1st Step in GRAPHIC DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS


  • 1st Step in GRAPHIC DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS, Singapore elarning online course
  • 1st Step in GRAPHIC DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS, Singapore elarning online course
  • 1st Step in GRAPHIC DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS, Singapore elarning online course
  • 1st Step in GRAPHIC DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS, Singapore elarning online course
  • 1st Step in GRAPHIC DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS, Singapore elarning online course
  • 1st Step in GRAPHIC DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS, Singapore elarning online course

Course Description

Graphic design has always been a popular profession, but with more and more technology being introduced into our lives it's becoming an ever more important one too. All kinds of people use all kinds of technology every day. Making that technology as user-friendly as possible is vital, and graphic design is one of the most important elements of this.

The Ultimate Crash Course on Graphic Design

- Master the most widely used software in graphic designing
- Learn the principles of graphics design and visual communication
- Gain an insight into the current graphic design industry
- Understand how to forge a career path as a graphic designer


Course Objectives

1. To learn what graphic design is and how to become a graphic designer
2. Learn what a graphic designer does on the job
3. Learn the principles of great graphic design
4. Learn graphic design as it relates to Photoshop
5. Learn visual communication fundamentals and build successful layouts


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Content

Introduction to Graphic Design

Preview Available

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Promo

Hello And Welcome

What Is Graphic Design?

Can Only Skilled Artists Be Good Graphic Designers?

Areas Of Graphic Design To Explore

Visual Communication Fundamentals

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What Makes A Design Visually Pleasing

Organizing Information In Your Layouts

Using Alignment To Your Advantage

Setting The Design's Rhythm

Letting A Design Breathe With Whitespace

Creating Visual Interest With Contrast

Designs That Work And Don't Work

Building Successful Layouts

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Determining The Design's Message

The Terminology Of Type

Typeface Styles & Resources

Choosing A Typeface Hierarchy

Understanding Colour's Psychological Impact

Building Your Design's Colour Palette

Understanding Colour Spaces

Sourcing Imagery For Your Layouts

Raster vs Vector Graphics

The Tools To Put It All Together

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An Overview Of The Tools Of The Trade

Alternatives To Standard Industry Tools

Web Design Tools & Software

HTML & CSS: Is It Really Rocket Science?

Starting A Career As a Graphic Designer

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Getting A Job As A Graphic Designer vs Going Freelance

Getting Started And How To Land Work

Joining The Design Community

Finding Continued Inspiration

Becoming a Graphic Designer | Conclusion

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Wrapping Up

Introduction to Photoshop CC

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Course Introduction 

Workspace Basics 

New Documents and Custom Presets

Project - Contrasting Images

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Learn Essential Photoshop CC Skills

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Section Introduction

Breaking Down the Interface

Creating, Modifying and Deleting Workspaces

Creating and Saving New Documents

Zooming and Document Navigation

Undoing Mistakes with the History Panel

Section Review and Exercise

Learn Basic Image Manipulation

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Section Introduction

Resizing Images

Understanding the Crop Tool

Working with Canvas Size

Manipulation with Free Transform

Section Review and Exercise

Learn Photoshop Selections

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Section Introduction

Using Selections

Selections with the Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee Tool

Adding and Subtracting Selections

Transforming Selections

Floating and Duplicating Selections

Creating Selections Using The Quick Selection Tool

Free Transforming Selections

Advanced Selection Tools

Section Review and Exercise

Learn Photoshop Layers

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Section Introduction

Introduction to Layers

Removing Image Backgrounds

Combining Images

Rearranging, Resizing and Renaming Layers

Working with Multiple Layers

Blending Modes, Opacity and Fill Layers

Getting Organized with Layer Groups

Basic Text Manipulation

Advanced Text Manipulation

Filtering Layers By Type

Introduction to Clipping and Layer Masks

Section Review and Exercises

Working with Images in Photoshop

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Section Introduction

Removing Red Eye From Photos

Removing Blemishes

Touch Ups and Spot Healing

Tone and Focus

Using Auto Correct Commands

Brightness and Contrast

Additional Color Correction

Non-Destructive Correcting

Section Review and Exercise

Learn Photoshop Filters

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Section Introduction

Getting Started with Photoshop Filters

Working with the Filter Gallery

Using Filters Non-Destructively

Introducing Layer Styles

Section Review and Exercise

Conclusion

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Course Recap

Additional Resources for Learning

Closing Message

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