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This course offers a deep dive into digital animation and interactive media, teaching you how to create engaging animations and interactive content using Adobe Animate. You will also prepare for the Animate certification exam and a career in animation and multimedia design.

This Adobe Animate course is a thorough exploration into the vibrant world of digital animation and interactive media, catering to both novices and seasoned animators. It covers everything from basic interface navigation to advanced animation techniques. You will learn to craft compelling animations, design detailed characters, and incorporate sound and video, all while utilizing Animate's robust toolset. Furthermore, the course introduces scripting, enabling the addition of interactivity to animations.

This online animation course guides you through creating and managing symbols, mastering a spectrum of animation techniques from frame-by-frame animation to tweening and motion edits, and perfecting character design. Advanced topics such as rotoscoping, rigging with the Bone Tool, and adding interactivity with ActionScript or JavaScript will also be covered by learning Adobe Animate. This educational journey ensures the acquisition of skills necessary for integrating audio and video into animations, applying filters, and producing content for HTML5 Canvas and WebGL, thereby broadening the scope of web animation capabilities.

By the end of the course, you will be well-prepared to pass the Animate certification exam and for a career in the animation industry, equipped with a deep understanding of animation principles and best practices. Your curriculum is structured to offer a step-by-step guide through the animation process, from basic drawing and animation techniques to complex character design and interactivity scripting. Hands-on exercises and practical applications reinforce learning, enabling you to apply concepts in real-world settings and open up new opportunities in the fields of animation and multimedia design.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 11.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Animate (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

This Adobe Animate course offers a comprehensive journey into the world of digital animation and interactive media. Designed for both beginners and experienced users, it covers all aspects of Adobe Animate, from the basics of the interface to advanced animation techniques. You will learn how to create engaging animations, design characters, and integrate sound and video, utilizing Animate's powerful tools. This online animation course also covers scripting with ActionScript and JavaScript to add interactivity to animations.

Through practical exercises and real-world applications, animation training ensures that you not only understand the software's capabilities but also how to apply these skills in your creative projects. The course encompasses all topics covered in the Animate certification exam and much more. Whether your goal is to work in the animation industry or to enhance your animation skills, this course provides the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to excel in the field of digital animation.

1. Introduction to Animate
1. Animate Home Screen
2. Creating New Documents
3. Drawing Basic Shapes
4. Animate Interface
5. Tools
6. Properties
7. Libraries
8. The Timeline
9. Navigating a Document
10. Rulers, Guides, and Grids
11. Setting Preferences
2. Animation Basics
1. Symbols
2. Types of Symbols: Graphic, Button, and Movie Clip
3. Creating Symbols
4. Creating Symbols and Adding Them to the Library (Exercise)
5. Editing Symbols
6. Edit a Symbol and Observe the Changes (Exercise)
7. Overview of Animation
8. Onion Skinning
9. Use Onion Skinning to Create a Smooth, Frame-by-Frame Animation (Exercise)
10. Introduction to Basic Movement: Timing, Weight, And Movement
11. Overview of Tweening
12. Shape Tween
13. Create a Shape Tween with a Symbol (Exercise)
14. Motion Tween
15. Create a Motion Tween with a Symbol (Exercise)
16. Understanding the Motion Editor Panel
17. Use the Motion Editor Panel to Modify a Tween (Exercise)
18. Apply Easing to Animation
19. Apply Easing to Animation to Create Natural Movement (Exercise)
20. Previewing an Animation
21. Preview and Test Your Animation (Exercise)
22. Saving and Exporting an Animation
23. Exporting Options
24. Export the Animation in Different Formats (Exercise)
3. Drawing Tools
1. Selection Tools
2. Brush Tools
3. Experimenting with Brush Tools on a Blank Canvas (Exercise)
4. The Pen Tool
5. Experimenting with the Pen Tool on a Blank Canvas (Exercise)
6. Shape Tools
7. Experimenting with the Shape Tools on a Blank Canvas (Exercise)
8. Color Tools
9. Modifying and Transforming Shapes
10. Draw Basic Shapes and Modify them using Transformation Tools (Exercise)
11. Layers and Symbols
12. Drawing a Simple Illustration (Exercise)
4. Character Design
1. Basic Illustration Principles
2. Introduction to Character Design
3. Drawing the Head
4. Draw the Character's Head (Exercise)
5. Drawing the Facial Features
6. Draw the Character's Facial Features (Exercise)
7. Drawing the Body
8. Draw the Character's Body (Exercise)
9. Arms and Hands
10. Draw the Character's Arms And Hands (Exercise)
11. Drawing the Legs and Feet
12. Draw the Character's Legs And Feet (Exercise)
13. Saving and Exporting Your Character
14. Save and Export Your Character (Exercise)
5. Advanced Techniques
1. Rotoscoping
2. Rotoscope a Short Video Clip (Exercise)
3. Utilizing Camera and Layer Depth Tools
4. Create a Scene with Depth using Camera and Layer Tools (Exercise)
5. ActionScript and JavaScript in Animate
6. Add Interactivity to an Animation with ActionScript or JavaScript (Exercise)
7. Sound and Video Integration in Animate
8. Incorporate Sound into an Animation (Exercise)
9. Sound Mixing and Scape Creation
10. Create a Basic Sound Mix and Scape for an Animation (Exercise)
11. Using the Bone Tool for Rigging
12. Rig a Character using the Bone Tool (Exercise)
13. Working with Motion Presets
14. Animate an Object using Motion Presets (Exercise)
15. Applying Filters and Blend Modes
16. Add Effects to an Animation with Filters and Blend Modes (Exercise)
17. The Art of Masking
18. Create an Animation with Masking Effects (Exercise)
19. Understanding HTML5 Canvas and WebGL Document Types
20. Create an Interactive Web Content with HTML5 Canvas (Exercise)
21. Publishing and Export Options in Animate
22. Publish an Animation in Various Formats (Exercise)
6. Working In The Animation Industry
1. Purpose, Audience, and Audience Needs
2. Communicating about Design Plans
3. Copyright, Permissions, and Licensing
4. Animation and Interactive Media Key Terminology
5. Basic Design Principles and Industry Best Practices
6. Animation and Interactive Media Principles

What you will learn

• Understand the basics of Adobe Animate's interface and tools for creating animations and interactive media
• Comprehend how to design characters and animate them effectively for various projects
• Discover techniques for integrating sound and video into your animations
• Perfect your scripting with ActionScript and JavaScript to add interactivity to your animations
• Grasp the scope of the Animate certification exam and how to prepare for it

How you will benefit

• Develop a solid understanding of the Adobe Animate interface and its functionalities
• Learn to create and manage different types of symbols for efficient animation workflows
• Master various animation techniques, including frame-by-frame animation, tweening, and motion editing
• Gain proficiency in character design, from basic sketching to detailed character creation
• Explore advanced animation techniques such as rotoscoping and rigging with the Bone Tool
• Understand how to add interactivity to animations using ActionScript or JavaScript
• Learn to integrate audio and video elements into animations for a richer experience
• Discover the art of masking and applying filters and blend modes to enhance animations
• Acquire skills in creating content for HTML5 Canvas and WebGL, expanding web animation capabilities
• Prepare for a career in the animation industry with an understanding of key principles and best practices

Unlock your creative potential and become a versatile creative professional with our comprehensive Adobe Certified Professional course, designed to equip you with both software proficiency and certification readiness, enriched with hands-on projects for real-world expertise.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac. Chromebooks are not compatible.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.8 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Photoshop (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Animate (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Illustrator (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe InDesign (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Premiere Pro (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

In the fast-paced world of digital media, it is essential to become proficient with Adobe software. Our Adobe Certified Professional course is designed to provide you with comprehensive training in five key tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, and Animate. For those interested in gaining a graphic design certification, the course also prepares you for these Adobe certification exams.

With a multi-faceted learning approach, you will encounter short explanations and demonstrations, hands-on exercises, video reviews, and quizzes throughout this course. Each module provides you with a comprehensive grasp of the software, from foundational elements to nuanced specifics that may be part of the certification exams.

This Adobe certification course also includes a series of independent projects to choose from that both give you a chance to apply and solidify what you have learned and give you tangible outcomes that can be added to your professional portfolio. For example, you can use Photoshop for branding, InDesign for brochures and reports, Illustrator for logos and posters, Animate for animations and banners, and Premiere Pro for show opening videos.

The hands-on projects serve a dual purpose: they deepen your understanding of each tool and provide you with practical experience that directly translates to workplace scenarios. Whether you are aiming for a career in design, marketing, video production, or any creative field, this Adobe Creative Suite course offers a structured learning path. The course also includes a voucher for the Adobe certification exams, offering you the chance to officially validate your skills.

By the end of this Adobe Creative Suite certification course, you will master Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Animate, becoming a well-rounded creative professional equipped with the tools and experience to excel in the creative industry.

1. Photoshop
   1. Photoshop Crash Course
   2. Selections and Masks
   3. Reconstructing and Retouching
   4. More Layers and Selections
   5. Brushes and Painting
   6. Working in the Design Industry
2. Premiere Pro
   1. Introduction to Premiere Pro
   2. Thinking in Video
   3. Setting Up a Project
   4. Basic Video Editing
   5. Exporting
   6. Clips and Markers
   7. Transitions
   8. Advanced Editing Techniques
   9. Working with Audio
   10. Visual Effects
   11. Color Correction and Grading
   12. Compositing Techniques
   13. Graphics and Titles
   14. Working in the Video Industry
3. Illustrator
   1. The Illustrator Interface
   2. Getting Started
   3. Organizing a Project
   4. Creating Advanced Illustrations
   5. Advanced Management of Shapes
   6. Working with Type
   7. Managing Project Components
   8. Sharing Your Project
   9. Working In the Design Industry
4. InDesign
   1. Crash Course
   2. Creating An Invitation
   3. Creating A Book Chapter
   4. Text
   5. Styles
   6. Images and Colors
   7. Completing Documents
   8. Tables
   9. Preflight And Export
   10. Forms
   11. Working In the Design Industry
5. Animate
   1. Introduction to Animate
   2. Animation Basics
   3. Drawing Tools
   4. Character Design
   5. Advanced Techniques
   6. Working In the Animation Industry

What you will learn

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of key Adobe tools, such as Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Animate
• Acquire foundational and advanced skills in each software, preparing you for potential certification exams
• Complete a series of hands-on, independent projects that allow you to apply your newly acquired skills in real-world scenarios
• Learn how to create various types of digital media, from branding packages and social media campaigns to animated infographics and opening videos for shows
• Understand the principles of design, layout, and animation to enhance your projects' aesthetic and functional aspects

How you will benefit

• Equip yourself with a diverse skill set that opens doors to a rewarding career in the rapidly growing creative and design fields
• Build a robust portfolio through hands-on projects, showcasing your skills to potential employers or clients
• Gain practical experience that prepares you for the challenges you will face in your creative career
• Keep up-to-date with the latest trends, tools, and best practices in the Adobe Creative Suite
• Have the option to validate your skills officially through Adobe certification exams, with a course voucher included

Tracy Berry

Tracy Berry is a dynamic and seasoned instructor, consultant, and graphic designer/programmer with over 30 years of professional experience. Since launching her training career in 1993, Tracy has helped thousands of professionals grow their skills across a wide range of tools and technologies. She has delivered over 1,600 virtual classes for Webucator alone since 2007, making her one of the most experienced online instructors in the industry.

