Bill Gardner—the ebullient creator of LogoLounge—has made a career out of helping designers find inspiration and share their ideas with both clients and fellow creatives. In addition to founding the world’s largest online compendium of logos, Bill is a creative, teacher, author, and natural entertainer. In this audio-only course, Bill sits down with Justin Ahrens to share his story—that of an authentic Kansan who followed his DNA-destined career as he lives each day with a spirit of humility and gratefulness. Learn how Bill's family legacy set him on the path of brand design, how he found his footing in the world of corporate identity, and what inspired him to create LogoLounge.

BIM 360 is a powerful, full-featured tool for managing construction projects. Using this platform, architects, engineers, and construction professionals can speed up their workflow by moving their projects off of their local servers and into the cloud. In this course, learn what you need to know to get a project up and running with BIM 360. Instructor Eric Wing provides an overview of the different BIM 360 applications, their purpose, and how to purchase just what you need. He then covers how to configure Revit to work correctly with BIM 360, set up your hub, and start creating projects. Plus, discover how to assign users, set permissions, and work with models. Upon wrapping up this course, you'll have the knowledge you need to get a project configured and connected to Revit, as well as publish the project's models.

Worksharing allows design teams to access, and make changes to, a single Revit project simultaneously. With BIM Collaborate Pro (formerly known as BIM 360 Design), users can collaborate using cloud worksharing, much like they would on their local area network—making it easy for firms with distributed teams to work together seamlessly. In this course, instructor Paul F. Aubin steps through how to configure BIM Collaborate Pro and integrate it into your daily workflow. Discover how to join your first BIM Collaborate project and set up Autodesk Construction Cloud, as well as how to work with Revit links, open and edit Civil 3D files from the cloud, and more. Best of all, the functionality of BIM Collaborate Pro leverages Autodesk cloud-based team sharing solutions, which means that your Revit models and other associated project files can be made accessible to all stakeholders including internal users, clients, and external consultants in a highly secure environment.

Gain insight on how building information modeling (BIM) managers use Revit, and how you can align this software with your company's standards and workflow. To begin, learn how to create custom borders and shared parameters, and add a symbol list. Next, see how to create custom templates using filters, phasing, and project browser organization. This course shows you how to perform these steps and how to model callout tags, elevation markers, sections, and levels, as well as set up a typical Revit work-sharing environment and master details model.

Blender is a powerful open-source solution for 2D and 3D modeling, animation, compositing, and post-production. In this course, get a thorough overview of the feature set in Blender 2.91 and beyond, as well as practical production techniques that combine know-how with a healthy dose of how-to. Instructor David Andrade dives into specific techniques, such as scene layout and modeling, sculpting, texturing and shading, 2D and 3D animation, character rigging, dynamic simulations, rendering, and game engine exporting. Plus, get performance-boosting tricks to get Blender to render your creations even faster. Each lesson helps you gain the control and skill you need to create professional artwork for multiple platforms: games, movies, and animation.

Interested in creating realistic environments for animation, architectural visualization, or games? This course can help you get started. Join instructor Darrin Lile as he steps through how to create a scene with Blender and Substance Painter. Darrin shows how to model rooms, explaining how to create the walls, doors, and windows of a coworking space. He goes over how to create furniture and appliances using key modeling tools and modifiers in Blender, as well as how to UV map the office desks, stools, chairs, and other 3D objects in the scene. Darrin then discusses how to bring your files into Substance Painter and apply realistic textures to your models. To wrap up, he demonstrates how to add lights and render your scene using both the Eevee and Cycles render engines in Blender.

