What do I learn in the Web Design Basics course?

Learning material

In the courses on the basics of web design, you will be introduced to the following topics:

  • Web development (color, space, proportions)
  • Text design for the web
  • Image editing for the web
  • Layout for the web (screen design)
  • Web design with HTML, design with CSS
  • Layout techniques (responsive design, jQuery)
  • Prototyping with wireframes and other layout techniques
  • Editors
  • FTP, web server connection
  • Overview of content management systems (CMS)

Webpublisher or Mediapublisher courses provide additional knowledge, e.g. in:

  • Website conception
  • Project management, realization
  • Visualization, animation, creative moving content, interactive game/learning applications, short film creation
  • Copywriting for the web
  • Web databases, networks and servers

Web design basics: skills and knowledge

Graduates of the Web Design Basics certificate course are able to create web design concepts and are aware of trends and conventions in this area. They are able to record the structure and logic of the future website in the form of a schematic representation, a wireframe, or to design a mood board (visualization tool in the form of a collage). They know how to use desktop publishing programs such as InDesign, Photoshop or Illustrator for their purposes and how to describe the basic definitions of a website with the help of editors, HTML, CSS and code snippets. They will also be familiar with helpful platforms and be able to carry out search engine optimization.

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