Designing With Grid
What You’ll Learn
- Learn what CSS Grid is, what it can do, and how you can use it
- Take inspiration from classic graphic design
Using Typography to Shape Text and Tailor Layouts
What You’ll Learn
- Focus on typesetting
- Craft compositions around typefaces
Modern Layouts - Getting Out of Our Ruts
What You’ll Learn
- Look at web design today
- Examine layouts in print versus online
- Learn about emerging web technologies that can make your layouts fresh and creative
- Decide the best way to implement a new layout
Innovation and the Power of the Web
What You’ll Learn
- Giant changes in the history of human technology and the role of the web
- Emerging web technologies that are worth a deeper look
- Fresh ideas for layout innovation, real-time communication, and offline possibilities
- Innovative brains—sharpen yours by watching for where things might go next
Screen Time: Multi-Device Design
What You’ll Learn
- Why understanding screens—their sizes, input types, and modes of use—is necessary before designing for them
- Why awareness of big picture trends—like high resolution and widescreen—is important to content quality and layout
- How to manage thorny issues like “the fold” using vertical media queries
- How to account for multiple input types like mouse cursor, keyboard, and touch
- How to take into account different user postures, viewing distances, and environments in your designs