8-Week Intensive

Frontend Development 1: UI & Responsiveness

Learn how to build stunning, fast, and fully responsive websites from scratch. Master HTML, CSS, Tailwind, and cutting-edge AI tools to translate beautiful designs into clean, production-ready code.

What You Will Achieve:

  • Build fluid, responsive layouts using CSS Flexbox and Grid.
  • Rapidly style modern UI components using Tailwind CSS & daisyUI.
  • Leverage AI tools to convert Figma designs directly into code.
  • Manage your codebase and collaborate using Git & GitHub.
  • Design, build, and deploy a complete, multi-page capstone website.
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Prerequisites:Basic computer skills. No coding experience needed!
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Course Syllabus

  • Overview:
  • Understanding how the web works: HTML5 structure and semantic elements.
  • CSS3 fundamentals: selectors, the box model, and basic styling.
  • The core concepts of Responsive Web Design (RWD) and mobile-first principles.
  • Using AI to explain CSS properties and generate semantic HTML structures.
  • Outcome:
  • You can build and style a well-structured, mobile-friendly webpage from scratch.
  • Overview:
  • Mastering 1D layouts with Flexbox: alignment, distribution, and wrapping.
  • Mastering 2D layouts with CSS Grid: rows, columns, tracks, and gaps.
  • Grid vs. Flexbox: Knowing exactly when to use which (and how to combine them).
  • Mini-Project:
  • Build a responsive bento-box style portfolio gallery using both Flexbox and Grid.
  • Overview:
  • Shifting paradigms: Introduction to utility-first CSS with Tailwind.
  • Rapid prototyping: Building layouts instantly without writing custom CSS files.
  • Supercharging Tailwind by adding the daisyUI component library.
  • Building complex UI elements (modals, drawers, accords) instantly.
  • Mini-Project:
  • Build a modern SaaS pricing page using Tailwind utility classes and daisyUI.
  • Overview:
  • Bridging the gap between Design and Development.
  • Using AI-powered Figma-to-code plugins (like Anima, Locofy, or Builder.io).
  • Prompting AI models (like Gemini) to convert UI screenshots into functional Tailwind code.
  • Cleaning up and refactoring AI-generated UI code for production.
  • Outcome:
  • You can radically speed up your frontend workflow by leveraging AI design-to-code tools.
  • Overview:
  • The importance of Core Web Vitals and load times.
  • Image optimization techniques (formats, srcset, and sizes attributes).
  • Implementing lazy loading for images and media.
  • Optimizing web font loading to prevent layout shifts.
  • Outcome:
  • Your web pages will load blazingly fast on both 5G and slow 3G mobile networks.
  • Overview:
  • Why professional teams rely on Version Control.
  • Basic Git workflow: init, add, commit, push, and pull.
  • Setting up a repository on GitHub.
  • Hosting sites for free with GitHub Pages or Vercel.
  • Outcome:
  • You can manage your codebase like a pro and deploy projects live to the internet.
  • Overview:
  • Project scoping: Designing the UI/UX for your final responsive website.
  • Setting up the project repository, Tailwind configuration, and folder structure.
  • Using AI to brainstorm layouts and generate starter boilerplates.
  • Building the mobile-first foundations of your application.
  • Overview:
  • Fleshing out a fully responsive, multi-page website from scratch.
  • Integrating Flexbox, Grid, and Tailwind CSS seamlessly.
  • Testing across real mobile and desktop environments.
  • Deploying the final product live to the web and submitting for review.
  • Assessment Criteria:
  • Flawless responsiveness, semantic code, and successful live deployment.