Creative Web Design: Planning and Coding from Scratch
A course by DXR Zone
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Art Direction and Creative Programming Agency.
London, United Kingdom.
Joined November 2020
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Joined November 2020
Learn how to design and build an engaging website using HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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- 97% positive reviews (221)
- 8220 students
- Audio: English
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
Learn how to design and build an engaging website using HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- 97% positive reviews (221)
- 8220 students
- 18 lessons (3h 15m)
- 17 additional resources (2 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Nowadays, just about everyone needs a website. Whether it’s to showcase your portfolio, or for a business to reach their customers. Knowing how to code is a useful skill to have overall. Rifke Sadleir and Dan Baragwanath, the founders of the creative programming agency DXR Zone, are here to teach you the fundamentals of coding from scratch, and how to launch a visually-striking website.
In this course, get a complete walkthrough of planning, designing, formatting, and launching your very own website. Learn how to code in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and learn how to use the free programs that facilitate coding.
What will you learn in this online course?
Course table of contents
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U1U1. Introduction
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U2U2. Planning and Designing
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U3U3. Building and Coding
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U4U4. Going Live
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FPFP Final project
Meet Rifke and Dan, the graphic designers and programmers behind DXR Zone, and your teachers for this course. They share their unconventional journey that led them to start their creative web development and art direction agency. See some of their recent work, and hear about the artists and designers who influence it.
Discover the preparation that goes into building a website before writing code. Learn how to build a concept by deciding on the purpose and target audience of your website. Get inspired by references to visualize a design and create a mood board. Then, start planning the user’s journey through your website by making a sitemap and coming up with a design proposal using Figma.
Next, get an overview of how to use Atom, a software to code, before learning how to code step by step. First, learn how to code in HTML to create the basic webpage. Then, see how to code in CSS to add style elements and formatting to your website. Tie it all together by learning how to code in JavaScript to add fun and interactive components to your web design.
Time to go live! Rifke and Dan teach you how to put your website live on the internet. Explore how to test your website for bugs or other common problems, and learn some useful troubleshooting and debugging solutions. Once your website is user tested and good to go, you’ll be ready to share it with the world!
What is this course's project?
Plan and code a creative website from scratch using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone and everyone interested in designing and creating a website.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience is required, although any coding experience will give you a head start!
To take this course, all you need is access to Atom and Figma, which are both free apps, and of course, access to the internet.
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Rifke Sadleir and Dan Baragwanath met in university when studying to become graphic designers. They both soon realized they needed their own website to showcase their portfolio, which got them started in web design. Their work quickly began to receive recognition, and, shortly after, DXR Zone was born.
DXR Zone offers services spanning from art direction, digital design, to full-stack development. Their client list includes Google, Selfridges, Burberry, The Face, Dazed, adidas, Universal Music, Nike, Somerset House, Converse, Hypebeast, The Magnet Agency, Anyways, Institute of Coding, Depop, Dropbox, University of the Arts London, ICA, The Future Laboratory, Warp Records, and Beirut Re—Store.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Us
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Influences
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What Will We Do in This Course?
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U2
Planning and Designing
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Building the Concept
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Gathering References
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Creating a Mood Board
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Making a Sitemap
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Coming up with Design Proposals
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U3
Building and Coding
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Setting the Foundations
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Making the Basic Structure in HTML 1
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Making the Basic Structure in HTML 2
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Style Elements in CSS 1
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Style Elements in CSS 2
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Adding Interactions in Javascript 1
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Adding Interactions in Javascript 2
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U4
Going Live
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Launching the Website
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Testing the Site with Users
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Amendments Based on User Testing
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FP
Final project
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Creative Web Design: Planning and Coding from Scratch
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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eom2011es
Muy interesante, me gusto mucho
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gaby.gonzalez97
Un curso muy interesante que hace que desde el primer momento nos quedemos atrapados en el, tanto por su tema como con las personas que explican.
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mathieusimonin
Une super équipe pour un super cours ! J'ai beaucoup apprécié la partie de conceptualisation et organisation du projet. Ce cours m'a également fait découvrir des outils (Atom, Netlify notamment) pour coder et débuguer efficacement. Je recommande !
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paisdefaria.joana
Really enjoyed the course. It teaches the foundations and Rifke explains very well and in simple terms. It was great for me to get started with all 3 coding languages.
ul.fleming
Very interesting so far, would looking forward to apply this knowledge to my own projects.