Design & Web Training

As with all other training workshops I've been able to cover what is relevant to me. Greta has been great to work with, I've really enjoyed the training .

Graphic Design Courses...

Our Graphic Design Courses deliver the three main applications of Adobe Creative Suite, Introduction to Photoshop Course, Introduction to InDesign Course and Introduction to Illustrator Course. Learning the three core elements of Creative Cloud brings graphic design inhouse to create, design and develop spreads, layouts, photo editing and artwork.

As with all our Adobe Courses nothing is cast in stone and any of our Adobe Training Courses can be included in this course although we have included course overviews below for our Adobe Introduction Courses. But you could mix Advanced InDesign Course with an Adobe Introduction Photoshop Course or vice versa, it is your Graphic Design Course after all.

Graphic Design Course Content...

Our Graphic Design Courses run over 3 days and show how to work with the three main applications of the Adobe Creative Cloud. It focuses on the Introduction to Photoshop Course, Introduction to InDesign Course and Introduction to Illustrator Course but like all Adobe Courses you can mix and match from any material.

Using a combination of these Adobe Courses you will discover how each one works and bring them together to produce stunning professional looking documents. It would be impossible to cover every design element included in university courses but we think as this is a graphics design course then practical design theory should be included as a natural element in the course.

Graphic Design Techniques...

Throughout the graphics training you will come to understand vital graphic and typographic elements involved in the layout process. Not only is it important to cover the look of the document but also understand the process involved in getting it out to print so the course includes a section on the print process. Colour Theory, Planning Colour Themes, Complimentary Colours, Typography, Print Preparation

Who would benefit from the Graphic Design Course...

This design course would suit anyone who wants to get a good grounding in graphic design and is ideal for the small business owner looking to cut costs by bringing design in house and preparing images for print. This graphic design course would also suit anyone wishing to add to their software portfolio or update their skills.

Graphic Design Course Content...

Adobe Photoshop Introduction Course...

Photoshop Introduction	Photoshop Repair Tools
Photoshop Interface Control Bar /Properties Panel Photoshop Panels Photoshop Workspaces	Clone Tool Healing Brush Spot Healing Brush Patch Tool
Photoshop Colour Adjustment	Photoshop Practicals
Hue & Saturation Curves Levels	Working with Collages Understanding Modes RGB /CMYK View Options
Photoshop Precise Positioning	Photoshop Layers
Grids /Guides /Rulers Print v Pixel Image Resize / Resolution / Artwork sizing Rotation and Crop	Understanding Layers Creating, Editing, Shuffling Layers Merging & Flattening Layers Layer Panel
Photoshop Design	Photoshop Adjustment Layers
FX Effects Tinting Images Drop Shadows and Blending	Black & White Adjustment Layer Colour Balance Adjustment Layer Curves Adjustment Layer
Photoshop Painting Tools	Photoshop Transform & Crop
Working with Colour Fill & Stroke Photoshop Paint Bucket Photoshop Brushes Colour Replacement Brush Gradients	Transform Tool Transform Options Scale /Perspective /Rotate & Warp Crop Tool Crop Options Crop Aware Fill
Photoshop Selection & Selection Techniques	Photoshop Masks
Lasso, Magnetic Lasso, Magic Wand, Quick Select /Select Subject Feathering /Expanding / Reducing Selections Modifying / Transforming Selections	Quick Mask Selections Quick Mask Properties Working with Brushes /Adjusting Brushes Adding /Removing from Masks Save /Load Mask Selections
Photoshop Masking	Photoshop Roundtripping
Quick Masks Quick Mask Mode Creating Accurate Masks Adding to & Removing from a Mask	Placing Photoshop files in CC Editing Photoshop Files Save / Load a Selection
Photoshop Type	Photoshop Colour
Photoshop Type Tools Adding Character Type to Photoshop Editing Type Adding Paragraph Type to Photoshop Character & Paragraph Type Options Type Masks	Colour Palettes Colour Models, CMYK, RGB, LAB Gradients, creating & editing Mixing & matching Colour Pantones & Spot Colours Colour Profiles

Adobe InDesign Introduction Course...

Getting started with InDesign Creating and saving a document New document setup Tools / panels Document navigation	Imagery Placing images Editing images / graphic frames Image formats Graphic frames
InDesign CC Interface Window Menu /Workspaces Tools Menu Control Bar /Properties Panel	InDesign Pages Panel Add /Move /Delete Pages Add Parent (Master Page) Shuffle Pages for Spreads
InDesign Interactive Panel The Interactive Panel Adding /Formatting Buttons Adding /Formatting Hyperlinks Inserting Media Files Exporting to Interactive PDF	Colour Panels Working with Colour /Colour Modes RGB /CMYK / Colour Swatches /Changing / Matching Colour Colour Sampler Tool /Colour Theme Tool Gradient Swatches
Smart Layout Grids & Guides Smart Guides Align & Distribute Objects Rulers (Zero Point),	Text frames Formatting Text frames Text Frame Properties Text Frame Tool /Columns Aligning to Grids Controlling Text Flow
InDesign & Typography Working with Text Paragraph & Character Formatting Typography & Layout Create Outlines	Adobe InDesign Character Formatting Tracking /Kerning /Leading Font Options Paragraph Formatting Alignment /Space After /Indentation
Image Handling in InDesign Fitting Images Working with Multiple Images (Fitment) Clipping Paths Removing Backgrounds	InDesign Libraries Creating & Sharing Libraries Adding Assets to Libraries Grouping & Organising Assets Asset Types
Type & Images Working with Text & Images Working with Text Wrap Clipping Paths Text Insets	Printing Preview Preflight & Package Export (print) to .

Adobe Illustrator Introduction Course...

Meet Adobe Illustrator Tool Panel & Tools Illustrator's Panels Overview Control Bar /Properties Panel View Menu Illustrator Preferences	Adobe Illustrator Drawing Tools Bezier Pen Anchor Points & Paths Pen Drawing Techniques Drawing Curves & Angles Knife /Scissors /Shape /Eraser /Smooth
Adobe Illustrator Selection Tools Selection Tool /Direct Selection Tool Selection Tools Select Menu	Adobe Illustrator Colour Colour Panels Colour Swatches Gradient Swatches /Linear /Radial /Freeform Managing Swatches Colour Sampler
Adobe Illustrator Type Tool Creating /Editing Type Type /Type on a Path /Area Type Type Path Options Type Frame Options Type & Outlines Creative Outlined Type	Adobe Illustrator Shapes Elliptic, Poly, Spiral, Rectangle Tools Geometric Shapes Reshaping / Resizing Transform Tool /Scale /Reflect /Shear /Rotate Pathfinder Palette Shear /Scale Tool
Adobe Illustrator Layout Tools Grids /Guides Rulers Stacking Order Grouping /Ungrouping Align & Distribute	Adobe Illustrator Images Importing & Placing Images Matching Image Colour Linking /Embedding Images Links Palette Image Crop
Adobe Illustrator Trace Using Trace Tracing Options Trace Adjustment Panel Expand Image Recolour & Rework Traced Artwork	Adobe Illustrator Print Options Understanding Print Jobs Print to .PDF Export to Pint Troubleshoot Print Issues

Graphic Design Course Locations...

Adobe Training and Graphic Design Courses in Birmingham, Leeds, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Midlands, Coventry, Manchester, Lancaster, Liverpool, Lincoln, Preston and the UK.