Web Design Training by Experts

Section 1

Creating New Files & Designing on a Grid

• Creating a new file
• Setting up artboards
• Importing text
• Creating colored backgrounds for text

Importing & Cropping Photos

• Importing a photo as an image fill (crop a photo)
• Rounding corners

Vector Graphics, Colors, Shadows, & More

• Importing & modifying vector graphics
• Aligning & distributing layers
• Layer opacity vs. fill opacity
• Reusing colors (color swatches)
• Adding a drop shadow

Character Styles

• Creating & Editing Character Styles

Section 2

Repeat Grids

• Creating a Repeat Grid
• Customizing the content
• Adjusting the design

Components (Reusable Elements)

• Creating & editing components
• Overriding content in one instance vs. globally updating all components
• Detaching from a component
• Components versus Repeat Grids

Turning a Design into a Clickable Prototype

• Linking between artboards Previewing the prototype Creating an overlay Background blur Fixing the position of elements so they don’t scroll Making a recording of a prototype

Exporting Assets for Web: SVG, JPEG, & PNG

• Exporting individual assets Exporting artboards

Sharing XD Files (For Review, Developers, etc.)

• Sharing an XD file Commenting on shared files Pinning a comment Updating an existing shared file Sharing for Development

Section 3

Stacks, Padding, & Responsive Resize

• Creating a Stack & Adjusting the Spacing Rearranging & Adding Items to a Stack Responsive Resize, Stacks, & Padding Keystrokes for Working with Stacks & Padding Nesting Stacks (Stacks Within Stacks)

Linking Up/Down a Page & Scrollable Areas

• Making Links that Scroll Up/Down a Page Making the Navbar Fixed to the Screen Adjusting the Position & Speed of the Scroll Creating a Scrollable Area Within a Page

Intro to Auto-Animate

• The Basics of Auto-Animate Different Kinds of Easing Adding a Timed Animation

Parallax Animation

• Setting Up the Parallax Assets
• Building the Parallax Animation

Component States (Hover & More)

• Adding a Hover State to a Button
• Custom Component States

Section 4

Creating 3D Transforms

• Adding 3D Transforms
Front to Back versus Z Position

Adding Interactions to a Slideshow: Tap, Drag, & Keys

• Creating a Working Slideshow Prototype
• Adding Tap Interactions
• Adding the Ability to Drag
• Adding Keystrokes

Time Interactions & Adding Audio (Sound Effects)

• Adding a Drag Interaction
• Adding a Time Interaction
• Adding a Sound Effect
• Adding a Keystroke

Linked Components & Shared Libraries

• Linked Components
• Shared Libraries

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HTML - Introduction

• Web Development Introduction
• History of HTML
• HTML Tags and Attributes
• HTML Tag vs. Element

Basic Formatting Tags

• HTML Basic Tags
• HTML Head Tag
• HTML Meta Tag
• HTML Formatting Tags
• HTML Color Coding

Lists

• Unordered Lists
• Ordered Lists
• Definition list

Images

• Image and Image Mapping

Hyperlink

• URL - Uniform Resource Locator
• URL Encoding

HTML-Table

HTML-Headers

• Title
• Base
• Link
• Styles
• Script
• Meta

HTML5 forms

• Introduction to HTML5 forms
• Accessible forms
• New Input types
• New forms attributes
• Form validation

Graphics

• Basics of HTML5 canvas
• Immediate drawing mode: rectangles, text, images, etc.
• Path drawing mode: lines, circles, arcs, curves, etc.
• Colors, gradients, patterns, shadows, etc.
• Working with SVG in HTML5

HTML5 animations

• Basic animation techniques
• Canvas and user interaction
• Working with pixels
• Understanding transforms

API

• Introduction to HTML5 APIs
• The Web Storage API
• Form validation API
• The File API
• The Geolocation API

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Module 1: Introduction to Photoshop (2 Hours)

Objective: Understand the basics of Photoshop, its interface, and core tools.

• Overview of Photoshop and its applications
• Introduction to the workspace:
• Toolbar, options bar, panels, and canvas
• Setting up a new document and file formats
• Basic navigation: Zoom, pan, and rotate view
• Saving and exporting projects

Practical: Create and save a simple document with basic shapes.

Module 2: Working with Layers and Selections (2 Hours)

Objective: Master layers, layer properties, and selection tools.

• Understanding layers and the Layers panel
• Layer types: Text, adjustment, and shape layers
• Using selection tools:
• Marquee, Lasso, and Quick Selection tools
• Refine Edge and Select Subject
• Basic masking techniques

Practical: Create a composition using multiple images and adjust layer opacity.

Module 3: Image Adjustments and Enhancements (3 Hours)

Objective: Learn to enhance photos using adjustments and filters.

• Adjusting brightness, contrast, and levels
• Color corrections: Hue/Saturation and Color Balance
• Using Adjustment Layers for non-destructive editing
• Introduction to filters and smart filters
• Sharpening and blurring images

Practical: Enhance a photograph by correcting color and applying filters.

