
Discover how to create a flat design one-page website with Photoshop and Illustrator, guided by an experienced designer who shares design trends and how to create and sell template mockups.
Explore flat design theory, a minimalist UI style that removes drop shadows, gradients, and textures in favor of flat colors and typography for web sites and web applications.
Use Photoshop and Illustrator to design a one-page website, with no special settings needed to start. Import vector artwork from Illustrator into Photoshop to scale images for the home page.
Discover helpful sites for flat design, including color pickers with hex codes for Photoshop and Illustrator. Access free image packs, Google Fonts, and typography resources to enhance your one-page site.
Explore flat design for a one-page website by selecting colors for the web, pairing bold and thin fonts, and applying rounded fonts in Photoshop.
Learn to create a flat design one-page site by building header, navigation, services, work, and footer sections, with mobile-first responsive layouts and clean layer organization.
Learn to create header icons in Illustrator using flat design techniques, with pen and shape tools, flat colors, and subtle shadows.
Create header icons for a flat design in Illustrator, building a camera, clock, and music icons with rounded shapes, shadows, transparency, and anchor-point techniques.
Import Illustrator assets as smart objects in Photoshop, preserving vector sharpness while scaling the header. Arrange icons, text placeholders, and buttons for a centered, flat design header.
Design and polish the service section of a flat design homepage by using Photoshop and Illustrator to craft typography, icons, and service groups with clean alignment, spacing, and centered text.
learn to design a service section icon set in Illustrator for a flat design one page website, using colors from Photoshop and Pathfinder to craft a browser and lightbulb icons.
Create the service section in Photoshop by arranging icons as smart objects, designing a text logo with bold and thin fonts, and applying dynamic color for a cohesive flat design.
Extend the work section into a larger gallery by using clipping masks, strokes, and smart objects in Photoshop and Illustrator, with placeholders and three image layouts.
Master the about me section by importing vector social icons in Illustrator, applying color overlays, and distributing Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn icons, with text and a simple avatar in Photoshop.
Change the footer text to black on a white background, insert a copyright line, and center it for a clean one-page layout.
Finish the one-page template and enhance the home page with a start button, flat shadows, gradients or patterns, and a clipping-mask background in Photoshop and Illustrator.
Explore the second template for a flat one-page website, focusing on a modern style for a company showcase. Switch up fonts and apply a refreshed look before starting in Photoshop.
Design a one page header in Photoshop by combining a background image with bold typography, a navigation bar, and call to action buttons.
Design the service section of a flat one-page site by applying a vibrant orange button and refining typography. Build vector elements in Illustrator using Pathfinder, anchor points, and strokes.
Design and prototype a service section in a flat design webpage using Illustrator and Photoshop, building browser-like UI elements, applying color and stroke, and using clipping masks and typography.
Design a flat stats section in photoshop and illustrator, displaying bold stats such as sales, lines of code, cups of coffee, and hours worked on a midnight blue background.
Learn to design a skills section for a flat design page by blending an image with color, applying clipping masks, and presenting six colorful skill sections.
Import vector icons from a flat site into Illustrator and apply color overlays to skills section. Group icons for web design, logo creation, digital painting, image manipulation, and align text.
Design an engaging about me section for a flat design site by using a background image with a white gradient, a profile circle, and social media icons.
Expand the about me section by enlarging the profile and social media area and visualize skills with a Photoshop and Illustrator progress bar. Add a work experience timeline with dividers.
Design a quotes section as a slider to display client testimonials with photos, quotes, and names, using a stock background and clipping masks for a clean, accessible typography.
Create a contact section using the page's orange color, add a call-to-action button, and craft clouds in Illustrator, then bring them into Photoshop as smart objects to refine the layout.
Design the contact section for a flat design page by layering a cloud, making email and phone icons in Illustrator, and keeping orange on white for a cohesive corporate identity.
Design and finalize a website footer by adjusting colors, applying a clipping mask for cloud graphics, adding copyright and about me links, and implementing a scroll-to-top button.
Change the font to rail way, update the header image, adjust the background, and add hover effects and a stroke to images, plus refine the navigation and call-to-action buttons.
"Good design is good business." - Thomas J. Watson
Why?
Just sit down one weekend and earn a skill that you can profit from for a long time, it's easy as that and thats what is seperating YOU from other people. You are here to gain a new skill and go further with your life. This course isn't about coding a website template, it's just about the designing process! You're going to see an in-depth course on how to create TWO flat design and one-page layout websites with Photoshop and Illustrator. Flat design is really the top-notch trend right now, everyone wants to master it and big companies are using it for their products for example Apple with iOS8 and OSX Yosemite, as well as Microsoft with their Metro UI. Combining flat design and one-page layouts is really setting a new trend right now. It looks great, modern and fresh, but it's also simplistic which is why people are going to stay on your website.
What you'll earn
Content and Short Overview
28 lectures and over 5 hours of material, as well as source files are going to show you, how to do successful webdesign with Photoshop and Illustrator, especially with modern styles. If you are having troubles or want more content, just write a post in the Udemy course-forum and I'll try to do my best to record a new video and add it to this course so you'll have the best experience while studying your new skill.
Be the next generation of web designers
"Hard work beats talent when talent doesnt work." - Kevin Durant.
This quote of Kevin Durant was always my strongest motivation when starting to earn a new skill. Working on yourself on a daily basis is the key to success, you invest in YOURSELF and profit from it for a long time. Start with this course on flat design and one-page websites, continue with HTML/CSS and coding in another course and start adding skills to your skillset every month and trust me, you will be successful!