Description

Just launched with all modern Design tools and best practices for 2021! Join a live online community of over 350,000+ students and a course taught by industry experts that have actually worked both in Silicon Valley and Toronto for top companies. A great Designer is becoming harder and harder to find and it isn’t rare to find designers make $160,000+ salaries now because it is such a valuable skill. We will teach you how to get there!

Using the latest best practices in Web Design and Mobile Design as well as User Interface and User Experience Design (UI/UX), this course focuses on efficiently getting you from zero to a point where you can get hired or win freelance contracts. We will use in demand tools like Figma to show you a full workflow from start to finish. Graduates of Andrei’s courses are now working at Google, Tesla, Amazon, Apple, IBM, JP Morgan, Facebook, + other top tech companies.

The course also includes 100+ assets and premium design templates that you can keep and use to customize for all your future projects. We guarantee you this is the most comprehensive online resource on Design skills!

The curriculum is going to be very hands on as we walk you from start to finish of working as a Designer, all the way into learning how to create final professional designs and then converting them into actual websites or apps using HTML and CSS.

The topics covered in the course are…

   00 Web & Mobile Design Principles +  Design vs Web Development
   01 GETTING STARTED – Sketching, Inspiration + Structure
       1. Sketching
           Intro to sketching
           Sketching UX flows
           Sketching tips
       2. Inspiration
           How to stay inspired
           How to find inspiration online
       3. User Flows
           What are user flows?
           The do’s and don’ts
           Speeding up our workflow with components
           Creating our own user flows (Registration) Part 1
           Creating our own user flows (Search) Part 2
           Creating our own user flows (Checkout) Part 3
       4. Sitemaps
           An intro to sitemaps
           Creating a basic sitemap
           What you should be doing before you start
           Creating a sitemap (part 1)
           Creating a sitemap (part 2)
           Tips for getting started
   02 EXPLORE AND ITERATE – Wireframes, Prototyping and Feedback
       1. Wireframes
           What is a wireframe?
           How do I create a wireframe?
           Speeding up your workflow in Figma
           Creating our home page
           Creating a product page
           Creating a checkout page
       2. Prototyping
           Prototyping basics in Figma (Device + Triggers)
           Prototyping basics in Figma (Actions)
           Prototyping basics in Figma (Overflow)
           Prototyping basics in Figma (Presentation + Collaboration)
           Linking together a quick user flow in Figma
           Working on small interactions with Figma
       3. Getting feedback
           Why is feedback so important?
           How to get constructive feedback
   03 VISUAL DESIGN – Design Theory + Accessibility
       1. Grids + Spacing
           Spacing and Grid Basics
           Responsive Grids in Figma
           Creating our own grid in Figma
           The rules of the grid
       2. Typography
           Typography basics Part 1
           Matching typefaces to an era
           Typography basics Part 2
           Selecting the right typeface
           Typography basics Part 3
           Picking a typeface
           Does your typeface suit your scenario?
           Expanding an existing type system
           Choosing typefaces in Google Fonts
           Narrowing down your typography choices
           Creating a type system in Figma
       3. Color
           Color Schemes
           Important questions to ask before picking colors
           Helpful tips for creating color palettes
           Creating a monochromatic color palette
           Applying a our simple color palette
           Expanding a strict color palette
           Creating our own color palette
       4. Forms + UI Elements
           What are UI Elements
           Best practices Part 1: Forms
           Best practices Part 2: Inputs Part 1
           Best practices Part 2: Inputs Part 2
           Best practices Part 2: Inputs Part 3
           Best practices Part 2: Inputs Part 4
           Best practices Part 3: Buttons
           How to create components in Figma
           Using atomic elements in Figma
           Using Instances in Figma
           Editing instances to create new components
           Using constraints to create responsive components
           Creating a registration form in Figma
       5. Imagery + Iconography
           Resources and techniques to create great visual assets
           Working with photos in Figma Part 1
           Working with photos in Figma Part 2
           Working with illustrations in Figma
           Using Figma plugins to find Icons quickly
           Creating our very own custom icons
       6. Accessibility
           What is accessibility?
           Assistive technologies
           Visual patterns for accessibility (Part 1)
           Tools to make your design accessible
           Visual patterns for accessibility (Part 2)
   04 DESIGN EXPLORATION – Application Design + Design Systems
       1. Design Patterns
           What are design patterns?
           Why are design patterns valuable?
           How to apply design patterns
           Analyzing design patterns together
           Dissecting and choosing design patterns together
       2. Mobile Design
           Mobile design best practices (Part 1)
           Mobile design best practices (Part 2)
       3. Applying Visual Design
           Design Fidelity
           Style exploration (Navigation)
           Style exploration (Cards)
           Style exploration (Interests)
           Style exploration (New elements)
       4. Motion
           The importance of motion
           The purpose of motion
           Intro to Smart Animate
           Showcasing the power of Smart Animate
       5. Microinteractions
           What are microinteractions?
           Why are they so important?
           Creating our own microinteractions (Part 1)
           Creating our own microinteractions (Part 2)
           Using Figmotion (Part 1)
           Using Figmotion (Part 2)
   05 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER – Using our Design System and Hi-Fi prototyping with Figma
       1. Design Systems
           What is a design system?
           Foundation (color)
           Foundation (grids and spacing)
           Foundation (typography)
           Foundation (iconography)
           Components (buttons)
           Components (Inputs)
           Components (cards)
           Recipes (card layouts)
           Recipes (search)
           Recipes (orders)
       2. Final Compositions
           Using our design system (Search)
           Using our design system (Product Description)
           Using our design system (Cart)
   06 FROM FIGMA TO WEBSITE (take a Figma design and convert it to a live website using HTML and CSS)
   07 HTML + HTML5

