Web Design Training by Industry Experts

HTML-Introduction

• Web Development Introduction
• History of HTML
• HTML Tags and Attributes
• HTML Tag vs. Element

Basic Formatting Tags

• HTML Basic Tags
• HTML Head Tag
• HTML Meta Tag
• HTML Formatting Tags
• HTML Color Coding

Lists

• Unordered Lists
• Ordered Lists
• Definition list

Images

• Image and Image Mapping

Hyperlink

• URL - Uniform Resource Locator
• URL Encoding

HTML-Table

HTML-Headers

• Title
• Base
• Link
• Styles
• Script
• Meta

HTML5 forms

• Introduction to HTML5 forms
• Accessible forms
• New Input types
• New forms attributes
• Form validation

Graphics

• Basics of HTML5 canvas
• Immediate drawing mode: rectangles, text, images, etc.
• Path drawing mode: lines, circles, arcs, curves, etc.
• Colors, gradients, patterns, shadows, etc.
• Working with SVG in HTML5

HTML5 animations

• Basic animation techniques
• Canvas and user interaction
• Working with pixels
• Understanding transforms

API

• Introduction to HTML5 APIs
• The Web Storage API
• Form validation API
• The File API
• The Geolocation API

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR WORKSPACE

• Menu bar, application bar, options bar, tools panel, panel dock on right
• Differences on PC and Mac
• Different ways to zoom
• Hidden tools on toolbar

BASIC SELECTIONS

• Why make selections?
• Geometric selections
• Freehand selections
• Edge-based selections
• Color-based selections
• How do I choose a selection tool?

ADJUSTMENT PANEL

• Making color and tonal adjustments
• Creating an adjustment layer
• Adjustment presets,
• Common image corrections
• Saving adjustments as a preset
• Deleting adjustment layer
• Applying adjustment layer to another layer

TOOL BAR TOOLS

• Blur tool
• Sharpen Tool
• Smudge Tool
• Dodge Tool
• Burn Tool
• Sponge Tool

BASIC PHOTO CORRECTIONS

• Image menu
• Color mode
• Image resolution and size
• Straighten and crop image
• Rotate cropped image
• Automatic adjustments
• Auto color—removes color cast
• Manually adjusting color cast
• Manually adjusting tonal range
• Replacing color
• Clone tool
• Spot healing brush
• Healing brush
• Patch tool
• Content-aware fill (NEW TO CS5!)

LAYERS

• Background layer
• Isolating part of image
• Hide, view, reposition, delete, rename, merge
• Lock layers
• Convert background layer to regular layer
• Convert regular layer to background layer
• Layer styles
• Applying layer styles to multiple layers

GRADIENTS

• Gradient tool
• Gradient styles
• Editing colors
• Saving gradients

MASKS

• How is it different than selection tools?
• Save time-consuming selections
• Quick mask mode
• Using brush tool
• Channels panel
• Loading mask as a selection

CAMERA RAW

• Unprocessed picture data
• Set up camera to save as camera raw
• Nikon (.nef)
• Canon (.crw)
• Olympus (.orf)
• Opening up other file formats in RAW
• Using Bridge vs. Photoshop
• White balance
• Adjust for different lighting settings
• Save as DNG file, open source file
• Exposure
• Fill light
• Sharpening an image
• Detail panel
• Synchronize across images

CORRECTING/ENHANCING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS

• Shadows and highlights adjustment
• Correcting Red Eye
• Sharpening Edges
• Correct Image Distortion
• Adding Depth of Field

TYPE IN PHOTOSHOP

• Point v Paragraph Type
• character panel
• paragraph panel
• Type on a Path
• Warping Type
• Creating work path from type
• Convert type to shapes
• Horizontal/Vertical Type Mask Tool
• Create a selection in the shape of type
• Clipping Mask Type
• Open Type

CREATING VECTOR GRAPHICS IN PHOTOSHOP

• Bitmap v. Vector?
• Pen Tool
• Magnetic and freeform pen tool
• Using pen tool as selection tool
• Converting selections to paths
• Converting selection to layer
• Shape layers
• Smart Objects

