Graphics design is said to be the pillar upon which media revolves. Every brand would at one time or another require the services of a graphic designer. Hence, creative graphic designers are in constant demand by brand & advertisement companies, films, printing, publishing, game, and animation industry.
Build a solid foundation in the elements of design: typography, color, and layout.
Explore the design process to visualize compelling ideas.
Practice with hands on exercises in InDesign, coreldraw, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
Learn and apply graphic design principles, color, and typography for better designs! Are you frustrated with the quality of your graphic designs, or wonder how graphic designers create effective content? Or do you simply want to learn more about graphic design or get started as a graphic designer?
In this course, you will learn and then apply design principles to create various graphic designs, including an online advertisement, an effective infographic, a gig poster with type as a design element, and an illustrative postcard design. You will learn how color schemes can be created and applied in graphic designs. You will also learn how effective typography can improve your designs as well.
You will use the industry-standard software for photo and raster editing (Photoshop), illustration and vector art (Illustrator), and publication design (InDesign) in this course to apply what you learn.
Course Structure
In the first few sections, you will learn about the overarching benefits of this course and then learn about various design principles such as proximity, alignment, repetition, contrast, balance, negative space, and rhythm. You will apply these design principles right away so you more effectively learn them. This will also allow you to learn design techniques.
In the color section, you will learn about effective color and then how to create color schemes in Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator. You will create a color wheel using Illustrator.
In the typography section, you will learn type terminology in order to know how to apply effective type. You will also learn best practices in editing and applying type.
All support files are included for the follow-along exercises and projects on design principles, color, typography, and projects. Bonus files are also included, such as photo and Photoshop brushes.
Instructor Qualifications
I’ve worked in graphic design at newspapers, magazines, and an award-winning advertising design firm. I’ve been managing editor of two graphic design magazines and a freelance graphic designer. For the past eight years, I’ve also taught graphic design at the university level.
Let’s get started learning and creating!
This course will enable you to be come a better graphic designer, whether you’re new to graphic design or simply want to improve. I’ll see you in the course!
Course Features
Lectures: 44
Duration: 2 Months
Time Session: 3 hours per session (Morning or Afternoon)
Number of days: Thrice a week
Skill level: Scratch to Intermediate
Assessments: Yes
Quizzes: yes
Certification: Yes
What you’ll learn
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Registered Students
To learn what graphic design is and how to become a graphic designer
Learn the principles of great graphic design
Gain a clear understanding of how to work with BOTH print and web projects in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
Build a skill set that can set you up to be employable in the creative industry as a graphic designer.
Learn how to make and refine selections using Photoshop.
Work with typography, shapes, colors, and more in Illustrator
Learn how to lay out graphics and text while designing an eBook with InDesign.
Work with the type tools in Coredraw
Begin to understand the basics of logo design, including typography and color usage.
Learn how to make composite images using Photoshop.
Develop the skills and confidence to create common graphic design projects.
Learn how to efficiently package and export files.
Learn how to set up a logo mood board and how to present your work to clients.
Learn how to mask shapes and work with Font Awesome icons.
Who this course is for:
This course is for beginners who want to be introduced to graphic design principles and their applications or intermediate graphic designers who want to improve and learn even more.
This course is not for people with MFAs in Graphic Design or graphic designers already very familiar with design principles, color, and typography and who are experts at the Adobe design products.
This course is for anyone who wants to create awesome graphic designs in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
Course Content
WE WILL LEARN AND APPLY THE FUNDAMENTALS OF VARIOUS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS SUCH AS:
Lecture 1.1 PowerPoint
Lecture 1.2 CorelDraw
Lecture 1.3 Photoshop
WITH THE HELP OF DESIGN TOOLS, WE WILL DEVELOP THE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS SUCH AS
Lecture 2.1 Logo Design
Lecture 2.2 Brochure Design
Lecture 2.3 Stationary Design
Lecture 2.4 Poster Design
Lecture 2.5 Photography Art Work
Lecture 2.6 Portfolio Design
INTRODUCTION TO GRAPHIC DESIGN (THEORETICAL PART)
Lecture 3.1 Basic Introduction
Lecture 3.2 History of Graphic Design
Lecture 3.3 Importance of Graphic Design
Lecture 3.4 Objective of a Graphic Designer
ELEMENTS OF GRAPHIC DESIGN
Lecture 4.1 Point & Shape
Lecture 4.2 Texture
Lecture 4.3 Line & Space
Lecture 4.4 Color
PRINCIPLES OF GRAPHIC DESIGN
Lecture 5.1 Balance, Contrast, Emphasis, Harmony & Movement
We will start by organizing the material and thinking over the architecture of the project. Then we’ll optimize and import illustrations. After that, we’ll show you scripts that simplify the process of organizing the project.
2D IN AFTER EFFECTS
We’ll start designing the project with 2D animations of plants, fire and water. For creating such animations, we’ll use fresh and flexible techniques. Also, you’ll learn how they can be automated with the help of expressions. As a result, you’ll be able to control the animation of all layers and parameters in a few clicks.
3D IN AFTER EFFECTS
In this lesson, we’ll focus on the benefits and drawbacks of creating 3D in After Effects. We’ll consider when it’s better to work with the built-in 3D features, using various engines instead of another software. Then we’ll create a few simple 3D models and demonstrate to you how to quickly animate them and use them as a basis for more complex animations. In addition, we’ll analyze cases when we can take advantage of expressions to work with 3D.
BRAND NEW BRAND
Hands on Project:
design process
creating and giving a visual identity to an imaginary start-up company
develop a logotype and accompanying graphic palette to visually represent your company
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