Web Design Concepts
Course Content
This is an introduction to web design and layout and goes into detail about
the spatial relationships that
exist between the individual components of a design, creating harmonious color combinations, understanding how the individual elements of texture function, typography, and the message one conveys with imagery.
exist between the individual components of a design, creating harmonious color combinations, understanding how the individual elements of texture function, typography, and the message one conveys with imagery.
Unit 1: Layout and Composition
The Design Process
Defining Good Design
Web Page Anatomy
Grid Theory
Balance
Unity
Emphasis
Screen Resolution
Unit 2: Color
The Psychology of Color
Color Temperature
Color Value
Color Theory 101
Creating a Palette
Unit 3: Texture
Points
Line
Shape
Volume and Depth
Pattern
Building Texture
Unit4: Typography
Letterform
Text Spacing
Text Alignment
Typeface Distinctions
Finding Fonts
Choosing the Right Fonts
Unit 5: Imagery
Legitimate Image Sources
Creative Cropping
Photoshop Adjustments
File Formats and Resolutions
Borders and Edge Treatments