Mô tả

Graphic design has always been a popular profession, but with more and more technology being introduced into our lives it's becoming an ever more important one too. All kinds of people use all kinds of technology every day. Making that technology as user-friendly as possible is vital, and graphic design is one of the most important elements of this.

The Ultimate Crash Course on Graphic Design

  • Master the most widely used software in graphic designing
  • Learn the principles of graphics design and visual communication
  • Gain an insight into the current graphic design industry
  • Understand how to forge a career path as a graphic designer

Graphic Design for All

This course is aimed at aspiring graphic designers, web designers and digital artists who wish to develop a skill set needed to become a professional graphic designer. Suitable for both complete beginners and those who already have some knowledge of the industry; this course will prepare you for a career as a graphics designer through familiarising you with the concepts, principles and – most importantly – the software you'll need to know.

You'll learn everything from working with layers and selections in Photoshop, to formatting text and menus in Dreamweaver, to using pathfinders and special effects in Illustrator.

As well as equipping you with a valuable skill set, you will also learn how to get your foot in the door of the graphic design world, from how to land your first job, to finding continued inspiration, to the ins and outs of joining the graphics design community.

On completion of this course, you will have the strong foundation needed to get started in the world of graphic design, along with the skills needed to start working professionally straight away.

Tools Used

Adobe Photoshop: Used for editing and manipulating photographs and images. Improve lighting and colour, add special effects, remove blemishes, create your own images from scratch, and more.

Adobe Illustrator: The standard software for graphics design, and where you do the majority of your work. Create any kind of vector art or illustration your mind is capable of thinking up!

Adobe Acrobat: Transform your work into a format than anyone can view - a PDF. This program also enables you to create, manipulate, print and manage your finished project files.

Adobe Dreamweaver: Design and develop beautiful websites with ease, complete with both a design view and code editor so you can see changes you make on all sides in real time.

Bạn sẽ học được gì

To learn what graphic design is and how to become a graphic designer

Learn what a graphic designer does on the job

Learn the principles of great graphic design

Learn graphic design as it relates to Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat

Learn graphic design for the web using Dreamweaver

Learn visual communication fundamentals

Learn successful layout in graphic design

Learn how to get a job as a graphic designer

Yêu cầu

  • Free trial or education versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat and Dreamweaver

Nội dung khoá học

39 sections

Introduction to Graphic Design

4 lectures
Hello And Welcome
01:40
What Is Graphic Design?
04:39
Can Only Skilled Artists Be Good Graphic Designers?
12:21
Areas Of Graphic Design To Explore
06:43

Visual Communication Fundamentals

7 lectures
What Makes A Design Visually Pleasing
02:06
Organizing Information In Your Layouts
14:10
Using Alignment To Your Advantage
12:14
Setting The Design's Rhythm
12:43
Letting A Design Breathe With Whitespace
05:47
Creating Visual Interest With Contrast
10:52
Designs That Work And Don't Work
08:24

Building Successful Layouts

9 lectures
Determining The Design's Message
08:12
The Terminology Of Type
10:46
Typeface Styles & Resources
08:24
Choosing A Typeface Hierarchy
11:32
Understanding Colour's Psychological Impact
04:43
Building Your Design's Colour Palette
08:03
Understanding Colour Spaces
06:50
Sourcing Imagery For Your Layouts
07:46
Raster vs Vector Graphics
04:26

The Tools To Put It All Together

4 lectures
An Overview Of The Tools Of The Trade
09:53
Alternatives To Standard Industry Tools
06:49
Web Design Tools & Software
07:02
HTML & CSS: Is It Really Rocket Science?
03:25

Starting A Career As a Graphic Designer

4 lectures
Getting A Job As A Graphic Designer vs Going Freelance
06:50
Getting Started And How To Land Work
09:33
Joining The Design Community
02:58
Finding Continued Inspiration
02:28

Becoming a Graphic Designer | Conclusion

1 lectures
Wrapping Up
01:22

Getting Started with Photoshop For Graphic Design

3 lectures
Welcome, Here's What We'll Learn
00:36
Understanding Raster Graphics
04:00
A Crash Course In Graphic File Formats
07:45

Getting Comfortable In The Photoshop Environment

5 lectures
A Tour Of The Photoshop Interface
08:41
Customizing & Saving Interface Workspaces
08:33
Opening & Creating New Documents
07:05
Zoom & Navigation Techniques
07:23
Multiple Undo With The History Panel
06:38

