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Front-End Website Design

Course description

With the Internet being served up on everything from hand-held devices to widescreen TVs, building websites has become an increasingly challenging and complex process. This course will introduce the fundamentals of visual and experience design. You will create a design brief stating the problem you are trying to solve, then design and style a basic website. We will use responsive web design techniques so the site will work across multiple devices and screen resolutions. We’ll discuss the pros and cons of using a content management system (such as WordPress or Drupal) and adding advanced functionality to your site using JavaScript.

Prerequisite: HTML & CSS II or strong working knowledge of HTML/CSS and some JavaScript.

Week 1, First Class

Overview of Web Design and introduction to design/prototype tool Figma.
Video: Figma for Beginners playlist
Video: Figma UI Design Tutorial: Get Started in Just 24 Minutes!
Site: FigmaResources.com

Week 1, Second Class

Typography and Alignment

Week 2, First Class

Color Theory, using color on the web, color, and accessibility, choosing and using photographic assets.

Week 2, Second Class

Brand ideation, mood board, using and creating images including SVG images, creating an original logo

Week 3, First Class

Web Style Guides – atomic design, the styling of specific elements

Week 3, Second Class

Website Design – utilize your branding and style guide to put together a web page according to your guide and the principles of design.

General Resources

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