Web design trends are constantly evolving and changing. As we move into 2023, there are a few key trends that are likely to shape the look and feel of websites in the coming years. Here are some of the top web design trends to watch for in 2023: Dark Mode: With the increasing popularity of OLED displays and the desire to reduce eye strain and save battery life, dark mode… Read More
November 2019 Platt College San Diego Open House
Join Us For Our Open House! Have you ever dreamed about designing marketing and branding materials, creating music videos, 3D character modeling for video games, or websites? Discover how you can earn a Graphic Design A.A.S. Degree or B.S. Degree in Media Arts at Platt College San Diego. Join us for a special behind the scenes tour of our campus! Open House Event Details: Date: Saturday, November 16th, 2019… Read More
Muse 2019
A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION MUSE Vol. 10 |Student Work In Review 2018-2019 Muse, our dear Platt College San Diego school publication has a new edition: Volume 10! The magazine is a compilation of the outstanding work produced by students in the last academic year, 2018-2019. The work produced in the classes is strong and compelling, Platt College students completing Associate and Bachelor programs are committed to excellent… Read More
Muse 2018
A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION: MUSE | Vol. 9 | 2017-18 Student Work in Review A new MUSE is out! The ninth edition of our inspiring school magazine bursts with creativity, dedication, well executed projects, cool graphics, fun memories, and more. The publication follows another academic year through the work of students completing Associate and Bachelor programs at Platt College San Diego. This issue, Volume 9, features Graphic… Read More
Advanced WordPress Meetup
Platt College San Diego hosts San Diego Advanced WordPress Meetup Tuesday 12 June 2018 @ 6PM Come ready to learn and share what you’ve been working on. Please RSVP at the Advanced WordPress Meetup page. Open Share Session: The format of this session will be open shares. Anyone who wants, will have the floor for 10 minutes to share anything they’ve been working on, learning about, or struggling with WordPress…. Read More
One on One With Fred Winton
Dave Downes: Hi Fred, thanks for sitting down with me for this interview. I’ll dive right in, what is your background in the industry? Fred Winton: My pleasure, well I began working in Web Design in 1994, I worked for several small firms in San Diego. Mostly in web development, working front end, HTML, CSS, JavaScript. Hand coding websites, back then the web was much different than it is today…. Read More
Platt Web Campaign Students Compete In A Codeathon
Platt College web design students currently in our Term 5 web campaign class taught by Fred Winton recently participated in a codeathon! What is a codeathon exactly? Well, the students are put into teams of 2 and given one class day (a total of 3.5 hours) to code a one page web layout from scratch. This is an excellent way to challenge the students to put their coding skills to… Read More
Web Designers vs. Web Developers: Who Does What?
Web designers and web developers work together to create appealing, functional websites. Although there are notable areas of overlap at times between these professions, web designers and web developers possess different skill sets and require different experience and education. Here is a closer look at the different things that web designers and web developers do as they collaborate to bring amazing websites to life. The basic roles of web designers… Read More
Code-a-thon Fun
Platt College Code-a-thon In Platt’s Web Design Term 5 class, Web Campaign, students are put to the test, and code a website designated by their instructor, Fred Winton, within their regular class time. In this stress-intensive time, the classes are broken up into groups of two or three. Each group must designate tasks or areas to concentrate on to each group member. This task is great for preparing the students… Read More
Top 10 Design Tutorials from May and June 2013
Popular Design Tutorials Platt College is home to many talented digital media designers who understand that learning can always be continued outside the classroom. One of the many ways they can add to their design knowledge is by using a variety of different tutorials that will help them learn extra tips or tricks. For this article we have compiled a collection of the 10 most popular tutorials that we have… Read More