Web Design Classes for High School Students Near Me

Top Web Design Courses

NextGen Bootcamp UX & UI Design Summer Program Online Featured
In this live online summer course, high school and college students will learn the fundamentals of user-centered app and website desig. After learning fundamental concepts for good UX and UI design, students will create their own clickable prototypes to test.
Locations:
- Live Online
- $1,999
- 45 Hours
- Weekdays
- Beginner
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NextGen Bootcamp Full-Stack Developer Summer Program
This course prepares high school and college students for a successful career as a web developer. Participants work on projects that simulate real-world scenarios. During the first half of this course, students master HTML, CSS, and FTP, so they learn how to build a website, customize its appearance, and launch it. Next, participants work with JavaScript and its libraries. These programming tools help students take their skills to the next level.
Locations:
- NYC
- Live Online
- NJ
- $2,495
- See provider
- Weekdays
- Beginner
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NextGen Bootcamp UX & UI Design Summer Program
In this summer program, high school and college students will learn the fundamentals of user-centered app and website desig. After learning fundamental concepts for good UX and UI design, students will create their own clickable prototypes to test.
Locations:
- NYC
- Live Online
- NJ
- $2,495
- 45 Hours
- Weekdays
- Beginner
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Columbia Engineering Boot Camps Three-Week Front End Coding Immersion
This program offers high school students a comprehensive foundation in front end coding. This 12-week summer program teaches students how to use JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery. They will also develop critical thinking and problem-solving competencies through skills-based learning. Students in this program will graduate with a certificate of participation and high-quality samples for their professional portfolio.
Locations:
- NYC
- $3,800
- 3 Weeks, 15 hr/wk
- Weekdays
- Beginner
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Penn Boot Camps Three-Week Front End Coding Immersion
This program offers high school students a comprehensive foundation in front end coding. This 12-week summer program teaches students how to use JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery. They will also develop critical thinking and problem-solving competencies through skills-based learning. Students in this program will graduate with a certificate of participation and high-quality samples for their professional portfolio.
Locations:
- Philadelphia
- $3,999
- 3 Weeks, 15 hr/wk
- Weekdays
- Beginner
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Teen Coding @ Central Piedmont HTML & CSS Course
Weekly coding lessons guide teens through developing their first website. Students work with HTML and CSS to develop web pages including tables and images.
Locations:
- Charlotte
- $235
- 4 Weeks, 4 hr/wk
- Weekends
- Beginner
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Teen Coding @ Central Piedmont JavaScript
Young coders in this course learn to work with JavaScript to develop advanced web pages. Students learn to add motion graphics and ecommerce features to their websites.
Locations:
- Charlotte
- $235
- 4 Weeks, 4 hr/wk
- Weekends
- Beginner
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NextGen Bootcamp UX & UI Design Summer Program Online
In this live online summer course, high school and college students will learn the fundamentals of user-centered app and website desig. After learning fundamental concepts for good UX and UI design, students will create their own clickable prototypes to test.
Locations:
- Live Online
- $1,999
- 45 Hours
- Weekdays
- Beginner
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NextGen Bootcamp Full-Stack Developer Summer Program Featured
This course prepares high school and college students for a successful career as a web developer. Participants work on projects that simulate real-world scenarios. During the first half of this course, students master HTML, CSS, and FTP, so they learn how to build a website, customize its appearance, and launch it. Next, participants work with JavaScript and its libraries. These programming tools help students take their skills to the next level.
Locations:
- NYC
- Live Online
- NJ
- $2,495
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- Weekdays
- Beginner
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Web Design Topics

When searching for a web design course, you want to decide what areas you want to learn about. Do you want to focus on the design side with visual design (also called UI design) or user experience (UX) design? Then you'll want to learn design apps such as Sketch or Adobe XD as well web design theories and best practices. Or do you want to be able to code and build websites? Then you'll want to learn about front-end web development... learning coding languages such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript. You may also be interested in learning WordPress, the world's most popular CMS (content management system) which runs over 37% of all websites.

