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 for each application, print and web publishing.
- 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 with single or multiple columns
- Understand the difference between Adobe programs, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat etc.
- Use Adobe Bridge to View, Open & Oragnize.
- Understand the Illustrator interface – windows, panels, tools, & customizing the workspace.
- Create new Illustrator documents.
- Use the Selection and Direct Selection.
- 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.
Not eligible for retakes