AUTOMATING STEPS

• Recording actions
• Actions panel
• Record, play, edit, delete individual actions

Introduction

• HTML structure and content
• Advantages of CSS
• Creating and using style sheets
• CSS Rules: The Basic Syntax

CSS Boxes and CSS Selectors

• The CSS box model
• CSS and logical HTML structure
• Styling boxes, borders, margins, and padding
• Using IE6 standards mode
• Sh4ecifying CSS distances
• and many other CSS techniques

Fonts and Text

• Using custom fonts
• Font properties
• Web font formats
• Type Kit, font squirrel

Text Formatting in CSS

• Fundamentals of text formatting
• Typefaces, alternatives, and defaults
• Font characteristics
• Formatting blocks of text
• Using arbitrary inline tags

CSS Selectors and Selections

• Using HTML element IDs in CSS
• Using CSS descendant selectors
• Descendant selector examples
• Child, sibling, and pseudo-class selectors
• And many other CSS techniques.

CSS positioning

• Choosing the right CSS
• Technique for positioning blocks
• The position property, floats, and margins
• Static positioning and normal flow
• Absolute positioning outside normal flow
• Fixed positioning outside normal flow

CSS page Layout

• Alternative methods of CSS positioning
• Styling lists
• Redefining the behaviour of inline and block elements
• Table formatting in CSS
• Styling table cell borders
• page layout with table dish4lay properties

Cascade, precedence, Specificity, and Inheritance in CSS

• Cascading and cascade order
• Resolving style conflicts by Origin & Importance
• Resolving style conflicts by Specificity & Order

CSS Layers and Translucency

• Different forms of layered presentations in CSS
• Layering with the z-index property
• Different methods for creating translucency effects
• The CSS3 opacity property

Using CSS in the Real World

• Deploying CSS
• CSS formatting vs. HTML formatting
• Standard tags and semantic markup
• Screen size and fluid design
• Table layout and CSS positioning
• Cross-platform testing

Useful CSS Tips

• Usage of CSS Sprites
• Pseudo Selectors
• CSS Minify
• Cheat Sheet for CSS3

• Introduction

  • Purchasing a domain name
  • Purchasing a webhost
  • Linking your domain name with your web host
  • Setting up WordPress

• Login

• Dashboard

  • Dashboard Menu Options
  • Toolbar
    • Hiding the Toolbar

• Posts versus Pages

  • Posts
  • Pages

• Adding your Site Content

  • Adding a New Page
  • Adding a New Post
  • Adding Content with the Visual Editor
  • Switching to the Text Editor
  • Changing your Post Format
  • Reviewing Past Revisions

• Adding Images and Other Media

  • Inserting an Image
  • Edit or Delete an Image
  • Setting a Featured Image
  • Insert an Image Gallery
  • Edit or Delete an Image Gallery
  • Insert an Audio or Video Playlist
  • Inserting Video, Audio or Other File Type
  • Embedding a Video, Image or Other Content

• Adding HTML Links

  • Inserting an HTML Link
    • Inserting Links to Media Files

• Removing an HTML Link

• Editing Existing Content

• Deleting Content

• Full screen Editing

• Saving and Publishing Content

• Categories

• Adding Categories within your Post

• Tags

  • Adding Tags within your Post

• Media Library

  • Viewing a File in the Media Library
  • Adding a File to the Media Library
  • Editing the File Properties
    • Editing an Image
  • Deleting a File from the Media Library

• Comments

  • Replying to a Comment
  • Editing a Comment
    • Quick edit
    • Edit

• Unapproving and Approving Comments

• Marking Comments as Spam and Trash

• Appearance

  • Selecting your Theme
    • Previewing and Customizing your Theme
    • Adding a new Theme
  • Widgets
  • Updating the Menu
    • Adding a New Menu
    • Editing an Existing Menu Item
    • Adding a New Menu Item
    • Adding a Custom Link Menu Item
    • Deleting a Menu Item
    • Managing Menu Locations
  • Header
  • Background
    • Editor