Front-End Web Development

Websites are created by writing code, which web browsers read and turn into a webpage. That code (which affects what you see in the web browser) is called front-end code. Front-end developers write HTML to mark up (or label/tag) content, CSS to style the content, and JavaScript to add interactivity, animation, and logic.

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Visual Design

Visual designers create the look and feel of websites. They choose the typefaces, colors, and design the overall appearance of anything seen in a webpage. This included interaction design, making sure things look good across various screen sizes (responsive design), and may include animation.

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UX Design

UX designers primarily focus on how websites works (not how they look). User centered design aims to understand the needs of users, and how to design a user experience that is efficient, effective, and easy for everyone to use.

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WordPress

WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS), which allows people to manage content such as text, images, links, pages, blog posts, etc. WordPress is used on over 37% of all websites, and growing!

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HTML & CSS

The front-end of a website is the code that runs in a web browser, which includes HTML and CSS. HTML marks up (or labels) content such as headings, paragraphs, images, links, lists, form elements, and more. CSS styles that content, giving you control over the font, size, color, spacing, layout, and more.

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JavaScript & jQuery

JavaScript can be used for front-end or back-end development. Front-end JavaScript (which works in a web browser) is used to add interactivity, animation, and logic to a webpage. You can code JavaScript code directly, or use popular JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, React, GreenSock, etc.

Figma

Figma is a cloud-based design tool that enables collaborative interface design, crucial for modern web design workflows. It streamlines the process of creating, prototyping, and sharing web designs, allowing designers to work together in real-time, regardless of their location.

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Adobe XD

XD is Adobe's newest design app for web designers. You can design responsive websites using multiple artboards (for phones, tablets, and desktops), use symbols to create flexible design components, build working prototypes, animate elements, prepare designs for handing off to web developers, and more. You can make a shareable link right from within XD to share your designs with clients, web developers, or for user testing.

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Web Design Courses by School

Here are some of the top schools offering Web Design training, including NextGen Bootcamp (4 courses), Teen Coding @ Central Piedmont (2 courses), and Columbia Engineering Boot Camps (1 course).

NextGen Bootcamp
Locations:
- NYC
- Live Online
- NJ
NextGen Bootcamp, a subsidiary of Noble Desktop, is a computer science education company dedicated to providing middle and high school students with a state-of-the-art education in coding and digital design. Its courses are available live online or in-person in New York and New Jersey. NextGen's programs include hands-on, immersive summer camps as well as both in-school and after-school courses that are customized to meet student needs.
NextGen’s Top Web Design Courses
- Full-Stack Developer Summer Program
  - See provider
  - $2,495
  This course prepares high school and college students for a successful career as a web developer. Participants work on projects that simulate real-world scenarios. During the first half of this course, students master HTML, CSS, and FTP, so they learn how to build a website, customize its appearance, and launch it. Next, participants work with JavaScript and its libraries. These programming tools help students take their skills to the next level.
- UX & UI Design Summer Program
  - 45 Hours
  - $2,495
  In this summer program, high school and college students will learn the fundamentals of user-centered app and website desig. After learning fundamental concepts for good UX and UI design, students will create their own clickable prototypes to test.
- UX & UI Design Summer Program Online
  - 45 Hours
  - $1,999
  In this live online summer course, high school and college students will learn the fundamentals of user-centered app and website desig. After learning fundamental concepts for good UX and UI design, students will create their own clickable prototypes to test.
See all NextGen Bootcamp’s Courses
Columbia Engineering Boot Camps

NYC location: 500 W 120th St, New York, NY, 10027 US

Columbia Engineering offers full-time and part-time courses in web development, data analytics, cybersecurity, FinTech, and UX/UI in New York City, and online. The bootcamps are offered through Columbia Engineering in partnership with Trilogy Education Services.
Columbia Engineering’s Top Web Design Courses
- Three-Week Front End Coding Immersion
  - 3 Weeks, 15 hr/wk
  - $3,800
  This program offers high school students a comprehensive foundation in front end coding. This 12-week summer program teaches students how to use JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery. They will also develop critical thinking and problem-solving competencies through skills-based learning. Students in this program will graduate with a certificate of participation and high-quality samples for their professional portfolio.
See all Columbia Engineering Boot Camps’s Courses
Penn Boot Camps

