Photoshop for Web Design & UI

Create & Optimize Graphics for Websites & UI (User Interface)

Learn how to use Photoshop to create and optimize graphics for web and user interface design, without wasting time on functionality that focuses on photo retouching or print design.

Create & Optimize Graphics for the Web

Learn modern techniques, including new features added to Photoshop CC, and turn wireframes into finished designs. Understand how to design responsive website layouts that are optimized for mobile, tablet, and desktop screens.

You’ll design on grids, extract image assets, create hi-res 2x graphics, and so much more.

Prerequisite: Working knowledge of Photoshop, equivalent to our Photoshop in a Day or Adobe Photoshop Bootcamp courses.

12 Hours
Mac or PC provided
Book included
Free retake

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$650 Discounts • Policies

NYC or Live Online

What You’ll Learn

Use Photoshop to create and optimize graphics for web and user interface design
Create wireframes and turn them into finished designs that are optimized for mobile, tablet, and desktop screens
Learn how to design on grids, extract image assets, create hi‑res 2x graphics, and more

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Photoshop for Web Design & UI Class Syllabus

Section 1

Creating New Files & Designing on a Grid System

Topics

Setting Preferences & Workspace
Creating a New Document
Creating a Grid
Designing with Bootstrap’s Grid
Viewing at Accurate Size
Creating Colored Backgrounds for Text
Importing Text

Adding Photos & Editing the Layout

Topics

Changing the Page’s Background Color
Importing Photos
Changing Canvas Size
Grouping Layers

Adding Page Navigation & Editing Smart Objects

Topics

Creating a Navbar
Adding a Stroke
Changing Opacity
Importing Vector Graphics from Adobe Illustrator
Editing a Vector-Based Smart Object in Illustrator
Editing a Pixel-Based Smart Object in Photoshop
Content-Aware Fill
Swapping Out Graphics

Section 2

Text Styling & Adjusting Images Behind Text

Topics

Adding a Drop Shadow to Type
Darkening a Background Photo to Make Text More Legible

Adapting a Webpage Layout for Tablets

Topics

Copying the Desktop Design into the Tablet File
Adjusting Elements to Fit the New Dimensions
Cropping the Canvas

Adapting a Webpage Layout for Mobile Phones

Topics

Copying the Tablet Design into the Mobile Phone File
Adjusting Elements to Fit the New Dimensions

Optimizing for Web: JPEGs & HiDPI/Retina Graphics

Topics

Using Save for Web
Optimizing Photos for Low-Res Screens
Optimizing Photos for Hi-Res (HiDPI/Retina) Screens
Compression Settings for 1x & 2x Versions
Saving File Size When Optimizing 2x Graphics

Section 3

Optimizing for Web: PNG vs. GIF

Topics

8-Bit File Formats: GIF vs. PNG-8
PNG-24: Save For Web’s Only Choice for Partial Transparency
Properly Optimizing Colors: Limited Colors vs. Gradients vs. Black & White
Making a 1x from a 2x Graphic

Extracting Assets from a Design

Topics

Pros & Cons of the Extract Assets Panel
Creating PNG, GIF, & JPEG Files from a Design
Extracting PNG-8 with Partial-Transparency
The Proper Way to Extract 1x and 2x Graphics
Why Photoshop Sometimes Exports Low-Res JPEGs & How to Fix It

Designing in 2x Photoshop Files

Topics

Designing at 2x versus 1x
Turning a Wireframe into a Real Design
Setting Anti-Aliasing & Hyphenation
Using Clipping Masks to Crop an Image
Aligning to a Selection

Section 4

Paragraph Styles

Topics

Creating, Applying, & Editing Paragraph Styles

Masking Photos & Visual Effects

Topics

Importing & Cropping Photos (Masking)
Colorizing Icons (Vector Smart Objects) in Photoshop
Adding Effects Such as Stroke, Inner Shadow, & Gradient Overlay
Copying Effects to Other Layers
Fill Opacity

Optimizing Graphics in a 2x Design

Topics

How Extract Assets in a 2x File Differs from a 1x File
Slicing
Layer Based Slices
Custom Sized Slices

Create mockups for mobile, tablet, & desktop websites.
Learn how grids help you structure your design & make it easier for developers to code the site.
Turn wireframes into a final design.

Learn to Design for Web & Mobile Using Photoshop

This is the ultimate Photoshop for web/UI course. In addition to learning key features and techniques, we’ll cover important workflow tips and tricks. Learn to efficiently create professional designs that are easier for developers to code!

“I really enjoyed the class. I didn’t know that you could change the name of a layer and save a photo for web. I’m used to working in Illustrator. After the class, I felt a lot more comfortable manipulating objects, layers and effects in Photoshop. Thinking “responsively” or in terms of a 12-column Bootstrap layout is great, but the techniques we learned to resize and manipulate objects and layers are what made the class invaluable.”

Elizabeth Funk

IT Director and Webmaster, Women in Sovereign Entities

Completed the Photoshop for Web Design & UI class
“Very comprehensive class to learn the latest functionality in Photoshop for web developers and designers.”

Scott Mitzner
“I’m fairly new to web design and found that Photoshop for Web Design & UI was the perfect way for me to start.”

MaryRose Devine
“The Photoshop for Web Design & UI class was great! Ethan was a great instructor and thoroughly explained the steps. I finished the class feeling confident and eager to apply what I learned to my work.”

Victoria Greiss

Creative Director

Learned to create graphics for web sites & user interfaces with Photoshop

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Real-World Class Exercises

“I’d approached this class with an open mind because while I'm a “Photoshop veteran” I hadn't used it for website wireframing. Simply put the Photoshop for Web Design & UI course material is directly in line with the subject. There was much that I learned that I wished I had known about before for my own projects. I found the course’s “real world” scenarios/examples to be very educational. The course's instructor Ethan was masterful.”
Darryl Kaalund

Student learning to design for web with Photoshop

Custom Workbook Included

Learn Photoshop by first by watching a short demo, then by practicing on web and mobile designs and by exporting web-optimized images. Take the custom workbook home and recreate the class projects anytime after the class.

Each Photoshop class comes with a training workbook created by Noble Desktop

Learn to Design & Optimize Images for the Web

“Don’t assume that because you know Photoshop you know how to design for the web. This class goes through various exercises that show the processes on design and optimization for exporting web-ready images. As always, all of Noble’s instructors are great, know their stuff and are always helpful with troubleshooting and providing resources to take with you.”
German Hernandez, Multimedia Designer

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