing help, and summarization.

Gemini

Google's AI chatbot that integrates with Docs, Sheets, and YouTube — useful for quick design advice and learning workflows.

Perplexity AI

A powerful research assistant that answers with real-time sources — great for finding design tutorials, color theory, UX trends, and tools.

Google AI Studio

Google's web-based IDE for prototyping with Gemini models — experiment with prompts, build AI apps, and access the API.

OpenAI Playground

Experiment with GPT models in an interactive interface for prototyping AI-powered design tools.

Hugging Face

The GitHub of machine learning — explore, run, and deploy thousands of AI models for free.

Replicate

Run open-source AI models in the cloud via API — great for integrating AI image, video, and audio into projects.