Learn the Fundamentals of Design for the Web
Think like a designer • Practice Design Fundamentals • Design Tips & Tools
During this two-part online training course with design expert Michelle Schulp, you'll learn the fundamentals of designing for the web. Each session will provide a design workshop so you'll leave with a concrete understanding of design as it relates to the web, including terminology, concepts, strategy and practical techniques for designing effective websites.
Day 1 Agenda
Design Thinking Workshop
Learn design terminology and how to think like a web designer about your website.
- What is design? How does it relate to the web?
- Overview of design systems, problem solving and strategy
- Understanding your ecosystem: audience, marketplace and content
- Establishing calls to action and primary/secondary wins
- Establishing visual and content hierarchy
Day 2 Agenda
Practical Design Workshop
Implement good design practices into existing websites using concrete tips and existing (core) tools.
- Rules for typography, color, whitespace, contrast, layout, behavior and hierarchy
- How people interact with websites (buttons, forms, menus, etc.)
- Intro to modular/atomic design
- Using core WordPress tools (like Gutenberg) to implement design rules
- Tips for choosing WordPress themes/plugins from a design perspective
Meet Your Instructor, Michelle Schulp
Michelle is an independent graphic designer and frontend developer from Minneapolis. Prior to beginning her career, she studied Visual Communications, with minors in Psychology and Sociology. As her work progressed, she branched into front-end development and user experience design to round our her skillset. This combination of disciplines led her to adopt a strategy-based approach to design, focused on solving tangible problems and achieving real goals based on how people think. She loves the open source community, and when she is not working on projects, she speaks/volunteers/organizes at events and workshops around the country. Her passions are communication and empowerment, and she believes in the power of “Why?”
What's included with Web Design Bootcamp?
- 6 hours of online training in the webinar replay format
- Downloadable replay videos to watch at your convenience
- The workshop chat log
- Course slides
- Design exercises & worksheets
- Michelle's resources and cheatsheets
Web Design Bootcamp FAQs
- I'm a Toolkit member. Do I get access to this course?
- Yes! If you're a current Toolkit member (and your membership doesn't expire before the course), you get access to this course for FREE. You can register for Design Bootcamp after logging in here.
- Is this course right for me?
- Wed Design Bootcamp is an ideal fit for graphic designers, marketers, website developers, bloggers and anyone wanting to learn more about designing for the web. If you own a website or build websites for clients, you'll benefit from this design training.
- What is the format of this course?
- We use the online webinar format to host this course. All instruction is given live and in real-time. All iThemes Training courses also feature a live, interactive webinar chat so attendees can discuss the material. After the training event is over, you'll have access to the video replays to watch and learn at your convenience.
- How do the live webinars work?
- Important: Check your email after your purchase for your webinar registration links. If you don't receive this email, please contact sale@ithemes.com. Before the first webinar, you'll need to register for the webinar and then download the GoToWebinar launcher software for your computer. Once you have registered, you'll receive several email reminders before the webinar session begins with a link to join the live webinar on your computer. We'll let you know about the live webinar chat URL location before the webinars begin so you can join the live discussion with other attendees.
- What if I can't make the live webinars?
- To really get the most out of this training, we recommend blocking off time in your schedule to attend the live training sessions. If you can't make any or all of the live webinar, attendees still get all the webinar replay videos and handout downloads to watch and learn at your convenience. You'll get an email with the replays from each day of the course.
- What happens after I make my purchase?
- After your purchase, you'll get an email confirmation with your webinar registration links. *NOTE: You'll need to register for the live webinar to get access to the course.* If you don't receive your confirmation email, please contact us by sending an email to sales@ithemes.com and we'll make sure you have your webinar registration links.
- What is your refund policy?
- Before the course happens, we offer a 14-day no-questions-asked refund. After the course begins on March 26, we can no longer provide refunds. Questions? Contact our account services team or email sales@ithemes.com.
- I have another question. Where do I go to ask?
- We're glad to help! Contact our account services team or email sales@ithemes.com.