Book now Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 March 2015
Whether you want to promote your business, host an online CV or explore a personal passion, building a website is a significant, but daunting, progression from blogging. But it's easier to master than you think. This step-by-step course shows how to use the latest web standards – HTML5 and CSS3 – to design websites from scratch, or modify existing website builders such as WordPress.
Over the weekend you'll learn how to make your website look and function the way you want it to. By the end of the course, you'll be able to build a basic framework for a website and have got to grips with all the fundamental elements like headers, paragraphs, links, images, tables and sidebars. You'll leave having built a website, and you will also be familiar with style and layout techniques, as well as advanced navigation effects to give your site a professional look and feel. The course also provides provides follow-on email tutorials to assist you with further learning.
PLEASE NOTE: Students on this course should be comfortable using computers, but no specific software knowledge is needed.
This course is for you if...
- You want to build a website but have never written code before
- You know older versions of the languages but want to learn the new techniques
- You're a non-coder who owns a website and want to communicate with your development team better
Course description
This is a highly practical course that teaches the fundamentals of the languages upon which all websites are built. Attendees will finish the course having built a functioning website, and will receive follow-up email tutorials to assist with further learning. Topics covered during the weekend include:
- The building blocks of web design: discovering HTML5 Elements
- The style of web design: learn CSS3 properties and values
- How to apply styles in CSS3 to the elements of HTML5
- Build a simple website using these techniques
- How these languages apply to everything on the web
Tutor profile
Carlo Rossi has 20 years' experience in print and web design. He currently works as a web element designer at the Guardian, and as a freelance web designer.
Book now Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 March 2015
Details
Dates: Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 March 2015
Times: 10am-4pm
Location: The Guardian, 90 York Way, King's Cross, London N1 9GU
Price: £449 (includes VAT, booking fee, lunch and refreshments)
Event capacity: 16
Testimonials from previous Guardian Masterclasses
Excellent balance between 'chalk and talk' and practical exercises.
Lecturer was knowledgeable and engaging. Was happy to attempt to address the many queries from the class in good spirits yet draw the class back to the main content.
Carlo has a natural teaching style, is knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the subject and conveyed information very clearly.
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Returns policy
Tickets may be refunded if you contact us at least 14 days before the course start date. Please see our terms and conditions for more information on our refund policy.
