Ready to design your first website but not sure how to start? Ian Yates, Editor of Webdesigntuts+ and veteran web designer, walks you through every step of getting your first web design up and running. From the planning stages up until the pages go live, you’ll get expert guidance on how to make sure your first design gets done, and done right.
1.Introduction5 lessons, 25:39
5 lessons, 25:39
1.1Introduction02:44
1.1
Introduction
02:44
1.2What is Web Design?06:01
1.2
What is Web Design?
06:01
1.3Usability06:07
1.3
Usability
06:07
1.4Content05:20
1.4
Content
05:20
1.5Goals05:27
1.5
Goals
05:27
2.Planning7 lessons, 45:38
7 lessons, 45:38
2.1Three Don'ts of Design Theory02:48
2.1
Three Don'ts of Design Theory
02:48
2.2Inspiration05:45
2.2
Inspiration
05:45
2.3Style and Theme06:05
2.3
Style and Theme
06:05
2.4Conceptual Sketching11:12
2.4
Conceptual Sketching
11:12
2.5Designing with Grids09:01
2.5
Designing with Grids
09:01
2.6The Anatomy of a Webpage05:44
2.6
The Anatomy of a Webpage
05:44
2.7Whitespace05:03
2.7
Whitespace
05:03
3.Design Concepts7 lessons, 1:10:58
7 lessons, 1:10:58
3.1Backgrounds and Textures10:18
3.1
Backgrounds and Textures
10:18
3.2Navigation08:31
3.2
Navigation
08:31
3.3Web Typography09:12
3.3
Web Typography
09:12
3.4Features Section16:04
3.4
Features Section
16:04
3.5Contact Form12:25
3.5
Contact Form
12:25
3.6Footer Section09:05
3.6
Footer Section
09:05
3.7Prepping Your Design05:23
3.7
Prepping Your Design
05:23
4.Site Elements5 lessons, 1:04:40
5 lessons, 1:04:40
4.1Sprite Sheets14:07
4.1
Sprite Sheets
14:07
4.2Project Organization04:47
4.2
Project Organization
04:47
4.3Code Editors14:45
4.3
Code Editors
14:45
4.4Web Standards Model16:25
4.4
Web Standards Model
16:25
4.5Semantics14:36
4.5
Semantics
14:36
5.Prepping Your Design6 lessons, 1:14:31
6 lessons, 1:14:31
5.1Further into CSS12:49
5.1
Further into CSS
12:49
5.2Browsers16:50
5.2
Browsers
16:50
5.3Behavior: jQuery slideshow12:43
5.3
Behavior: jQuery slideshow
12:43
5.4Form Validation13:23
5.4
Form Validation
13:23
5.5Cross Browser Testing11:21
5.5
Cross Browser Testing
11:21
5.6Google Analytics07:25
5.6
Google Analytics
07:25
6.Conclusion1 lesson, 00:48
1 lesson, 00:48
6.1Conclusion00:48
6.1
Conclusion
00:48
My name's Ian; I'm the web design editor round these parts and I also run the translation project. Ask me anything you like about web design, in any language… I'll find someone who knows the answer! https://www.instagram.com/lycra_against_litter/