Where can I get web designer courses? Course description web design

Hello dear readers of my blog. This article is intended for those who want to earn good money on the Internet, but continues to look for themselves. What exactly to do? How to choose a job for the soul, to become successful and make a profit?

Today we will consider another option concerning the construction of websites: web design where to start, whether it is worth doing this, how difficult, interesting and relevant it is.

Why design is profitable

Earn money can and should be fun. Every day many people get up early in the morning and go to work. I do not suggest you give up. Not at all. However, if you have free time or a desire to achieve more, then you can easily find a pleasant hobby for which you will pay money.

Is it hard to believe? See how many offers are posted daily. www.weblancer.net . This is really in demand.

The master of web design, spending only 4 hours a day, can receive 600 - 800 dollars a month, from 40 to 54 thousand rubles!

This is a real offer there.

I myself earn much more, and therefore I tell the blog mainly about this kind of activity. But I understand perfectly well that such work is not suitable for everyone. Not because it is difficult. You just may not lie to this soul.

With the description of services is not enough, the planet, unfortunately, does not wait until each of you mature. To find customers, you will have to go and talk with the leaders of regional companies personally. Convince your need to defend your opinion.

It is much easier to learn a single specialization, and then look for a manager who periodically throws you a job on freelance exchanges.

However, if you still find the strength to sell sites, the ability to help give projects several times more expensive. You save money, effort and time doing it all yourself. In addition, the sites that you make with your own hands from scratch based on the wishes of the employer will fly like hot cakes.

You will never be without work. Projects have always been and will continue to appear as long as the Internet exists. If there is no customer that you found in your own region, you can take the project from the exchange.

Prices for website design are not universal. They grow over time and depend on your experience. Newbies are required for those who are not able to allocate big money to develop their own resource, people with a more serious budget want to get professional support and are willing to invest.

However, experience is not everything. I paid 5,000 rubles for the design of my first site, one friend of mine invested 10,000. We both didn’t look for experienced professionals; it seemed to each of us that the budget was damn small. We did not know the prices at that time and were sure that we had found the best offer.

Both beginners, who do not have any skills, worked with me and with my friend. Performers are just lucky. There are a lot of people like me or my friend, if you know something, then your salary will also depend on luck.

How to search for customers

I recommend you look for a client in your own city. You can find a lot of companies that need websites, because "If you are not on the Internet, you do not exist." Everybody wants to expand and receive more money without spending money on advertising, but many entrepreneurs are afraid to hear the overpriced price, and therefore do not even think about creating their own resource and contacting the agency. It plays into your hand.

To pay the same 10 000, and even more, many are ready. The main thing that work was done. Prices in our sphere are growing, there are more and more offers, an understanding of the need for the Internet comes to all without exception.

What can I say, it would seem, the usual host of weddings from my city has invested 50,000 rubles in the project. He himself found a copywriter, designer, coder. He did not go to the company, as he was afraid of prices, but in the end he paid even more! I have repeatedly shown that many prestigious companies are ready to get down to business if they are paid 30,000 and consider that this is a good budget. He paid 50 ...

Can you imagine what would have happened if he had received an email on time or VKontakte an offer to do the same thing in 20 thousand or less professionally? He would have grabbed the performer with a stranglehold.

The Internet, more than anything else, shows that the less you know, the more you have to spend. Imagine how many youth music groups, photographers, creative associations, manicurists, pedicures, hairdressers in your city, who are simply afraid of prices and therefore do not turn to specialists who could create a website for them!

Not so long ago, in my city, young moms who sell each other things on the classifieds website all gathered together, rented a small room for one day and organized something like their store (). As far as I know the experience was successful. Imagine if these moms are invited to hold such actions once a month and cover the event on the Internet, creating a separate page for this?

What do you have to do

Let's move on to the more or less technical side of the issue. What is included in the design of the site and falls on the fragile shoulders of the master:

• He will have to develop the structure of the site: understand what categories (headings) will be present, and where it will be located.

For example, you make an animal shelter site: is it worth it to place all animals by category (dogs, parrots, cats) or throw it all into one heap in the hope that a person who wants to pick up a dog will fall in love with a cat just by seeing it.

• Create navigation.

• Texts

What are the texts and where they will be placed.

Usually the portal consists of the main page. Here, as you can see, it was necessary to place a lot of necessary blocks. The developer decided to do it like this.

They tend to have a similar structure. Like here.

They are similar too.

How is work going

Now I will try to show you how large companies work and what stages of work await those who want to engage in the development and sale of design.

Meeting with the customer

Search and meeting with the customer in large corporations is the responsibility of the manager. He communicates with the client and tries to understand what he needs. In principle, this issue is even more convenient for the designer to work on his own, since a picture appears in his head and he can immediately discuss some of his ideas with the client.

After you have found the customer, you need to decide what the design will be. This is another plus in favor of the decision to find a client in his own city, since it is still much more convenient to communicate in person than in a chat.

For starters, you discuss the project. Find out what they want from you. Usually the client does not know and does not understand what he needs. He is absolutely not guilty of this, asking leading questions is your work.