Philadelphia location: 3401 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104 US

The University of Pennsylvania offers 12-week and 24-week programs in cybersecurity, data science, and financial technology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and online. The bootcamps are offered through the University of Pennsylvania College of Liberal and Professional Studies and School of Engineering and Applied Science in partnership with Trilogy Education Services.
Penn’s Top Web Design Courses
- Three-Week Front End Coding Immersion
  - 3 Weeks, 15 hr/wk
  - $3,999
  This program offers high school students a comprehensive foundation in front end coding. This 12-week summer program teaches students how to use JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery. They will also develop critical thinking and problem-solving competencies through skills-based learning. Students in this program will graduate with a certificate of participation and high-quality samples for their professional portfolio.
See all Penn Boot Camps’s Courses
Teen Coding @ Central Piedmont

Charlotte location: 1201 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte, NC, 28204 US

Operated through Central Piedmont Community College, Teen Coding @ Central Piedmont offers tech programming for high school students.
Teen Coding @ Central Piedmont’s Top Web Design Courses
- HTML & CSS Course
  - 4 Weeks, 4 hr/wk
  - $235
  Weekly coding lessons guide teens through developing their first website. Students work with HTML and CSS to develop web pages including tables and images.
- JavaScript
  - 4 Weeks, 4 hr/wk
  - $235
  Young coders in this course learn to work with JavaScript to develop advanced web pages. Students learn to add motion graphics and ecommerce features to their websites.
See all Teen Coding @ Central Piedmont’s Courses

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Web Design Training Map & Top Locations

Find the perfect in-person Web Design class near you by searching for your address, city, or zip code. You can also browse the best live online Web Design courses and learn from the convenience of your home or office with real-time, instructor-led training.

Learn Web Design for a New Career

Learning web design is a great way to break into tech. Web Designers create the appearance and interface of a website. They also optimize websites for user experience and search engine rankings. Web Designers are needed in every single industry to create websites that convert customers, attract users, and distribute information.

Web Design is one of the core skills needed to secure one of these positions. See the career pages for more information on required skills, tips for landing a job, typical day-to-day work, and where to find job postings.

Designer

Indeed.com Avg. Salary

$73K / year
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Glassdoor Avg. Salary

$81K / year
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Designers work in a wide variety of industries and specialize in just as many mediums. Most designers create digital assets, but some designers work with hand-drawn sketches and illustrations. They start with an understanding of the best design principles and functional aesthetics. Common fields for designers include web, apps, print, fashion, animation, advertising, and UX design.
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Web Designer

Indeed.com Avg. Salary

$50K / year
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$82K / year
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Web designers design the appearance and workings of a website. They use their understanding of both visual design and technical design principles to create functional web layouts. Some web designers work from home and enjoy the flexibility of freelance work, while others work for agencies or businesses. Good web designers have the experience and foresight to anticipate the end-user experience and design for ease of use and navigation.
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Digital Designer

Indeed.com Avg. Salary

$95K / year
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Glassdoor Avg. Salary

$81K / year
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Digital Designers make graphics, animations, and other visual effects. Depending on their preference, a Digital Designer might choose to niche down to work exclusively on pre-print, web, or digital marketing. These niches that the Digital Designer is designing websites, applications, advertisements, or publications.
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Design Director

Indeed.com Avg. Salary

$126K / year
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Glassdoor Avg. Salary

$136K / year
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A Design Director leads a team of creative professionals who curate the look and feel of a product or project through the production of visual strategies. They work on projects like magazines, movies, advertisements, video games, or websites. Design Directors can work in industries such as interior design, retail, marketing, architecture, and entertainment.
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Learn more about how learning Web Design can help with your career options

Learn More About Web Design Courses

Web Design classes for high school students offer a comprehensive introduction to the engaging world of creating websites, encompassing critical areas such as HTML/CSS, JavaScript, graphic design, UI/UX, and responsive design. These enlightening courses equip students with the necessary skills to design, build, and maintain websites, fostering creative and technical aptitude that can translate into an intriguing and rewarding career pathway in the burgeoning field of web development.

Which Web Design Class is Right for Me?

