Adobe Design Basics
This class introduces you to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign and is the fastest way for professionals to get up and running on Creative Cloud.- Understand how the subscription-based service for Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign works
- Which program is the best option for which project?
- Strengths and weaknesses of each application
- Understanding the differences between vector and raster
- Creative Cloud Libraries: saving files to the Cloud for desktop or mobile access
- Uses for InDesign: print publishing, interactive apps, and export to PDF
- Overview of toolbox, panels, page navigation, and online help
- Create new documents and save the new document settings
- Add pages, set up page sizes, and work with columns
- Place graphics into your pages: what is the right format for imported images?
- Work with text frames using single or multiple columns
- Understand the Illustrator interface: windows, panels, tools, and customizing the workspace
- Create new Illustrator documents
- Use the Selection and Direct Selection tools
- Creating shapes: Oval, Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Star and Polygon
- Add color, swatches and gradients
- Drawing in Illustrator: Changing colors of existing logos and graphics
- Importing graphics from Illustrator into InDesign and Photoshop
- The differences between Photoshop (raster based) & Illustrator (vector based)
- How Photoshop works with the other programs in the Creative Cloud family
- Resolution: What is the correct PPI for a particular project
- Photoshop color modes: choose the right mode for the right project
- Export Photoshop files for web and print
- Cropping images
- Understanding Layers and how to manipulate them
- Make selections to isolate parts of images
- Change colors in an image with Adjustment layers
Class Length: 2 Days
Price: $699
This open enrollment class is offered online with a live instructor. All instructors are Adobe Certified.