I understand that now you would like to find out about this a little more, I will tell you what orders I heard, for example, from the head of a furniture store.

"We do not need . We have experienced managers. Their task is to sell, the site should only acquaint customers with what is in our store. ”

During the conversation, I also found out that basically their customers already know the manufacturers and are looking for where to buy the goods of one or another company.

In the end, I decided to divide the information into categories: chairs, tables, sofas, and then by firms. In order to interest not so literate customers, everywhere to put one picture of the best-selling product, and then just give a small text with a description (solely for the purpose of promotion), and also put up a lot of small pictures that would make it clear that the range is wide and need to go.

Each text should contain information where to call. On each page, the addresses and phone numbers had to be repeated twice: at the beginning and at the end. I suggested not to create a separate page for each product, it should be clear that this is not an online store. Writing specific prices also did not make sense, it was necessary only to show the price segment.

Over time, in your head, with the first phrase of the customer, one or another pictures with options for providing information will begin to form. At first, most likely, you will spend a little more time correcting incomprehensible flaws, as well as the game: “Guess what the customer wants and what he does not like.” You will not be able to negotiate everything at once, do not worry. Experience will come with time, and with it understanding.

Designers create the look of the site. Materials, as a rule, are provided by the customer, and then processed in Photoshop. It is important to show the client what awaits him at the exit. Make sure he understands your plan and approves it. As a rule, several design options are created, how many - specify right away.

Here it is - design. All pictures, icons, categories - everything should be drawn. Exactly in this form, as will later be on the Internet.

In essence, this is called web design: creating and developing composition.

It is not as simple as it may seem at first glance. It is necessary to understand the client's preferences, to know the types of design, the basics of human perception, trends. You should be able to offer the perfect option that will suit everyone.

“And they pay for it?” You ask. Yes! And very good money.

In large companies, they work this way. If you are doing privately, you can even draw a sketch in Paint, and then proceed to further work - layout.

Layout

Turning the picture into a finished site. This is not as difficult as it may seem at first glance, a lot depends on the program that helps in creating the site (CMS or engine). However, you will have to learn this and learn more than one tutorial on web design. But rest assured it will pay off!

How to become a designer

To become a good designer, you have to spend some time on training. Believe me, this is not only interesting, but also profitable! On the Internet you can find a lot of books on web-design. Here are a few of them:

• Mike Monteiro "Design is Work" .

The author tells how to master and how to organize the work of a design company, provide your services, appreciate what you are doing and learn how to sell them. Even if you are not going to open your own company, you will be able to find many useful recommendations.

Quote from the book: “Working for a portfolio is like dying young for a beautiful corpse. Never work for free. ”

• Ethan Marcott Responsive Web Design .

This book is designed mainly for web designers. It will help to understand how to make the site comfortable and enjoyable, you will learn about the main mistakes of designers and learn how to avoid them.

• Artemy Lebedev "Kovodstvo" .

However, I would not recommend starting with reading such books. First you need to understand some basics. If you do not understand the terminology, then all these bestsellers will fly into the garbage can faster than you open Photoshop.

Only having taken up the topic will you begin to study the literature avidly. On my bookshelf there is a whole bunch of specialized literature, I haven’t read a lot of things to the end. I periodically return to one, then postpone it and take up the other, then take the third. Everything is interesting to me, but there is not enough time. I do not think this is bad. I have time to grasp the essence and a little knowledge.

To really get sick, start with the site design lessons for beginners. Once again I will say, spend money on them! So the person is arranged that he does not appreciate what is given to him for free. Paying three pennies you finish the course, at least because of greed. This is normal, such is our nature.

Do not be fooled, you will not be able to find and download free video lessons on Youtube and you will not turn on and go through them one by one day after day. Almost no one is capable of such discipline. Paying someone else's work is changing and attitude to it.

I recommend trying these lessons: http://webdesign2.ru/ . There are free video tutorials. Paid courses are not so expensive, designed for beginners, everything is clear and to the point. alexey Zakharenko video courses , the author of the project, revealed many topics, ranging from the formula of effectiveness and ending with the secrets of web-design. After learning more and more detail, you will be able to understand whether you like to work or this work tires you.

“Study, study and study again” - master classes, reading books from successful specialists of the sphere - all this is necessary in order to become a real professional and earn big money.

Seems difficult? Not how much! Just get started. I am sure that this work will not suit everyone who reads this article, but if at least 5 people after that really decide to do design, love their work and achieve great success, I will be unspeakably happy.

I sincerely wish you all the best. Look for yourself and you will succeed, though not all. Will you be among the lucky ones? All in your hands.

Oh, how sick I am today ...

Yesterday in the city of Belogorsk (it is 120 km away from my native Blagoveshchensk), a mini-football tournament for the cup of the city between political parties was held. I, with my younger brother, decided to remember the youth and actively participate.

Do not be surprised that we played for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, we are communists, and we will not discuss political views on the Blog.