Tracy specializes in Microsoft Office applications (including SharePoint and Project), Adobe Creative Suite, desktop publishing, web design, and productivity and communication skills. She is also the co-author of numerous Webucator courses on Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and Adobe tools.

As a Certified Technical Trainer (CTT), Tracy has led training initiatives for leading organizations such as CVS, Siemens, the U.S. Department of Defense, United States Air Force, The Coca-Cola Company, JPMorgan Chase, AT&T, Library of Congress, Northrop Grumman, Basin Electric, and Merrill Lynch, among many others. Her background also includes extensive experience in graphic design and multimedia development, with hundreds of logos, websites, and marketing pieces produced for clients around the world.

Tracy is known for her engaging, upbeat, and professional teaching style. Students consistently praise her as exceptionally knowledgeable, personable, patient, and well-organized, noting how she brings even technical or dry material to life with clarity and enthusiasm. Her courses are designed to be welcoming, inclusive, and stress-free, helping learners of all backgrounds feel confident, supported, and motivated to engage with the material.

Her deep content expertise is matched by her gift for communication—students frequently cite her as the best instructor they've ever had, appreciating her real-world insights, thoughtful pacing, and readiness to go above and beyond to help each individual succeed.

Unlock your creative potential in video design and become a versatile professional with our Adobe Certified Professional in Video Design course, designed to provide you with proficiency in key video design software—Photoshop and Premiere Pro—while also preparing you for certification exams, all enriched with hands-on projects for real-world expertise.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac. Chromebooks are not compatible.

The processor should be:

• Intel® 7th Gen or newer CPU or Apple silicon M1 or newer for Mac
• Intel® 7th Gen or newer CPU with Quick Sync – or AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series / Threadripper 2000 series or newer CPU for Windows

In addition, the computer should have at a minimum:

• 4 GB of GPU memory
• 16 GB of RAM
• 8 GB of available hard-disk space for installation
• Display of 1920 x 1080 or greater
• A microphone
• Speakers
• A webcam

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.8 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Photoshop (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Premiere Pro (not included in enrollment). See Premiere Pro system requirements for detailed hardware and software specifications.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
• Optional: Digital video camera - like on many modern mobile phones.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

In the dynamic field of video design, mastering Adobe software is crucial. Our Adobe Certified Professional in Video Design course focuses on providing you with in-depth training in two key tools: Photoshop and Premiere Pro. For those interested in achieving certification, the course also prepares you for the relevant Adobe certification exams.

This video and graphic design course employs a multi-faceted learning approach that includes short explanations and demonstrations, hands-on exercises, video reviews, and quizzes. Each module is designed to offer you a comprehensive understanding of the software, covering both foundational elements and the nuanced specifics that could appear on the certification exams.

This Adobe Photoshop certification course features a selection of independent projects that allow you to apply and reinforce what you've learned while producing tangible outcomes for your professional portfolio. For instance, you can use Photoshop to create a branding package, digital magazine cover, or social media campaign; and use Premiere Pro to produce an opening video for a show or a short film.

Our hands-on projects provide practical experience applicable in professional settings and deepen your understanding of Photoshop and Premiere Pro. Whether you are aiming for a career in video production, marketing, or any field requiring video design expertise, this course offers a structured learning path. The course also includes a voucher for the Adobe certification exams, giving you the opportunity to officially validate your skills.

By the end of this course, you won't just be proficient in Photoshop and Premiere Pro—you will be a versatile video design professional with a portfolio to back it up. Equip yourself with the tools and experience to excel in the video design industry with our Adobe Certified Professional in Video Design course.

1. Adobe Certified Professional in Video Design
1. Photoshop
   1. Photoshop Crash Course
   2. Selections and Masks
   3. Reconstructing and Retouching
   4. More Layers and Selections
   5. Brushes and Painting
   6. Working in the Design Industry
2. Premiere Pro
   1. Introduction to Premiere Pro
   2. Thinking in Video
   3. Setting Up a Project
   4. Basic Video Editing
   5. Exporting
   6. Clips and Markers
   7. Transitions
   8. Advanced Editing Techniques
   9. Working with Audio
   10. Visual Effects
   11. Color Correction and Grading
   12. Compositing Techniques
   13. Graphics and Titles
   14. Working in the Video Industry

What you will learn

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of key Adobe tools for video design, such as Premiere Pro and Photoshop
• Acquire foundational and advanced skills in Premiere Pro and Photoshop, preparing you for potential certification exams
• Complete a series of hands-on, independent projects that allow you to apply your newly acquired skills in real-world video design scenarios
• Learn how to create various types of video and graphic media, such as opening videos for shows, branding packages, and social media campaigns
• Understand the principles of video editing, layout, and graphic design to enhance both the aesthetic and functional aspects of your video projects

How you will benefit

• Equip yourself with specialized skills in video design that open doors to a rewarding career in the rapidly growing video production and marketing fields
• Build a robust portfolio focused on video design through hands-on projects, showcasing your skills to potential employers or clients
• Gain practical experience in video design that prepares you for the challenges you'll face in your creative career
• Keep up-to-date with the latest trends, tools, and best practices in video design and Adobe software
• Have the option to validate your video design skills officially through Adobe certification exams, with a course voucher included

Tracy Berry

Tracy Berry is a dynamic and seasoned instructor, consultant, and graphic designer/programmer with over 30 years of professional experience. Since launching her training career in 1993, Tracy has helped thousands of professionals grow their skills across a wide range of tools and technologies. She has delivered over 1,600 virtual classes for Webucator alone since 2007, making her one of the most experienced online instructors in the industry.

Tracy specializes in Microsoft Office applications (including SharePoint and Project), Adobe Creative Suite, desktop publishing, web design, and productivity and communication skills. She is also the co-author of numerous Webucator courses on Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and Adobe tools.

As a Certified Technical Trainer (CTT), Tracy has led training initiatives for leading organizations such as CVS, Siemens, the U.S. Department of Defense, United States Air Force, The Coca-Cola Company, JPMorgan Chase, AT&T, Library of Congress, Northrop Grumman, Basin Electric, and Merrill Lynch, among many others. Her background also includes extensive experience in graphic design and multimedia development, with hundreds of logos, websites, and marketing pieces produced for clients around the world.

Tracy is known for her engaging, upbeat, and professional teaching style. Students consistently praise her as exceptionally knowledgeable, personable, patient, and well-organized, noting how she brings even technical or dry material to life with clarity and enthusiasm. Her courses are designed to be welcoming, inclusive, and stress-free, helping learners of all backgrounds feel confident, supported, and motivated to engage with the material.

Her deep content expertise is matched by her gift for communication—students frequently cite her as the best instructor they've ever had, appreciating her real-world insights, thoughtful pacing, and readiness to go above and beyond to help each individual succeed.

You can unlock your creative potential in visual design and become a versatile professional. This course is designed to provide you with proficiency in key visual design software—Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign—while also preparing you for certification exams, all enriched with hands-on projects for real-world expertise.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac. Chromebooks are not compatible.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 11.0 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Photoshop (not included in enrollment)
• Adobe Illustrator (not included in enrollment)
• Adobe InDesign (not included in enrollment)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

In the fast-paced world of visual design, mastering Adobe software is a necessity. Our Adobe Certified Professional in Visual Design course focuses on equipping you with comprehensive training in three key tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. For those interested in certification, the course also prepares you for the relevant Adobe certification exams.

This graphic design course employs a multi-faceted learning approach, including short explanations and demonstrations, hands-on exercises, video reviews, and quizzes. Each module is designed to offer you a comprehensive understanding of the software, covering both foundational elements and the nuanced specifics that could appear on the certification exams.

Our graphic design certification course features a selection of independent projects that allow you to apply and reinforce what you have learned while producing tangible outcomes for your professional portfolio. For instance, you can use Photoshop to create a branding package or digital magazine cover, Illustrator to design a logo or infographic, and InDesign to craft a brochure or business report.

These hands-on projects serve a dual purpose: they deepen your understanding of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, and provide you with practical experience that is directly applicable in professional settings. Whether you're aiming for a career in graphic design, marketing, or any field requiring visual design expertise, this course offers a structured learning path. The course also includes a voucher for the Adobe certification exams, allowing you to officially validate your skills.

By the end of this online visual design certification course, you will be proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign—with a portfolio to back it up. Equip yourself with the tools and experience to excel in the visual design industry with our Adobe Certified Professional in Visual Design course.

1. Adobe Certified Professional in Visual Design
1. Photoshop
   1. Photoshop Crash Course
   2. Selections and Masks
   3. Reconstructing and Retouching
   4. More Layers and Selections
   5. Brushes and Painting
   6. Working in the Design Industry
2. Illustrator
   1. The Illustrator Interface
   2. Getting Started
   3. Organizing a Project
   4. Creating Advanced Illustrations
   5. Advanced Management of Shapes
   6. Working with Type
   7. Managing Project Components
   8. Sharing Your Project
   9. Working In the Design Industry
3. InDesign
   1. Crash Course
   2. Creating An Invitation
   3. Creating A Book Chapter
   4. Text
   5. Styles
   6. Images and Colors
   7. Completing Documents
   8. Tables
   9. Preflight And Export
   10. Forms
   11. Working In the Design Industry

What you will learn

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of key Adobe tools for visual design: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
• Acquire foundational and advanced Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign skills, preparing you for potential certification exams
• Complete a series of hands-on, independent projects that allow you to apply your newly acquired skills in real-world visual design scenarios
• Learn how to create various types of graphic and layout media, such as branding packages, digital magazine covers, and business reports
• Understand the principles of graphic design, layout, and typography to enhance both the aesthetic and functional aspects of your visual design projects

How you will benefit

• Equip yourself with specialized skills in visual design that open doors to a rewarding career in the rapidly growing graphic design and marketing fields
• Build a robust portfolio focused on visual design through hands-on projects, showcasing your skills to potential employers or clients
• Gain practical experience in visual design that prepares you for the challenges you will face in your creative career
• Keep up-to-date with the latest trends, tools, and best practices in visual design and Adobe software
• Have the option to validate your visual design skills officially through Adobe certification exams, with a course voucher included

Tracy Berry

Tracy Berry is a dynamic and seasoned instructor, consultant, and graphic designer/programmer with over 30 years of professional experience. Since launching her training career in 1993, Tracy has helped thousands of professionals grow their skills across a wide range of tools and technologies. She has delivered over 1,600 virtual classes for Webucator alone since 2007, making her one of the most experienced online instructors in the industry.

Tracy specializes in Microsoft Office applications (including SharePoint and Project), Adobe Creative Suite, desktop publishing, web design, and productivity and communication skills. She is also the co-author of numerous Webucator courses on Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and Adobe tools.

As a Certified Technical Trainer (CTT), Tracy has led training initiatives for leading organizations such as CVS, Siemens, the U.S. Department of Defense, United States Air Force, The Coca-Cola Company, JPMorgan Chase, AT&T, Library of Congress, Northrop Grumman, Basin Electric, and Merrill Lynch, among many others. Her background also includes extensive experience in graphic design and multimedia development, with hundreds of logos, websites, and marketing pieces produced for clients around the world.

