Intro to Web Design (Replays)

Part 1: A Practical Intro to Web Design

This one hour class is for beginners who have never coded before. If you're looking to take your first steps with web development, this class is for you.

Students will learn how to:

-Begin crafting professional web designs using HTML5 + CSS3

-Quickly get your first site up and running

-Make background images fit perfectly at any browser size

-Write, store, and organize your code using a text editor and proper file formats

Chris Castiglione is a developer with a specialty in UX strategy and Wordpress. He has over ten years of experience developing digital products. In the past, he has designed applications for clients ranging from The Black Eyed Peas, Toyota, Bacardi, CLIF Bar, and American Express. Christopher holds an MA in New Media from The University of Amsterdam. He is currently a member of the General Assembly teaching faculty where he regularly teaches the following courses: Programming for Non-Programmers, Crash Course: HTML/CSS, Business Storytelling and Wordpress Theme Development.

Part 2: Responsive Web Design

The startup phase of any venture is exhilarating. But who’s talking about how many actually succeed? It's 2012 and designing for the web is no longer what it used to be. The amount of devices with internet access and web-browsing capabilities is growing at an increasing speed. In order to deliver a solid web experience for your users, its essential to design for these varying use cases. Enter responsive web design. In this live stream class, you will learn the basic concepts and tools needed to design and build a mobile-first responsive web experience. Covering topics such as media-queries, progressive enhancement, setting appropriate breakpoints, and establishing a percentage-based grid — this 1-hour session will get you up to speed with the basic understanding you need to get started. Get ready to throw pixels and fixed-width layouts to the wind.

Jon Troutman is the Lead Product Designer at General Assembly.

Part 3: Responsive Web Design vs. Designing for Context

Responsive digital design has become the trendy design request. Building all your sites (mobile, tablet and desktop) off the same code base can be great for efficiency, but it also can blind a product team to game-changing business opportunities. Mobile has a context that your laptop doesn't: it could be with you in a store, as you commute, and on your couch. Learn the power and drawbacks of responsive design and how and when to design for context instead. This class is geared toward digital designers, product owners or channel owners tasked with creating omnichannel digital solutions.

Student Takeaways:

• What is responsive design, when to use it, and how to design with it in mind
• Mobile = more, not less
• The fundamentals of context-driven design and how it changes your feature set and your product
• 5 ways to tell whether a site should be one-size-fits-all responsive or unique in each channel

Emily Wengert leads design and strategic thinking for large multitrack engagements at Huge in Brooklyn, NY. As VP, User Experience, she also helps lead the 50-person UX department, which includes interaction design, content strategy and research. She has successfully collaborated with some of Huge's largest clients including Target, UnderArmour, SiriusXM, Thomson Reuters, and Nutrisystem. Her work has received an OMMA award and been honored at the Webbies, and she has spoken at the IA Summit, IxDA NY and Social Retail Summit. 

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