You have several options when it comes to learning Web Design, so we’ve chosen 7 of the best courses from the top 4 training providers to help you make your decision. But even so, with the variety of considerations including cost, duration, course format, starting level, and more, choosing the perfect course still isn’t that easy.

Here are the key questions you should ask yourself before enrolling in a Web Design course. We hope you’ll find the best option based on your learning preferences and goals.

What level should I start at?

Enrolling in the right skill level is pivotal. Skipping over prerequisites can leave you confused, while choosing a course too easy will waste your time and tuition dollars.

Beginner Courses

If you’re new to Web Design, there’s no need to fear. We’ve found 7 beginner courses, with costs ranging from $235 to $3,999. The top options open to beginners include:

Full-Stack Developer Summer Program @ NextGen Bootcamp ($2,495)
In NYC, NJ or live online
Three-Week Front End Coding Immersion @ Columbia Engineering Boot Camps ($3,800 | 3 Weeks)
In NYC
Three-Week Front End Coding Immersion @ Penn Boot Camps ($3,999 | 3 Weeks)
In Philadelphia
HTML & CSS Course @ Teen Coding @ Central Piedmont ($235 | 4 Weeks)
In Charlotte
JavaScript @ Teen Coding @ Central Piedmont ($235 | 4 Weeks)
In Charlotte

Note that beginner courses still typically assume basic proficiency with computers.

Which class format (in-person or live online) works best for me?

You can choose to attend Web Design courses in-person or live online.

In-Person

If you prefer to learn Web Design face-to-face with your instructor, you have four schools to choose from:

NextGen Bootcamp (NYC, Live Online, and NJ) offers four Web Design courses with prices ranging from $1,999 to $2,495 and class duration ranging from 45 hours to 50 hours.
Columbia Engineering Boot Camps (NYC) offers two Web Design courses with prices ranging from $3,800 to $13,495 and class duration ranging from 3 weeks to 24 weeks.
Penn Boot Camps (Philadelphia) offers one Web Design courses with prices ranging from $3,999 and class duration ranging from 3 weeks.
Teen Coding @ Central Piedmont (Charlotte) offers two Web Design courses with prices ranging from $235 and class duration ranging from 4 weeks.

Please note that due to COVID-19 some providers are temporarily offering online training only. Check with each provider for the latest status on a school’s in-person reopening plans.

Live Online Training from Anywhere

Live Online training is synchronous training where participants and the instructor attend remotely. Participants learn and interact with the instructor in real-time and can ask questions and receive feedback throughout the course. Instructors can remote into students’ computers (with prior permission) to assist with class exercises and any technical issues. The courses are hands-on and interactive like in-person training.

You can attend the course from your own home or office. This option works best for those without easy access to a nearby facility, and it has become increasingly popular during COVID-19. Here are 3 of the best live online Web Design classes we found:

Full-Stack Developer Summer Program @ NextGen Bootcamp ($2,495 | beginner)
UX & UI Design Summer Program @ NextGen Bootcamp ($2,495 | 45 Hours | beginner)
UX & UI Design Summer Program Online @ NextGen Bootcamp ($1,999 | 45 Hours | beginner)

When are Web Design classes available?

It’s crucial to find a course that fits your schedule. For Web Design training, we’ve found flexible scheduling options, including weekday and weekend courses.

Courses available weekdays only include:

Three-Week Front End Coding Immersion @ Columbia Engineering Boot Camps ($3,800 | 3 Weeks | NYC )
Three-Week Front End Coding Immersion @ Penn Boot Camps ($3,999 | 3 Weeks | Philadelphia )
Full-Stack Developer Summer Program @ NextGen Bootcamp ($2,495 | NYC, NJ or live online)
UX & UI Design Summer Program Online @ NextGen Bootcamp ($1,999 | 45 Hours | or live online)
UX & UI Design Summer Program @ NextGen Bootcamp ($2,495 | 45 Hours | NYC, NJ or live online)

Courses available weekends only include:

HTML & CSS Course Teen Coding @ Central Piedmont ($235 | 4 Weeks | Charlotte )
JavaScript Teen Coding @ Central Piedmont ($235 | 4 Weeks | Charlotte )

Due to changing schedules and uncertainty during COVID-19, we recommend that prospective students confirm course availability directly with the school.

