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According to the visitors of the BE OPEN Academy platform, Web Design and WordPress Training available from the One Education is the best online course in WordPress web design. In this course, you will acquire the most in-demand skills to kickstart a successful career in web design & web development, taking you through the fundamentals of WordPress, Invision and Balsamiq. It has gained more votes than other online courses in WordPress:

1. WordPress Web Design by Lead Academy
2. WordPress and Adobe® Web Design by e-courses4you
3. Learn Web Design with WordPress and build a website in a day by WP Courses
4. WordPress Web Designer by Knowledge Door

Australian National University has won in our online pole about the best Bachelor of Visual Arts programme offered in a university of Australia. The Bachelor of Visual Arts at ANU is a practical degree, which offers you the opportunity to develop and refine high-level technical and creative skills and knowledge for working with the forms, materials and technologies of a chosen studio discipline. The other entries in the pole were:

• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art) programme offered by University of Melbourne
• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts and Design) programme offered by University of Wollongong
• Bachelor of Visual Arts programme offered by Sydney College of the Arts
• Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts offered by Swinburne University of Technology

Fine Art BA offered by University College London, UK, has gained the majority of votes in our online poll about the best offline course in Fine Arts.
The other contestants in the pole were:

• Arts and Fine Art offered by Monash University, Australia
• Master of Fine Arts offered by Lund University, Sweden
• Bachelor of Fine Arts offered by University of Auckland, New Zealand
• General Fine Arts offered by Maryland Institute College of Art, USA

Drawing with the Pen tool, Pencil tool & Brush tool video offered by Gareth David Studio has won in our online pole about the best tutorial in Drawing for beginners. This video covers the drawing tools and demonstrates some techniques in Adobe Illustrator.
The other contestants in the pole were:

• How to draw a portrait by Skillshare
• Drawing Process of Maggie Enterrios by The Futur Academy
• 10 Beginner Drawing Tips by FZDSCHOOL
• Design Colouring a vector drawing in Adobe Illustrator by Gareth David Studio

According to the visitors of the BE OPEN Academy platform, UX / UI: Fundamentals for interface design available from the University of São Paulo is the best online course in UX design. This introductory course consists of theoretical classes with examples practical application of each subject covered. It has gained more votes than other online courses in UX Design:

• UX Design: From Concept to Prototype by University of Michigan
• UX Design by Course Cloud
• Creative Design Essentials – UI/UX Design by e-courses4you
• User Experience (UX) Fundamentals by Janets

BE OPEN Academy Poll. Best PhD in Architecture and Design offered in a European University
MPhil/Phd Architecture programme offered by The Royal College of Art, UK, has won in our online pole about the best offline PhD programme in Architecture and Design offered in a European University. The Architecture research programme focuses on practice-led and interdisciplinary research with tangible public and social impact.
The other entries in the pole were:

• Art – PhD/MPhil offered by The University of Edinburgh, UK
• Art and design PhD offered by Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonia
• Doctorate in Architecture (PhD) offered by University of Lisbon, Portugal
• PhD through Practice in Design offered by National College of Art and Design, Ireland

BE OPEN Academy Poll. Best Offline Course in Architecture offered by a university in South America
University of Los Andes, Colombia, has won in our online pole about a university in South America offering the best offline course in Architecture.
The other contestants in the pole were:

• • Diego Portales University, Chile
  • Pontifical Xavierian University, Colombia
  • University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Peru

BE OPEN Academy Poll. Best Online Course in Game Design
Introduction to Game Design offered by California Institute of the Arts has won in our online pole about the best online course in Game Design. This course is an introduction to the primary concepts of gaming, and an exploration of how these basic concepts affect the way gamers interact with our games.
The other entries in the pole were:

• • Game Design offered by Course Cloud
  • Game Design and Development Capstone offered by Michigan State University
  • Game Design for Beginners by One Education
  • Unity Game Development – Role Playing Game Training Online offered by EduCBA

BE OPEN Academy Poll. Best Video Tutorial in Logo Design
According to the visitors of the BE OPEN Academy platform, The 3 Rules of Good Logo Design by The Futur Academy is the best video tutorial in Logo Design. In this video, Chris Do and Jelvin Base go over their process to making a logo optically balanced. The tutorial has gained more votes than other video courses in Logo Design:

• • Redesigning Your Logos – Tips, Grids, and How to Improve Your Lettering by The Futur Academy
  • How To Mood Board For a Logo Design by How to Architect
  • Create a Origami Bird Logo by Gareth David Studio
  • 3 Minimal Logo Intro Techniques in After Effects by SonduckFilm

Advertising Design programme offered by College For Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan, has won in our online pole about the best offline course in Advertising taught in a US University. Students learn to devise advertising strategies — based on research and consumer insights — that integrate digital and social media, content creation and user experience, print and television.
The other entries in the pole were:

• Advertising and Digital Design offered by Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC, New York
• Advertising MFA offered by Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia
• Advertising offered by School of Visual Arts, NYC, New York
• Advertising & Graphic Design offered by Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus