Intro to Web Design Web design is a challenging field. It requires technical skills, creativity, visual communication, information design, and entrepreneurship, just for starters.
In this 3-lesson course, you'll build a foundation for your Web design career. You'll learn how the Web evolved and explore the technical fundamentals. With a broad exposure to the best—and worst—practices on the Web, you will learn about the design features that separate good sites from bad. The course is the perfect introduction to Web design and instructor Margaret Penney will help you make sense of this fast-evolving medium. Happy browsing!
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Intro to Web Design |
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Classes start daily.
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Class Length: |
Three months of access to class materials and instructor feedback. |
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Self-paced, online, 24 access to online learning environment |
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Tuition:
$125
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TOP: Image from Intro to Web Design with Margaret Penney.
Going from print to web. A new medium with new priorities and potential. |
Class Instructor Bio:
Margaret Penney is a teacher, designer, writer and media artist. Margaret teaches Web, print and motion graphic design, multimedia, and JAVA programming at an independent school outside New York City where she designs the Computer Science department curriculum. As a Web designer and developer, Margaret has created a multi-channel community portal for Hong Kong teenagers; ecommerce for Delias.com girls' clothing; a flash promotional for Nike; and currently she is working on a site for artist Sol Lewitt. As a new media artist, she has exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London ; the Museo Tamayo in Mexico City; and around NYC. Her artwork has been reviewed globally online, in print magazines, and included in the book Eye Candy from the Underground: Fresh Styles for Web Designers. She has lectured on new media art at Purchase College , the School of Visual Arts Annual Conference for Educators, and the Pratt Institute. As a writer, she has been published in New York Arts magazine, Rhizome.org, and the Baltimore City paper. Margaret has a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and M.F.A. from Columbia University. |
Class Projects and Objectives:
This online class is packed with projects and tips. Students can expect to:
- Learn basic Web terminology and concepts.
- Get an overview of the Web's evolution.
- Learn the fundamentals of how the Web works.
- Discover the basics of how a Web page is constructed.
- Learn how to identify the function of a Web site.
- Analyze Web sites in terms of category, function, and construction.
- Demonstrate a basic technical understanding of a site's construction.
- Explore the differences between print and Web design.
- Learn about those factors Web designers can (and cannot) control.
- Learn 8 fundamental principles of Web design.
- Get familiar with 10 common Web design pitfalls to avoid.
- Identify the type and size of images used in a Web site and the designer's approach to representing text.
- Determine the target audience of a Web site and how the site works for this audience.
- Look for accessibility, readability, and noticeability in a site design.
- Note the use and success of any interactive elements in a site.
- Carefully assess the use of navigation throughout a site.
- Identify Web design "faux pas" and offer ideas on how to improve a site design.
- Learn about the main digital imaging programs used by Web designers.
- Learn the difference between bitmap and vector-based programs.
- Learn about the main WYSIWYG and HTML editor programs used by Web designers.
- Learn about the main multimedia development tools used by Web designers.
- Explore the 5 key steps in the Web design process.
- Select a Web site to evaluate and critique thoroughly.
- Identify the positive and negative elements of a site's design, comparing the site to its competitors.
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