What should I learn in Web Design?

With Web Design encompassing so many verticals and subtopics, it could be challenging to find what you’re looking for. We’ll help you break down the subcategories and related topics (see the Web Design topics section) to focus directly on one of the subcategories.

When learning Web Design, you can attend a course or program that dives comprehensively into Web Design or focuses on a particular topic, including Front-End Web Development, Visual Design, or UX Design.

Focus on a Specific Subtopic within Web Design

Within Web Design, you can focus your learning on a specific topic, including Front-End Web Development, Visual Design, UX Design, WordPress, and HTML & CSS. Each one of these topics will directly enhance, supplement, or support your learning in Web Design. To see how each topic relates to Web Design and to focus your learning on any subcategory, see the subtopics section above.

For a quick overview, here are some popular classes:

Learn Front-End Web Development with Full-Stack Developer Summer Program @ NextGen Bootcamp.
The course costs $2,495 and is available in NYC, NJ or live online.
Learn UX Design with UX & UI Design Summer Program @ NextGen Bootcamp.
The course costs $2,495 and is available in NYC, NJ or live online.
Learn HTML & CSS with HTML & CSS Course @ Teen Coding @ Central Piedmont.
The course costs $235 and is available in Charlotte .

What type of course is right for me?

When learning Web Design, there are a variety of learning goals you can achieve, including learning Web Design comprehensively or getting started.

To find the perfect fit for you, it’s important to determine what your training goals are. Here is a breakdown of the variety of courses and learners.

Comprehensive Learner

For those who are committed to comprehensively understand Web Design and ready to spend 3 weeks to master Web Design, these classes will help achieve that goal. With prices ranging from $2,495 to $3,999, there is a financial commitment, but learning these skills can have a tremendous impact on job performance and earnings potential.

Three-Week Front End Coding Immersion @ Columbia Engineering Boot Camps ($3,800 | 3 Weeks) available in NYC
Three-Week Front End Coding Immersion @ Penn Boot Camps ($3,999 | 3 Weeks) available in Philadelphia
Full-Stack Developer Summer Program @ NextGen Bootcamp ($2,495) available in NYC, NJ or live online

Committed to Getting Started

If you know you need to get started in Web Design but you’re not quite committed to learning it comprehensively, these courses will get you started with hands-on skills you can use right away. Many schools offer the ability to continue learning with intermediate-to-advanced courses, and some offer package discounts. All these courses are open to beginners.

HTML & CSS Course @ Teen Coding @ Central Piedmont ($235 | 4 Weeks) available in Charlotte
JavaScript @ Teen Coding @ Central Piedmont ($235 | 4 Weeks) available in Charlotte
UX & UI Design Summer Program @ NextGen Bootcamp ($2,495 | 45 Hours) available in NYC, NJ or live online
UX & UI Design Summer Program Online @ NextGen Bootcamp ($1,999 | 45 Hours) available in or live online

Will learning Web Design help me get a job?

Web Design is an in-demand design skill that is essential for a variety of career paths. Here are some popular positions listing Web Design as a skill and the average salaries in the United States according to Indeed as of November 2023.

Design Director: $126K annual salary
Digital Designer: $95K annual salary
Designer: $73K annual salary
Web Designer: $50K annual salary

See the careers section for more information about the top related careers and the salaries by location, and visit the career pages for detail on skill requirements, day-to-day work, compensation, tips, and more.

About Web Design Classes for High School Students

Web design as a field has grown more complex and more appealing at the same time. Once the realm of programmers creating simple text on plain backgrounds, web design gradually evolved into today’s interactive sites, encompassing aspects ranging from search engine optimization (SEO) to a mobile web page’s appearance.

Students interested in web design are often surprised at the diversity of design roles in today’s job market. Junior WordPress Designers, UX (User Interface) Designers, and Digital Designers are some of the positions open to professionals with design skills, among many others. Studies in this field can include coding with HTML/CSS or JavaScript, learning tools like Adobe XD and Sketch, or mastering a content management system (CMS) like WordPress.

