Intro to Web Design: Friendly Design for Startups & Small Business

By ·Owner at Ghostly Ferns

Class Project
Design the home page for a business of your choice

This class is great for co-founders, small business owners, developers, designers, illustrators, or anyone eager to learn!

Hi, I'm your instructor Meg. Welcome aboard!

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN

  • Basics of Web Design (Layout, Typography, Color)
  • Over 10 Button Styles
  • Various Site Container Styles
  • Avatars Galore
  • UX Interactions and Rollovers
  • 960 Grid Pairing Photography and Copy
  • Coordinating a Color Palette to Communicate a Brand

WHY CARE ABOUT GOOD DESIGN?

We all know beautiful sites are a dime a dozen these days, and hideous sites are even more frequent. Do you add great sites to your bookmark collection or pinterest boardfrequently? Maybe you peruse Siteinspire and gush over the latest and greatest in web design. The most beautiful sites are always easy to use, clean and refreshing. Their effortless appearance makes you say, “I could design something like that, right?”. Wrong.

Just kidding, you’re right! With a few simple photoshop tips and tricks, you can learn how to make beautiful buttons and containers, stunning avatars and pair attractive colors to make the user say “Oh my!”.

During the course, you’ll learn all of those things and more! Together, we’ll put together photography, illustrations, icons, typography, and good feelings to make something usability-tastic! Then, your task is to design a home page for any business of your choice— real or fake. 

** This is a design only course. No development will be taught!

Prerequisites
Very basic understanding of Photoshop and a minor understanding of Illustrator. If you have no knowledge of either, be brave, just dive right in!
  • Beginner Difficulty
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    Student Projects Submitted
Project Guide by Meg Lewis

Owner at Ghostly Ferns

I am the owner and designer at Ghostly Ferns, a web design, branding and illustration studio based in New York City. I specialize in branding, web and product design for early-stage startups and small businesses. I have personally worked with 60+ companies to establish a visual representation for th...

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    At a Glance

    • Self-Paced Online Class

    • Project Guide

    • 3 Video Lessons

    • 507 Students

    • 100% Positive Reviews (37)