• Plugins

  • Adding a New Plugin

• Users

  • Adding a New User
  • Deleting a User
  • Editing your Profile

• Tools

  • Categories and Tags Converter
  • Import
  • Export

• Settings

  • General
  • Writing
  • Reading
  • Discussion
  • Media
  • Permalinks

Section 1: Introduction to Canva

• Welcome to Canva!
• Logging In
• Navigating the Screen
• Get you setup with your Canva & account
• Tour of your dashboard
• Learn about the different types of templates Canva has
• Learn how to use the pre-designed layouts, how to search for images, upload images, use grids, frames, and background colors
• Learn about Canva’s icons, illustrations, text features, lines, and charts

Section 2: Fonts, Colors, and Images

• Type terminology; creating a font palette; typographic techniques
• Introduction to the color wheel; creating a color palette
• How to use grids; transparency; photo filters

Section 3: Backgrounds, Layouts, and Shapes

• How to create beautiful backgrounds; using images as backgrounds
• White space; using transparency; presentation design
• How to use shapes in your design to create infographics or add visual interest

Section 4: Advanced Topics

• Learn more advanced techniques
• Learn how to create a logo from scratch
• Learn how upload your own graphics, logos, images
• Learn how to organize your designs so it’s quick and easy to find them
• See where I go to purchase stock photography

MODULE 1

• Bootstrap
• Get Started
• What is Bootstrap?
• Bootstrap History
• Why Use Bootstrap?
• Where to get Bootstrap?
• Downloading Bootstrap
• Bootstrap CDN

MODULE 2

• Create First Web Page with Bootstrap
• Add the HTML5 Doctype
• Bootstrap is Mobile –First
• Containers
• Basic Bootstrap Pages
• Bootstrap Grids
• Bootstrap Grid System
• Grid Classes
• Basic Structure of a Bootstrap Grid
• Equal Columns
• Unequal Columns

MODULE 3

• Bootstrap Text / Typography
• Bootstrap’s Default Settings
• Bootstrap vs. Browser Defaults
• Bootstrap Tag Elements
• Contextual Colors and
• Background
• Typography Classes

MODULE 4

• Bootstrap Table
• Rounded Corners
• Circle
• Thumbnail
• Responsive Images
• Image Gallery
• Responsive Embeds

MODULE 5

• Bootstrap Jumbotron and Page Header
• Creating a Jumbotron
• Jumbotron inside Container
• Jumbotron outside Container
• Creating a Page Header

MODULE 6

• Bootstrap Wells
• Wells
• Well Size

MODULE 7

• Bootstrap Alerts
• Alerts
• Closing Alerts
• Animated Alerts

MODULE 8

• Bootstrap Buttons
• Button Style
• Button Sizes
• Block Level Buttons
• Active /Disable Buttons

MODULE 9

MODULE 10

• Bootstrap Glyphicons
• Glyphicons
• Glyphicons Syntax
• Glyphicon Example

MODULE 11

• Bootstrap Badges and Labels
• Badges
• Labels

MODULE 12

• Bootstraps Progress Bars
• Basic Progress Bar
• Progress Bar with Label
• Colored Progress Bars
• Striped Progress Bars

MODULE 13

• Bootstrap Pagination
• Basic Pagination
• Active State
• Disabled State
• Pagination Sizing

MODULE 14

• Bootstrap Pager
• What is Pager?
• Align Buttons

MODULE 15

• Bootstrap List Groups
• Basic list Groups
• List Group with Badges
• List Group with Linked Items
• Contextual Classes
• Custom Content

MODULE 16

• Bootstrap Panels
• Panels
• Panel Heading
• Panel Footer
• Panel Group
• Panel with Contextual Classes

MODULE 17

• Bootstrap Dropdowns
• Basic Dropdown
• Dropdown Driver
• Dropdown Header
• Disable an Item
• Dropdown Accessibility
• Bootstrap Collapse

MODULE 18

• Basic Collapsible
• Example Explained
• Collapsible Panel
• Collapsible List Group
• Accordion

MODULE 19

• Bootstrap Tabs and Pills Menus
• Tabs
• Tabs with Dropdown Menu
• Pills
• Vertical Pills
• Vertical Pills in Row
• Pills with Dropdown Menu
• Centered Tabs and Pills
• Toggle/Dynamic Tabs
• Toggle/Dynamic Pills