If you want to start learning more about visual design, consider whether you prefer to work more on the graphics side or the web design side. While both areas require an understanding of design fundamentals, web designers typically need HTML and CSS training and other technical skills not necessarily required in graphic design positions. A targeted web design class will give you the knowledge and hands-on experience to benefit you in many college programs or careers.

Why High Schoolers Should Learn Web Design

If you’re thinking beyond your high school years, you may wonder whether you should learn web design skills for a future job or career. Not sure if web design skills apply? Take a look at the many opportunities for web design positions: Designers who work in fields like fashion, advertising, and animation; Digital Designers who use tools like Photoshop and Illustrator in their daily tasks; and Web Designers in every area, from small businesses to major corporations.

Not every math student will become a mathematician, but not every web design student wants to enter the design field. You might consider a part-time job, summer job, or internship as a Web Design Assistant or Graphic Designer/Web Designer, as there may be some overlap between graphic and web design in these roles.

Of course, you may be interested in a career in web design or graphic design. Students on a design track often prepare for college courses by learning web and graphic design principles to build skills for their careers. You might also want to learn as an additional skill or hobby for college applications or resumes. Students can impress admissions officers and human resources managers with skills and hobbies beyond their required coursework. Web design training can also benefit you in multiple industries or a freelance career.

What You’ll Learn

Web design is a collaborative process that involves a great many moving parts to take a web project from the concept phase to launch. As such, there are a lot of specialized skills that go into a successful web design project. At most summer training programs, students will learn the basics of each element of the web design process, from learning how to design the assets that will populate a webpage to the coding skills necessary to make the webpage a reality. This makes these courses an ideal way to pick up several important skills before starting to specialize in web design at a collegiate or professional level.

Many classes will teach some or all of these skills. Students interested in a web design course should ask themselves what they want to learn so that they can find the course that is right for them. Some students, for example, may not be interested in learning how to code, while others may not be interested in learning how to use Photoshop. A wide range of courses is available, so students are encouraged to try and find the web design summer seminar built to fit their needs.

Adobe Creative Cloud

An important aspect of web design is the graphic design component that goes into creating the visually appealing assets that will populate the finished webpage. This includes things such as banners, logos, even menus and interactive buttons. They must be designed and planned before they are added to a layout or coded into a finished webpage. The most common tools for building the visual elements of these assets are Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. These creative tools will let designers build vibrant and evocative digital images (both pixel- and vector-based) that they can include in their completed web pages. These programs don’t have built-in functionality for adding interactivity to those assets, so that element will need to be handled elsewhere. Still, these are the ideal tools for creating the assets that will make your webpage visually memorable.

Figma

The most important tool for a web designer to master is a user interface design application like Figma. These tools let designers create sample interface layouts to fully view what a webpage will look like once it is programmed and made live. Then, using Figma, designers can add limited functionality to a layout to produce a working prototype that they can share and test as if it were a fully launched web application. This will allow users to collect practical feedback on how users are engaging with the webpage so that they can modify the design to account for this testing.

One of the reasons to learn Figma is that it is a tool built with collaboration in mind. Most modern web design projects that are more complex than a single, personal webpage are built by teams of designers working together to create a perfect webpage. Figma is a browser-based program that lets users work on a design project from anywhere with an internet connection. They can work on a design document in real-time, in much the same way multiple people can work on a Google Docs document. Figma even offers a specialized tool, FigJam, for teams working on a design project to brainstorm ideas and collaborate on the early design process.

HTML/CSS and JavaScript

A web page can't stay as a design prototype forever and anyone looking to learn how to turn their ideas into working web applications will want to learn how to code. The backbone of almost all modern webpages is built using HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). HTML is used to tell a web browser how it should distinguish one element of the text from another. For example, it is HTML that is telling your web browser to separate this paragraph from the subject heading and the next paragraph. CSS tells the browser how it should display elements of the webpage and controls, for instance, what font and size this paragraph is being displayed in. These are two very basic programming languages and students interested in learning how to code will find them easy to learn and fairly accessible.

