Web Design Classes Boston, MA

In this 120-hour certificate program, participants will learn the skills needed to become a web designer and front-end web developer. Students will learn to build webpages with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code, design webpages with Sketch, and review visual design concepts and best practices. Participants will learn developer tools such as Git to collaborate with developers, modern web technologies such as Flexbox, Grid, and Bootstrap to efficiently create responsive websites, and how to build HTML emails. Attendees will develop their own portfolio site and learn the design and coding skills needed to start a career in web design. The program includes a free retake and several step-by-step workbooks.

In this 90-hour certificate program, participants will learn the skills needed to become a website designer and front-end web developer. Students will learn to build webpages with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript as well as how to design webpages with Sketch. Participants will learn developer tools such as Git to collaborate with developers, modern web technologies such as Flexbox, Grid, and Bootstrap to efficiently create responsive websites, and how to build HTML emails. Attendees will learn the skills needed to start a career in web design. The program includes a free retake and each course includes a step-by-step workbook.

Dive into the Adobe Creative Cloud in this three-day, introductory-level course. Students become proficient in key platforms like Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Flash. After a brief overview, the fast-paced curriculum moves on to workflow management, real-world techniques and tips, web development, site creation, and interactive elements. Fireworks topics include vector graphics, masking, and symbols; Photoshop topics include drawing, retouching, and feathering; Flash topics include panel groups, timeline, and merge functions; Dreamweaver topics include code navigation, design layout, and CSS/HTML starter pages.

Create and manage accessible websites in this two-day, intermediate level Web Accessibility/Section 508 course. Developers, web designers, and other stakeholders learn Section 508 standards and the skills necessary for full compliance. Specific topics include understanding the need for compliance and accessibility, toolbars, navigation, image maps, multimedia, forms, tables, JavaScript accessibility, and a CSS overview.

This WordPress course is a beginner-friendly workshop designed for individuals who aspire to launch a website or improve an existing website with WordPress. Students who participate in this workshop will discover the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, learn how to create and update content in WordPress, uncover the many themes and how to customize them, and get comfortable using other tools like plugins and widgets.

In this 12-hour class, participants will learn how to use Photoshop for UI (user interface) and web design. Students will learn features such as artboards, paragraph styles, and more so they can design websites, apps, or digital graphics. Attendees will learn modern techniques using Photoshop’s latest features to design responsive web pages, create hi-res 2x graphics, export assets for developers, design on grid systems (such as Bootstrap), and more. The class includes a free retake and a step-by-step workbook.

This UX design course is designed to help individuals with little to no UX experience learn the common tools and concepts to launch their UX career. Through their blended learning model, students will be able to hone their UX design skills through 20 hours of introductory lessons, in-class project work, and though the support of a devoted career coach. Students in this course will start their UX journeys by learning the foundations and fundamentals in UX, like the design process, affinity mapping, rapid prototyping, and usability testing. As the course progresses, students will switch to UI foundations, design iteration and development, and best practices when working with a product team. The program concludes with UX's real-world implications, like working with clients and projects, as well as a final stage dedicated entirely to career planning and building your personal brand.

In the UX Certificate program you'll learn how to organize and present information and navigation in an engaging and easy to use way. The course covers the use of UX design tools and is great for those designing on multiple devices. This program starts from the basic principles of UX design and covers UX for mobile devices, rapid prototyping, Sketch, Adobe XD, Photoshop, responsive web design, and more. Students will work in the the tools to learn the skills and start building their UX design portfolio in this project-based certificate program.

This beginner UX course is a 40-hour in-person or online program aimed at giving students the fundamentals to succeed in the fast-paced field of UX. The course curriculum covers a range of important UX topics, including user experience research, content strategy, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing. Students build skills quickly through GA's hands-on approach, and students will build experience with two of the most common platforms in the industry: Sketch and Invision. Graduates of the program walk away with a capstone project in addition to foundational skills required to start a career in UX design.

This visual design course is a flexible program meant to help individuals with little to no prior experience get exposure and learn how to create stunning digital products. Through their blended learning model, students will gain access to pre-learning and setup videos to hit the ground running. Students in this course will gain the ability to use visual techniques to guide influence customer emotions, communicate simple solutions, and center attention with layouts and patterns. This course will also give students a better understanding of using typeface to convey meaning, improve messaging, understand the psychology of color, and use visual communication best practices to make sure your message resonates with key stakeholders. This course is punctuated with a final project where students showcase their visual design knowledge through a production-ready mockup to be displayed on a dynamic web page.

This front-end web development course is a flexible program designed to help individuals with little to no prior experience in web development gain exposure and build a solid footing in responsive website design. Through their blended learning model, students will gain access to pre-learning and setup videos to hit the ground running. Students in this course will learn the basics of how the web works, utilize HTML and CSS to build and style a website and learn how JavaScript can make a website interactive with a user. This course will also provide students with a keener insight on hosting a website on a server and some basic terminology to seamlessly communicate with various stakeholders and other front-end web developers. This course culminates with a final project where students showcase their newly acquired front-end website development skills by building an interactive website of their own.