GitHub has become the industry-standard version control and publishing platform for web developers, but it's great for designers too. This course shows web designers how GitHub can dramatically improve their workflow and assist in creating and publishing sites. Senior lynda.com author James Williamson shows how to sign up for an account and install GitHub client and Git, the version control system GitHub is based on. He then shows you how to use Github to work with team members and collaborate with contributors to open-source projects.

Topics include:

• Creating an account
• Installing GitHub
• Git basics
• Adding files to Git
• Checking differences
• Creating, switching, and updating branches
• Creating a new GitHub repository
• Managing files with the GitHub client
• Working with collaborators

 GitHub for Web Designers