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This course will teach you everything you need to know about modern web design and we’re going to use Figma, one of the best design programs. Here are some of the things that you’ll learn:
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The course is beginner friendly – we’ll take it step by step and learn through fun exercises!
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UI & UX – all the essential principles you have to know
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Responsive design: transform the desktop version to the mobile version
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How to prepare the design for coding: make coders & clients happy
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Design principles that can be applied on any project
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Find out what clients want from you – what assets/deliverables and in what format
About Chris Barin
I’m a professional web & app designer and I’ve been designing websites for over 10 years. I’ve freelanced, I’ve run my own design company, and I’m an entrepreneur in the e-commerce space. I know what clients want and I’ll share all my experience with you!
Why take this course?
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You’ll work on real world projects that are actually live and they have visitors & clients;
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Discover the best tips & tricks that will take you from beginner to advanced user in a very short time;
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Explore case studies where I explain in detail the most common mistakes;
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Get access to a Discord group filled with people that love web design – this is a free chat room where you can often find me;
Web design has changed my life in an incredible way – it helped me move out of my parents house, it gave me a wonderful career as a freelancer, I created a design company, but more than anything it made me confident. This is a life skill that you can depend on. I know that no matter what happens in my life, I can create value through my own two hands by designing beautiful websites. I know everything will be OK because of that. At the end of this course, I hope you’ll be as confident as I am. Let’s get to work!
Discover the most important things about Figma
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1Introduction
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2Download all the resources here
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3What is Figma and is it better than other design programs?
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4Your first website design
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5Solving your first website design
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6The welcome screen in Figma
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7Getting started with Figma
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8Best ways to move around in Figma
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9How to get help fast
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10Exercise: how to move elements around
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11Solving the exercise and a few pro tips
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12Discover Figma’s interface & why professionals use it
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13Contest 1: Your own mini website
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14Editing icons: colors & size
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15Here's why so many beginners give up
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16Conclusions
First web design project
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17Introduction
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18The biggest difference in Figma versus other programs
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19Here’s how you create buttons in Figma
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20The basics of working with color
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21How to work with color like a pro
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22How to add images: frames vs rectangles
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23Create a gallery / collage in Figma
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24Here are the 3 types of text in Figma
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25Discover the properties of text layers
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26How to work with text like a pro
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27Effects in Figma: blur, shadows & more
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28Everything you need to know about grids
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29An overview of components
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30Drafts & Projects in Figma
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31How to mask in Figma
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32Here’s what makes you a good web designer
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33Conclusions
The first key to great web design
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34Introduction
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35Set up the desktop version the correct way
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36Create the header
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37Create the main menu
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38Set up the search box
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39Create a dropdown menu
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40Create the most important item – the card
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41How to improve the cards
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42Set up the secondary navigation
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43Create the pagination
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44Create the foundation for the footer
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45Adding content in the footer
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46How to handle visual imperfections
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47Here’s what you need to remember
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48Contest 2: Your own blog design
The second key to great web design
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49Introduction
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50Best settings & website components
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51Case study: Non-standard layouts
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52Exercise: Create a standard website layout
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53How to size your web elements correctly
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54My formula for perfect text
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55Case study: text layers
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56What you need to know about color contrast
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57Case study: Colors – Part 1
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58Case study: Colors – Part 2
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59How to align elements in the hero area
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603 rules for web design icons
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61Case Study: Visual Balance
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62Final thoughts
The third key to great web design
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63Introduction
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64What’s the point of the website?
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65The user versus the business owner
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66Analytics in web design
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67Templates & Website Builders – The web designer’s death?
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68Case Study: 4 versions of the same website
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69E-commerce homepage layout
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70E-commerce product details
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71E-commerce checkout
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72Why aren’t websites perfect?
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73Case studies: the client’s needs
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74Landing page vs a website
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75Lead generation in landing pages
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76Why landing pages have a bad reputation
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77Digital product landing page
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78Testing landing pages
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79Case study: my landing page
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80Final thoughts about the client’s needs
Redesign an e-commerce business
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81Introduction
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82What’s UX?
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83The best example of good UX and attention to detail
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84Improve the checkout process to double sales
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85Improve the mobile version to double sales
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867 website tweaks that show attention to detail
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87Upgrading the mobile product page
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88Doing 1-on-1 sessions with a coder
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89Here's what you need to remember