Tracy is known for her engaging, upbeat, and professional teaching style. Students consistently praise her as exceptionally knowledgeable, personable, patient, and well-organized, noting how she brings even technical or dry material to life with clarity and enthusiasm. Her courses are designed to be welcoming, inclusive, and stress-free, helping learners of all backgrounds feel confident, supported, and motivated to engage with the material.

Her deep content expertise is matched by her gift for communication—students frequently cite her as the best instructor they've ever had, appreciating her real-world insights, thoughtful pacing, and readiness to go above and beyond to help each individual succeed.

This course equips you with the skills to create sophisticated vector illustrations, logos, and typography, expanding your web design resume and helping you become proficient in Adobe Illustrator for professional graphic design work.

This comprehensive Adobe Illustrator course caters to both beginners and experienced users, aiming to foster proficiency in this industry-standard vector graphics software. The curriculum is expansive, covering all facets pertinent to the Illustrator certification exam while delving into practical, real-world applications that demonstrate how to effectively utilize Illustrator's robust tools in design projects. You are guided through creating detailed vector illustrations, logos, and typography, with a focus on leveraging the latest features and mastering advanced techniques to elevate your vector art.

This online Adobe Illustrator training course offers extensive benefits, including improving your workflow efficiency by becoming adept with the Illustrator interface. It provides detailed instruction on creating and manipulating vector shapes, using Illustrator's precision tools, and advanced techniques for drawing and path tools, including the Pencil and Pen tools. Participants will develop crucial skills in managing layers and artboards, applying color theory in vector graphics, and employing swatches and color panels effectively.

The course covers the creation of complex illustrations using Pathfinder and Shape Builder tools, and introduces you to gradients, patterns, brushes, and advanced typographic designs, equipping you with the skills to manage project components and prepare for projects in various print and digital formats.

The course is structured to facilitate self-paced learning, granting 24/7 access to on-demand content for flexibility. The curriculum is carefully laid out to guide students from the basics of the Illustrator interface and document creation to more complex tasks such as organizing projects, creating advanced illustrations, managing shapes, and working with type and project components. Practical exercises are interspersed throughout the course to reinforce learning, culminating in the ability to share and export projects proficiently. By the end of the course, you are prepared for the Illustrator certification exam and ready to tackle design projects with confidence and creativity, making you a valuable asset in the design industry.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 11.0 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Illustrator (not included in enrollment)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Learn how to use Adobe Illustrator, the industry-standard vector graphics software, with the comprehensive Adobe Illustrator CC course. While there are different Adobe Illustrator courses available on the market, this course encompasses all topics covered in the Illustrator certification exam and much more, extending beyond mere exam preparation. It offers practical, real-world applications, illustrating how to leverage Illustrator's powerful tools in design work. Suitable for both new and experienced users, this online adobe illustrator training course provides valuable insights into creating intricate vector illustrations, logos, and typography.

You will explore Illustrator's latest features and learn advanced techniques to enhance your vector art. Whether starting from scratch or seeking to refine existing skills, this course will help you learn how to use Adobe Illustrator more efficiently.

1. The Illustrator Interface
1. Illustrator Home Screen
2. Creating New Documents
3. Inserting a Shape
4. The Illustrator Interface
5. Setting Preferences
6. Zooming
7. Panning
8. Rulers, Guides, and Grids
2. Getting Started
1. Creating a Project
2. Create New Document (Exercise)
3. Creating Basic Shapes
4. Selection
5. Creating and Modifying Shapes (Exercise)
6. Using Drawing Modes
7. The Alignment Tools
8. Draw Components of the Project (Exercise)
9. Working with Colors
10. Working with Swatches
11. Fill and Stroke Attributes
12. Format Artwork (Exercise)
3. Organizing a Project
1. Organizing a Project
2. Work with Layers (Exercise)
3. Artboards
4. Artboards and Duplication (Exercise)
4. Creating Advanced Illustrations
1. The Pencil and Pen Tools
2. Drawing with the Pencil Tool (Exercise)
3. More on the Pen Tool
4. Drawing with the Pen Tool (Exercise)
5. Using the Line Tools
6. Adding Spirals (Exercise)
7. Transforming Objects
8. Align and Distribute Objects
9. Tools for Reshaping
10. Working with Grouped Objects
11. Manipulate Project Components (Exercise)
5. Advanced Management of Shapes
1. Appearance Panel
2. Appearance Panel (Exercise)
3. Working with Pathfinder
4. Working with Shape Builder Tool
5. Path and Shape Builder Tools (Exercise)
6. The Paintbrush Tool
7. Live Paint
8. Creating Patterns
9. Brushes and Patterns (Exercise)
10. Using Gradient Tools
11. Gradients (Exercise)
12. Working with Graphic Styles
13. Styles (Exercise)
6. Working with Type
1. Working with Type
2. Format Text
3. Creating Types of Text (Exercise)
4. Working with Styles
5. Using Tab Stops
6. Styles and Tabs (Exercise)
7. Working with Glyphs
8. Converting Type to Outlines
9. Type to Outlines (Exercise)
7. Managing Project Components
1. Project Components
2. Custom Art Brush
3. Reuse (Exercise)
4. Import Text and Thread Text Frames
5. Import Styles
6. Import Artwork
7. Import (Exercise)
8. Manage Linked and Embedded Project Components
9. Working with Linked Content (Exercise)
8. Sharing Your Project
1. Proofing Your Project
2. Preview Project
3. Proof (Exercise)
4. Printing
5. Export Options
6. Save for Video
7. Package a Project
9. Working In The Design Industry
1. Client Goals and Audience
2. Communicating about Design Plans
3. Basic Project Management Concepts for Designers
4. Copyright, Permissions, and Licensing
5. Digital Image Terminology
6. Typography
7. Visual Composition

What you will learn

• How to navigate and utilize the Adobe Illustrator interface efficiently
• Techniques for creating intricate vector illustrations, logos, and typography
• Advanced features and tools within Illustrator to enhance your vector art
• Real-world applications of Illustrator skills in graphic design projects

How you will benefit

• Gain proficiency with the Illustrator interface, enhancing workflow efficiency
• Create and manipulate vector shapes, utilizing Illustrator's precision tools
• Obtain advanced techniques for using Illustrator's unique drawing and path tools
• Develop skills in using layers and artboards for organized and versatile design projects
• Understand color theory as it applies to vector graphics and use swatches and color panels effectively
• Acquire the ability to create complex illustrations using Pathfinder and Shape Builder tools
• Explore the use of gradients, patterns, and brushes to add depth and texture to designs
• Work with type in Illustrator, from simple text manipulation to advanced typographic designs
• Manage project components, including the use of linked and embedded content
• Discover best practices for exporting and sharing Illustrator projects in various formats for print and digital use
• Open the door for new employment and freelance opportunities

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the residential interior design field and acquire the tools you need to successfully run your own interior design business. Upon successfully completing this program, you will obtain your R.I.D.E. (Residential Interior Design Education) credential and qualify to take the Residential Interior Design Qualifying Certification (RIDQC) exam through the Designer Society of America (DSA) and be provided with a free one-year DSA membership.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment. The following textbooks will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment:

• New York School of Interior Design: Home: The Foundations of Enduring Spaces by Ellen S. Fisher
• The Interior Design Reference & Specification Book by Chris Grimley and Mimi Love

Please note: You may receive a digital book if the physical book is on backorder.

Elevate your design aspirations and transform spaces with our Certified Residential Interior Designer course. Ideal for aspiring and experienced designers, this interior design class empowers you to expand your knowledge, advance your career prospects, and enhance your industry standing. Throughout this interior design certification course, you will explore the elements of interior design in great depth and investigate ways to combine these elements to meet your clients' needs and preferences.

From key design elements and principles to the history of styles and furnishings from different eras to reviewing materials, finishes, color, and textiles, you will leave this interior design course with a strong fundamental overview of interior design essentials. Beyond your interior design training, you will learn how to build a successful design business, cultivate your client base, and interact with clients in various scenarios appropriately. This program will help you hone your craft through its enriching, practical coursework intended to help you fine-tune your skills and give you real-life scenarios to discover your personal branding and style.

This interior design certification course requires you to complete a final project where you will have the opportunity to design a family room that meets certain touchpoints gained throughout the course. This project can be used as a compelling portfolio presentation to earn new business and captivate potential clients by showcasing your unique design concepts. Your final project presentation will also be submitted for review by the Designer Society of America (DSA), which will qualify you to sit for the Residential Interior Design Qualifying Certification (RIDQC) certification exam.

Upon successfully completing this program, you will earn your R.I.D.E. (Residential Interior Design Education) credential as part of the final exam and qualify to sit for the Residential Interior Design Qualifying Certification (RIDQC) certification exam. The RIDQC exam voucher is included with course enrollment for qualifying students. You will also obtain a free one-year DSA membership.

1. Becoming an Interior Designer
2. Developing an Eye for Design: The Elements of Design
3. Developing an Eye for Design: The Principals of Design
4. History Of Styles and Furnishings, Part I, Prehistoric Times to Middle Ages
5. History Of Styles and Furnishings, Part II: The Renaissance to the 20th Century
6. History Of Styles and Furnishings, Part III: Modernism to the 21st Century and Non-Western Influences
7. Space Planning and Working with Clients
8. Materials and Finishes
9. Color
10. Textiles
11. Lighting Fundamentals
12. Furniture, Accessories and finishing Touches
13. Professional Practice
14. The Business of Interior Design
15. Final Presentation
16. Final Exam Preparation and Completion

What you will learn

• Prepare for both the R.I.D.E. and RIDQC exams
• Gain a deep understanding of design elements and principles and learn how to apply them effectively
• Develop proficiency in the entire design process, from concept development to the final presentation
• Acquire comprehensive knowledge of various materials and finishes commonly used in residential interiors
• Develop a strong foundation in color theory and gain the ability to apply this knowledge to create cohesive color schemes for residential interiors
• Obtain expertise in space planning techniques to effectively design residential spaces to meet clients' needs
• Acquire valuable insights into the business aspects of interior design, including project management, client relations, ethics, and professional practice
• Study the history of architecture and interiors to draw inspiration from various design movements and apply historical references in contemporary design work
• Develop an understanding of the selection and application of textiles, window treatments, accessories, and artwork to enhance the aesthetics and functionality of interior spaces
• Learn the lighting design principles, including the selection and placement of fixtures, to create well-lit and aesthetically pleasing environments

How you will benefit

• Obtain your R.I.D.E. credential and prepare to sit for the RIDQC certification exam
• Demonstrate to clients and industry professionals that you are qualified and possess the necessary skills to handle any residential interior design job
• Gain the essential skills and tools to establish your business, attract clients, and create functional and aesthetically pleasing interiors that will advance your career
• Understand the history of design to aid you in applying and explaining design concepts and techniques to clients

Natasha Lima Younts

Natasha Lima Younts has worked in interior design for more than 20 years and is one of the founders of the Designer Society of America (DSA). She is devoted to increasing opportunities for residential interior designers through purposeful education, believing that creative individuals should enter the field with a solid understanding and professional knowledge.

Previously, Natasha designed couture clothing under her own signature and created themed parties for high-profile clients. The latter evolved into her clients requesting her talents as a designer for their homes. This led her to establishing Gables Interiors, where she managed multi-million-dollar interior design project budgets for luxury homes valued up to 30 million dollars as principal designer and owner. She also developed interior design "Discover Your Style" seminars for design shows to help the public with DIY projects.

