About The Course
The graphic design course exposes students to the fundamental skills required to make sophisticated graphic design: process, historical context, and communication through image-making and typography. You will learn the creative process of visual communication that combines images, words, ideas to convey information to an audience.
In this course, you will learn the core concepts (visual arts, page layouts, etc), typography, colour theory, planning projects. You will learn to balance colours, words, icons, and perspectives to create aesthetically pleasing and eye-catching images or promotional publications. At our training center, you will learn how to be creative and create outstanding designs.
INTRODUCTION TO GRAPHIC DESIGN
- Introduction & Welcome to the Course!
- Get Up and Running With Adobe Creative Cloud
BASICS OF ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
- Introduction to the Project
- Working With Text: Type Tools, Adobe Type kit, and Creating Outlines
- Working with Shapes, Color & Graphics
- Artboards and Creating Additional Designs
- Exporting Your Files
LEARNING PHOTOSHOP (CREATING A POSTER)
- Poster Introduction and file setup (revised)
- Gathering Assets
- Refining Selections Update: The New Photoshop 2015.5 Selection and Masking Space
- Refining Selections
- IWorking With Text
- Refining the Layout
- Creating Additional Looks to Give Your Client Options
- Exporting Your Artwork
CREATING A LOGO
- Introduction to This Section
- Research and Gathering Ideas
- Creating a Mood board
- Bring in Your Text and Picking Fonts
- Basic Tool Overview
- Creating Your First Looks
- Refining Ideas
- Designing Your Presentation For Your Clients
- Exporting and Sending Comps to Clients
- Finalize Your Logo, Part 1: Refining Color and Creating a “Details” Page
- Finalize Your Logo, Part 2: Artboard Setup for Quick Export and File Management
- Finalize Your Logo, Part 3: Batch Export Files and Professional Client Delivery
LEARNING PHOTOSHOP (CREATING A COMPOSITE IMAGE)
- Introduction to Photoshop Compositing
- Getting assets for your first composite image
- Compositing Continued & Color Levels
- Refining Selections
- Pushing Your Design Further
- One More Idea & Exporting Your Image
Start Date: 5th October, 2019
Venue: Shop24 Arcade Plaza, Olukanmi B/stop, Isuti Road, Egan, Igando, Lagos
Price: ₦20,ooo
Learning Pace & Time:
4 weeks (Saturdays)
Required Tools
A Working Laptop (Windows or Mac Installed)
*Early Registration Ends 30th September 2019*