Blockchain technology emerged in tandem with Bitcoin, but its potential far exceeds its function in the world of cryptocurrency. Blockchain offers enterprises a way to store all manner of data in a more secure, efficient, and validated manner—a boon for companies of all stripes. In this course, learn how to tap into the power of enterprise blockchain as a developer as you build a working application using Hyperledger Fabric in Microsoft Azure. Instructor Gurinder Singh Mann explores the fundamentals of enterprise blockchain and covers the basics of the Hyperledger Fabric network, an enterprise-grade permissioned distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform. After digging into setup and key concepts, Gurinder steps through how to build an app using Hyperledger Fabric. A capstone challenge and solution at the end of the course provide you with hands-on experience.

Body language is an essential part of our communication. But how many of the body language tips we’ve learned are outdated? The politics of body language have shifted. In this course, instructor Erica Dhawan explains how people can succeed by leveraging their authenticity and natural strengths, in both traditional and digital settings. Erica discusses how to understand your body language style and be self-aware of the body language you use. She goes over the importance of understanding the specific culture and expectations of your work environment, then covers how to master your body language to present yourself authentically as an executive leader. Erica describes how you can show executive presence while leading online meetings and video calls. She concludes with how to spot the body language cues of inclusion and exclusion and follow up by using positive body language cues to advocate for unheard voices.

While your skills, training, and education are all key factors in how well you perform at your job, emotional intelligence has been shown to be one of the greatest predictors of workplace success. In this audio-only course, Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield help you learn the art of engaging with emotions and thoughts in greater depth. As you enhance your capacity to work with the full spectrum of feelings that arise, you can begin to develop increased clarity and empathy. A mindful investigation of the stories that play in your consciousness is explored here, allowing you to face interactions with less reactivity and more grace.

This course was created by Sounds True. We are pleased to offer this training in our library.

This audio-only course was designed to help you enhance your ability to navigate the workday using mindfulness techniques. Underneath the surface of your turbulent thoughts and habitual judgments lies a silent awareness capable of limitless compassion. This course can help you open more deeply to the profound inner stillness that is available to every one of us at any moment. Here, Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield teach you how to reconnect with your natural resilience and kindness.

This course was created by Sounds True. We are pleased to offer this training in our library.

Bootstrap—a front-end framework using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript—is designed to help developers quickly and easily build responsive, mobile-ready websites that are cross-browser compatible. An open-source framework, Bootstrap features a 12-column grid and components that are ready to use. In this course, Ray Villalobos helps you get started with Bootstrap 5, providing an overview of all of the features in this popular framework. Ray covers installation options, and walks through the basic styles that normalize how your content is displayed on different platforms and browsers, before moving into detailed coverage of more advanced features, including typography and flexbox layouts. Learn how to use the layout components to create a full-featured website and make it interactive with components such as carousels, accordions, alerts, and tooltips. Plus, learn how to build beautifully designed and usable forms that validate user input.

Bootstrap 5 boasts a number of major changes and improvements to the popular front-end framework. If you’ve been curious about making the switch to Bootstrap 5, this course prepares you to tackle the migration process. Join Ray Villalobos as he highlights the new features and changes you can access in this upgrade. Ray explains how to approach new components such as cards, as well as how to work with flexbox containers and display properties. After he familiarizes you with what’s new in Bootstrap 5, he explains how to migrate a website from Bootstrap 4 to 5. Ray also goes over how to handle some of the more challenging aspects of the migration process, including migrating carousels and navigation tables.

Why is it critical to align your external brand identity and internal organizational culture for brand leadership? How can you avoid common brand- and culture-building mistakes? How do you cultivate employee brand engagement? In this course, bestselling author and keynote speaker Denise Lee Yohn answers these questions and more. Denise introduces brand-culture fusion and discusses how organizations of all types and sizes create competitive advantage and future-proof their businesses with it. She explains how to build an organizational culture, then shows how to achieve brand-culture fusion through an overarching purpose and core values, organizational design and operational processes, culture-changing employee experiences, and more. Denise concludes by covering the requirements for success in brand leadership and integrating and aligning brand and culture to achieve brand leadership.