Resizing & Cropping Images

4 lectures
An Introduction To Resizing Images
09:51
Cropping Your Images
06:19
Using The Canvas Size Command
04:27
Introducing Free Transform
07:04

Creating & Working With Selections

7 lectures
Getting Started With Selections
06:51
Creating Elliptical Selections
03:59
Adding To & Subtracting From Selections
05:29
Transforming Selections
04:09
Floating Selections And Duplicating
06:14
Creating Selections With The Quick Selection Tool
05:21
Free Transforming Selections
04:00

Working With Layers

10 lectures
Introducing Layers
10:11
Pulling An Image Off It's Background
08:14
Combining Images Together
03:26
Rearranging, Resizing & Renaming Layers
04:41
Selections & Multiple Layers
08:26
Blending Modes, Opacity & Fill Layers
08:34
Getting Organized With Layer Groups
07:32
Introducing Text Part 1: Artistic Text
07:41
Introducing Text Part 2: Paragraph Text
06:11
Filtering Layers By Type
03:38

Retouching & Color Correcting Photographs

8 lectures
Removing Red Eye From Photos
03:24
Removing Blemishes With The Clone Stamp Tool
05:47
Additional Touchup Tools: Spot Healing, Healing Brush & Patch Tool
06:30
Using Photoshop's Toning & Focus Tools
05:53
Using Photoshop's Auto-Correct Commands
07:40
Using Brightness/Contrast
03:17
Additional Color Correction Commands
06:57
Non-Destructive Correcting With Adjustment Layers
06:50

Retouching & Color Correcting Photographs

4 lectures
Getting Started With Photoshop Filters
07:47
Working With The Filter Gallery
06:59
Using Filters Non-Destructively
04:39
Introducing Layer Styles
07:36

Wrapping Up | Photoshop For Graphic Design

1 lectures
Photoshop for Graphic Design Summary
01:23

Getting Started With Illustrator CC

3 lectures
Welcome, Here's What We'll Learn
02:40
Understanding Raster & Vector Graphics
03:08
A Crash Course In Graphic File Formats
04:30

Getting Comfortable In The Illustrator Environment

6 lectures
Opening, Creating & Working With Multiple Documents
10:11
A Tour Of The Illustrator Interface
09:45
Customizing The Illustrator Environment
09:27
Saving Saving Interface Workspaces
02:47
Zooming And Navigation Techniques
11:28
Using Illustrator’s Outline Mode
01:40

Working With Selections

6 lectures
Using The Selection Tool
05:07
Using The Direct Selection Tool
04:40
Free-Handing Selections With The Lasso Tool
03:37
Selecting Objects Based On Colour
04:39
Advanced Selection Techniques
05:21
Saving & Reloading Selections
03:53

Drawing Shapes & Paths

8 lectures
Drawing Rectangles & Squares
08:12
Drawing Ovals & Circles
02:21
Drawing Rounded Rectangles, Polygons & Stars
07:13
Drawing Lines, Arcs & Grids
04:46
Drawing With The Pencil Tool (And Erasing Mistakes)
06:11
Understanding Vector Paths
03:11
Introducing Illustrator Brushes
09:11
Using The Blob Brush
05:46

Managing Objects

10 lectures
Moving And Duplicating Objects
05:08
Rotating, Reflecting, And Transforming Shapes
08:46
Precisely Transforming And Positioning Objects
06:59
Precise Positioning Using The Transform Panel
04:55
Automatically Calculating In The Transform Panel
03:49
Controlling Stacking Order
03:14
Grouping And Ungrouping Objects
04:58
Locking And Hiding
03:57
Aligning And Spacing Objects Apart
06:11
Aligning To A Key Object
02:26

Working With Colour

8 lectures
Methods For Applying Fills And Strokes
10:49
Setting Stroke Options
05:19
Creating A Dashed Outline Effect
03:52
Exploring Illustrator's Swatch Libraries
05:50
Mixing And Saving Custom Colours
07:48
Creating, Saving, And Using Custom Gradients
11:26
Filling Objects With Patterns
03:33
Copying Fills And Strokes
04:58

Working With Type

6 lectures
Creating Point And Area Type
06:13
Importing Large Amounts Of Text
07:15
Formatting Text
11:05
Area Type Options
03:44
Creating Type On A Path
05:52
Converting Text To Shapes
02:58