Module 4: Retouching and Repairing Images (2 Hours)

Objective: Use retouching tools for professional image editing.

• Healing Brush, Spot Healing Brush, and Patch tools
• Clone Stamp tool
• Content-Aware Fill and Move
• Removing unwanted objects from images
• Basic portrait retouching techniques

Practical: Remove blemishes and unwanted objects from a provided image.

Module 5: Text and Typography (2 Hours)

Objective: Add and manipulate text for graphic design purposes.

• Adding text and using the Type tool
• Formatting text: Fonts, sizes, and styles
• Working with paragraph and character panels Applying text effects: Drop shadows, strokes, and gradients
• Typographic layouts and text on paths

Practical: Create a poster with creative text effects.

Module 6: Creative Tools and Special Effects (2 Hours)

Objective: Explore creative possibilities with Photoshop tools and techniques.

• Introduction to the Pen Tool for paths and shapes
• Applying layer styles and blending modes
• Using gradients and patterns
• Introduction to brushes and custom brushes
• Creating basic photo manipulations

Practical: Design a surreal photo manipulation using multiple tools.

Module 7: Final Project and Review (2 Hours)

Objective: Consolidate learning by applying all techniques in a final project.

• Planning and executing a creative project
• Reviewing core tools and concepts
• Tips and best practices for Photoshop workflows
• Feedback on student projects

Practical: Complete a final project (e.g., a social media post, flyer, or edited photo).

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Introduction

• HTML structure and content
• Advantages of CSS
• Creating and using style sheets
• CSS Rules: The Basic Syntax

CSS Boxes and CSS Selectors

• The CSS box model
• CSS and logical HTML structure
• Styling boxes, borders, margins, and padding
• Using IE6 standards mode
• Sh4ecifying CSS distances
• and many other CSS techniques

Fonts and Text

• Using custom fonts
• Font properties
• Web font formats
• Type Kit, font squirrel

Text Formatting in CSS

• Fundamentals of text formatting
• Typefaces, alternatives, and defaults
• Font characteristics
• Formatting blocks of text
• Using arbitrary inline tags

CSS Selectors and Selections

• Using HTML element IDs in CSS
• Using CSS descendant selectors
• Descendant selector examples
• Child, sibling, and pseudo-class selectors
• And many other CSS techniques.

CSS positioning

• Choosing the right CSS
• Technique for positioning blocks
• The position property, floats, and margins
• Static positioning and normal flow
• Absolute positioning outside normal flow
• Fixed positioning outside normal flow

CSS page Layout

• Alternative methods of CSS positioning
• Styling lists
• Redefining the behaviour of inline and block elements
• Table formatting in CSS
• Styling table cell borders
• page layout with table dish4lay properties

Cascade, precedence, Specificity, and Inheritance in CSS

• Cascading and cascade order
• Resolving style conflicts by Origin & Importance
• Resolving style conflicts by Specificity & Order

CSS Layers and Translucency

• Different forms of layered presentations in CSS
• Layering with the z-index property
• Different methods for creating translucency effects
• The CSS3 opacity property

Using CSS in the Real World

• Deploying CSS
• CSS formatting vs. HTML formatting
• Standard tags and semantic markup
• Screen size and fluid design
• Table layout and CSS positioning
• Cross-platform testing

Useful CSS Tips

• Usage of CSS Sprites
• Pseudo Selectors
• CSS Minify
• Cheat Sheet for CSS3

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Section 1: Introduction to Canva

• Welcome to Canva!
• Logging / Setup Canva Account
• Layouts & Templates
• Get you setup with your Canva & account
• Tour of your dashboard
• Learn about the different types of templates Canva has
• Learn how to use the pre-designed layouts
• Downloading your work
• Working with text
• Photo backgrounds & Shapes
• Illustrations, icons and lines
• Adding pages to a design
• Image
• Text features and Charts
• Album cover
• Youtube thumbnail
• Twitter header
• Facebook post
• Ebook cover
• Documents
• Data and charts
• Presentation slides

Section 2: Fonts, Colors, and Images

• Typography and font pairing
• Using icons effectively
• Organising the dashboard
• Sharing designs
• Adding links
• Upgrading to Canva for Work
• Brand colors
• Custom filter codes
• Color codes
• Color scheme
• Introduction to the color wheel; creating a color palette
• How to use grids; transparency; photo filters

Section 4: Advanced Topics

• Brand Kit
• Magic Resize
• Paid Elements
• Folders for Elements
• Background Remover
• Teams, Exporting and Scheduling
• Learn more advanced techniques
• Learn how to create a logo from scratch
• Learn how upload your own graphics, logos, images
• Learn how to organize your designs
• See where I go to purchase stock photography
• Videos Overview / Editing
• Video Tools
• Animations
• Animated Presentations
• Adding Music