Natasha has also designed green rooms for the Latin Billboard Awards and has been selected to design for the "Designer for the Stars" seven times. She has published several articles about her home designs in magazines and newspapers, including Lincoln Road, Florida Architecture, Florida Design, Veranda, Elle, Southwest Georgia Living, and Miami Herald. She has also featured luxury homes on "The View."

Natasha balances her time between her own interior design work, educational programs for residential interior designers and her roles at DSA.

This self-paced course will teach you the basics of working with color in web design.

Color plays an important role in visual communication, especially when designing websites. For web designers, understanding color theory is a key to creating a color palette for UI/UX projects. This self-paced course will teach you the fundamentals of color theory and how to apply this framework to your web design practice.

What you will learn

• About the traditional color wheel and explore color in Adobe Illustrator
• About relationships between colors and how to create a color "feel"
• Basic color theory principles
• About considerations for print and web
• To create a color palette for your project

How you will benefit

• Master the basics color theory in a completely online environment
• Expand your web design skills to UI/UX
• Perfect your use of color in your design projects

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 11.0 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Recommended: Though they are not strictly required, you will get the most out of this course if you have Adobe Photoshop and/or Adobe Illustrator installed on your computer. These tools are not included with the course.

• Adobe Photoshop (not included in enrollment)
• Adobe Illustrator (not included in enrollment)

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Learn the rules for working with color in UI design projects.

1. Terminology
   1. Color Wheel
   2. Explore a Live Color Wheel
   3. Saturation, Hues and Shades
   4. Exploring Shades and Tints Using Adobe Illustrator
   5. Value of the Hue
   6. Explore a Color Using Photoshop
   7. Color Scheme
2. Building an Efficient Color Theme
1. Triadic Colors
2. Complementary Colors
3. Split Colors
4. Analogous Colors
5. Color Moods
6. Work with Client Color Plans
7. Medium Types
3. Color Theory Principles
1. Complementary Colors
2. Contrasting
3. Vibrancy
4. Monochromatic
5. Work with Color Principles
4. Color Context
1. Mode RGB/CMYK
2. Print or Screen
3. Audience Type
4. Choose Colors for Different Audience Types
5. Scope of Project
5. Implementing Color
1. Create Color Palette
2. Mechanics of a Color Scheme
3. Whitespace
4. Creating an Electronic Color Scheme

Learn how to create websites with WordPress, the world's most popular website building platform.

Learn how to create attractive, sophisticated blogs and websites—without any coding! WordPress is the world's most popular content management system, powering more than 40 percent of all sites on the Internet. WordPress is an easy-to-use solution that will help you put your site on the web in far less time than by coding, and at a much lower cost than hiring a professional.

In these lessons, you'll get hands-on experience with this powerful tool as you create your own WordPress.org site and blog. You'll find out how to use WordPress to create pages and posts, add images and videos, change a site's look and feel, and include user-friendly features. You'll discover the ease of using WordPress design themes to express your creativity, and you'll see how much fun it is to be part of the vibrant WordPress online community.

In addition to mastering the technical elements of WordPress, you'll learn how to organize a blog or website, create appealing content, keep your site secure, and achieve better positions on search engine results pages. By the end of this course, you'll be able to confidently use WordPress to create a blog or a personal, business, or organizational website.

The WordPress.org version covered in this class is the platform the pros use. To set up a practice site for this class, you will need to sign up for a hosting account. Several options are described in the first lesson. WordPress itself is free, but it needs to be hosted in the cloud.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• WordPress.org requires a paid hosting account. You'll receive instructions on how to sign up for an account.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Learn how to create websites with WordPress, the world's most popular website building platform.

Getting Started With WordPress

This first lesson explores the magic of WordPress! You'll discover how to use this WordPress to create an attractive, dynamic blog or website—without needing to learn any special code. You'll find out what the two "flavors" of WordPress are and why most experts recommend the WordPress.org version we will use in this course. Then you'll go online, sign up for a hosting account, and tour the WordPress Dashboard.

Creating a Blog

What can a blog do that a website can't? Blogging's become a popular way to establish an online presence. This lesson focuses on how adding a blog can make a traditional website more effective. Then you'll build a blog with WordPress—by creating, refining, and categorizing posts. You'll also find out how to encourage and control visitor feedback.

Making a WordPress Website

Get the best of both worlds by combining a blog with a traditional website. In this lesson, you'll use WordPress to create and organize Web pages. And you will learn how to convert your blog to a traditional website—or vice versa—with the click of a button.

Making Your Pages Look Great

This lesson's all about WordPress themes—the templates that give your website its look and feel. You'll discover how to choose a theme, install it, and tweak it.

Working With Images and Multimedia

Photos, drawings, charts, videos, and audio clips can make your website more appealing and understandable. This lesson teaches you how to use WordPress to upload and insert images and multimedia files.

Plugins: The Modular Solution for Functional Websites

Plugins are little programs that add features to your WordPress website. In this lesson, you'll learn how to find and use them.

Making a User-Friendly Website

If your online visitors have trouble understanding or navigating your website, they'll go somewhere else. This lesson helps you pinpoint and eliminate usability problems.

Polishing Your WordPress Website

This lesson takes a long, hard look at your class project and how to make it better. You'll create a front page featuring both static and dynamic content; add links to pages, documents, email, and other sites; and repair typos, grammatical errors, and other mistakes.

Getting Search Engines to Love Your Website

What if you launched a website and nobody came? This lesson will show you how to keep that from happening. You'll find out what makes search engines tick and how to get them to visit your pages.

Making the Most of Statistics and Social Networking

Statistics are just a bunch of numbers if you don't know how to use them. This lesson focuses on how to analyze stats so you can improve your site. You'll also find out how to tie your WordPress pages into social sites like Facebook and Twitter.

WordPress Security and Monetization

This lesson will teach you how to protect a WordPress site against hackers and reviews money-making strategies for blogs and websites.

Mastering Your Domains

In the final lesson, you will take a tour of the hosting control panel, discuss domain naming strategies, and review where to get help after the course ends.

Learn powerful graphic design techniques and build websites that are both attractive and wickedly effective.

These days, creating a website is so easy almost anyone can do it. But with all the competition on the web, creating a site that's effective is more challenging than ever. Regardless of your current skills or level of knowledge, in this course you'll master the basics of web design and learn how to build sites that are better and more effective.

You'll examine the tension between form and function, explore the six major states of the website development process, and learn the basics of user-centered design. You'll also cover the five basic steps to organizing information, find out how site design themes can be used for information delivery, and review website design considerations. Along the way, you'll learn about effective type and graphics and explore the idea of web 2.0. This course is a must for web designers, giving the tips and tools that will help them establish a solid career.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• An imaging program, such as Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro, is recommended (not included in enrollment).
• A web page authoring tool, such as Adobe Dreamweaver or Microsoft Expression Web, is recommended (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Master the basics of web design and learn to build sites that are better and more effective. This course provides powerful graphic design techniques for attractive websites and is a must for web designers — giving the tips and tools that will help your site stand-out from all the others.

Form Versus Function

This course is different from most web creation courses you'll find because it's not designed to teach you the mechanics of creating a web page or how to use a particular software program. Instead, it's designed to help you take your website creations to the next level by enhancing both design and functionality. You'll discover what attracts visitors to a website, and how to use design tools such as typography, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and multimedia to captivate visitors and keep them coming back.

Website Planning Process

Visitors are attracted by good design, but content is what keeps them at the site longer and motivates them to return. Learn how to use two tools to attract and retain visitors: design critiques and a content inventory. Explore the six major development stages that yield expert design and smart content. Then study the three parts of web design and the skills you'll need for each.

Interface Design

By now, you probably understand that an interface is the screen visitors see and use when they visit any page of your site. Designing an interface is easy. Designing an effective interface, however, is more challenging. There are four main elements that you'll need to consider to make your site user-centric: usability, visualization, functionality, and accessibility. Explore each of these elements to see the thought that goes into effective interface design.

Site Structure

Even if your basic content is accurate, attractive, and well written, your site won't function well without a solid and logical organizational foundation. Review the five basic steps involved in organizing information and four essential structures that you can use to build a website. Then learn how to create a flowchart for the pages you want to include on your site.

Site Design

Websites exist to inform, educate, persuade, or entertain. Take this opportunity to concentrate on site design themes that pay attention to information delivery. Learn how to organize elements in order to enable visitors to accomplish their own goals. Explore usability, content, and design.

Page Design

Discover how you can use visual and graphic design, page layout, and grids to take your designs to the next level. At the same time, become familiar with design considerations like visual hierarchy, page dimensions, and white space.

Typography on the Web

Typography plays a dual role by providing both verbal and visual communication. Almost any type of font will do to transmit information to others. But to convey the right type of mood along with the information takes a special type and color of font. Learn all the secrets here!

CSS and Font Embedding

Find out how you can use Cascading Style Sheets to modify fonts. Become familiar with inline, document-level, and external (linked) style sheets, and learn how to create an external CSS file to control the formatting of any or all pages on your site. You'll also take a look at some early font embedding techniques and explore two popular Flash-related options currently in use.

Writing for the Web

Before you write for the web, you should take the time to understand how people read online. Become familiar with the use of titles, headlines, and subheads to assist readers in navigating your site. Discover the advantages of using a web content management system. Learn how you can communicate more easily and informally with web visitors by adding a blog to your site.

Images, Colors, and Layers

You can use images to add interest to your site and to help with navigation. Early designers were limited graphically by HTML attributes, and later designers discovered they could use tables to place images. Today's designers also have the option of using CSS to position images on the screen. But believe it or not, many people still use text-based browsers. So, you'll learn how to make the information you convey through your images accessible to those individuals as well.

CSS Positioning: More Layers

The combination of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript allows you to create intensely interactive web applications similar to any game or presentation built with traditional programming languages. This interaction of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is known as Dynamic HTML or DHTML. Become familiar with the basics of DHTML, including code you can use to enhance your designs by adding layers to your pages.

Web 2.0 and Beyond

Early websites were created by a few to be read by many. Over the years, developers added interactivity to websites through discussion forums, chat rooms, and shopping carts. These features are part of what might be called "web 1.0". Today the focus has shifted from the sponsor of the site to the visitor, and sites like Flickr and YouTube are popular. They're examples of web 2.0 sites. Examine several popular web 2.0 sites, and take a look ahead to web 3.0.

This online Digital Arts Certificate course will help you develop technical skills and creative artistry in digital photography, imaging, and illustration. This course covers Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and more.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.
• Basic drawing supplies including pencils and sketch paper.
• A digital camera for photographing drawing work.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator CC (or Adobe Creative Cloud) (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Looking to make your mark in the digital arts? The Digital Arts Online Training course will give you the education you need. You'll gain hands-on experience in fundamental technical and creative skills in digital imaging, traditional drawing, and digital illustration. You will master the intricacies of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, build your understanding of color, and explore the representation of form through vector illustration and drawing.

Hands-on projects focus on core skills and provide you with experience in traditional and digital media. Class assignments include digital imaging, vector drawing, traditional drawing, color and composition, and editorial illustration.

