51-727 Design Center: Introduction to Web Design

12 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This class will introduce the basics of designing and building websites, the fundamentals of HTML5 and CSS3, and responsive design approaches to assist students in creating semantically sound web pages that can be viewed across a variety of platforms, devices and browsers. The class will help students understand the constraints and advantages of working with the web, with this course focused on technically pragmatic solutions for making websites. Students will also be exposed to content management systems and topics such as responsive web design, research, and information architecture. Upon completion, students will be capable of designing, creating, launching and managing their own web sites. Your own laptop is required, with the following software installed Adobe CS6 or later, as well as other opensourced software. This course is intended for MDES MPS students in Design all other students by permission of the instructor.

Prerequisites: none listed

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