Advanced Web Design Course

Q: What can you do with the advanced web design course?

Advanced Design Techniques: Dive deeper into sophisticated web design techniques, including animations, advanced CSS styling, and dynamic user interfaces, to create highly interactive and engaging websites.nnUser Experience (UX) Design: Learn the principles of UX design to enhance the usability and user satisfaction of your websites. This includes conducting user research, creating personas, and designing wireframes and prototypes.nnResponsive and Mobile Design: Master the techniques for designing websites that work flawlessly across various devices and screen sizes, ensuring a seamless user experience on desktops, tablets, and smartphones.nnContent Management Systems (CMS): Learn to work with advanced CMS platforms like WordPress, enabling you to build, manage, and update websites more efficiently while offering clients or users more control over their content.nnSearch Engine Optimization (SEO) and Analytics: Advance your knowledge in SEO strategies and analytics to improve website visibility and monitor user engagement, traffic, and conversion rates, making informed decisions to drive growth.

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Advanced Web Design Course

Course Description

In the digital era, websites are essential for business success, serving as unique identifiers in the competitive landscape. The Advanced Web Design Course, designed for beginners, merges web design, graphic design, and digital marketing into a concise curriculum. Participants will learn web design basics (HTML, CSS, responsive design, accessibility) alongside graphic design skills using Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop, enabling them to create visually appealing and functional websites.

The course also covers digital marketing strategies, including SEO, content marketing, social media, and email campaigns, ensuring students can design, develop, and promote websites effectively. This all-in-one course prepares learners to excel in the digital marketplace with a comprehensive skill set.

What can you do with the an online advanced web design course?

Advanced Design Techniques: Dive deeper into sophisticated web design techniques, including animations, advanced CSS styling, and dynamic user interfaces, to create highly interactive and engaging websites.

User Experience (UX) Design: Learn the principles of UX design to enhance the usability and user satisfaction of your websites. This includes conducting user research, creating personas, and designing wireframes and prototypes.

Responsive and Mobile Design: Master the techniques for designing websites that work flawlessly across various devices and screen sizes, ensuring a seamless user experience on desktops, tablets, and smartphones.

Content Management Systems (CMS): Learn to work with advanced CMS platforms like WordPress, enabling you to build, manage, and update websites more efficiently while offering clients or users more control over their content.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Analytics: Advance your knowledge in SEO strategies and analytics to improve website visibility and monitor user engagement, traffic, and conversion rates, making informed decisions to drive growth.

Course duration:

12 – 14 months

Modules

Introduction
Learning
Assessments
Results, Support, Certificates, Notes

Policy and Procedures

The role of a front-end designer
How front-end designers think
User experience centeredness (UX)

Uses of the internet, the web, mobiles and social media.
Mobiles
Augmented reality and virtual reality (AR and VR)

Industries (e.g banking, insurance, retail, health etc.)
Search engine optimisation and key-word planning

Copyright in front-end web development
Plagiarism
The POPI Act
The Cybercrimes Act
Copyright and data protection
Disability laws and accessibility
Compliance, non-compliance and penalties
Monetisation of the solution design elements

Philosophy in Design Thinking
Approach and concepts in Design thinking
Definitions and terminology
The History of Design Thinking

Human-centeredness in design thinking
Human participation in design thinking

Creativity and innovation and in their application
Perceiving the world in new ways with design thinking
Finding hidden patterns, in the context of design thinking
Making connections between unrelated phenomena
Creative problem solving (CPS)
Understanding Workplace Creativity

Types of Innovation
Main types of innovation
What Innovation Means to business

“Thinking outside the box” in design thinking
Communication through shape and form
Design thinking mythology
Application of design thinking

Creative Writing in Business
Setting search words or phases

Engaging the emotions of the user
Information Architecture

What is a UX development lifecycle?
Main stages in the UX development life cycle

The necessary concepts of visual design

Types of lines
Shapes
Texture
Colour
Grids

The Colour scheme
The importance of website content

Measuring Design
Creating a compelling visual flow

The significance of the Serif in typography
Sans-serif typefaces
Display typefaces

Types of animation and how to use them
Vector design applications
The integration of image galleries within front-end web development
Automation in graphic design
The importance of light and visual weight in graphic design
The difference between raster and vectors artwork
Using the graphic tools to design a website that is responsive to the resolution of the device
Sourcing of royalty-free elements (Royalties related to the platform)

