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Introduction to Graphic Design

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Overview

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Learn the concepts and software skills that you need to become a graphic designer. Learn about image editing, logo design, and layout in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What is graphic design?
1. The Creative Process
  • Overview of the creative process
  • The creative brief
  • Research
  • Ideation
  • Digital ideation
  • Production
2. Layout and Composition
  • The basics of layout and composition
  • The design space
  • Principles of layout
  • Grids
  • Exercise: Layout analysis
3. Typography
  • The language of type
  • Type terminology
  • Type anatomy
  • Basic type classifications
  • Ligatures
  • Type measurement
  • Text elements: Character
  • Text elements: Paragraph
  • Selecting type
  • Basic typography guidelines
  • Type crimes
4. Color
  • Color components
  • Monochrome and temperature
  • Color harmonies
  • RGB and CMYK
  • Process and spot colors
  • Color associations
  • Color blindness
5. Photoshop
  • Photoshop quick start tour
  • Saving a PSD file from Photoshop
  • Making basic selections in Photoshop
  • Placing and transforming other assets
  • Making and refining color selections
  • Selecting and refining hair strands
  • Selectively changing colors
  • Using content-aware scale
  • Cropping an image
  • Making a black-and-white adjustment
6. Illustrator
  • Illustrator quick start
  • Importing a rough sketch
  • Drawing the logo
  • Creating a color theme
  • Creating point type in Illustrator
  • Using the Touch Type tool
  • Creative Cloud libraries
7. InDesign
  • InDesign quick start tour
  • Creating a new document
  • Working with master pages
  • Importing graphics into InDesign
  • Roundtrip editing with Photoshop
  • Adjusting the fit of graphics
  • Importing text into InDesign
  • Creating text styles in InDesign
  • Creating object styles in InDesign
  • Creating tables in InDesign
  • Finalizing the design
  • Using InDesign Publish Online
Conclusion
  • Recommended courses
  • Connecting with the author

Taught by

Tony Harmer

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  • Malk Youssef
    Nice programs and course, I wish to start learning and graduate in this year to be a graphic designer.

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