Course Content
Design Fundamentals
1 Day
Defining principles of design Elements of design The design picture Commercial and desktop printing Finishing and distribution Distributed Applications Monitoring Non-Microsoft Platform Complex Environments Backup and Recovery
Adobe AfterEffects
4 Days
Introduction to After Effects Animation Basics Working with Masks Animating Text Animation Assistance Parenting and Basic Expressions Basic compositing Particles and paint Basic Effects Introduction to the 3D Engine Rendering and Exporting
Adobe Flash
4 Days
Flash Workspace Drawing tools Layers Symbols Timeline Object Based Tweening Motion editor, presets and tween Shape tween Library Filters Buttons Flash and Dreamweaver Behaviors ActionScript Nested Timelines Tweening Text Dynamic and Input Text
Import Bitmaps, Sound and Video Clips Optimize Publish Settings
Adobe Illustrator
4 Days
Working with multiple artboards Creating and manipulating area type frames Creating type on a path Advanced character and paragraph formatting Saving and applying character and paragraph formatting as a style Creating outlines from text Working with the perspective grid Creating and transforming perspective objects Creating and working with brushes (Calligraphic, Art, Bristle, Pattern) Using the Blob Brush tool Using the Symbolism tools Creating and working with symbols Using Illustrator with other Adobe applications (Photoshop, InDesign, Flash)
Adobe Photoshop
4 Days
Using the Workspace Working with Panels and Menus Working with Adobe Bridge Applying Basic Filters Understanding Image Size and Resolution Cropping and Adding Canvas Size Creating Basic Selections Transforming Objects Understanding Layer Basics Managing Layers Working with Opacity and Blending Modes Applying Layer Effects and Styles Creating Type Formatting Characters Scaling and Rotating Type Saving and Exporting Files