3.5 Month desktop publishing

Learn Photoshop or Illustrator, study colour theory or composition, or immerse yourself in print production, layouts or packaging design.

Graphic design is the process of creating intelligent and powerful visual communication for print media and beyond.

Want to create graphics that rock? Learn Photoshop or Illustrator, study colour theory or composition, or immerse yourself in print production, layouts or packaging design.

Software modules
‹ Module 1: Adobe Photoshop
‹ Module 2: Adobe Indesign
‹ Module 3: Adobe Illustrator
‹ Module 4: Finishing art for designers/Adobe Acrobat and portfolio preparation

Conceptual/theoretical modules
‹ Non-designers guide to design
‹ Digital text I (Intro to digital text treatment), II (Design using digital text) and III (Typography advanced and projects)
‹ Digital photography basics
‹ Vector graphics I and II (Adobe Illustrator)
‹ Photoshop for art directors
‹ Page Layout I (Adobe Indesign basics), II and III
‹ Preproduction and print (software specific terminology and preferences)
‹ Prepress expert
‹ Workflow with Adobe Acrobat
‹ Co-ordinating large print jobs
‹ Stock photos, fonts and rights
‹ CI style guide developing

Venues

Date: 10 March 2008 to 05 June 2008
Location: Friends of Design, Cape Town
More info: 60 Sir Lowry Road
Cape Town 8001

Date: 09 June 2008 to 04 September 2008
Location: Friends of Design, Cape Town
More info: 60 Sir Lowry Road
Cape Town 8001

Date: 08 September 2008 to 04 December 2008
Location: Friends of Design, Cape Town
More info: 60 Sir Lowry Road
Cape Town 8001

Contact: Moritz Fritsche
Company name: Friends of Design - Academy of Digital Arts
Telephone number: +27 21 461 09 71
Email address moritz@friendsofdesign.net