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Design 101
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Supercharge your visual and UI design skills by completing hands-on design projects & working 1-on-1 with an expert designer.
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Course Overview
Do you ever wish your websites & apps looked a bit more "professional"? In this 6-week online course, you'll learn all about the foundations of visual and UI design and go from idea to mockup. Work through a series of hands-on projects, get written feedback on all your work, and Skype with your mentor once a week. Learn design by doing: it's the only way.
Design 101 is made for you
The course is tailor-made for busy professionals! Spend about 6 hours per week on readings, projects, and mentor work.
Developers
Calling all developers! Up your ante in design, move into more front-end work, and start building great products.
Product managers
Improve your ability to communicate with your design and product teams through wireframes and mockups. Learn the language!
Design beginners
Looking to move into design as a career? Great choice. This course is a foundational offering to help you get the lay of the land and learn where to go next.
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What our past students have said
"The quantity and quality of the learning material is simply amazing."
François Leclerc
Software developer
What you will learn
Six weeks. Six hours per week.
You'll be able to confidently wireframe, make visual design decisions, and communicate like a designer.
Week 1
Getting to know design
Begin thinking of design as a thought process, rather than as a tool.
Week 2
Visual Hierarchy
Learn some key graphic design principles in this unit.
Week 3
Layout
Learn the basic fundamentals of visual design, as well as how to build your first wireframe.
Week 4
Color Theory
Learn how to add a splash of color to your design work!
Week 5
Typography
Get acquainted with basic typographic principles and understand how to choose fonts.
Week 6
Process
Put it all together in this this final unit, where you work on your capstone project.
Student work in this course
You'll work on a series of projects that help you improve your design skills.
Here are some past student submissions:
Frederic Perrin
Developer
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Eura Cho
Engineering Student
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Erika Norris
Visual Artist
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Pricing
$299
for Six Weeks
Next course starts December 5th
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Will I need to know Photoshop?
Nope, you can complete your projects with any tool you like (Sketch, Illustrator, etc.). Your mentor can be a great resource to learn tips/tricks for popular tools.
Does this course teach HTML/CSS?
No â this course covers the fundamental principles of design, not programming.
How is the course pacing?
This course is built for busy professionals. Expect to spend about 6 hours per week between projects, readings, and mentor interaction.
I'm a student, do you offer discounts?
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Do you offer any other discounts?
Ask your employer to sponsor the course! We've seen plenty of employers happy to cover the course price because of how much you'll learn :)
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