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Web Design Courses for Beginners

Beginner web design courses can help you learn HTML, CSS, responsive design, and basic graphic design principles. You can build skills in creating user-friendly layouts, optimizing images for the web, and implementing accessibility standards. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe XD for prototyping, WordPress for content management, and Figma for collaborative design, showing how these resources can enhance your projects and streamline your workflow.

Popular Beginner Web Design Courses and Certifications

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University of Michigan
Web Design for Everybody: Basics of Web Development & Coding
Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Web Development Tools, Javascript, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design and Development, Debugging, Web Language, Front-End Web Development, Verification And Validation, Web Development, Interactive Design, Event-Driven Programming, Web Frameworks, Application Frameworks
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
35K reviews
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Status: Free Trial
IBM
Introduction to HTML, CSS, & JavaScript
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, Javascript, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Scripting, Browser Compatibility, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development
4.4
Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
856 reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free Trial
Status: AI skills
Google
Google UX Design
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Storyboarding, Wireframing, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, User Experience, Usability Testing, Information Architecture, Presentations, Web Design, User Research, Design Thinking, Figma (Design Software), Usability, Design Reviews, Persona (User Experience), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Mobile Development, Web Presence, Interviewing Skills
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4.8
Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
99K reviews
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months
Status: Free Trial
Google
Build Dynamic User Interfaces (UI) for Websites
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Web Design, User Experience Design, Design Reviews, Wireframing, User Experience, Usability Testing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Research, User Centered Design, Design Research, Layout Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Software Design Documents, Prototyping, Mockups, Figma (Design Software), Information Architecture
4.8
Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
3.9K reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free Trial
California Institute of the Arts
UI / UX Design
Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, Wireframing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Persona (User Experience), User Experience, Mockups, User Experience Design, UI/UX Strategy, Responsive Web Design, Web Design, User Interface (UI), Adobe XD, User Interface (UI) Design, Visual Design, Digital Design, User Centered Design, Interaction Design, Prototyping, Graphic and Visual Design, User Research
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
8.1K reviews
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Status: Free Trial
Johns Hopkins University
HTML, CSS, and Javascript for Web Developers
Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Ajax, Javascript, Responsive Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Development Environment, Web Development, Web Development Tools, Web Design and Development, JSON, Web Applications, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Browser Compatibility, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Event-Driven Programming, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
17K reviews
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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University of London
HTML: How to Build a Website
Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Development Tools, Web Design and Development, Web Design, Semantic Web, Web Content, Web Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free Trial
IBM
Designing User Interfaces and Experiences (UI/UX)
Skills you'll gain: User Centered Design, User Experience Design, Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Web Design and Development, Prototyping, Front-End Web Development, Graphic and Visual Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Figma (Design Software), Design Elements And Principles, Web Design, Wireframing, Typography, Application Design, Layout Design, UI Components, Web Applications, Mobile Development, Design Thinking
4.5
Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
315 reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Status: Free Trial
University of California, Davis
Web Development for Beginners
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Color Theory, Version Control, Typography, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Software Versioning, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, AI Integrations, Application Deployment, Image Quality, Web Development Tools, User Interface (UI) Design
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
3.7K reviews
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Status: Free Trial
California Institute of the Arts
Graphic Design
Skills you'll gain: Graphic and Visual Design, Typography, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Visual Design, Design, Color Theory, Design Elements And Principles, Ideation, Creative Design, Logo Design, Visual Storytelling, Design Software, Conceptual Design, Brand Strategy, Design Reviews, Layout Design, Style Guides, Digital Design, Art History
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
22K reviews
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Status: Free Trial
EDUCBA
XHTML Front-End Web Design with CSS
Skills you'll gain: Browser Compatibility, Responsive Web Design, UI Components, HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design and Development, Web Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Semantic Web, Verification And Validation, Interactive Design, User Interface (UI), Typography, Web Development Tools, Usability, Web Language, Web Development, Extensible Languages and XML
4.9
Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
45 reviews
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Status: Free Trial
Adobe
Design Fundamentals with AI
Skills you'll gain: Adobe Express, Typography, Logo Design, Responsible AI, Digital Design, Layout Design, Creative Design, Visual Design, Usability, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic Design, AI powered creativity, Adobe Firefly, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Color Theory, Design Software, Collaborative Software, Content Creation, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI Agents
4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
1.7K reviews
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

In summary, here are 10 of our most popular web design courses

Web Design for Everybody: Basics of Web Development & Coding: University of Michigan
Introduction to HTML, CSS, & JavaScript: IBM
Google UX Design: Google
Build Dynamic User Interfaces (UI) for Websites: Google
UI / UX Design: California Institute of the Arts
HTML, CSS, and Javascript for Web Developers: Johns Hopkins University
HTML: How to Build a Website: University of London
Designing User Interfaces and Experiences (UI/UX): IBM
Web Development for Beginners: University of California, Davis
Graphic Design: California Institute of the Arts