   08 CSS + CSS3 – CSS Basics, CSS Grid, Flexbox, CSS Animations
   09 PUTTING YOUR WEBSITE ONLINE

This brand new course will take you from the very basics where we talk about principles and fundamentals of graphic design, all the way to creating beautiful products, learning about UX/UI and interactions, and creating a full design process for you to use with all of your future projects and clients. We pretty much cover it all so that the next time you are in charge of designing a product you have the step by step outline and guide to work as a professional designer.

We are going to teach you the skills that will allow you to charge a lot of money for your time. Not to compete for a few dollars an hour on some random freelancing websites. The goal is to give you the skills of a top designer, and along the way, we are going to design an actual product for a company that you will be able to add to your portfolio.

This course is not about making you just watch along without understanding the principles so that when you are done with the course you don’t know what to do other than watch another tutorial. No! This course will push you and challenge you to go from an absolute beginner to someone that is a top Designer that can get hired! Design is a valuable skill that doesn’t get outdated easily like most technical skills. Trends change, but the skills and fundamentals you learn in this course will take you many years into the future.

This course is for you if:
– You are a complete beginner looking to become a designer and freelance

– You are a designer who is looking to charge more for your work

– You are a developer who is looking to improve their design skills

Taught By:

Andrei is the instructor of the highest rated Development courses on Udemy as well as one of the fastest growing. His graduates have moved on to work for some of the biggest tech companies around the world like Apple, Google, Tesla, Amazon, JP Morgan, IBM, UNIQLO etc… He has been working as a senior software developer in Silicon Valley and Toronto for many years, and is now taking all that he has learned, to teach programming skills and to help you discover the amazing career opportunities that being a developer allows in life.

Having been a self taught programmer, he understands that there is an overwhelming number of online courses, tutorials and books that are overly verbose and inadequate at teaching proper skills. Most people feel paralyzed and don’t know where to start when learning a complex subject matter, or even worse, most people don’t have $20,000 to spend on a coding bootcamp. Programming skills should be affordable and open to all. An education material should teach real life skills that are current and they should not waste a student’s valuable time. Having learned important lessons from working for Fortune 500 companies, tech startups, to even founding his own business, he is now dedicating 100% of his time to teaching others valuable software development skills in order to take control of their life and work in an exciting industry with infinite possibilities.

Andrei promises you that there are no other courses out there as comprehensive and as well explained. He believes that in order to learn anything of value, you need to start with the foundation and develop the roots of the tree. Only from there will you be able to learn concepts and specific skills(leaves) that connect to the foundation. Learning becomes exponential when structured in this way.

Taking his experience in educational psychology and coding, Andrei’s courses will take you on an understanding of complex subjects that you never thought would be possible.

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Daniel is a design leader in tech with extensive experience in helping startups build and iterate on their products. Daniel is passionate about teaching and empowering designers and working with other disciplines to build purposeful products that meet both user and business goals.

His approach to design is always thoughtful and iterative. Daniel often finds himself working collaboratively with his team whether that is sketching concepts and flows or leading design strategy with team leads and external stakeholders.

Daniel is a multi faceted designer who’s expertise expands across multiple design disciplines. This includes User Experience and Visual Design, User Research, Product Strategy, Lean and Agile Design Methodologies and much more. HIs work has helped to shape different solutions for a variety of industries such as housing, blockchain and health.

When he is not building products, Daniel has spoke and mentored at different meetups and events. He aims to give back to the design community that he has learnt and continues to learn so much from. Daniel aims to always help, teach and support other designers in their careers.

See you inside the courses!
Who this course is for:

   Anyone who wants to start a Web or Mobile Design business on the side as a freelancer, or work as a designer at a company
   Web Developers and Mobile Developers wanting to add another valuable skill to their tool belt
   Anyone who wants to get hired as a Web Designer, Mobile Designer, UI/UX Designer
   Anyone who want to learn about the latest CSS3 features like Flexbox, CSS Grid and CSS Variables as well as HTML5

Requirements

   No requirements. We teach you and show you everything from scratch! From Zero to Mastery
   Get ready to fall in love with Design and making everything you touch into beautiful projects for the rest of your life!

Last Updated 3/2021