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Open online courses at Aalto University's School of Arts, Design, and Architecture

Start the new year by learning new skills in design and creativity!
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Maarit Mäkelä in Lapland during the shooting of Radical Creativity movie. Photo: Hayley Le.

How can radical creativity change the world?

Learn what is radical creativity and how to use it to create deep change - whether in business, the arts, or technology.

Ever wondered what design really is all about?

Learn the basics about design, how designers solve problems, and get to know a lot of design tools. Design Bits is the online course about design for non-designers!

Interested in experimenting with materials?

The CHEMARTS Cookbook offers both simple and more advanced ideas and recipes for hands-on experiments with wood-based materials. Download the book for free!

Data Viz inspiration?

Browse through the interesting talks given at our annual Data Viz conference.

Safeguarding and renewing craftmanship

Interested in ceramics? Look no further, the Ceramics Handbook is your guide to the age-old craft (in Finnish only).

Architecture and the built environment

It's not possible to understand today without an understanding of the past. Take the online course on architectural history! (In Finnish only).

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