1. Illustrator basics
2. Drawing I
3. Photoshop Basics
4. Design Foundations
5. Illustrator Advanced
6. Digital Illustration Advanced

What you will learn

• Demonstrate entry-level professional Photoshop skills and effective decisions in selecting and editing images
• Exhibit a sophisticated use of color and contrast, the ability to research colors and make choices that are appropriate for each client and project
• Create vector art illustrations in Illustrator, using shape drawing and freehand drawing/tracing tools, Pen tool, type tools, and basic effects
• Develop basic line drawings using pencil and paper following the principles of perspective and proportion
• Be able to use color sampling, meshes, blends, masks, 3D tools, and tiles in Illustrator to create both realistic and stylized artwork
• Develop drawing skills that show the ability to analyze a subject, represent realistic form and perspective, manipulate colors, and reflect contemporary stylistic approaches
• Create straightforward, balanced, and stylized icons, sequential illustrations, logos, and editorial illustrations using Illustrator's shape tools, freehand drawing tools, and classic illustration techniques

How you will benefit

• Master Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, and use these programs for projects in both your personal and professional life
• Set yourself apart from competitors by receiving a Digital Arts Certificate
• Jump-start your career in graphic design, fine art, visual marketing, and more

Andrew Shalat

Andrew Shalat is an author, designer/illustrator, educator, and Mac expert. Since 1985, he has written hundreds of articles about Macs and has published three books: "How to Do Everything with Online Video," "Do It Yourself Mac Projects," and "MacDesign Out of the Box." He has been a speaker and faculty member of the Macworld Expo since 2001. Shalat is also a regular contributor to design and Mac related sites including Inside Mac Radio, InDesign Magazine, and Creativepro.com, and MacWorld.

Jordon Schranz

Jordon Schranz is a New York/New Mexico-based visual artist, musician, curator, and educator whose work focuses on the idea of social and political interaction and their underlying cultural structures. Jordon earned his BFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Currently he is working in Las Cruces, New Mexico on an extensive project based on security camera footage and themed around issues of privacy and surveillance. In addition, Jordon is an active member of the New York experimental music scene, regularly curating, performing, recording, and promoting avant-rock, free jazz, noise, and experimental music performances in addition to running Tigerasylum. Jordon is the Director of Fine Arts for the Sessions Online School of Fine Arts and an instructor at the Las Cruces Museum of Art and the Preston Contemporary Art Center.

Michael Hamm

Michael Hamm is a freelance designer and web developer with over a decade of experience in the creative field. Based in Washington state, Michael provides design solutions for clients across the country through his company ClayEdward Design. Prior to working on his own, Michael worked for JPMorgan Chase in Houston, Texas as an interactive designer. His work has been published in various web design books and magazines and he is a regular contributor to Layers Magazine. In addition, he has served as technical editor on several design books published by Friends of Ed. Michael recently co-authored Introduction to Web Design Using Dreamweaver published by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. Michael is an Adobe Certified Instructor in Adobe Illustrator and has a Diploma in Graphic Design from the Art Institute of Houston. Michael is the founder, designer, programmer, and writer of PointsandPaths.com, a website that grew from his passion for illustration software and all things vector.

This online Digital Game Artist Certificate course will train you to become a professional video game artist by developing core skills for jobs related to Digital Art, 3D Art, Modeling, Character Design, and Environmental Art Design.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.
• 3 Button Mouse (with wheel)
• These supplementary materials are recommended but not required:
  • Pressure sensitive tablet (e.g., Wacom)
  • Quixel Mixer
  • Various thickness black markers
  • Sketching pencils
  • 12 color pack of pens

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Blender 2015 or later
• Adobe Photoshop CS6+ (not included in enrollment) or GIMP/Paint.NET (free)
• Unreal Engine 4
• Unity 5+
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Become a professional video game artist with this online game artist training course, designed to equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in this creative and lucrative industry. Focus on developing core competencies in areas such as digital art, 3D art, modeling, character design, and environmental art design. You will learn essential techniques for jobs related to game art, including modeling game props and characters, importing elements into game-specific software, and animating game assets.

Apply the concepts learned in the course by working with popular game development platforms such as Unreal Engine 4 and Unity 5+. These platforms are widely used in the video game industry and will provide you with hands-on experience in translating your artistic skills into practical game design.

In addition to software and game-related techniques, this game art course also covers broader topics that can help boost your career such as general design principles and concept art. You will learn the fundamental principles that distinguish good art from great art and the key social aspects necessary for ongoing growth and professional development in the field. By the end of the game artist course, you will have acquired a diverse set of employable skills and a solid understanding of the key components of 3D art and environmental art.

1. 3D Modeling I
   1. Getting Started
   2. Basic Blender Interface
   3. Viewport Configuration and Layout
   4. Display Settings and Menu Rollouts
   5. Select, Undo/Redo, and Space Search
   6. Rendering an Image
   7. Viewport Controls and Settings
   8. Transforms and User Preferences
   9. Select and Deselect
   10. Primitives
   11. Append
   12. Primitive Properties
   13. 3D Cursor and Object Position
   14. Edit and Object Mode
   15. Grease Pencil
   16. Pivots and Object Origin
   17. 3D Cursor
   18. Transform Orientation and Duplicate
   19. Polygon, Vertex, and Edge
   20. Object Mode Keys
   21. Edit Mode Keys
   22. Limit Selection to Visible
   23. Viewport Shading and Smoothing
   24. Insert, Delete, Dissolve Edge
   25. Edge Split and Create Edge
   26. Merge
   27. User Preferences and Key Commands
   28. Outliner
   29. Modifiers
   30. Piling Modifiers
   31. Snaps (Edit and Object Mode)
   32. Snap to Grid
   33. Splines
   34. Rendering Splines
   35. Splines in Edit Mode
   36. Curve Modifier
   37. Path Deform Process
   38. Bevel with Contour Controls
   39. Lathe
   40. Mirror and Symmetrize
   41. Insert
   42. Intersect Tool
   43. Fill, Bridge, and Grid Fill
   44. Bend
   45. Pivot Positioning
   46. Fill
   47. Grease Pencil Revisited
   48. Duplicate and Linked Duplicate
   49. Appending and Saving Selected
   50. Layers
   51. Boolean
   52. Smooth Shading
   53. Arrays
   54. Solidify
   55. Subdivide
   56. Proportional Editing
   57. Mesh Deform
   58. Basic Light Settings
   59. Basic Edge Placement for Sub D Surfaces
   60. Final Practical
2. Elements of Visual Design
   1. Getting Started
   2. Balance
   3. Unity
   4. Gradation
   5. Harmony
   6. Dominance
   7. Repetition
   8. Contrast
   9. Gestalt
   10. Space
   11. Symmetry and Asymmetry
   12. Gathering and Filtering
   13. Style Guides
   14. Form and Structure
   15. Silhouette and Visual Reference
   16. Tonal Studies
   17. Light
   18. Ball Study
   19. Visual Depth
   20. Tactile Texture / Visual Texture / Pattern
   21. Volume
   22. Visual Narrative I
   23. Visual Narrative II
   24. Final Practical
3. Texture Maps and Digital Painting
   1. Getting Started
   2. Photoshop Texture Maps
   3. Custom Brushes
   4. Style Sheets and Ortho Concepts
   5. Creature Design
   6. DDO, NDO, and 3DO in Photoshop
   7. Quixel
   8. Map Types
   9. What is Physically Based Rendering?
   10. Ambient Occlusion (AO) Maps
   11. ID Maps
   12. Using the Quixel Suite
   13. Using NDO I
   14. Using 3DO I
   15. NDO Practical
   16. Accessing Material ID Links
   17. Using DDO I
   18. Saving DDO Smart Materials
   19. Using DDO II
   20. Using DDO III
   21. Create Base (Albedo / Specular / Reflection / AO / Normal)
   22. Lowering Preview Resolution and Viewing IDs in Real-Time
   23. Combining Normal Information
   24. Layers and Blending Modes in DDO
   25. The Mask Editor and Mask Paint
   26. Brush Combining in Photoshop and Blender
   27. Grouping Layers
   28. Final Practical
4. 3D Modeling II
   1. Getting Started
   2. Basic Photoshop
   3. Tile Texture
   4. Wacom Tablet Properties
   5. Layers
   6. Lights
   7. Sizing and Saving Texture Maps
   8. Texel Density
   9. Basic UV Unwrap
   10. The UV Editor
   11. Adding Maps to Objects
   12. Auto and Smart Unwrap
   13. To Sphere
   14. Unwrap Follow Active Quads
   15. Setting Seams for UVW Unwrap
   16. Smoothing and UV Elements
   17. Element Selection
   18. Positioning of Unwrap Elements
   19. Weld, Stitch, and Breaking UV Elements
   20. Relaxing UV Vertices and Elements
   21. Packing UV Elements
   22. Mesh Smooth and Edge Crease
   23. Cycles in Blender
   24. Texture Paint
   25. Basic Sculpt
   26. Baking ID Maps
   27. Baked Textures
   28. Creating Normal Maps
   29. Sub-D Modeling Intro
   30. Final Practical
5. Elements of Digital Design
   1. Getting Started
   2. Stylized 3d Character
   3. Man Made Prop
   4. 3d Tree
   5. Underwater Vehicle
6. 3D Modeling III
   1. Getting Started
   2. Anatomy (Hands)
   3. Anatomy (Feet)
   4. Anatomy (Head)
   5. Anatomy (Arm, Leg)
   6. Anatomy (Chest, Back)
   7. Anatomy (Creature - Cat)
   8. Anatomy (Creature - Horse)
   9. Anatomy (Bird)
   10. Anatomy (Creature - Dinosaur)
   11. Anatomy (Structural Design - Wings)
   12. Edge Flow, Relaxed Edge Flow
   13. Anatomy and Edge Flow
   14. Supporting Edges (Structural)
   15. Supporting Edges (Curved Mesh)
   16. Mirror and Edge Flow
   17. Weighted Vertices
   18. Armature in 3d (Skin Modifier)
   19. Edge Flow for Animated Meshes
   20. Fixing Texture Seams
   21. Digital Sculpting
   22. Solidify to Set Up Clothing
   23. Script UV Squares Master
   24. Script Mesh Align to G Pencil
   25. Final Practical
7. 3D Sculpture
   1. Getting Started
   2. Orthographic Planes
   3. Alpha Settings and Transparency
   4. X-Ray
   5. Blocking Out the Leg
   6. Adding the Mirror Modifier
   7. Defining the Back of the Neck
   8. Creating the Feet
   9. Creating the Head I
   10. Creating the Head II
   11. Creating the Hands I
   12. Creating the Hands II
   13. Creating the Arms
   14. Creating the Toes
   15. Eyes and Teeth
   16. Final Base Mesh (Ready for Sculpt)
   17. The Multiresolution Modifier
   18. Setting Up the Sculpt Menu
   19. Laying Down Clay Strips
   20. Refining the Sculpt
   21. Sculpting Details
   22. Duplicate Mesh, Create Low and High Variation
   23. Spaced (Relax) Vertices and Tight Mesh Areas
   24. Texture Projections
   25. Projection Snaps and Retopo
   26. Final Practical
8. Sub-D Modeling
   1. Getting Started
   2. Add/Delete Edge Loops to Define Volumes
   3. Unwrapping Separate Objects (Sub-Objects)
   4. Baking Normal Maps (Blender)
   5. Baking Normal Maps (XNormal)
   6. Apply Normal Maps to Mesh
   7. Texture Paint Mode and Brushes
   8. Mirror in Paint Mode
   9. Stencils
   10. UV Unwrap Guidelines
   11. Normal Map Errors and Extreme Stretching
   12. Normal Map Elements (XYZ, Color, Designation)
   13. Additional Projects
   14. Final Practical
9. Digital Lighting and Game Engines
   1. Getting Started
   2. New Project and UI Overview
   3. Viewport Navigation
   4. View Modes and Show Flags
   5. Placing Objects in a Level
   6. Content Browser
   7. Material Creation I
   8. Material Creation II
   9. Basic Lighting
   10. Basic Blueprints
   11. Lights and Settings
   12. Shadows
   13. Light Behavior I
   14. Light Behavior II
   15. Three Point Lighting
   16. Time of Day Lighting
   17. Translucency and Projections
   18. Game Engine Lighting I
   19. Game Engine Lighting II
   20. Final Practical
10. Character Design and Animation
    1. Getting Started
    2. Modeling the Base Mesh
    3. Sculpting the Character
    4. Retopology
    5. UV Mapping and Texture Baking
    6. Texture Painting
    7. Rigging the Character
    8. Creating Animation Cycles
    9. Setting Up in Unity
    10. Final Practical
11. (CAPSTONE) Final Practical and Portfolio
    1. Final Practical and Essay
    2. Portfolio Development
    3. Career/Next Steps Consultation

