Web Design I

Catalog description

This introductory web design course takes a visual communications approach to the creation of web sites, and the fundamental techniques required to format text, illustrations, tables, and images for the web. Emphasis is placed on appropriate design for the web - beginning with a graphic user interface balanced with HTML5 code and CSS3 hand-coding that is functional, logical, and attractive, and bringing the concept to life using Dreamweaver. The course also includes detailed instructions on how to use Dreamweaver to create web content, as well as an introduction to Content Management Systems such as Wordpress, Joomla! and Drupal. 27 hours lecture, 81 hours laboratory. Transfer: CSU.