{"id":532,"date":"2023-10-26T12:04:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T16:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/?page_id=532"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T00:36:41","slug":"advanced-training-module-1-homepage-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/advanced-training\/advanced-training-module-1-homepage-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Training Module 1: Homepage Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Advanced Training Module 1: Homepage Design\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                                    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your homepage is often the first impression visitors have of your website. It should clearly communicate who you are, what you do, and help visitors quickly find the information they need most.<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this module, you&#8217;ll learn how to plan, structure, and build an effective homepage using cutheme blocks and content. You&#8217;ll also explore examples and best practices that can help you make informed design decisions for your own site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"learning-outcomes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning Outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the end of this module, you will be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apply homepage design patterns to your own website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify the key components of an effective homepage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understand how homepage content supports visitor goals and site objectives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plan a homepage layout using appropriate content and block types.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create engaging homepage sections using banners, cards, listings, calls to action, and other blocks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluate homepage designs using established usability and content best practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    \n    \n\n\n                                                                                                       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                          \n\n\n<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h2 id=\"all-homepage-design-modules\" class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        All Homepage Design Modules\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <\/header>\n        \n                \n        <div class=\"cu-loading hidden text-center mx-auto h-6 w-6 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]\" role=\"status\">\n    <span class=\"!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]\">\n        Loading&#8230;\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n                                        \n        <p class=\"cu-no-posts hidden\">\n            No\n            page\n\n            posts 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