What you will learn

• How to improve your game art abilities
• Prop, environment, and character art/animation
• Proficiency in popular 2D and 3D modeling software
• Modeling and texturing techniques to effectively bring your designs to life
• The fundamental principles of creating exceptional art

How you will benefit

• Identify the specific skills needed for your professional game art projects
• Engage in hands-on development to practice and improve your new animation skills
• Assess your artistic ability and identify areas for improvement
• Evaluate the effectiveness of your new skills in real-world projects

Christian Bradley

Christian Bradley is the Director of Curriculum Development for Digital Media at the Art Institute of California, Orange County campus. He was as an instructor and Academic Director of Game Art and Design at the Art Institute of California, San Diego from 2003 to 2015. For more than twenty years, Bradley was an environment artist and texture artist with more than 35 commercial video game titles for PC, and Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo consoles in his portfolio. He has worked at Interplay, the Dreamers Guild Studios, and the Collective Studios. Some previous clients include Activision, Digital Extremes, and Legend Entertainment.

An informative introduction to the fascinating world of digital photography.

Discover Digital Photography is designed for the novice photographer with no previous experience with digital cameras.

This course will teach you all about digital cameras, from DSLRs to smart phone cameras and what different equipment is used for. You will learn about different display methods for your camera, including sizing, print options, online storage, and how social media factors into digital photography. Also, if you have old slides, negatives, or prints, this course will teach you how to scan those "old school" photo assets.

By the course completion, you will understand how composing photos has changed with the evolving capabilities of digital photography.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
• A few Windows-specific examples are included. Mac students are welcome, but may not be able to duplicate all examples.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

An informative introduction to the fascinating world of digital photography.

What Is Digital Photography?

In your first lesson, you'll have a chance to become familiar with the online classroom and discover the many resources available to you, including the beginning of our Digital Dictionary. You will also learn how digital photography works and what's needed to get started with a digital workshop at home.

Let's Talk About Cameras

In today's lesson, you'll have an opportunity to understand the key features of a digital camera. This will be helpful as you learn about what to look for both inside and outside the camera and as you explore the different levels of equipment available.

Shopping for Digital Equipment

When it's time to buy the camera that's right for you, you'll want to know how to make your best choice. This lesson covers more of the attributes and features of digital photography, so you're ready to go shopping!

Storing Digital Images

Digital storage is a big issue. In this lesson, you will learn the ways to address this aspect of digital photography. When it comes to digital images, you'll need storage space—not only on your camera, but also on your computer and somewhere offline for backup. This lesson also recommends how to get the most out of your storage space and the best backup option.

Phone and Tablet Photography

Digital photography isn't limited to traditional cameras! You probably have your phone or tablet with you most of the time, and this lesson explores the option of using that camera to take pictures, display your images, or even do quick editing. If you've been a bit confused by all the new terminology connected with smartphones and tablets, here you'll find easy explanations and clear examples of how to make the most of this technology.

The Digital Darkroom

The ability to edit your digital images is one of the most compelling features of digital photography. Today's lesson looked at several of the software programs available to you and some of the many features you'll find in digital editing programs.

Digital Photography Online

Using digital images online and on your computer are big parts of digital photography. In this lesson, you'll discover ways you can easily use digital images with email and on websites. You will also learn how to size images for use on the Internet. You'll love learning how simple it is to use your images as backgrounds and computer wallpaper. With digital photography, you can customize almost anything!

Digital Printing

Printing digital images can take many forms. This lesson explores the options for printing at home and the extensive network of retail printers available for digital work. You'll also learn how to prepare your images for the best quality prints, regardless of where you print them. If archival quality is important to you, or if you're scrapbooking, there are some things you'll want to know!

A Changing Society

This lesson explores how new and how digital imaging is changing communication, business practices, and the way photographers protect their images.

Scanning and Restoring Photos

Scanning printed images is an important option for digital photography. Today's lesson focuses on restoring old and damaged photos, as well as using scanners to convert slides, negatives, and prints into digital images. You'll even learn how to capture an image of a 3-D object with a scanner! A scanner is a terrific tool for digital photographers and does an excellent job of connecting traditional photography with the digital era. This is an especially important lesson for scrap bookers working on family histories with damaged images or printed documents.

Traveling With Digital Equipment

Travel photography is always a favorite subject for photographers, whether you're shooting in your own backyard or around the world. Digital photography presents some different challenges and opportunities. This lesson focuses on how professionals in the field handle the challenges, as well as techniques and opportunities you can use when you travel, including file organization with Adobe's Lightroom.

Composing Digitally

Your final lesson will teach you how to compose your pictures with digital options in mind. There's a lot more to be a digital photographer than just owning a digital camera. Today you will see some great examples of difficult situations that you can remedy with digital solutions. The more you learn about your options, the more you'll want to experiment!

In this course, you will develop your graphic design skills by learning how to use Photoshop, the gold standard in photo editing and design software. This program will help you create work that stands apart from the competition, enables you to brand yourself, and positions you for a rewarding career in the ever-expanding world of graphic design.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac. Chromebooks are not compatible.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.14 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word or an equivalent word-processing program.
• Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud) (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment. The following textbooks will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment:

• The Elements of Graphic Design
• Exploring Typography

This course will provide you with robust instructions on how to use Adobe Photoshop as a tool to create engaging and effective visuals. Using principles, theories, and time-tested practices of graphic design, you will discover strategies for producing images that convey desired messages, styles, and tones.

You will practice with real-world examples, challenges, and thought-provoking assignments and learn how to determine a client's needs, create work to meet those needs, and assemble your work in an online portfolio to enter the industry. The course's combination of creative, technical, and soft skills will offer you a well-rounded and challenging learning experience.

1. Jumping into Photoshop
2. Understanding Graphic Design Fundamentals
3. Basic Photo Editing
4. Selections, Painting, and Using Brushes
5. Typography
6. Layers
7. Tourism Project
8. Masking and Advanced Compositing
9. Using Your Skills Professionally
10. Building a Portfolio
11. Final Exam

What you will learn

• Master the fundamentals of Adobe Photoshop
• Demonstrate knowledge of basic design and typography principles
• Define common graphic design terms
• Use the design process to work effectively with clients
• Develop a personal brand and incorporate social media
• Produce a portfolio using a variety of graphic design techniques

How you will benefit

• Prepare yourself for an entry-level career in graphic design
• Create a comprehensive electronic portfolio that can be shown to potential employers or clients
• Master an understanding of the tools and communication habits used by successful graphic designers
• Learn how to create visuals that are not only aesthetically pleasing, but convey a strong message

Chad Walker

Chad Walker has been in the comic book and video game industry for over 26 years, with experience in all leadership positions and production fields, including art (graphic design, animation, conceptual design, and character design), design (world/gameplay), and coding.

Chad is well-versed in Adobe Suite packages, including Photoshop and Illustrator. He has worked on numerous projects in graphic design for print, car wraps, and websites using Photoshop for production-ready content.

Chad is a published author, grant writer, professional comic book illustrator, speaker, and former professor at Southern Methodist University (SMU) Guildhall for game development and Oral Roberts University (ORU) as head of game development. He has taught Graphic Design, Photoshop, and other Adobe products for over 20 years at the university level and in studio workshops. Most notable titles include "Age of Empires," "Age of Kings," and "Age of Conquerors."

Corie Seed

Corie Seed is an experienced graphic designer who has worked for major technology companies, government organizations, and small businesses to provide corporate branding, web design, marketing, and layout services. She has also taught various aspects of design at Algonquin College and Carleton University. Corie's undergraduate studies include graphic design, visual and creative arts, photography, and multimedia design. She is currently completing her master's in design at Carleton University, where she is exploring decolonizing design education through methods of critical self-reflection.

In this course, you will develop your graphic design skills by learning how to use Photoshop, the gold standard in photo editing and design software. This program will help you create work that stands apart from the competition, enables you to brand yourself, and positions you for a rewarding career in the ever-expanding world of graphic design.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac. Chromebooks are not compatible.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.14 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word or an equivalent word-processing program.
• Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud) (included in enrollment)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment. The following textbooks will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment:

• The Elements of Graphic Design by Alex W. White
• Exploring Typography
• Your enrollment in this course also includes a 12-month subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan. You will learn how to activate this subscription during the course.

This course will provide you with robust instructions on how to use Adobe Photoshop as a tool to create engaging and effective visuals. Using principles, theories, and time-tested practices of graphic design, you will discover strategies for producing images that convey desired messages, styles, and tones.

You will practice with real-world examples, challenges, and thought-provoking assignments and learn how to determine a client's needs, create work to meet those needs, and assemble your work in an online portfolio to enter the industry. The course's combination of creative, technical, and soft skills will offer you a well-rounded and challenging learning experience.

1. Jumping into Photoshop
2. Understanding Graphic Design Fundamentals
3. Basic Photo Editing
4. Selections, Painting, and Using Brushes
5. Typography
6. Layers
7. Tourism Project
8. Masking and Advanced Compositing
9. Using Your Skills Professionally
10. Building a Portfolio
11. Final Exam

What you will learn

• Learn Master the fundamentals of graphic design concepts and terminology Adobe Photoshop
• Use any tool in the Photoshop workspace efficiently Demonstrate knowledge of basic design and typography principles
• Take a look at the history of Define common graphic design and advertising to understand how it affects design today terms
• Master how Use the design process to correctly package a project for printing and production work effectively with clients
• Develop a personal brand and incorporate social media
• Produce a portfolio using a variety of graphic design techniques

How you will benefit

• Create an extensive digital portfolio that can be used to show potential employers and clients
• Master the features of Photoshop suite needed to create results-driven professional work
• Prepare yourself for a career as a graphic designer, art director, video game designer, web developer, photo editor, and more
• Develop your own design style that will distinguish you from competitors

Chad Walker

Chad Walker has been in the comic book and video game industry for over 26 years, with experience in all leadership positions and production fields, including art (graphic design, animation, conceptual design, and character design), design (world/gameplay), and coding.

