Designing a Portfolio Website with Muse

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Free Online Course: Designing a Portfolio Website with Muse provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Designing a Portfolio Website with Muse is taught by Nigel French.

Overview
  • Create a website that showcases your portfolio by using Adobe Muse. Learn how to add slideshows, buttons, links, and navigation and publish your site to the web.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • What you should know
    • What you need to follow along
    • Technical considerations
    1. Plan Your Portfolio
    • The purpose of your online portfolio
    • Find inspiration
    • Consider a template
    • Create a wireframe
    2. Set Up Your Site in Muse
    • Start a new site
    • Choose a color palette
    • Set typography styles
    • Establish a grid
    • Header and footer setup
    • Add navigation
    • Add social media icons
    • Block out content regions
    • Set page anchors
    • Add an autoplay slideshow
    3. Display Your Work
    • Prepare your assets
    • Create thumbnail images
    • Create thumbnail buttons
    • Create project pages and slideshows
    4. Add Pages
    • Set greeting
    • Create an About page
    • Create a Contact page
    • Set project captions
    • Link pages together
    5. Make Your Site Responsive
    • Breakpoint considerations
    • Set breakpoints
    • Set tablet breakpoint
    • Create an accordion menu
    • Mobile breakpoint considerations
    6. Publish the Site
    • Test your site
    • Publish your site
    • SEO considerations
    Conclusion
    • Next steps