The layers and terminology of user interfaces

Introduction to Concept, definition, terminology
UI elements
Information Components
User flows
Key Principles to UX design
Intuitive Design

UI design standardisation in interface design
The dialogue’s design in interface design

Understanding the layouts and prototypes in the automated process
What is wireframing in UX
Navigation tabs and their controls in user interface
Understanding the Role of Grids in Web Design
Introduction to breadcrumbs and visual design considerations

Introduction to Style sheets
The Advantages of CSS

Introduction to Web forms and how to use them

Web forms and how to use them
Advantages

The website development process
The Integration of plugin-ins
How to create a website prototype in 4 steps
Client-Centric Web Design and understanding client’s needs

Technology changes and keeping the website current.

Changing to keep up with updates, trends or customer and user needs
Coding vs scripting vs plug-and-play

What is an IDE and its importance

Purpose of an IDE and the useful features of IDE
Strengths and weakness of the IDE
Refactoring code
What is debugging?

Practical assessment for web design

Pricing

50% upfront discount for students funding the course privately

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Accreditation

• QCTO – Quality Council for Trade and Occupations
• QLS – Quality Licence Scheme UK

How to Study

The Advanced Web Design Course is delivered via a cutting-edge online learning platform, blending theoretical knowledge with practical applications in web design. The Digital School of Marketing offers a personalized learning experience, allowing you to start at any time and move forward at your pace, supported by an extensive range of student services.

Your learning journey in web design will include:

Interactive Slides: Each module and subject is explored through comprehensive slides that encapsulate key web design concepts.
Custom Infographics: Unique infographics designed to underline essential learning points.
Engaging Videos: Custom-produced videos to deepen your grasp of the course material.
Downloadable eBooks: A thorough eBook for each lesson, enabling study and revision away from the platform.
Progressive Achievement Certificates: Earn a certificate for each module completed, recognizing your acquired skills.
Assessment Tools: Utilize preliminary assessments, quizzes, and detailed final evaluations to reinforce your knowledge.

Upon registering, you will gain:

Access Credentials: Secure details to log in and access your course content.
Continuous Support: Ongoing assistance throughout your course duration.
Module Achievement Certificates: Digital certificates awarded upon the completion of each module.
Comprehensive Course Certificate: A final certification upon course completion, issued in both print and digital forms.

What makes us different?

We have long been established in the Digital Marketing and design industry
We are QCTO Accredited
We are BEE compliant
Courses are internationally transferable

What makes us different?

We have long been established in the Digital Marketing and design industry

We are SETA registered

We are BEE compliant

Courses are internationally transferable

Massive video library making your understanding of these applications a breeze

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Frequently Asked Questions

You’ll master a wide range of skills including web design basics (HTML, CSS, responsive design, accessibility), advanced graphic design using Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop, and digital marketing strategies such as SEO, content marketing, social media, and email campaigns. This course equips you to create visually appealing and functional websites and promote them effectively.

The course is designed to be flexible, typically taking 6-12 months to complete depending on your pace of study. You can start anytime and progress according to your own schedule, with the freedom to balance your learning with other commitments.

No prior knowledge or experience is required. This course is designed for beginners, providing a step-by-step learning path from the fundamentals of web design to more advanced concepts and techniques.

The course content is delivered through an online learning platform that includes interactive slides, custom infographics, engaging videos, downloadable eBooks, and progressive achievement certificates. This blend of theoretical knowledge and practical applications ensures a comprehensive learning experience.

Upon enrolling, you’ll receive continuous support throughout your course duration. This includes access to a dedicated support team for any academic inquiries and technical assistance, ensuring a smooth and supportive learning journey.

Our course is unique because it’s offered by a long-established institution in the Digital Marketing and Design industry, is QCTO Accredited, BEE compliant, and the skills you learn are internationally transferable. We provide a personalized learning experience that allows you to study at your own pace with comprehensive support, setting us apart from other offerings.

Upon completion, you will receive module achievement certificates for each module you complete successfully, and a comprehensive course certificate available in both print and digital formats. These certifications serve as a testament to the new skills you’ve acquired, enhancing your resume and career opportunities in the digital marketplace.

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