Cohort 4

Master web design principles and build a portfolio-ready landing page in Figma from start to finish.

Benten Woodring

Senior Web Designer

Next-Level Web Design

Spotify

Peacock TV

Chipotle

Salesforce

Indeed

Whether you are a seasoned designer, totally new to the industry, or wanting to make a career switch — if you’re wanting to level up your web design skills, this course is for you. In this hands-on course, you will learn everything you need to know to design at the professional level by mastering the principles of typography, color and layout. You'll put industry practices into place as you gather and curate inspiration, establish a style, and design a cohesive web experience on your very own landing page project. At the end of four weeks, you will have:&nbsp;• Several portfolio pieces to share&nbsp;— use them to land that new client or to apply for a full-time web design role• A fully designed landing page with desktop and mobile screens, using the same methods as top-tier agencies• All the knowledge you need to&nbsp;interview for new roles and design websites at a professional level.

Design websites like the pros

Graphic Designers Make the jump to professional web design and increase your income potential.

UX/UI Designers Build upon your interface design knowledge and start designing your own websites

Web Developers Add web design skills to your arsenal using the same methods as top-tier agencies

Who is this course for?

What you’ll get out of this course

We’ll start with everything you need to know to get started in web design. You'll learn how to select typefaces and establish hierarchy, create color palettes for the web, and properly use grids to create responsive layouts.

Apply principles of web design and industry best practices to real projects

We’ll cover frameworks used by some of the best web design agencies that you can use right away to ideate and create cohesive concepts for the web, including hero exploration, working collaboratively with other designers, and moving quickly from concept to design to dev handoff.

Implement tried-and-true industry techniques used by world-class agencies on your own landing page project

We’ll be breaking down the design process on real client projects, created by some of the best in the industry. You'll get to see the full process from start to finish on five- and six-figure, award-winning projects, including methods you can use on your own projects.

See behind the scenes of real client projects

Share your work, ask questions and get feedback on your work throughout the week in the course community. Ask the hard-hitting questions in a relaxed, open environment during live office hours on Fridays at 12:00 EST.

Get feedback on your work, connect with your instructor, meet other designers and ask hard-hitting questions during live office hours

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Third Module

Course syllabus

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Meet your instructor

Join your instructor each Monday for live teaching sessions covering the week's module. We'll have time for Q&amp;A after each lesson, so bring your questions!

Live Sessions

Loads of design principles to help you level up.

4 Self-Paced Lessons

<ul><li>Practice adding type styling to a real client project</li><li>Write a creative brief for your project</li><li>Create color palettes for the web using color theory</li><li>Develop a wireframe for your landing page</li><li>Gather inspiration and create a stylescape</li><li>Style your wireframe</li><li>Design a landing page</li></ul>

7 Design Exercises

Get feedback on your work or ask questions during regular live sessions with your instructor.

Live Office Hours

Course schedule

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Active hands-on learning

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Interactive and project-based

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

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