HTML/CSS have been in use since the mid-90s and web design has come a long way since then. A webpage built using only these two languages will seem archaic and quaint, so aspiring designers need to learn how to use other programming languages in order to build fully interactive web applications. The most commonly used language for this purpose is JavaScript, which is used to tell the web browser how it should respond to user interaction. It is the language that tells a webpage how to display interactive drop down menus, animate images, and update without needing to reload the webpage. JavaScript is a key component of modern web design and anyone looking to become a fully-rounded Web Designer will want to learn the language.

User Experience Design

Since web design involves creating interactive applications, a good designer needs to account for how their audience uses the application. The process of user experience (UX) design concerns itself with how the webpage feels and how users interact with it as opposed to user interface (UI) design, which is concerned with how the page looks. UX design is an essential part of building web applications that are easy to navigate, accessible, and user-friendly. More and more of our daily lives involve directly interfacing with web applications and digital interfaces, so it is important that they are designed to account for a multitude of different users accessing them on a diverse array of devices. Students interested in ensuring that the future of the web is as accessible as possible should consider learning UX design principles.

UX design is predominantly a research-driven field, since the goal of the process is to discover how users interact with a web application in practical terms. UX Designers will write surveys, lead focus groups, and engage in one-on-one interviews in order to collect user feedback and understand user behavior. Some designers may learn data science skills in order to better collect and analyze feedback from users. In addition, some UX Designers may eventually find work on research projects intended to better understand broader aspects of user experience design to help others build more accessible and easy-to-use web interfaces.

In-Person Web Design Classes

If you’re looking for web design training, you’ll find several choices. The difficulty varies in web design training programs, so it’s crucial to search for listings that emphasize young people or teens in the description.

Some students prefer to learn online, but others feel more comfortable in a more traditional classroom setting. When researching web design coursework, keep in mind that some schools provide remote training, some host in-person classes, and a few have both options.

Noble Desktop offers an online search tool you can use to find in-person web design classes for high schoolers and virtual training. Some schools provide web design classes worldwide, from the iD Tech coding courses available in cities from Pittsburgh to Kansas City to the WordPress Fundamentals classes provided by Sonic Training in cities like L.A. and San Francisco.

Other courses are more site-specific. Central Piedmont Community College offers HTML/CSS and JavaScript training in Charlotte; Rice University in Houston hosts a UX/UI Bootcamp, as does the University of Denver; and the UCLA Extension offers a UX Certificate program for students in the Los Angeles area.

Noble partner company NextGen Bootcamp offers New York City students in-person design training with two alternatives. The first is its Web Design Summer Camp, a two-week program providing education in design and coding, emphasizing Sketch software training. Students can save by taking this course as part of the Graphic & Web Design Summer Program, which adds Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator to the curriculum. Virtual versions of these programs are available for students anywhere outside NYC.

Virtual Web Design Classes

Live online web design summer courses for high schoolers may be the best choice for students with busy schedules or whose choice of course is unavailable in the in-person format. Fortunately, virtual training offers a host of benefits: you can learn from the comfort of home, and your instructors can provide high-quality education, often with more flexible scheduling options than face-to-face coursework.

NextGen Bootcamp’s Live Online Web Design Summer Program offers students a chance to learn design fundamentals in a dynamic, hands-on environment. You’ll design with Sketch, develop with HTML and CSS, and learn to optimize graphics in this immersive virtual course.

Students can save by getting their web design training as part of NextGen’s Live Online Graphic & Web Design Summer Program. The class combines graphics training in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign with the web design course. Check descriptions for more details and scheduling information.

How to Choose a Web Design Class

If you ask your parent or adult guardian to help you select a web design class, you’ll have to consider multiple factors. Whether a course is offered in-person or only online may be vital if you require transportation. Cost is an essential factor, as prices can range from a few hundred dollars for a two-day seminar to several thousand dollars for a program that lasts weeks or months. Be sure to check for course-specific information, such as age requirements or limits, the program’s degree of difficulty, and whether there are any prerequisites. Most courses created for secondary students have no requirements other than age, though some may require familiarity with certain concepts or programs. No matter which web design class you choose, the skills you gain can benefit you in a part-time job, summer job, or even an exciting design career.

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