Going Further With Illustrator

4 lectures
Introducing Layers
08:34
Using Illustrator's Pathfinders
06:17
Applying Special Effects
11:30
Exploring The Appearance Panel
07:00

Saving & Exporting Your Work

2 lectures
Saving Your Work In Different File Formats
07:36
Saving Your Work For The Web
07:34

Wrapping Up | Getting Started With Illustrator CC

1 lectures
Where To Go From Here
03:18

Getting Started With InDesign CC

2 lectures
Introduction
01:20
Launching Adobe InDesign CC
01:33

The InDesign Environment

4 lectures
Touring the Interface
10:23
Zooming, Navigating And Getting Around
06:27
A Quick Note On Display Performance
03:45
Creating Custom Workspaces
06:44

Working With Documents

6 lectures
Creating New Documents
07:12
Setting Up Multiple Columns
04:04
Setting Your Document Up For Offset Printing
09:22
Using Rulers And Guides
05:24
InDesign’s Preview Mode
03:57
Inserting, Deleting, And Rearranging Pages
03:10

Handling Text In InDesign

6 lectures
Creating Text Frames & Importing Text
06:06
Adjusting Text Frames
07:30
Setting Text Frame Options
04:18
Threading Text Frames
09:33
Basic Text Formatting
09:29
Advanced Text Formatting
07:27

Working With Shapes, Colours & Graphics

5 lectures
Creating Shapes And Working With Colour
08:27
Applying Strokes To Shapes
04:08
Managing Objects In Your Layout
05:21
Inserting Images Into Your Layout
10:03
Fitting Graphics Within Frames
05:19

Saving & Exporting Your Work

2 lectures
Saving And Exporting Layouts
04:21
Exporting Your Work As A PDF
04:48

Wrapping Up

1 lectures
Where to go from here
02:12

Welcome To Getting Started With Dreamweaver CC

3 lectures
Welcome To Dreamweaver
02:01
A Look At What We'll Build
01:40
Web Design Fundamentals: HTML & CSS
04:38

Let's Get Started With Dreamweaver

5 lectures
A Look At The Welcome Screen
03:58
Creating New Documents
04:54
Touring The Dreamweaver Interface
06:55
Dreamweaver's Different Views
07:20
Using The Tag Selector
06:04

Working With Websites And Browsers

4 lectures
Defining A New Site
06:04
Getting Organized In The Files Panel
06:32
Saving Files Into Your Local Site
03:00
Previewing Your Work In A Web Browser
05:44

Building A Web Layout From Scratch

15 lectures
Getting The Layout Started, Part 1
07:04
Getting The Layout Started, Part 2
03:36
Understanding How The CSS Designer Panel Works
06:22
Understanding How The Layout Code Works
05:52
Inserting The Main Menu
06:20
Creating The Main Content Area
04:55
Hand Coding Layout Containers
07:31
A More Economical Approach To Layout
06:55
Using Float And Clear
05:15
Centre-Aligning The Entire Layout
08:27
Nesting Layout Objects, Part 1
04:19
Nesting Layout Objects, Part 2
04:42
Spacing Apart The Layout, Part 1
08:12
Spacing Apart The Layout, Part 2
03:49
Final Touches
10:23

Inserting & Formatting Text And Menus

9 lectures
Inserting Text Into The Layout
06:01
Adjusting The Layout For Text
04:50
Inserting Structural Headings
05:16
Redefining HTML Headings With CSS
07:22
Redefining The Rest Of Our Text
05:28
Working More Efficiently With CSS
05:41
Formatting Individual Words With Class Rules
05:52
Inserting And Formatting Lists
05:11
Using A List To Build A Menu
10:36

Inserting & Formatting Graphics

7 lectures
Inserting Images
05:15
Resizing Images In Dreamweaver
05:48
Controlling Graphics With CSS
06:18
Inserting The Site Logo
04:22
Placing A Homepage Image
06:50
Inserting The FeatureBox Images
06:02
Setting Up The FeatureBox Titles
07:07

Site Rollout: Building Out The Site & Going Live

8 lectures
Setting Up An External Style Sheet
10:06
Creating Placeholder Site Pages
04:33
Setting Up The Internal Hyperlink Structure
04:18
Creating The Site's Pages
04:40
Testing And Final Adjustments
05:27
Setting The Remote Site Info
04:04
Uploading The Local Site To The Remote Server
02:51
Testing The Live Site
03:13

Wrapping Up | Getting Started with Dreamweaver CC

1 lectures
Where To Go From Here
02:59

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