Chad is well-versed in Adobe Suite packages, including Photoshop and Illustrator. He has worked on numerous projects in graphic design for print, car wraps, and websites using Photoshop for production-ready content.

Chad is a published author, grant writer, professional comic book illustrator, speaker, and former professor at Southern Methodist University (SMU) Guildhall for game development and Oral Roberts University (ORU) as head of game development. He has taught Graphic Design, Photoshop, and other Adobe products for over 20 years at the university level and in studio workshops. Most notable titles include "Age of Empires," "Age of Kings," and "Age of Conquerors."

Corie Seed

Corie Seed is an experienced graphic designer who has worked for major technology companies, government organizations, and small businesses to provide corporate branding, web design, marketing, and layout services. She has also taught various aspects of design at Algonquin College and Carleton University. Corie's undergraduate studies include graphic design, visual and creative arts, photography, and multimedia design. She is currently completing her master's in design at Carleton University, where she is exploring decolonizing design education through methods of critical self-reflection.

Take steps toward a new career in game development by building a foundation to design games in a wide variety of genres for different audiences and platforms.

There has never been a better time to start a career in the game development industry. Games can be found on computers, the web, gaming consoles, and virtually every mobile tablet and phone. Industry forecasts indicate that gaming will be worth close to $100 billion dollars in the next two years. Talented, creative, and enthusiastic people are in great demand in this industry. Whether you want to start your own independent game project in your basement or work with a small creative team or for a large game development studio, this course will prepare you to start developing your own games.

You will start by learning the fundamentals of game development and get and overview of game genres, platforms, and audiences. Next, you will learn tools and techniques to help you make better design decisions and achieve greater efficiencies as you develop your own games. You will learn why many games fail and how to ensure your games are positioned from success. During the course, you will gain hands-on experience in many of the game development processes. By the end of the course, you will have the experience and confidence to start developing your own games.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Prepare to start developing your own games. This course provides the fundamentals of game development, tools and techniques for better game design decisions, and ways to position your games for success.

Getting Started With Game Development

In this first lesson, you'll get an overview of the game-development industry. You'll find out where the industry is headed and where it came from. You'll also discover what it takes to be a game developer and the wide range of opportunities available—from large development studios to a corporate training office. By the end of this lesson, you'll have a sense of whether this exciting and challenging career is right for you!

Game Genres, Platforms, and Audiences

In this second lesson, you'll get an overview of game genres, platforms, and audiences. You'll find out information on how to leverage specific game-genre techniques to ensure your game is fun. You will also discover the differences between game platforms and how they have an impact on you and the games you develop. By the end of this lesson, you'll have an idea of what game genre you want to develop, what platform or platforms you want to develop for, and what audience segment you'll target.

Game Interface Design

In this lesson, you'll get an overview of game interface design. You'll learn the importance of interface design decisions to your game's success. You'll also find out information about the differences between interfaces based on game genre and gaming platform. By the end of this lesson, you'll have an idea of what interface components to include in your game and how to optimize user experiences.

Immersive and Fun Games

In this lesson, you'll get an overview of why people play games and what makes them fun. You'll discover key elements to include in games you develop, so they'll be fun to play. You'll also learn the concept of game immersion, what makes games immersive, and how to create immersive game worlds.

Production Planning

In this lesson, you'll learn about finding talented people and how to create a team to develop your game. You'll also discover the hardware and software requirements of game development. You will also learn about the budgetary requirements associated with developing your game as well as some insight into sources of funding.

Working With Development Tools

In this lesson, you'll explore game engines and how you can use them to develop your game. You'll also learn about several professional development environments and how they can be leveraged to your advantage. You'll also have the opportunity to experiment with a few mobile-application development environments.

Game-Development Processes: Part 1

How do you work with and lead game-development teams both in person and remotely? In this lesson, you'll learn how! You'll also discover the benefits and pitfalls of outsourcing portions of your game-development project and how to use consultants to your advantage. Last, you'll explore the game-development cycle and how to apply the cycle to your game-development project.

Game-Development Processes: Part 2

You'll continue your exploration of game-development processes in this lesson. First, you'll examine several practices and processes that will help you with your game-development project. Then, you'll discover the importance of testing your game's functions and features. You'll also learn how to manage the testing process. Finally, you'll learn how to create your own game-release schema including alpha, beta, and public game releases.

Developing Games as Mobile Apps

In this lesson, you'll explore the mobile application market to help you decide which mobile platforms you want to develop your game for. You'll discover tools and techniques that you can use to develop games for mobile devices including tablets, smartphones, and other devices. You'll also learn how to distribute your mobile app to Apple's App Store, Google Play, Windows Phone Store, and BlackBerry's App World.

Postproduction

In this lesson, you'll examine how to prepare your game for postproduction and how to continue working on your game after it has been distributed. You'll discover how to make your game marketable, including the developing of pricing and marketing strategies. You'll learn how to get people to play and talk about your game as part of your postproduction efforts. Last, you'll learn how to upgrade and support your game.

Preparing for a Career in Game Development

In this lesson, you'll explore the game-development industry and decide where you want to fit in. You'll learn about several career fields and explore the knowledge and skills each one requires and where to get the proper education and experience. You'll also gain the necessary information to develop your own path toward a career in game development.

Putting It All Together

In the last lesson, you'll discover the opportunities and challenges in game development—and how to capitalize on the first and overcome the second! You'll learn how to develop a game project to include designing, developing, and publishing your game. You'll also learn how to move beyond the basics of game development.

This self-paced course will teach you the concepts and applications of instructional design.

Understanding your audience and their needs is the key to designing learning solutions. This instructional design course will teach you the basics of instructional design and the phases of the design process, including conducting a needs assessment, designing and delivering training, and evaluating instruction.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 11.0 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Learn the fundamentals of instructional design and how to create innovative learning solutions.

1. What Is Instructional Design?
2. Analyzing and Objective Setting
3. Learning Design Concepts
4. Developing and Implementing the Learning
5. Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Learning

What you will learn

• To identify what instructional design is, including the role of the instructional designer
• How to analyze the learning situation and develop goals
• To understand learning design concepts
• To identify how to develop and implement the learning solution
• How to evaluate the effectiveness of the learning

How you will benefit

• Gain basic instructional design skills that can used in a professional environment
• Understand how to design and develop workplace training programs

Learn how to leverage your previous Photoshop experience to color and paint photos or enhance your creative works.

This online digital painting course assumes that you have taken Introduction to Photoshop CC or have the equivalent experience. While you do not need to be an advanced Photoshop expert, you need to be familiar with Photoshop, its tools, layering, the basics of photo editing and how Photoshop works. This digital painting course is designed for someone who is generally familiar with Photoshop and would like to expand on their abilities, specifically emphasizing the features that paint.

During your training lessons, you will get an introduction to digital painting, including the tools and panels used to create and apply color to images. Next, dive into the world of hand-painting images, where you will work with creating complementary sets of colors, adding gradients to an image, and then hand-painting to colorize existing images. Closing this chapter with a thorough overview of Photoshop's brush tool, layers, and layer blending modes to add or change color—and how to give realism to images using the Burn and the Dodge tools.

Your lessons will include advanced brush techniques, including some of the Kyle Webster special effects and dry media brushes. The digital painting course will also cover an overview of Photoshop's most advanced painting tools, where you can apply the mixing brush and the art history brush to realistically paint in different styles of paint such as wet media watercolor and other styles.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac. Chromebooks are not compatible.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.14 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Creative Cloud, or any version of Adobe Creative Suite CC that includes the Adobe Photoshop CC or Photoshop only (not included in enrollment). Previous non-subscription versions of Photoshop are not appropriate for the course.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Adobe states that digital painting is almost everywhere you look. It has existed in some form since the 1960s, but today, it covers many styles of artwork, including digital illustration. Digital artists can see the value of digital painting over traditional approaches, including its convenience, editing ease, improved productivity, long-term cost-effectiveness, and ability to share their digital paintings conveniently.

Photoshop is a powerful photo editing tool for digital painting and artists use the software to capture brush strokes made with a stylus rather than a brush to create their artwork. As a user of Photoshop, you are likely already familiar with some of the tools and brushes that could be used for digital illustration within the software.

This hands-on, project-oriented digital art course provides easy-to-follow, detailed, step-by-step instructions that teach you how to use Photoshop to color and paint photos or other creative works. This course is perfect for photographers, digital illustrators, graphic designers, or anyone who wants to preserve old family photos who has previous Photoshop experience. You will review digital painting foundations, hand-painting images, brush fundamentals, and mixing and painting.

Introduction to Digital Painting

Before you begin working with painting, it's important to have a good foundation in how color works both in paint and with a computer on screen and in print.

You will also learn the tools and panels used to create and apply color to images. In this lesson you will use selections and masks along with adjustment layers to recolor an image.

Hand-Painting Images

In this lesson, you'll work with creating complementary sets of colors, adding gradients to an image, and then hand painting to colorize existing images. You will work extensively with Photoshop's brush tool, layers and especially Photoshop's layer blending modes to convincingly add or change color. Lastly, the lesson will wrap up with applying small details to an image to give it realism such as with the Burn and the Dodge tools.

Working with Brushes

In this lesson, you will start to use some of the more advanced brush techniques including some of the Kyle Webster special effects brushes as well as learning to use dry media brushes. This lesson will work through detailed projects applying advanced color techniques to an image to create a realistic painted subject.

Mixing and Painting

In this lesson, you'll really roll up your sleeves and start painting with some of Photoshop's most advanced painting tools. You'll use the mixing brush and the art history brush to very realistically paint in different styles of paint such as wet media watercolor and other styles. You'll also be able to make use of the history panel to draw from previous versions of the image and paint them into the current version. You will also add to Photoshop's existing set of brushes by downloading and installing many advanced brushes for your painting needs.

What you will learn

• Comprehend and apply digital color theory
• Explore how to hand paint images using Photoshop
• Identify basic and advanced brush techniques

How you will benefit

• Explore techniques used to colorize images
• Learn to apply tools and techniques toward hand-painting images
• Customize images with brush techniques

Learn how to make a mask in Photoshop and use the selections features to enhance your creative works.

In this online course, you will learn how to mask with Photoshop, exploring beyond the basics of simple selections and learning to make both complex selections and masks. Review intermediate selection techniques and apply masks for non-destructive editing in Photoshop. Additionally, you will combine and blend images using clipping masks to enhance your creative projects.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac. Chromebooks are not compatible.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.14 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Creative Cloud, or any version of Adobe Creative Suite CC that includes the Adobe Photoshop CC or Photoshop only (not included in enrollment). Previous non-subscription versions of Photoshop are not appropriate for the course.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Two of Photoshop's most powerful and challenging features are selections and masking. In this intermediate-level Photoshop select and mask course, you will dive beyond the basics of simple selections and learn to make both complex selections and masks, which you can apply in a variety of ways to improve your images and photo projects.

