is not code

The future of web design

February 8, 2018

Hi

  • Customer Success Specialist for Webflow
  • Web designer at Illumina
  • Started fiddling with web design at age 13

the rundown:

  • 30min - Talk on ux, web design & the future
  • 1.5 hours - Hands-on workshop using Webflow
  • Q&A

Let's talk about UX

What is UX?

#badUX

Design a website UX

like a restaurant

4 main pieces to a great UX

in a restaurant

  • Fresh ingredients

  • Clean kitchen

  • Beautiful dining area

  • Fast wait staff

  • Content, Images, etc.

  • Folder structure, file naming

  • Website design

  • Webhost

Why do graphic designers
hate web design?

Web design is a creative industry that hasn't evolved

The future of Web Design

is not code

Enter Webflow

  • Designer tool - design sites without coding, in real-time
  • CMS editor for clients - create databases without coding
  • Hosting - 2-click publish
  • Security - Amazon Web Servers

Graphic designers are

the best web designers

(I'm not pandering. seriously.)

Hands-on workshop

  • Rebuild the Tesla.com homepage
  • Build a database for a blog
  • Design a blog page
  • Make everything responsive 
  • Publish it live

Clone the project

webflow.com/website/plnu

Q&A time

Before you go:

  • university.webflow.com
  • nelson@webflow.com
  • twitter.com/thepixelgeek
  • Tuesdays - 10am - youtube.com/webflow

One more thing:

  • 6 months Lite account plan coupon code
  • PLNU-ROCKS

THANK

YOU

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