Two year digital design course

Friends of Design - Academy of Digital Arts (www.friendsofdesign.net) has taken the lead in the teaching of digital design in Cape Town.
 
Focusing on print, web and motion graphics, the Adobe certified and Apple authorized training centre as well as MAPPP-Seta accredited institution is recognized as the trendsetter in the industry.
 
The international flavor of the school, its cutting edge technology and its high-quality training attracts full-time and part-time students as well as corporations that need to upgrade their digital design skills.
 
Friends of Design delivers training by professionals, for professionals.

Time
Daily, 8:30am - 12:30pm

Visit us on Fridays between 1 and 4pm. View student work and meet informally with the lecturers.
Watch this space for Open Days later in the year specifically for interested 2 year students.

2 year Course Curriculum
* View 1st & 2nd year course overview here

Why study with us?

* We have industry experienced, Adobe Certified Training staff
* We have International lecturers and students.
* We integrate many interesting live projects into your curriculum.
* We offer you the experience of working with our visiting European students.
* We focus on your developing a comprehensive portfolio of work.
* We teach you work skills and the confidence to sell your ideas.
* We work with state of the art equipment and facilities.

About our 2 year Digital Design course

In our 2 year program, students will learn the professional, technical skills and techniques needed for successful careers in digital arts.

Included in our 2 year program are comprehensive print, web and multimedia design courses that focus on typography, digital illustration, digital imaging, corporate identity, information design/usability, web coding, visual identity, web business, e-commerce and advanced portfolio work. See examples of some student work in the student galleries section.

This program develops key digital communication skills: design, communication, project management, and web technology. Key skills are developed through challenging project work ranging from printed media to online logos to electronic portfolios to rich media websites.

Each project follows the development process from planning to evaluation. The design and production projects include:

* Graphics and images: preparing layouts for print, vector illustration & photographs, logo design, page banners, buttons, user interface, and navigation bars.
* Websites: electronic portfolio, web text and page layouts, building basic client websites, and website redesign.
* Rich media: multimedia for the Internet, sound and video web integration, and animation techniques. Video and sound editing for Web, DVD and Television.

1st year courses
Free Style

* Drawing Techniques
* Typography
* Intro to Graphic Design
* Corporate ID and logo design

Print Design

* Adobe Photoshop: Basic to Advanced & Projects
* Adobe Indesign: Basic to Advanced & Projects
* Adobe Illustrator: Basic to Advanced & Projects
* Adobe Photoshop: Advanced, Advertising Module
* Portfolio: Book Design and Interactivity

Internet Design

* Adobe Flash: Basic to Intermediate & Projects
* Actionscript Essential Skills

Self-initiated projects

* One for each print subject

2nd year courses
Advanced Internet

* HTML, CSS and Adobe Dreamweaver
* Website design and techniques
* Website usability and accessibility
* Actionscripting, Game Design
* Flash Advanced techniques
* 1 Cross media project

Motion Graphics

* Adobe Photoshop for Video
* Apple Final Cut Pro Studio: Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack, Color, Compressor
* Adobe After Effects
* Projects and film making techniques
* DVD creation and DVD project
* Cross media projects
* Flash portfolio project

Advanced DTP Modules

* Finishing Art & Prepress

Theoretical Modules

* Sustainability in Design
* Personal Development
* Presentation Skills
* Business Practice

Self- initiated projects

* 2 extra projects, including self promotion

For more information, contact Friends of Design on 021 461 0971
or email

Visit our website www.friendsofdesign.net

Date: 02 February 2010
Venue: Cape Town