Web Design for Non-Designers | Online
About this workshop
A class for those who can't seem to get their site looking just right.
Today, getting a website up and running quickly is easier than ever before. But how do you make sure it's not an eyesore? For those without prior design experience, a brief primer on the basic principles and tools of web design can go a long way, whether you want to build your own sites or simply better communicate with more design-minded colleagues.
Takeaways
- An understanding of basic design principles (alignment, color, typography, hierarchy)
- How to apply those principles to their own projects.
- Insight into how designers think and tips on how to work with a designer.
- Resources to use for design inspiration and further learning.
Prereqs & Preparation
- Bring a few good/bad website examples of web design.
Recommended Reading: - How to make your site look half decent in a halfhour: http://24ways.org/2012/how-to-make-your-site-look-half-decent/
- Design in not veneer: http://aralbalkan.com/notes/design-is-not-veneer/
