Creative Web Design: Planning and Coding from Scratch
A course by DXR Zone , Art Direction and Creative Programming Agency
Joined November 2020
Learn how to design and build an engaging website using HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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?
18 lessons & 17 downloads
- 97% positive reviews (318)
- 12,398 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
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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DXR Zone
A course by DXR Zone
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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What to expect from a Domestika course
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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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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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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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Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
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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caskit
Plusestou iniciando o curso e já estou bastante empolgado com a abordagem do curso.
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certomerto
Really great course; instructors have so much experience in web design and their designs are very cutting edge, very contemporary
anamolina315
PlusEs bastante didáctico y trae ideas innovadoras.
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carinavertedor
¡Excelente introducción a la programación web, con un estilo único y muy original!
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melisados
Extremadamente aburrido, estuve años para terminar de verlo y ya quedó viejo.
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