Graphics and Multimedia

Overview:

Adobe® Photoshop® CC (2019): Part 1 focuses on some of the basic features of Photoshop so that the student can navigate the environment and use Photoshop tools to work with photographic images. In addition, the orientation to Adobe® Bridge and organization of files in Bridge is covered. Although Photoshop is used by a variety of professionals, from photographers to designers to video-graphers, Photoshop Part 1 will focus mainly on the photography component. The illustration and animation techniques are covered in subsequent levels of Photoshop.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Photoshop

 Topic A: Organize Photoshop Assets by Using Adobe Bridge

 Topic B: Organize the Photoshop Workspace

 Topic C: Customize the Photoshop Workspace

Lesson 2: Creating Basic Images

 Topic A: Manage Image Elements and Formats

 Topic B: Apply Design Principles, Elements, and Graphic Composition

 Topic C: Work with Digital Devices

Lesson 3: Managing Selections and Layers

 Topic A: Use Selection Tools

 Topic B: Manage Layers

Lesson 4: Adjusting Images

 Topic A: Modify Images

 Topic B: Repair Images

 Topic C: Implement Color Management

Lesson 5: Refining Images

 Topic A: Adjust Layers

 Topic B: Apply Camera Raw

 Topic C: Refine Images by Using Advanced Tools

Lesson 6: Managing Files in a Production Workflow

 Topic A: Import, Export, and Organize Files

 Topic B: Save Images for the Web

 Topic C: Save Images for Print

 Topic D: Format Images for Other Programs

Overview:

Giving your documents a well-designed, professional look will put you a step ahead in the marketplace cluttered with all kinds of communications. Paragraph and character styles that allow you to format pages of text uniformly, layout features that help you to build alternate size configurations of your document, and various panels that enable you to easily customize both text and graphics; Adobe® InDesign® CC (2019) has all the tools you need to elevate the look of your document and get it out to the people who need to see it, whether it be in print or on the web.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with InDesign

 Topic A: Identify Components of the InDesign Interface

 Topic B: Customize the InDesign Interface

 Topic C: Apply the Navigation Controls and Set Preferences

Lesson 2: Designing a Document

 Topic A: Establish Project Requirements

 Topic B: Apply Design Principles

 Topic C: Create a New Document

 Topic D: Add Text to a Document

 Topic E: Add Graphics to a Document

Lesson 3: Customizing a Document

 Topic A: Format Characters and Paragraphs

 Topic B: Apply Colors, Swatches, and Gradients

 Topic C: Create and Apply Styles

Lesson 4: Working with Page Elements

 Topic A: Arrange and Align Objects

 Topic B: Apply Layers

 Topic C: Transform and Manipulate Objects

 Topic D: Thread Text Frames

 Topic E: Edit Text

Lesson 5: Building Tables

 Topic A: Create and Modify a New Table

 Topic B: Format a Table

Lesson 6: Preparing a Document for Delivery

 Topic A: Resolve Errors in a Document

 Topic B: Export Files for Printing and for the Web

This course focuses on Adobe® Illustrator® CC (2019), the component within CC used to create “drawn” graphics, while enabling its users to integrate content from other domains (such as photo-oriented graphics and animation, which belong to Adobe® Photoshop® and other applications). 

Course Content

Lesson 1: Introducing Illustrator CC

 Topic A: Apply Design Principles, Elements, and Graphics Composition

 Topic B: Evaluate Graphics Scalability

 Topic C: Navigate the User Interface

 Topic D: Customize the User Interface

Lesson 2: Creating Documents Containing Basic Shapes

 Topic A: Create Documents

 Topic B: Save Documents

 Topic C: Draw Basic Shapes

Lesson 3: Creating Documents Containing Customized Paths

 Topic A: Draw Paths

 Topic B: Modify Paths

Lesson 4: Creating Graphics Containing Customized Text

 Topic A: Insert Text

 Topic B: Apply Flow Text Along a Path

 Topic C: Insert Bounded and Threaded Text

 Topic D: Apply Text Styles

 Topic E: Insert Typographical Characters

Lesson 5: Customizing Objects

 Topic A: Import, Place, and Link Graphics

 Topic B: Alter the Appearance of Objects

Lesson 6: Customizing Basic Shapes

 Topic A: Apply Strokes and Brushes

 Topic B: Fill Shapes

 Topic C: Apply Graphics Styles

 Topic D: Distort Text with Text Envelopes

Lesson 7: Preparing Documents for Deployment

 Topic A: Update Text

 Topic B: Wrap Text

 Topic C: Hyphenate Text

 Topic D: Optimize Content for Print

 Topic E: Optimize Content for the Web

 Topic F: Optimize Content for PDF Documents

This ILT Series manual covers the basic features and functions of CorelDRAW 12.