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MODULE 1

• Bootstrap
• Get Started
• What is Bootstrap?
• Bootstrap History
• Why Use Bootstrap?
• Where to get Bootstrap?
• Downloading Bootstrap
• Bootstrap CDN

MODULE 2

• Create First Web Page with Bootstrap
• Add the HTML5 Doctype
• Bootstrap is Mobile First
• Containers
• Basic Bootstrap Pages
• Bootstrap Grids
• Bootstrap Grid System
• Grid Classes
• Basic Structure of a Bootstrap Grid
• Equal Columns
• Unequal Columns

MODULE 3

• Bootstrap Text / Typography
• Bootstrap Default Settings
• Bootstrap vs. Browser Defaults
• Bootstrap Tag Elements
• Contextual Colors and
• Background
• Typography Classes

MODULE 4

• Bootstrap Table
• Rounded Corners
• Circle
• Thumbnail
• Responsive Images
• Image Gallery
• Responsive Embeds

MODULE 5

• Bootstrap Jumbotron and Page Header
• Creating a Jumbotron
• Jumbotron inside Container
• Jumbotron outside Container
• Creating a Page Header

MODULE 6

• Bootstrap Wells
• Wells
• Well Size

MODULE 7

• Bootstrap Alerts
• Alerts
• Closing Alerts
• Animated Alerts

MODULE 8

• Bootstrap Buttons
• Button Style
• Button Sizes
• Block Level Buttons
• Active /Disable Buttons

MODULE 9

MODULE 10

• Bootstrap Glyphicons
• Glyphicons
• Glyphicons Syntax
• Glyphicon Example

MODULE 11

• Bootstrap Badges and Labels
• Badges
• Labels

MODULE 12

• Bootstraps Progress Bars
• Basic Progress Bar
• Progress Bar with Label
• Colored Progress Bars
• Striped Progress Bars

MODULE 13

• Bootstrap Pagination
• Basic Pagination
• Active State
• Disabled State
• Pagination Sizing

MODULE 14

• Bootstrap Pager
• What is Pager?
• Align Buttons

MODULE 15

• Bootstrap List Groups
• Basic list Groups
• List Group with Badges
• List Group with Linked Items
• Contextual Classes
• Custom Content

MODULE 16

• Bootstrap Panels
• Panels
• Panel Heading
• Panel Footer
• Panel Group
• Panel with Contextual Classes

MODULE 17

• Bootstrap Dropdowns
• Basic Dropdown
• Dropdown Driver
• Dropdown Header
• Disable an Item
• Dropdown Accessibility
• Bootstrap Collapse

MODULE 18

• Basic Collapsible
• Example Explained
• Collapsible Panel
• Collapsible List Group
• Accordion

MODULE 19

• Bootstrap Tabs and Pills Menus
• Tabs
• Tabs with Dropdown Menu
• Pills
• Vertical Pills
• Vertical Pills in Row
• Pills with Dropdown Menu
• Centered Tabs and Pills
• Toggle/Dynamic Tabs
• Toggle/Dynamic Pills

MODULE 20

• Bootstrap Navigation Bar
• Navigation Bars
• Inverted Navigation Bar
• Fixed Navigation Bar
• Navigation Bars with Dropdown
• Right Aligned Navigation Bar
• Collapsing the Navigation Bar

MODULE 21

• Bootstrap Forms
• Bootstrap Default Settings
• Bootstrap Form Layouts
• Bootstrap Vertical Form
• Bootstrap Inline Form
• Bootstrap Horizontal Form
• Bootstrap Form Inputs
• Supported Form Controls

MODULE 22

• Bootstrap Input
• Bootstrap Text area
• Bootstrap Checkboxes
• Bootstrap Radio Buttons
• Bootstrap Select List

MODULE 23

• Bootstrap Form Inputs (More)
• Static Control
• Bootstrap Form Control States

MODULE 24

• Bootstrap Input Sizing
• Input Sizing in Forms
• Height Sizing
• Column Sizing
• Help Text

MODULE 25

• Bootstrap Carousel Plugin
• The Carousel Plugin
• How to Create a Carousel
• Add Captions to Slides

MODULE 26

• Bootstrap Model Plugin
• The Model Plugin
• Hoe to Create a Model
• Model Size

MODULE 27

• Bootstrap Tooltip Plugin
• The Tooltip Plugin
• How to Create Tooltip
• Positioning Tooltips

MODULE 28

• Bootstrap Popover Plugin
• The Popover Plugin
• How to Create a Popover
• Positioning Popovers
• Closing Popovers

MODULE 29

• Bootstrap Scrollspy Plugin (Advanced)
• The Scrollspy Plugin
• How to Create a Scrollspy
• Scrollspy Vertical Menu

MODULE 30

• Bootstrap Case
• Build a Bootstrap Web Page
• From Scratch
• Add Bootstrap CDN and Put
• Elements in Containers
• Add Jumbotron
• Adding button and icons
• Multicolumn Layout
• Adding Menus Tabs
• Adding Navigation bars
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