Web Design for Beginners: Essential Tools and Concepts, OnDemand Design Tutorial

This Design Tutorial Is Perfect For:

• Print designers who are new to the web
• Design managers who don't understand web processes
• Anyone who isn't web-savvy but knows just enough to be dangerous

This is the third in the 4-part series Web Design for Beginners.

After the first two sessions in this series, you're familiar with the language and conventions of web design. Now—how do you actually start designing? This Design Tutorial will explain how sitemaps, wireframes and grids are essential to web design and introduce you to usability concepts.

In Essential Tools and Concepts You'll Learn:

• What programs are most effective for web design
• How to plan for designing a website
• The basics of information architecture and usability

Click the video below for a preview of Essential Tools and Concepts with Patrick McNeil. Instantly stream this tutorial and hundreds more on your computer at Design TV now!

About Patrick McNeil

Patrick McNeil is a designer, web developer and author. His love for design, inspiration, and sharing knowledge has fueled his passion for running DesignMeltdown.com where he has catalogued and observed web design trends for the past six years. He's the content director for HOW Interactive Design and the author of the Web Designer's Idea Book series.