Webdesigner education in Amsterdam with HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash and SEO. All tools for future webdesigners and developers. English course in Amsterdam.
As a professional webdesigner you need many skills. Your clients not only expect you to build the websites but to maintain them, too. Not only that, you are often expected to create graphics for the website. You will learn how to use Photoshop to do just that.
You first write code by hand: this makes you independent of any webeditor and allows you to tweak WordPress and other CMS pages. You then use Dreamweaver to build websites. In Photoshop you edit and create images for use in multimedia such as your very own websites. Due to growing competitiveness of websites you will frequently be asked to optimize websites. So we address this too: SEO. Start creating websites!
You learn to write HTML code and CSS code from scratch. Once you understand this code you can edit contentin WordPress, Joomla and other CMS systems.
Once the code is clear you will use Dreamweaver to create complete websites with stylesheets (CSS).
Another CSS layer is soon added: CSS positioning. This is also used by content management systems such as WordPress. You will learn all about the different methods to make you an independent webdesigner.
Your education contains an SEO module: search engine optimization, to make sure your websites can be well found by search engines.
Since clients often expect you to edit images this education contains a Photoshop module too. This is used to create photo collages to create, for instance, banners and different web elements. If you already know Photoshop you can switch this with Illustrator.
It is a good idea to understand the basics of animation since you will often be asked to edit videos and use timelines. Animate is super handy to get the hang of it and it is greate to creaate vector graphics, too. If you prefer you can switch this module with extra CSS though.
If you want to learn more why not deepen your knowledge of Photoshop or learn Illustrator or InDesign to help you create user interfaces.
TIPDo you already know Photoshop? If you prefer, you can switch this module with Illustrator. Have a look on the Illustrator Course page to see the content of that course.
During the first lesson of this Photoshop Course you will learn how to cut out objects the right way. This will allow you to create photo collages in which the different elements blend in together well. You are going to use different tools to achieve this and you will learn what you can do with each tool and how to adjust it.
This lesson of the Photoshop course addresses, among other things, the painting tools. You will learn how to use them and how to adjust them to fit your need. Each tool has specific settings to use them in a smart way. You will learn all that and find out what you can do with these tools to start correction and creating.
As a Photoshop image editor you will have to know many different things. One of these things is editing colours and saturation. Photoshop has quite a number of tools to do just that and during this lesson of the Photoshop Course you are going to use the first correction tools to remove spots and blemishes.
This lesson from the Photoshop Course will address structures in the Photoshop documents. As time progresses your documents will become more and more complicated. It is a good idea to use the layer management techniques in Photoshop to keep your work managable. This will prevent the project to become instable.
When you create layouts in Photoshop you will soon be confronted with the need to insert text. You are going to learn how to use text during this lesson of the Photoshop Course. Photoshop has many options for text and you are going to explore all of them.
During this lesson you will learn how to put Dreamweaver to good use. You will learn handy settings and tweak Dreamweaver to fit your needs. This will allow you to work efficiently and fast from this lesson on.
You also learn how to automate specific tasks. You will use these well and you will create a library of handy commands. Creating, editing and managing special Dreamweaver objects makes this lesson complete.
During this lesson of the Dreamweaver Course Advanced you are going to position elements using the Dreamweaver interface. This will help you understand the new, fascinating way to lay out pages.
This new technique will allow you to position elements more freely while letting you control the way these elements look using CSS in a new way. First steps first: there will be much more work to be done during the next lesson.
Positioning elements on a page is an essential part of being a web designer. The presentation of content is important to attract visitors.
Properly positioned elements are crucial for readability and technical realization. And although there is no accounting for taste it is important to understand the techniques for content positioning and presentation. You will find out all this during this course lesson.
During this lesson you will use the different layout and positioning techniques that were addressed during the previous lessons to create layouts that load fast and that comply to standards.
You use relative and absolute positioning and use the other positioning types too, of course. Knowing the difference between these types and understanding when which type should be used is crucial to get the best results.
You will find examples in the lesson material and for your homework, use these to help you understand it all.
Today you will use the Dreamweaver management environment and you will put its powerful options to good use while building and maintaining websites.
You will also create templates. You won't use existing ones of course, it's more fun and educational to create your own from scratch. It will prepare you for using layout techniques that can be generated by content management systems, if you later want to use these of course.
At the end of this lesson you know how to create templates and use management.
During this lesson you will use special CSS classes that can be applied to specific elements. This way you can keep the layout and structure of your pages consistent and you can finetune all formatting.
You will also learn how to style elementss that are inside other elements and what to pay attention to when you do this. The trick is to keep things stable and to make good use of what CSS has to offer.
You will also learn how to create special CSS classes and styles that can be assigned to selected elements.
TIPIf you prefer to not learn more code you can change this module for Animate. This will help you create animations and vector artwork and help you understand timelines, frames and keyframes that are present in, for instance, video software.
Choosing a particular font is a big thing: it defines the way a website's look and feel. You already learned all about that. But there is more, learn it during this lesson.
You will learn how to use and create your own webfonts and special font kits: all is addressed.
This lesson you will use CSS3. This version gives you extra options for formatting and even layout of pages and elements on the pages you create.
You will learn special settings for colour and mixing to make sure it all works perfectly in your design.
During this lesson you continue with CSS3. You will learn even more ways to make good use of CSS3 and will understand how important CSS3 can be to layout a page n you combine it with CSS positioning techniques. This way, all the pages in your websites will be properly laid out and formatted.
This lesson you will add extra functionality with scripts that can be universally implemented. You also learn how to check pages for errors for which you will need your code knowledge and of course, your common sense.
This lesson is great to learn how to add extras that make the page and its elements more attractive for your visitors. You can hide elements, show them or add other special effects.
During this lesson you will get acquainted with PHP. You learn what a server is and where you can download one so you can install it and test dynamic pages locally and check them for errors. This allows you to evaluate your code.
After that you continue with the first PHP scripts and learn how to use special commands to place elements dynamically. This way you can quickly add PHP functionality to your HTML pages.
You continue with PHP and learn how to use special functions to add extra PHP elements to your pages. This will also help you keep the page content consistent. PHP can be detached from the page for even more options.
You create pages on which elements can be loaded with PHP. You also combine pages with PHP. This way you can combine HTML code, CSS code and PHP code and put all your code skills to good use.
During this module you learn how to optimise websites. Your website may be great but it also needs to be found.
The first 1:30 hours lesson of your SEO module addresses what SEO is, how and why it is used and what you can do to do it right. You will learn about certain pitfalls and what you can do to avoid them. You will learn how to optimize websites for search engines such as Google and DuckDuckGo.
During the second lesson you will use examples and do exercises and you will learn which technique is handiest when you create web pages.
You will of course also learn which techniques are allowed and which should be avoided. There is room for questions to help you get the most out of this module. After this lesson you can optimize web pages as you create them which saves a lot of time.
The SEO module is usually the last lesson of your education. After this lesson you can prepare for the tests and of course for your exam, too.
We will discuss how you can prepare for your tests and the exam.
There is time to practise after this lesson, take your time to let things sink in. Remember the time limit though: the tests and exam should be scheduled within a month after the last lesson.
We combine two lessons per module, this means each long module takes 3 weeks to complete.
The SEO module takes half a day to complete.
Do you need prior knowledge for this education?
You don't need to know anything about code, webdesign or anything else. You will learn code, Dreamweaver, Photoshop and all the rest from scratch.