Graphic Design Course

Details

Written by Nana Prempeh

This course explains how to create designs for business card, logo, website and newsletter using software like Adobe Photoshop,  and Adobe Illustrator. After completing our graphic design courses you would be able to create graphic design elements yourself.

The complete course is hands-on based. Few practical graphic design projects at the end of the course will ensure that you go through graphic design process.

This short graphic design training is hands-on, instructor-led and classroom based. This training can be taken as a part-time evening course or even on the weekends.

Who is Graphic Design training for?

This course is for you if you are interested in learning how to create graphics for print and graphics for web using industry standard tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator. This course is designed for complete beginners of graphic design. No previous experience of Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign is required.

Prerequisites for Graphic Design course

• You should be able to use computer and internet

What will I get?

• Training from professional graphic designers:
  Centre for Computer Literacy And Information Technology have been implementing professional graphic solutions across a range of designs for many years. Those consultants write and teach our graphic design training courses, so their experience directly informs course content.
• Real-time Practice and Projects:
  This graphic design course is designed to get you started in graphic design and that's why many exercises and projects make the core part of our graphic design training. We work on industry related projects in this graphic design course.
• Course Material:
  Electronic notes are included in this course.
• Course Completion Certificate:
  After completing this training you will receive a graphic design course completion certificate.
• Support and Careers Advice:
  After the course if you have any problems or questions regarding graphic design, do not hesitate to contact us. Training Dragon’s trainers and career consultants are expert in their fields and if you need any help with you career choice, please speak to one of our career consultants.

PART 1 Adobe Photoshop

Introduction

Introduction to Photoshop and Adobe Creative suite, Different file formats (PSD, JPG, TIFF, etc.) Different colour modes (RGB and CMYK), Resolution explained (What is DPI?)

The Photoshop Workspace

The menus, Palettes Tools

Photoshop Tools

Rectangular Marquee Tool, Move Tool, Polygon Lasso Tool, Magic Wand Tool, Crop Tool

Slice Tool, Healing Brush Tool, Brush Tool, Clone Stamp Tool, History Brush Tool, Eraser Tool

Gradient Tool, Blur Tool, Dodge Tool, Path Selection Tool, Horizontal Type Tool, Pen Tool

Rectangle Tool, Notes Tool, Eyedropper Tool, Hand Tool Zoom Tool, Colour Boxes

Photoshop File Menu

Create a new image, Open existing image, save design for website

Edit Menu in Photoshop

Fill colour, Apply stroke

Image menu in Photoshop

Image adjustment, Image crop, Image canvas

Photoshop Layer Menu

Introduction to layers, new layer, Blending Options, Shadows, Gradient

Photoshop Select Menu

Select images, Deselect Images, Inverse selection, Transform images, Apply Feathers Modify images

Filters in Photoshop

What are filters?, Apply different filters, Download filters

Photoshop View Menu

Zoom in and out, Grid, Ruler, and Slices for website

Projects in Photoshop

Project 1: Retouching and repairing an image using Photoshop

Project 2: Creating a poster using Photoshop

Project 3: Create a website template using Photoshop

PART 3 Adobe Illustrator 

Basic Concepts

What are vector graphics? Anatomy of a vector illustration: objects, paths, line segments and anchor points, Different formats explained (AI, EPS, etc.)

Illustrator’s Main Features

The main illustrator menus, tools and palettes explained, Pencil tool, Pen tool and settings

Draw with an anchor point, Stroke and fill, Gradients, Layers palettes

Projects in Adobe Illustrator

Project 1: Create a logo using Illustrator

Project 2: Transform your photo into a self-portrait vector based image

Project 3: Transform a landscape photo into a dramatic vector based image

Project 4: Create your own business card using Illustrator