Students will learn:

• How to create publications, such as logos and brochures, for use on the Web or in print.
• Specific skills include creating and transforming objects, adding text and color to drawings, and creating and modifying symbols and layers in drawings.

The target student for this class should be comfortable using computers and have some experience drawing basic shapes in other software applications. 

This course focuses on Adobe® Illustrator® CC (2019), the component within CC used to create “drawn” graphics, while enabling its users to integrate content from other domains (such as photo-oriented graphics and animation, which belong to Adobe® Photoshop® and other applications). 

Course Content

Lesson 1: Introducing Illustrator CC

 Topic A: Apply Design Principles, Elements, and Graphics Composition

 Topic B: Evaluate Graphics Scalability

 Topic C: Navigate the User Interface

 Topic D: Customize the User Interface

Lesson 2: Creating Documents Containing Basic Shapes

 Topic A: Create Documents

 Topic B: Save Documents

 Topic C: Draw Basic Shapes

Lesson 3: Creating Documents Containing Customized Paths

 Topic A: Draw Paths

 Topic B: Modify Paths

Lesson 4: Creating Graphics Containing Customized Text

 Topic A: Insert Text

 Topic B: Apply Flow Text Along a Path

 Topic C: Insert Bounded and Threaded Text

 Topic D: Apply Text Styles

 Topic E: Insert Typographical Characters

Lesson 5: Customizing Objects

 Topic A: Import, Place, and Link Graphics

 Topic B: Alter the Appearance of Objects

Lesson 6: Customizing Basic Shapes

 Topic A: Apply Strokes and Brushes

 Topic B: Fill Shapes

 Topic C: Apply Graphics Styles

 Topic D: Distort Text with Text Envelopes

Lesson 7: Preparing Documents for Deployment

 Topic A: Update Text

 Topic B: Wrap Text

 Topic C: Hyphenate Text

 Topic D: Optimize Content for Print

 Topic E: Optimize Content for the Web

 Topic F: Optimize Content for PDF Documents

This course focuses on Adobe® Illustrator® CC (2019), the component within CC used to create “drawn” graphics, while enabling its users to integrate content from other domains (such as photo-oriented graphics and animation, which belong to Adobe® Photoshop® and other applications). 

Course Content

Lesson 1: Introducing Illustrator CC

 Topic A: Apply Design Principles, Elements, and Graphics Composition

 Topic B: Evaluate Graphics Scalability

 Topic C: Navigate the User Interface

 Topic D: Customize the User Interface

Lesson 2: Creating Documents Containing Basic Shapes

 Topic A: Create Documents

 Topic B: Save Documents

 Topic C: Draw Basic Shapes

Lesson 3: Creating Documents Containing Customized Paths

 Topic A: Draw Paths

 Topic B: Modify Paths

Lesson 4: Creating Graphics Containing Customized Text

 Topic A: Insert Text

 Topic B: Apply Flow Text Along a Path

 Topic C: Insert Bounded and Threaded Text

 Topic D: Apply Text Styles

 Topic E: Insert Typographical Characters

Lesson 5: Customizing Objects

 Topic A: Import, Place, and Link Graphics

 Topic B: Alter the Appearance of Objects

Lesson 6: Customizing Basic Shapes

 Topic A: Apply Strokes and Brushes

 Topic B: Fill Shapes

 Topic C: Apply Graphics Styles

 Topic D: Distort Text with Text Envelopes

Lesson 7: Preparing Documents for Deployment

 Topic A: Update Text

 Topic B: Wrap Text

 Topic C: Hyphenate Text

 Topic D: Optimize Content for Print

 Topic E: Optimize Content for the Web

 Topic F: Optimize Content for PDF Documents