In this audio-only course, host Zach Nunn speaks with Danisha Lomax, VP and National Paid Social Lead at Digitas NA, to discuss how individuals can brand themselves more effectively and authentically to attract Black and brown talent. Danisha goes over finding first-to-market opportunities, negotiating favorable rates, and having conversations with a multicultural audience. She and Zach cover leaning into social media advertising and becoming your own first PR agent. They dive into the future landscape of branding and the value of authentic messaging, then conclude with making minorities heard in digital marketing and using your appearance to be creative and show your authentic side.

Zach Nunn is part of Living Corporate, a multimedia diversity, equity, and inclusion platform that centers and amplifies black and brown professionals in the workplace through narrative storytelling.

Note: This course was created by Living Corporate. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

Most budgets fail. But it’s not because the people who made them failed—it’s because they were set up to fail. Budgets are useless if they don’t work in real life. In this course, learn how to create a budget that meets you where you are. Financial planner and fintech consultant Natalie Taylor explains how to overcome the most common budgeting pitfalls, budget based on your values, and set achievable goals. She also shares tips on balancing spending and saving, discusses how to plan for unexpected costs, and demystifies the question of “How can I budget and still enjoy life?” If you want to transform your budgets from stressful to successful, take this course to build a budget that works for you.

This course was created by Madecraft. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

Do you need to commission someone to make a video for you or your organization? Join instructor Rich Harrington as he lays out the nuts and bolts of budgets and proposals for video projects. Rich shows you how to determine what capabilities you have and what you will outsource or partner with others. He goes over setting your rates, determining the scope of your project, and creating a budget. At the end of the course, he creates a well-versed budget, proposal, and invoice for the sample project, which can serve as templates for future projects.

Note: This course was created by RHED Pixel. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

Do you want to get into project management? Maybe you’re already in project management, but you want to grow. Either way, this course shows you how to transition into project management, develop a strong brand, and advance your project management career. Project management and marketing expert Oliver Yarbrough walks you through how to create a solid foundation for your career, gain relevant experience, and advance to the next level. Oliver discusses how to grow a career instead of a job, determine your motivation, and think entrepreneurially. He points out three paths to project management and how to get the experience you need in each scenario. Oliver goes over ways you can continue to grow your career, then finishes up with a series of pro tips, like earning in-demand credentials and developing a strong brand.

GitHub Actions are the future. In this course, learn how to deploy containerized applications with a Python Flask API using GitHub Actions. Find out how to start the project with the Python Flask API and discover the function of the API in this deployment. Discover how to build the functioning Docker container that you will need to deploy a containerized application. Learn how to install the Azure CLI so that you can push your changes to Azure easily, then explore the Azure API GitHub repository. Finally, run your GitHub Action workflow and go over the workflow you have created.

Note: This course was created by CloudSkills. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

Most web developers today do their work supported by a variety of tools: IDEs, code repositories, test systems, and more. However, most people don't get to use those tools when they’re just starting out on their web developer training, and generally get introduced to them as parts, without seeing how they fit together. In this project-based course, Oluchi Okpala presents a simple example developers can easily follow while seeing how the tools fit together around it. If you have a basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, but want to learn more about how they all work together to create today’s dynamic and interactive content, this course is for you.

It doesn't matter how you got into debt. What matters is how you're going to get out. It can feel like you're at the bottom of a deep well with no way out. You still have expenses to pay—so you feel like you're only tunneling deeper. But it's not an impossible situation. Eliminating debt starts by changing the spending habits that landed you here in the first place and developing new, positive money habits. In this course, you can learn time-tested tips and put a clear plan in place to accelerate the process of building wealth. Find out how to protect what you have, save what you earn, and pay off the bills you owe, using practical techniques, rules, and worksheets. See real-life examples featuring scenarios such as student and medical debt. Plus, discover how to build your financial savviness and shore up your future by investing funds wisely.

This course was created by WealthFit. We are pleased to host this content in our library.