HTML5 Core Fundamentals for Aspiring Professional Developers

Get some unique industry tips that will help you design and develop professional looking websites.

Created by: Phil Cowcill
Professor & Developer

Created by: Krista Hildner
Designer & Developer at Development Made Simple, Teacher

What Will I Learn?

• Build a professional looking website.
• Apply the new HTML5 tags to create a web page structure.
• Create a unique look by adding new HTML5 image effects.
• Apply CSS rules to create a professional looking website.
• Incorporate Javascript to add interactivity to a website.
• Create and manipulate SVG graphics with CSS transitions.
• Create a responsive website with optimized layout for phones, tablets and desktops.
• Build a form with new HTML5 tags.
• Create animations with the canvas and DOM.

Requirements

• While this course uses Adobe Dreamweaver, any web editor will work. At times we will use some of the features of Dreamweaver, we will always show the HTML/CSS and Javascript code that can be typed in.
• There is no need for any previous development background.
• All you need is a computer and access to this course online!

Target audience

• This web design and development course is designed to step the novice developer through the process of building a professional website. You will learn a number of development and design techniques that step you towards becoming a professional developer.
• Aspiring web developers
• Designers and professionals
• Communications / Marketing or Project Managers who oversee electronic communication and would like a better understanding of development
• People who would like to explore web development as a career
• People looking to broaden thier skill set to include web
• Individuals looking to sharpen their existing web development skills
• Developers who would like to apply best practices to their work and projects
• Streamline and speed up development using Dreamweaver (although Dreamweaver isn't a requirement for this course, you can use another development tool of your choice)