FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Boston, October 14, 2016 — Aquent Gymnasium is pleased to announce the launch of Modern Web Design, a full-length course taught by Web Standards expert Aaron Gustafson. The course is free and available online 24/7.

Modern Web Design is perfect for designers, aspiring front-end developers, and other creatives who want to expand their skills and take their career to a new level. In six hours of instruction, students will learn how to mark up content with semantic HTML, use CSS as a design tool, and add interactivity to web pages with JavaScript.

Beyond the basics, you will also learn how to build a responsive website that works seamlessly on all devices and platforms. Upon completion of this course, you will have built a multi-page responsive website that utilizes all of your new skills.

The only prerequisites for this course are familiarity with the web and experience with a text editor such as Sublime Text, Atom, BBEdit, etc.

Instructor Aaron Gustafson said, “I know you’ll love this course. It could even transform your career!”

About the Instructor Aaron Gustafson is a web standards and accessibility advocate at Microsoft, where he works closely with the browser team. He is former manager of the Web Standards Project, and, among his many accomplishments, is the author of the “modern classic” Adaptive Web Design. Get started learning by registering here.

About Gymnasium

Aquent Gymnasium offers free, online courses for digital, creative and communications professionals to equip them with in demand skills and advance their careers.

Digital designers, front-end developers, and marketers all benefit from courses that consider diverse learning approaches and real-world problem solving from instructors who are at the top of their field.

We use job placement analytics as well as feedback from our clients to create courses that bridge the skills gap for companies who seek to take advantage of emerging technologies and remain competitive.

Why free? Lifelong learning is central to Aquent’s cultural values and finds its way into almost all of our business strategies. Because we’ve always known that there is a clear connection between learning and career advancement, Gymnasium was created to serve both talent and client in meeting the demand for skilled professionals. To date, hundreds of newly-certified professionals have been placed in roles with our clients.

Browse our course catalog and find out more at thegymnasium.com

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