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Graphic Design Certificate 3/2-4/15/15

Are you an artist or photographer interested in learning more about the digital medium or are you someone who is interested in entering the digital graphic design field?  This course will provide an opportunity for students to work with and learn the industry-standard Adobe Creative Suite 6 software products Photoshop and Illustrator.  After learning the basics of these products, you will creat business related artwork and apply your designs on projects typically found in the graphic design field.  Please be comfortable using Microsoft Windows prior to enrolling in this course.

Photoshop CS6
Learn the basics of Photoshop with an overview of the software, tools, palettes, options and workspace.  The course focus is on preparing images for print and includes image adjustment and manipulation, color correction, brush settings, cloning, healing, layers, masks, type, blending modes, filters, layer effects and more.

Illustrator CS6
Illustrator artwork appears everywhere and its power and complexity can be mastered by learning a few key concepts.  Training begins with learning the basic vector drawing, coloring, and editing; it then advances to transparency, type, advanced path tools, special effects and much more.

InDesign CS6
Learn to design powerful page layouts.  You will start with the basics of setting up documents, working with text and type styles.  After mastering these skills, you will learn to enhance your pages by placing images, managing color, using transparency, applying formatting, defining styles and outputting files.

Microsoft Office Publisher 2013
Learn the basics of design, layout, typography, and graphics tools.  Apply this knowledge to create, personalize and share publications and marketing materials.

Instructor : Frank Asciutto
Dates : 03/02/15 to 04/15/15
Days : Mon,Weds
From : 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Fee : $1000.00
Course Number : T015J

Class is unavailable at this time please call 973-720-2354 for more information or other course options


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