Learn web design with these tutorials & resources

A web designer friend recently asked what resources I used to teach myself web design. I sent her the following list of resources which I used (and still use). She wasn't interested in WordPress (a shame, but I forgive her), so I excluded my WordPress-specific resources.

I also spoke about these resources at GRWebDev, a web development meetup in Grand Rapids, MI, on April 22, 2013.

If you have any favorites I didn't include, please let me know and I'll check them out.

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Video training

  • LinkedIn Learning (subscription)
  • Treehouse (subscription) (I haven't used this, but I've heard good things)
  • OSTraining (subscription). Because I took an in-person WordPress class I received 6 months of access to their video library. The WordPress tutorials are good, and others probably are too.
  • CSS-Tricks Screencasts

Non-training videos: An Event Apart videos

Interactive training (non-video)

Podcasts

Here's a list of my favorite web design podcasts. I also have other posts about podcasts.

Other websites

Books

You can find book summaries here.

Groups

Local groups are a great way to meet others you can trade tips with. There are a lot on Meetup, but you can also find them by asking around or googling. There are a lot of WordPress meetups and conferences (WordCamps), and I'll bet you can find equivalents for your focus area.

Social media

Follow and interact with web designers you want to learn from. As you meet people online or offline, follow them on Twitter, follow their blogs, etc.

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6 comments on “Learn web design with these tutorials & resources”

  1. So good to see!
    I've followed a similar route of learning web design, but have felt a bit embarrassed to say that I taught myself, and on a shoe-string. However, I have made some expensive mistakes, and not charged enough for a few jobs. But I put this all down to experience and part of the training.
    In the long run, what does it matter how you learn as long as the end result is good?

  2. Thanks for sharing the useful resources from where we can learn many new things about website designing and other things by looking the video tutorials on lynda.

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