Basic Graphic Design is a foundation course that develops a student’s ability to analyze design using basic principles and theory applicable to all forms of art.
Graphic Designing
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Basic Graphic Design is a foundation course that develops a student’s ability to analyze design using basic principles and theory applicable to all forms of art. The course is based on the application of the fundamental elements of art. The student is introduce to tools and techniques used in today’s communication industry. This course lays the foundation for more advanced design courses.
CERTIFICATION
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Demonstrate adherence to professional graphic design industry standards
- Have fundamental technical skills, knowledge, and abilities in graphic design
- Acquire and demonstrate competency in technical skills applicable to graphic design.
- Demonstrate the ability to use design thinking strategies in an iterative design process.
- Understand the relationship of graphic design to other disciplines and to society.
GRAPHIC DESIGNING COURSE SYLLABUS : ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
- What Is Photoshop?
- Exploring the Menu Bar
- Introducing the Toolbox
- Understanding the Options Bar
- Using Palettes
- Customizing Photoshop
- Opening and Navigating Images
- Using Adobe Bridge
- Getting Help
- Using the History Palette
- Understanding Color Modes
- Merging and Flattening Layers
- Understanding Color Adjustment
- About Pixel Aspect Ratio
- Replacing Color
- Creating Paths
- Modifying Paths
- Introduction to the Painting Tools
- Using the Painting Tools
- Overview Of The Selection Tools
- Using the Marquee Tools
- Exploring the Lasso Tools
- Creating Selections Using the Magic Wand
- Using Color Range to Create Selections
- Creating Selections Using Extractions
- Transforming a Selection
- Copying Pasting and Moving a Selection
- Working With Types
- Using the Painting Tools
- Exploring Type Effects
- Understanding Filters
- Previewing Filters
- Working with Filters
- Retouching Images
- Understanding Layers
- Working with Layers
- Applying Layer Styles
- Fill and Adjustment Layers
- Exploring Layer Comps
- What are Masks?
- Using Layer Masks
- Merging and Flattening Layers
- Preparing To Publish
- Printing Basics
- Optimizing Images for the Web
- Using Save For Web and Devices
- Creating Image Slices
- GRAPHIC DESIGING COURSE SYLLABUS : ILLUSTATOR
- Introduction to Illustrator
- Selection tools Pen Tool
- Introduction to layers and grouping
- Introduction to stroke
- Introduction to type
- Introduction to Object shape
- Transformation fundamental
- Aligning and Distributing
- Line tools
- Clipping masks and paths
- Color
- Pencil tools
- Brush tool
- Gradients
- Transparency and Masking
- Enveloping and Meshes
- Rulers and creating Guides
- Knife and scissors
- Pathfinder
- Liquefy
- Introduction to appearance and styles
- Introduction to Filters
- Blend tool
- Charts and Graph
- Screen Graphics and RGB
- Web slicing
- Mapping images
- Symbols
- Photoshop integration
- Palette
- Tracing
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GRAPHIC DESIGNING COURSE SYLLABUS : INDESIGN
- Work Area
- Documents
- Frames
- Editing Text
- Typography
- Colors
- Linking graphics
- Tables
- Vector graphics
- Transparency
- Interactive document
- Book