Introduction to Adobe Muse
3 PostsMuse is Adobe's web design application aimed at graphic designers, who aren't necessarily comfortable with coding. During this screencast series we'll build ourselves a website, using Muse's friendly interface and tools.View Learning Guide...
The Google Maps API For Designers
4 PostsThe Google Maps API allows for a huge amount of flexibility, without needing to be a JavaScript God. If you're prepared to get your hands dirty, dive into the API with me and together we'll build a highly original and personalised Google Map!View Learning Guide...
Foundation for Beginners
12 PostsEmbarking on any web project from a clean slate is a lot of work. Setting up typography, base styles, perhaps a grid system of some kind, media queries.. The alternative; building yourself some kind of front-end framework to start from each time, can be a serious undertaking and involves a lot of maintenance. Happily, open source frameworks such as Zurb's Foundation will do all the heavy lifting for you!View Learning Guide...
Let’s Talk About Creativity
12 PostsCreativity. That most intangible and subjective of qualities, but one which forms the backbone of any designer's career. What is creativity? Why are some people able to leverage it, whilst others aren't, no matter how hard they try? How can we improve our creative thought processes and, ultimately, become more creative? All these questions and more will be answered during the course of this session..View Learning Guide...
A-Z of Web Typography
10 Posts"Web Design is 95% Typography", as Oliver Reichenstein famously said back in 2006. He was referring to the fact that most information found on the web is written, so it's only logical that we as web designers understand how to visually control it.View Learning Guide...
Fireworks in the Real World
10 PostsThere's a very good chance you know what Adobe Fireworks is, especially if you regularly use Photoshop or any of the other Adobe products. There's an equally good chance you've never really taken the opportunity to see how it can help your web design workflow, even if you've always meant to. This session is here to put that right.View Learning Guide...
