This comprehensive Desktop Publishing course covers the applications that are currently used by all sectors of the Advertising, Design and Publishing Industries. The course also covers the basics of typography, design and layout, reprographic, colour and scanning techniques. The students will create a complete Corporate Identity at the end of the course and leave with a comprehensive portfolio. This course can be broken down into separate modules.
COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1:Adobe Illustrator
Introduction to the Apple Macintosh
Basics of computer graphics
Introduction to Adobe Illustrator
The Toolbox
Object Windows
Transformation Windows
Typography
Design / Layout
Application of colour / Rules of colour
Import and Export
Creating Graphics
Illustrator Filters
Cut and Paste inside
Extra Illustrator Features
Test / Assignment
Module 2: Adobe Photoshop
Introduction to Photoshop
Tools
Menus
Channels
Colours
Modes
Retouching
Layers
Combining of Pictures
Creating a Collage
Deep-etching of pictures
Combining vector elements with Photoshop
Scanning
Filters
Exporting from Photoshop
Test / Assignment
Module 3: InDesign
Introduction to InDesign
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