MODULE 20

• Bootstrap Navigation Bar
• Navigation Bars
• Inverted Navigation Bar
• Fixed Navigation Bar
• Navigation Bars with Dropdown
• Right Aligned Navigation Bar
• Collapsing the Navigation Bar

MODULE 21

• Bootstrap Forms
• Bootstrap’s Default Settings
• Bootstrap Form Layouts
• Bootstrap Vertical Form
• Bootstrap Inline Form
• Bootstrap Horizontal Form
• Bootstrap Form Inputs
• Supported Form Controls

MODULE 22

• Bootstrap Input
• Bootstrap Text area
• Bootstrap Checkboxes
• Bootstrap Radio Buttons
• Bootstrap Select List

MODULE 23

• Bootstrap Form Inputs (More)
• Static Control
• Bootstrap Form Control States

MODULE 24

• Bootstrap Input Sizing
• Input Sizing in Forms
• Height Sizing
• Column Sizing
• Help Text

MODULE 25

• Bootstrap Carousel Plugin
• The Carousel Plugin
• How to Create a Carousel
• Add Captions to Slides

MODULE 26

• Bootstrap Model Plugin
• The Model Plugin
• Hoe to Create a Model
• Model Size

MODULE 27

• Bootstrap Tooltip Plugin
• The Tooltip Plugin
• How to Create Tooltip
• Positioning Tooltips

MODULE 28

• Bootstrap Popover Plugin
• The Popover Plugin
• How to Create a Popover
• Positioning Popovers
• Closing Popovers

MODULE 29

• Bootstrap Scrollspy Plugin (Advanced)
• The Scrollspy Plugin
• How to Create a Scrollspy
• Scrollspy Vertical Menu

MODULE 30

• Bootstrap Case
• Build a Bootstrap Web Page
• From Scratch
• Add Bootstrap CDN and Put
• Elements in Containers
• Add Jumbotron
• Adding button and icons
• Multicolumn Layout
• Adding Menus Tabs
• Adding Navigation bars
Download Bootstrap Syllabus

Module 1: Introducing Dreamweaver

• Understanding the course
• Reviewing the course objectives and prerequisites
• Reviewing the course format
• Outlining the course content
• Understanding static page architecture

Module 2: Getting Started

• Introducing Dreamweaver
• Learning the interface
• Defining a local site
• Creating a website

Module 3: Adding Content to a Site

• Adding content
• Controlling document structure
• Making lists
• Adding horizontal rules
• Adding special characters

Module 4: Formatting with CSS

• Formatting text
• Introducing CSS
• Creating styles
• Exporting CSS rule definitions
• Creating class styles
• Attaching external style sheets
• Creating advanced styles
• Creating a new external style sheet
• Displaying styles
• Understanding cascading order and inheritance of styles
• Creating internal styles with the Property inspector

Module 5: Working with Graphics

• Using graphics on web pages
• Placing graphics on the page
• Modifying image properties
• Editing images
• Doing roundtrip editing with Fireworks
• Customizing the Insert bar
• Adding Flash content
• Adding Flash Video

Module 6: Navigating Your Site

• Understanding site navigation
• Linking to files in your site
• Linking to sites
• Linking to named anchors
• Adding e-mail links
• Linking from images
• Creating a jump menu

Module 7: Designing Page Layouts with CSS

• Understanding page layout
• Using layers for layout
• Adding CSS to layers
• Using absolute and relative positioning
• Designing with DIV's
• Designing navigation links with CSS
• Importing tabular data
• Using table layout view

Module 8: Using Libraries and Templates

• Using site library items
• Creating site templates
• Defining editable regions
• Using templates
• Applying a template to an existing page
• Modifying templates

Module 9: Creating Forms

• Understanding forms
• Processing a form
• Setting focus in a form
• Validating a form

Module 10: Testing, Maintenance, and Uploading

• Testing your site
• Maintaining your files and folders
• Connecting to a remote site
• Synchronizing files