Best Online Courses in Digital Design 2019/2020

This course from CIW will teach students the basics of web authoring by exploring the essentials of web design.

The exam has a time limit of 75 minutes and 70 questions that must be answered. The pass mark for the course is 70%.

This package will fully prepare you for and provide you with the Adobe Flash ACA examination so you can demonstrate your proficiency using the Adobe digital communications tools.

This course and examination package is for anyone who is looking to send a clear signal to potential employers that they’re a skilled professional in using the Flash software.

There are no pre-requisites for this course.

Candidates who pass the Adobe Flash ACA examination can use this qualification to go onto further study in the Adobe product set, depending on which other bits of software are studied goals. Usually, you’d be able to function in roles such as digital designer, web designer and graphic designer upon passing this qualification.... [-]

Get to grips with the major concepts behind working with Adobe Flash Lite and gain insight on how to implement these concepts to create a functioning mobile application.

This course will teach students all the essential points and how to utilise Adobe toolsets within Flash Catalyst.

The course and certification package will provide students with a training solution that will combine all the knowledge needed to pass the Adobe Dreamweaver examination and the examination itself, all in one place.

Anyone who is looking to add a recognised certification in Adobe Dreamweaver to their CV and prove their efficiency using the development tool.

There are no pre-requisites for this course.... [-]

This training programme is an ideal starter course for anyone who wants to know the essentials in the latest versions of the popular web development tool.

This course will help you get to grips with some industry-leading applications in the Adobe franchise.

If you’ve never built a website before and you have no coding or design experience, this is the place to start. In this project, we learn how to build a modern portfolio website for desktops, tablets, and mobile devices. We start with basic HTML and CSS syntax. Next, we learn how to build custom web pages with an image gallery and contact page. Finally, we walk through how to share a website live on the web. What you'll learn

Beginning HTML and CSS In this quick tutorial, we’ll check out an example of the final web project we’re aiming to build. Then, we’ll learn how to code our first HTML element, which will help form the structure of our website. Finally, we’ll finish up by styling our website with some simple CSS. These two languages, HTML and CSS, form the basic building blocks of any web project. HTML First HTML is a special computer language that describes the structure of a document. With HTML, we can build web pages that contain text, images, and many other types of content. First, we’ll get started with a quick history lesson. Then we’ll dig into the latest advancements in HTML by creating a simple page structure. Creating HTML Content When building websites, it's best to write as much of the HTML structure as possible... [-]

In this course, we're going to set up a simple blogging app with just a handful of Rails commands. Then, we'll dive into what we've created and helped you really understand what's going on. We'll show you how to work with models, views, and controllers to quickly add new features to your app. By the end of this course, you'll be ready to create basic web apps in Rails.

What you'll learn

Creating an App

We'll create a new Rails app and a simple resource. A resource is something you want users to be able to create, read, update, and delete instances of. With just a couple Rails commands, your site will be ready to run and fully interactive!... [-]

This course is intended for print designers desiring additional skills in editing ePUB files by accessing and tweaking the XHTML and CSS components of an ePUB file in order to have full control of the text flow, image display and general appearance of eBooks across a range of supported readers and mobile devices.

This course focuses on how to finish an EPUB document created in Adobe InDesign. While the latest version of InDesign is a great tool for creating EPUB e-books, there are still some aspects of EPUB creation that cannot be done in InDesign. To fine-tune an EPUB and make it look and work exactly as needed, it is necessary to edit that EPUB using the text-editing software. This course covers the skills needed to create a well crafted and valid EPUB e-book.... [-]

This course is intended only for experienced layout artists and print designers wishing to migrate Word and Indesign files to ePub / Mobi formats for distribution on mobile devices such as tablets or eReaders. Friends of Design – Academy of Digital Arts, will teach you the skills to be able to easily navigate and use the basic tools of this incredible program with absolute confidence. Among various other easy to use tools, we will show you how to create high quality and visually stunning documents that stand out from the crowd, insert various links and speed up your workflow using the sharing and collaborating capabilities of this popular program.

Learn essential skills such as advanced image compositing, retouching, and outputting techniques. You will be on the right path, on your journey in the field of image editing and take your Photoshop skills to a whole new level. Interaction is the key to learning any new topic, and our live webinars make it easy to understand and learn in-depth concepts and skills. We will give you the advice and support you need to succeed so register now to master Photoshop.

Tuesday: Learn New Skills

Thursday: Practical/Application Webinars

The Thursday webinars are very interactive and are often student-led. As long as you’re a member, you will be registered for them indefinitely, so you can log in anywhere in the world to practice and apply the skills you have learned.... [-]

Our Diploma in Graphic Design introduces students to the basic concepts of Graphic Design and to the world of Visual Communication. Students will explore the concept of Visual Thinking, Elements & Principles of Design and the basics of Typography. The course also familiarises students with the essential software, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign and builds skills in this area with hands-on lessons.

WEEK 1 - Introduction To Graphic Design

We begin with the “What Is” of Graphic Design and how Graphic Design is all about visually communicating an idea, though, message or meaning by combining symbols, images and/or words. We also give an overview of the “Holy Trinity” of Graphic Design applications - Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign and how designers best use these tools.... [-]

The University of Fashion works very differently than most fashion design schools. We don’t charge a separate tuition fee for each individual class you take. Instead, we give you 24/7, on-demand access to all of our many hundreds of full-length video lessons for a low yearly subscription fee. UoF’s lessons are taught exclusively by fashion school professors and industry professionals, never by amateurs. You’ll see the exact same lectures and "how-to" demonstrations taught by the best fashion schools, but without rigid class times at inconvenient locations. Instead, you decide what, when and where you want to learn. The University of Fashion offers lessons in all the major fashion disciplines: draping, pattern making, CAD pattern making, accessories, sewing, fashion art, knits, business, product development, lectures, CAD fashion art, childrenswear and more. Most schools charge a big tuition fee to teach a single fashion subject in a particular fashion discipline, like sewing or pattern making. At the University of Fashion, you will pay a lot less to access every fashion subject in every discipline!... [-]