According to the visitors of the BE OPEN Academy platform, the best Advertising Design course is offered by University of Gloucestershire, UK.
The other contestants in the poll were:
Architecture course in the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, has gained more votes than courses in this discipline offered in other EU universities:
According to the visitors of the BE OPEN Academy platform, the best Fine Arts Restoration course in a USA university is offered by Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry, Russia.
The other entries in the poll were:
· Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts (KSADA), Ukraine
· St. Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after I.E. Repin at the Russian Academy of Arts, Russia
· Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Georgia
· The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (KADK), Denmark
According to the visitors of the BE OPEN Academy platform, the best Animation course taught in a UK university is offered by University of the Arts London.
The other contestants in the poll were:
· Teesside University, Middlesbrough, Darlington
· University of the West of England, Bristol
· University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, Gloucester
· London Metropolitan University, London
In his course ‘Sketch like an Architect (Techniques + Tips from a Real Project)’ the award-winning architect Eric W. Reinholdt discusses the key style points and techniques you can use to develop your own architectural sketching style. The course has gained a majority of votes in our online poll about the best Architecture tutorial by 30X40 Design Workshop. Other entries were:
· Design Strategies: Reducing Construction Waste
· Material Marriages (An Architect’s Favorite Pairings)
· Improve Your CAD Drawings
· How to Make an Architectural Portfolio (for Architects, Interns and Students)
According to the visitors of the BE OPEN Academy platform, Effects & Presets in After Effects is the best tutorial on Video Editing by Gareth David Studio.
The other popular courses included:
· Simple 2D Animation in After Effects
· Adjustment Layers in After Effects
· 10 Handy Tips In After Effects For Beginners
· Animating Still images in After Effects
Crafts in Glass and Ceramics Course offered in The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (KADK) has been voted to be the best Crafts Course taught in a European university. It has gained more votes than courses in this discipline taught in other European schools:
· 3D Design and Craft course in University of Brighton, UK
· Ceramic Art course in University of Gothenburg, Sweden
· Jewellery Art course in University of Gothenburg, Sweden
· Design and Crafts course in Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonia
Quality of Life: Livability in Future Cities offered by ETH Zurich has won in our online pole about the best free online course in Urban Architecture. The course explains how urban planning, energy, climate, ecology and mobility affect the livability and quality of life of a “future city”.
The other entries in the pole were:
· Housing and Cities by Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, a design-oriented architecture course that focuses on key moments of European urban housing history.
· Designing Cities by The University of Pennsylvania that teaches how decisions made by governments, business investors, and citizens shape cities.
· Smart Cities by ETH Zurich that teaches how data and information affect the design, sustainability and resilience of future cities.
· Groundscape Architecture Design Lab, Re-Thinking Cities Underground by Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, that explores subterranean architecture and investigates the universe of possibilities that lie beneath the surface of our cities.
According to the visitors of the BE OPEN Academy platform, Working with Motion & Time offered by School of Visual Arts is the best Online Photography course. The course offers a deep dive from photography to videography, and shows you how to think in motion. It has gained more votes than other online courses in Photography:
· Camera Essentials by School of Visual Arts that teaches to understand the camera settings and gear that is used in professional DSLR and mirrorless video production.
· Digital Photography: Creating and Sharing Better Images by The Open University that offers a creative mix of practice, learning, sharing and reflection.
· GIMP 2.10 Made Easy for Beginners by Udemy that includes everything one needs to know in 1 GIMP course for Linux, PC + MAC from a professional photographer
· Fundamentals of Video Production by School of Visual Arts that teaches students the tools and resources necessary to prepare their next film shoot, covering everything from storyboarding to location scouting to the most essential gear used in both the pre-production and production stages.
User Experience (UX): The Ultimate Guide to Usability and UX has won in our online pole about the Most Comprehensive Online Use Experience Design Course offered by Udemy. This hands-on user experience training course allows the students to build a UX portfolio to boost their job prospects via completing five real-world sample projects and to gain industry-recognised certification.
The other contestants in the pole were:
· User Experience Design Fundamentals that teaches how to design web sites and mobile apps that your users love and return to again and again with UX Expert Joe Natoli
· UX Design for Beginners – Learn User Behavior & Psychology that teaches user experience principles and human behavior patterns and how to Apply them to improve UX design of websites and mobile apps
· User Experience (UX) Design For Engagement based on a semester-long course taught at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point by the same instructor, Dr. Susan Weinschenk
· Ultimate App Design Course: UI, UX & Prototyping in Adobe XD that offers a comprehensive approach to mobile app designing and creating interactive prototypes without coding
