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 in the Midlands...

Graphic Design Training...

We specialise in Graphic Design Courses using set courses such as Introduction to Illustrator Training, Introduction to Photoshop Training, Introduction to InDesign Training as . If you are already familiar with one or more of these then any or all can be substituted with content from an Advanced Course and create your own bespoke course. We are always happy to discuss Adobe Training options to create a unique bespoke graphic design course.

Graphic Design Course Location...

Our graphic design training is delivered onsite across the Midlands and UK in general including Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham. Our Adobe Trainers travel the length and breadth of the UK.

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 Suite 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 Repairing and Replacing Images
Photoshop Interface Control Bar Photoshop Panels Photoshop Techniques	Clone Tool (remove or replace part/s of an image Healing Brush (fix damages to part or whole of image) Red Eye (remove the red from the pupil
Photoshop Colour Adjustment	Photoshop Cosmetic Enhancement
Colour Adjustment Brush Channel Mixer Understanding Photoshop Channels Channel Mixer Presets Source Channels	Removing Skin Blemishes Even out Skin Tones Brighten the Eye, Whiten the Eye, Colourise the Iris Recolour the Skin and Improve Tone Range Sharpen, Diffuse and Desaturate Tools
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 Palette
Photoshop Design	Photoshop Adjustment Panels
Converting to Black and White Tinting Images Adding Textures and Edge Effects Drop Shadows and Blending Black and White Conversions Lens Corrections * Distortions	Adjustment Panel for live Working /None /Destructive Image Adjustment Brightness, Contrast, Gamma, Hue and Saturation Colour Balance Shadows, Highlights, Midtones Levels and Curves
Photoshop Sharpening	Photoshop CC RAW 8
Working with Smart Sharpen Radius /Reduce Noise Sliders Minimise Halo Effects Camera Shake Filter	Basics of working with RAW files Understanding the Screen and the Tools in RAW Basics of working with HDR Camera RAW Tools and Features Upright and Auto Upright
Photoshop Selection & Selection Techniques	Photoshop Automation
Lasso, Magnetic Lasso, Magic Wand, Feathering Selections Expanding / Reducing Selections Modifying / Transforming Selections Quick Masks Save / Load a Selection	Creating a Web Gallery Contact Sheets Batch Processing Photoshop Merge & Panoramics Blending Panoramas Editing Panoramas
Photoshop Masking	Photoshop Roundtripping
Quick Masks Quick Mask Mode Creating Accurate Masks Adding to & Removing from a Mask	Placing Photoshop files in DTP software Editing Photoshop Files Save / Load a Selection
Photoshop Type	Photoshop Colour
Creating Type Editing Type Type Masks Type & FX Effects Shaping Type Type & Good Design	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 New Document Settings Effective Dialogue Box Navigation Understanding New Document Features	QPR Codes Create a QPR Code QPR Code Styles Editing and Publishing QPR Codes
Tab Handling Tab palette Tab characters Editing tabs Adding leaders	Colour Panels Working with Colour Colour Modes Colour Swatches Changing / Matching Colour Understanding Colour
Smart Layout Grids & Guides Smart Guides Align & Distribute Objects Rulers (Zero Point),	Text frames Formatting Text frames Text frame properties Text frame – multi column setup Aligning to Grids
Typography Placing External Text (Word, RTF) Paragraph & Character Formatting Typography & Layout Create Outlines Accurate Type for Print Baseline Grid Align to Baseline Grid /Align First Line Grid Properties Tracking /Kerning /Leading Working with Rules /above /below Handling Long Text Frames	Adobe InDesign Copy & Paste HTML Copy Code from Twitter Frame Size & Poster Image Alternative Layout - Liquid Disply Design for Mobile Devices Horizontal & Vertical Layouts Flexible Column Widths in Frames Autosize Text Frames Content Collector Tool Content Collector Tool Panel Align to Object
Images Placing & Importing Images Resizing, Rotating, Adjusting Images Working with Photoshop Images Positioning Images in Layouts Working with Multiple Images	Object Graphic Styles Designing Graphic Styles Adding to Object Graphic Styles Panel Editing Object Graphic Styles Graphic Styles to Frames Saving /Importing /Editing
Type & Images Working with Text & Images Working with Text Wrap Clipping Paths Removing Backgrounds for Text Wrap Text Insets	Printing Preview Preflight & Package Export (print) to .

Adobe Illustrator Introduction Course...

Meet Adobe Illustrator Tool Panel & Tools Palettes Overview Control Bar Views Working with Preferences	Adobe Illustrator Drawing Tools Bezier Pen Adding /Removing Anchor Points Joining / Cutting Paths Knife /Scissors /Shape /Eraser /Smooth Pen Drawing Techniques Curves & Angled Corners
Adobe Illustrator Selection Tools Selection Tool Direct Selection Tool Adding to /Removing from Selections Tips & Tricks for Sleeker Selections in Illustrator Select & Edit Paths Lasso Selection Tool Add /Remove to Lasso Selection Tool Select Menu Techniques	Adobe Illustrator Colour Colour Palettes Process /Spot /Global Colours /Pantones Swatches Palettes Adding /Editing /Deleting Swatches Eyedropper Paintbucket
Adobe Illustrator Type Tool Creating /Editing Type Typeface Attributes /Tracking /Leading /Kerning Type on a Path Type Path Options Outline Type Type Area Tool Frame Options	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 Working with Links Palette Basic Image Tracing
Adobe Illustrator AutoTrace Using AutoTrace to map Outlines Use Threshold Tracing Options Working with Trace Paths Using Live Paint to recolour Artwork	Adobe Illustrator Print Options Understanding Print Jobs Print to .PDF Print to Professional Bureau Troubleshoot Print Issues

Graphic Design Training Course Prices...

For individuals this course costs £800 ALL INC per person for three days.
For companies the course costs £800 for the first person then £50 ALL INC for each subsequent person

Graphic Design Course Locations...

Adobe Training and Graphic Design Courses in Birmingham, Leeds, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Coventry, Manchester, Lancaster, Liverpool, Lincoln, Preston and just about everywhere else.