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    Graphic Design Concepts

    Course Duration: One Day

    Target Audience:

    This course is targeted to the professionals who want to create and design graphics that make an impact in different types of online material including e-learning, presentations, printed documents and web output.

    Course Objectives:

    This Graphic Design Concepts​ mimics the involvement of a graphic designer in a “real” project and provides a process, by which participants can create a basic multimedia layout. The trainer, who is a graphic designer, will share lots of “tips and tricks” as they arise with the participants.

    Course Outline:

    Basic Design Concepts

    • General Layouts
    • Colour Schemes
    • Typography
    • User Interfaces
    • Corporate Image

    Computer Assisted Design

    • Overview of available design software and function:
    • Image Processing (Photoshop, Elements)
    • Presentation / Multimedia (PowerPoint, Articulate, Captivate)
    • Desktop Publishing (InDesign, Quark Xpress, Publisher)
    • Vector Graphics (Illustrator)
    • Web Design (Dreamweaver, Flash)
    • File Exchange (Acrobat)
    • Apple Products App Development (xCode) Video (Final Cut, PremierPro, Flash Video) Audio (SoundBooth, Audition)

    Common Graphic Computer Formats

    • Graphic File Types
    • Functions, Strengths, and Weaknesses

    Production / Sourcing of Design Elements

    • Backgrounds (Sizes, Formats, Resolutions)
    • Graphics / Buttons (Sizes, Formats, Resolutions)
    • Animations (Formats, Content)
    • Creating Graphics vs. Sourcing from Royalty Free Catalogues and Clip Art
    • Photoshop / Illustrator vs. Web / Disk Based Image Catalogues

    The Design Process: Creating a Basic Multimedia Layout

    • Outlining a Design Brief: Visual and Function Requirements
    • Research, Choosing a Development Media Concept Design Stage
    • Developing a Design Concept
    • Preparation of a Master Design Layout
    • Development of a Master Design Template
    • Setting Master Graphic Elements
    • Search for files and content

    Discussion and Question Time

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