This tournament was timed to the opening in Belogorsk of the sports hall of the Belogorets football school. Cool, now young guys will be able to reveal their talent in football skills. Belogorsk town is not big, with a population of about 80 thousand people, so this event is very significant for all citizens.

We defeated the LDPR guys and gave way to United Russia in a bitter struggle, taking second place. But the impressions were only positive, and positive emotions are still dazzling, although the legs are buzzing ... Wow! For two whole years, the ball did not touch.

And what kind of sport do you prefer? And can someone tell me what to do when muscles are sore after a load?

From the author:  Many newbies do not know where to start learning web design. The great and terrible Internet is full of various materials that are often confusing. Most people, moreover, have an element of doubt in their talent and fear of failure. Especially if their familiarity with graphics was limited to art lessons in elementary school.

Today I will tell you how to become a web designer and not get lost in a huge amount of information. If you have faith in yourself and a desire to learn, then this article is for you!

Cavemen made cave paintings, the ancient Egyptians painted hieroglyphs, and we live in the era of web design. What is it? I will try to explain "on the fingers" and pack in this article the minimum that you just need to figure out before moving into this area.

Web design is ...

We all intuitively understand that web design is the transformation of information on the screen into something aesthetically pleasing and recognizable. This is an exchange of ideas with other people. The expression of their individuality. Graphic formulation of the main goals and objectives of the site, its concept. In general, this is something multifaceted and, at first glance, very complex. Especially if you:

87 year old grandfather;

do not have relevant experience and / or education;

can not draw;

do not own a computer.

If at least one of the above items is not about you, then you have a real chance to become a web designer! But seriously, for a person who is passionate about his favorite thing, there are no obstacles. Training in web-design can take place independently, and with the help of specialized literature, lessons, Internet resources, free and paid video courses.

Web Designer Requirements

On the shoulders of a web designer lies exactly how a corporate website, blog or other resource will be perceived by the user. How easily and quickly he will understand the contents of the pages, orient himself in the navigation, find the information he needs and take one or another action. For example, place an order for a service or product.

Thus, the main tasks of a site design specialist are:

to draw the user's attention to the merits of the company;

highlight important information about the product, service, enterprise;

it is logical to lead the visitor to purchase or commit another action.

The tools of the web designer in this difficult struggle for the client should be the corresponding elements of the site structure: buttons, images, videos, links, text blocks.

How to start self-study? 5 steps to success

1. Explore the external aspects of web design. Learning and self-education should start by looking at other works for inspiration. View the work of major studios, famous designers, analyze sites with high traffic.
  What fonts do they use? How is the color palette chosen? Features of the main blocks, headers, images, buttons? All these details need to pay attention.

2. Follow your inner interest. Listen to yourself and try to understand what excites you in this or that work, what is most interesting for you.

Try and experiment until you get a vision of what exactly you want to do. This could be website design, branding and logo design, identity or corporate identity design, mobile application design, etc.

3. Learn the basics of drawing and composition. To do this, it is not necessary to enroll in an art school, sit in the audience with the same newcomers and try to draw a ball or a vase. It is quite enough for you to be able to make a sketch. Give your hand to get used to the pencil. To do this, have patience and copy from photos, pictures, video tutorials.

To successfully complete this stage, forget about the object that you draw. Think only about its proportions and location in space.

If you do not believe in your own strength, gossip the biography of artists Matisse, Paul Gauguin, Moses, Adolf Bouguereau, who first began to paint in adulthood.

4. Learn to use the tools of Photoshop, learn the basics of CSS and HTML, the principles of adaptive layout. Do not immediately chase a variety of programs, in the process of learning web design, you will understand what specific knowledge you lack.

5. Find a practical application of your knowledge. Create your own website or blog. Make a portfolio and place it on specialized freelance exchanges.

To get your work, it is not necessary to carry out these projects. You can make your own sketches of sites, application interfaces, logos of local firms.

Do exercises from books or lessons found on the Internet. At the initial stage in order to learn web-design, you can even borrow other people's ideas and modify them.

Be in trend and develop. If you have at least an immense talent of the artist, you still need to know such things as raster and vector graphics, CMYK and RGB, the principles of adaptive, flat and material design, Photoshop tools.

Spending at least 1–2 hours a day exploring these things will put you in your hand and reach a certain level, which will enable you to become a highly paid specialist in the field of web design. It’s up to you to decide how to start learning - from learning the basics of drawing and graphic programs or comprehensive training courses - depending on your aspirations and motivation.

When there is an interest in website design, training is very easy. You can endlessly watch websites and blogs, read design interviews and listen to lectures on youtube, without ever getting tired of it.

However, remember, web design is a direction that cannot be studied only theoretically. The more real experience the better.

The modern market imposes its mark on the profession "web designer". In the past couple of years, there has been a tendency towards a minimalistic, simplified site structure, without exotic fonts, “ruffles”, shadows, etc. At the peak of popularity there is also a large typography, full-page background images, and a flat design.

In the following articles I will tell you in more detail about current design trends. I will say goodbye to this. Subscribe to our blog updates to keep abreast of all the events and new products among designers and website developers. Learn, develop and everything will work out!