CreativeJS for non-coders
If your 2012 new year’s resolution is to learn to code, then this is the course for you. Aimed at designers, artists and anyone else with a creative bent, this course starts from scratch and assumes no pre-existing knowledge.
“I’d always had a mental block about JavaScript, but that’s well and truly gone after Seb’s course. And it was great fun too.” – Bruce Lawson, Author “Introducing HTML5”
This workshop is different – every concept and principle we learn about is visual. We learn about variables by changing the position of rectangles. We learn about loops by making multiple shapes on the screen. Arrays and animation with particle systems, and logic and objects with a simple game engine.
Pre-requisites
No coding experience is required. None! If you’ve done a bit of HTML or CSS that’ll probably be helpful though. This is for visual creative people, so expect to have some fun.
Upcoming workshops:
| CreativeJS for non-coders | Brighton, UK | 28-29 Mar 2012 | Booking Info |
Registration 9:30am Training 10am to 5pm each day
Ticket sales start 7 Feb 12pm
Prices from £599 for 2 days. Limited freelancer discounts of 30%.
CreativeJS and HTML5
The original Creative JavaScript course, covering truly beautiful visual effects with JavaScript and HTML5. Learn how to draw, animate, and create truly interactive content, including advanced mouse interactions, pixel manipulation, image blending, physics, 3D and games.
“Seb’s workshop was a delight… it is a must-attend: you’ll need these skills as a developer, but also you learn that it’s not nearly as hard as it looks.” – Paul Irish
What will be covered
We’ll start off with the basics of rendering into an HTML5 canvas, and animating simple objects with tweening, realtime easing and sequencing. We’ll then learn how to simulate physics without rocket science. And what better way to use physics than to make a particle system with sparks, smoke and explosions?
Working in two dimensions is fun but three is better! We’ll demystify 3D rendering by creating our own simple 3D system. And then move on to more complex examples using Mr.doob’s three.js library. We’ll also examine the differences between using canvas, DOM and SVG graphics to learn how to choose which one is right for us.
Finally we’ll explore how we can use these new found skills to make games.
Pre-requisites
This course works equally well for programmers and designers. Whether you’re a coder who is excited about working with visual interactivity, or a designer who’s worked with basic JavaScript you’ll love learning creative code techniques.
Upcoming workshops:
| CreativeJS and HTML5 | Amsterdam, NL | 12-13 Apr 2012 | Booking Info |
Registration 9:30am Training 10am to 5pm each day
Ticket sales start 7 Feb 12pm
Prices from €799 for 2 days. Limited freelancer discounts of 30%.
| CreativeJS and HTML5 | Brighton, UK | 16-18 May 2012 | Booking Info |
Registration 9:30am Training 10am to 5pm each day
Ticket sales start 7 Feb 12pm
Prices from £849 for 3 days. Limited freelancer discounts of 30%.
The Workshops
CreativeJS Training is a series of workshops focused on teaching visual effects and JavaScript in a creative way to both hardcore coders and designers with no programming experience. Running since early 2010 world-wide, these workshops sell out fast and have proved to be hugely popular.
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The CreativeJS Training workshops are taught by Seb Lee-Delisle, creative coder extordinare. Seb makes cool stuff with a wide range of platforms and technology. More about Seb.
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