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Some of the components that this course will touch upon are:
Section 1:INTRODUCTION TO GRAPHIC DESIGN
- Introduction to the Graphic Design industry
- Survey career opportunities
- Past and present iconic graphic designers
- Samples of professional graphic design in the industry
- Impact of graphic design in visual space and visual culture
- Specialties within the industry of graphic design
Section 2: UNDERSTANDING FUNDAMENTALS OF DESIGN
- Fundamentals of 2D design
- Building blocks of the design process
- Solving real world problems
- Art and design fundamentals:
- line
- shapes
- colour
- value
- rhythm
- textures
- balance
- unity
- space
- contrast
- forms
- emphasis
- repetition
Section 3: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
- Adobe Photoshop and its user interface
- Core functions
- Concept of layers in Photoshop
- Concept of masking in Photoshop
- Image adjustment techniques
Section 4:ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
- Adobe Illustrator and its user interface
- Core functions
- Concept of layers in Illustrator
- Concept of masking in Illustrator
- Concept of shapes, paths and other shape building tools
Section 5:INTRODUCTION TO COLOUR THEORY AND PRACTICES
- Introduction to Colour theory
- Use of colour in real life as well as design
- Meaning of colour
- Colour Wheel and developing combinations
Section 6: INTRODUCTION TO LOGO DESIGN
- Logo design and its fundamentals
- The design process
- Creating meaningful logos
Section: 7: INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY
- Major types in TYPE
- Evolution of the alphabet and letter-form design
- TYPE families, anatomy and principles
- The process of illustratingwith TYPE
Section 8: BRANDING & IDENTITY DESIGN
- Introduction to Identity Design
- Working with clients
- What branding means
- Types of branding
- Print and Digital media
Section 9: PHOTO MANIPULATION
- Impact of various photographic compositions
- The process of cropping and manipulate photographs to enhance meaning
- Layout and advert design/editorial design
- Professional layout examples
Section 10: CREATING WEB LAYOUTS
- Process of creating website layouts
- Process of creating assets for web (looking at specific design/layout sizes commonly used in web design)
- Colour and its use in digital space
Section 11: CREATING MOBILE APP LAYOUTS
- Process of creating mobile layouts
- Process of creating assets for mobile apps (looking at specific design/layout sizes commonly used in mobile app design)
Section 12: INTRODUCTION TO FREELANCING
- how to become a freelance and create a sustaining income
- pros and cons of freelancing
- the ethical and professional way of becoming a productive freelancer
- resources available for freelancing in the field of design
- how to join freelancing sites
- the process of creating a freelancing profile
Section 13: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE METHODS& LEGAL SIDE OF DESIGN
- Standards that define the expectations of a professional designer
- Principles of integrity
- Perspectives of the design profession
- Legalities involved in professional design projects
- Copyrights, copyright infringement, plagiarism, crediting creators, purchasing online products, downloading ‘free’ content