Selection Tools and Techniques

This lesson begins with a review of selection tools and techniques, then rapidly expands into using the Lasso tool, automated selection tools, the Select and Mask mode, and using Quick Masks. You'll then proceed to work with the Select Subject and Color Range features and work with positioning the results of your selections in layers. Lastly, you'll load, transform, modify, feather, and fill selections, all done in the context of a large project to add images to an existing image and then add realistic shadow effects.

Working with Masks

This lesson begins with an overview of masks, what they are and how they work, how to view them, tools for working with them as well as how to check their properties. You'll then work with the Color Range and Select and Mask features to create a sophisticated mask including work with masking hair, a common (and very challenging) need. Lastly, you'll offset masks, create adjustment layers with masks and selections, and apply Smart Filters for non-destructive editing. Like the previous lesson, this will be heavily project based so you'll have plenty of hands-on time.

Advanced Masking Tools

This lesson begins with using the Properties panel to quickly access commonly needed tools that are chosen in the context of what you're working with - a real time saver. Then, you'll work further with selecting a particularly challenging subject with very detailed hair to create a mask. That mask will then be further refined to bring out all the fine details using the Burn and Dodge tools on the mask.

Then you'll have a really wild project where you take a pattern such as snakeskin and overlay it realistically on the skin of another photo using clipping masks and layer warping techniques. You'll wrap up that project with techniques to bring out the subtle details that make such a difference in the realism of a project like this.

What you will learn

• Explore intermediate selection techniques and make complex selections
• Apply masks for non-destructive editing and adjustments
• Combine and blend images using clipping masks

How you will benefit

• Gain intermediate Photoshop skills to enhance your creative projects
• Expand your knowledge and proficiency in Photoshop for professional growth

Learn how to build unique WordPress sites where visitors can respond to messages, fill out forms, buy products, make appointments, and much more.

Take your WordPress site to the next level! This online course will teach you how to optimize your site for a great user experience. You'll learn how to easily add CSS to fine-tune your site's appearance and discover how to add important functionality with the best WordPress plugins. Master the tools and skills needed to get the most out of WordPress in six weeks with Intermediate WordPress Websites.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge are preferred. Mozilla Firefox and Safari are also compatible.
• WordPress.org software is free, but to use it, you must install it on a paid account with a hosting service, which costs approximately $5 to $20 a month (usually quite a bit less for the first year's "introductory" price). The course will explain how to sign up with a host. Many hosts offer a 30-day money-back guarantee if you decide this isn't for you.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Learn how to build unique WordPress sites where visitors can respond to messages, fill out forms, buy products, make appointments, and much more.

Setting Up Your WordPress Website

In this first lesson, you'll create a practice website by finding the best hosting service for your site, then installing a free version of WordPress.org. You'll understand the concept of domains and subdomains, then you'll learn how to work with utilities in the host's cPanel. You'll also tour the WordPress dashboard to get an overview of the administrative tools WordPress offers. Then you'll install the classic WordPress editor where you'll build and modify your practice site's pages.

Planning and Organizing Your Website

Now that you've set up your brand-new WordPress practice site, you're ready to dive in and explore the WordPress back end, and also to begin building and modifying your site. You'll start by doing some pre-planning, creating an outline of your site before adding text or images. This can help you build an organic website, where the components harmonize and serve the site's overall purpose. Then you'll conclude by touring the WordPress administrative area (back end), where you'll configure your website and add content.

Working with Themes

This lesson covers every aspect of WordPress themes—how they work, where to find them, what to look for, how to ensure site security, and how to install them. You'll then begin working on your practice website! You'll look at various themes in order to pick one that will best complement your site's topic.

Building Your WordPress Website

This lesson is all about creating and organizing written content! It explores how to enter and organize the information your visitors are looking for, and how to create pages and posts. You'll also find out how to put together an effective menu to guide your guests around the site. Quality content and efficient navigation are the cornerstones of a successful website.

Exploring Plugins

In this lesson, you'll learn how to use plugins, which are features and tools that you can add to WordPress with a single mouse click. You'll learn where to find thousands of these free mini-programs and how to choose the best. What themes are to site design, plugins are to functionality.

Adding Images, Video, and Other Digital Media

This lesson covers how to add media to your pages. The WordPress Media Library helps you upload and edit your media files to create an engaging experience for visitors. You can also embed video, audio, PDF files, and maps from other sites into your site. The lesson will focus on media and all the ways it can enrich your website.

Customizing Themes

Themes are fine, but if you're interested in really fine-tuning your site's design, you'll want to go beyond accepting everything the theme designer came up with. This lesson will cover HTML and CSS coding, tools that you'll use to seriously refine your site's appearance. You'll learn the basics of each language and quickly discover how to change font styles, sizes, and colors, as well as create lists and work with margins. You'll also practice using some tools that can make working with CSS very easy. No coding required!

Mastering the Inspector

In this lesson, you'll work with a handy tool called the Inspector, which will help you make a few more design changes to your project website. You'll also look at two excellent plugins that can do some of the heavy lifting when you're modifying a website's layout and design.

Monetizing Your Website

So, how can you use your WordPress website to make money? That's what this lesson is all about. You'll learn ways to employ pay-per-click, advertising, and affiliate marketing programs. The lesson will also discuss PayPal and credit card processing and end by setting up a shopping cart system. While monetization may not be your primary goal, as long as you've put in the time and effort to create an online presence, there's no reason you shouldn't benefit from all that work if you wish. Even if your site isn't commercial, there may come a time when you want to solicit donations, include some ads, or sell promotional goods.

Maximizing Your Audience

What if you launch your site and nobody visits? And if you do get visitors, how can you know if you're giving them the information they came for? This lesson will answer those questions by showing you how to attract an online audience and also how to determine if you're satisfying their needs, so they revisit. We'll also examine some unique WordPress tools designed to help achieve these goals. Since 90% of a website's first visits result from online searches, it's important that you know what Google wants. Once you know this, you can use a set of strategies known as search engine optimization (SEO) to get your site in front of your audience.

Introduction to Block Editing

For many years, WordPress used a page (and post) editor named TinyMCE, which is the editor that you'll work with throughout this course. It resembles a word processor and includes a textbox, accompanied by a set of formatting icons, an Add Media button, and a code view where you can see and work with HTML and CSS code embedded within your text.

WordPress recently switched its default editor to a block editor. However, the classic editor will still be available for many years to come. In this lesson, you'll give the block editor a try to help you decide which editor you prefer.

Polishing Your Website for Launch

In the final lesson, you'll take a last look at ways to improve the practice site prior to launch. You'll examine a popular animated feature called a slider, add a widget to the sidebar, refine several elements of your site's visual design, and consider some different options for web hosting services.

Learn how to make the most of your scrapbooking talents and artistic ideas when you combine digital and traditional scrapbooking techniques.

Learn to use digital editing techniques to show off your photos and memorabilia in Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking! Using Photoshop Elements 11, 12, or 13, this course will teach you how to make the most of your scrapbooking talents and artistic ideas when you combine traditional and digital scrapbooking.

Starting with simple projects, you'll quickly learn how to build pages, use artistic journaling, and produce sophisticated illusions. Photoshop Elements lets you build your own clip art, create frames, and develop multi-layer pages with an endless array of layouts and designs. You'll see how to draw and create your own art, build collages and scrapbooks to share, and work with both color and black and white. If you need to restore or age images—the tools are all available to you. Come take your scrapbooking to a new level!

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.
• This course is written using the Windows version of the software. If you have Mac, you will need to make standard Windows/Mac keystroke conversions which are included in the course material.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 or higher (not included in enrollment). Instructions, screenshots, and examples are based on versions 11, 12, and 13, but later versions, including year-numbered versions like Photoshop Elements 2025, work well with only minor changes for the course.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Make the most of your scrapbooking talents to show off your photos and memorabilia with digital scrapbooking. This course provides hands-on experience building scrapbook pages, using artistic journaling, and producing your own artwork with Photoshop Elements.

What Is Digital Scrapbooking?

Digital editing gives scrapbooking a new level of creativity! In the first lesson, you'll have an opportunity to become familiar with the online classroom, Photoshop Elements 11 (the digital editing software you'll be using in this course), and a number of ways to integrate digital options with traditional scrapbooking. You'll see how to keep your personal style intact while taking advantage of fun and easy techniques to enhance your scrapbooks.

Journaling

In this lesson, you'll have an opportunity to experiment with and explore the many options for enhancing text. You'll see how to add color, shape, and styles, along with more advanced techniques like warping text to fit on objects, making circles with words, and transforming images into text. Journaling is an important part of the storytelling process, so it's time to put the words to work!

Layering

Whether you're working with scissors and glue or digital images, one of the ways to embellish scrapbook pages is to layer artistic elements. In this, you'll explore Adobe's layers so you can master the ability to build pages with many different pieces to create the look that tells your story best! The lesson will discuss sizing, background images, frames, and piecing together pages with multiple images, text, and clip art.

Clip Art

Now that you're comfortable with backgrounds, cropping, text, and layers, it's time to add some pizzazz to your pages! In this lesson, you'll see how to create and use clip art to add personal touches and dimension to your scrapbook. You may be surprised at how many important details you have in your pictures, and with Photoshop Elements, you'll be able to pick those out and use them just where you want them. Creating clip art is fun and easy with the tools in Elements. You'll be a pro by the time you finish this lesson!

Themed Layouts

Continuity and strong story lines captivate readers—even in scrapbooks! This lesson focuses on defining themes, using repetitive elements, and sizing enlargements for excellent quality. You'll see how to build two-page layouts, create panoramic images, and use two different techniques for adding frames to your pages.

Beauty of Black and White

Bold and beautiful, black-and-white photography leads to a lesson on how to take a classic look and make it modern, timeless, or even old-fashioned. You'll see how to turn color photos into stunning black-and-white images, or how to keep just a portion in color. You'll also explore using gradients to create black-and-white backgrounds to set off color images.

Creative Illusions

In this lesson, you'll work a little magic as you learn to create special effects to enhance your backgrounds and pages. You'll even be able to create some of these from nothing! The illusion of texture and dimension is important when building a sophisticated scrapbook, and you'll look at ways to build pages that might just make you wonder if they're real. With the Effects panel, the Filter menu, and some new tricks with layers and layer styles, you'll be amazed at what you can do.

Bountiful Brushes

Much like finger painting lets you release your artistic side, Photoshop Elements brushes are full of possibilities for detailed strokes, colors, and patterns—some even paint pictures! You'll see how to use the standard brushes, create and customize your own, and build pages and backgrounds with a variety of styles and patterns.

Digital Nostalgia

In this lesson, you'll see how to turn back the hands of time to create pages using restored images and nostalgic pages. You'll also learn how to age a modern photo to match the look of older ones. With the pattern tools in Photoshop Elements, you'll create fabric-like backgrounds and even see how to add a bit of stitching. Digital editing merges the old and the new in surprising ways!

3D Imagery

Digital scrapbooking gives you lots of options for creating three-dimensional looks, and in this lesson, you'll see how to use new shortcuts to make this quick and easy. With Photoshop Elements Guided Edit and special filters, you'll be able to create reflections, spheres, and many more effects.

Digital Drawing

It's time to draw! You'll be surprised by how creative you can be with Photoshop Elements drawing tools, even if you don't think of yourself as artistic. With the Pencil tool, the Undo option, and the Eraser tool, changes and corrections are easy. You can even remove something and put it back. You'll see how to add line graphics with Wingdings and turn color images into coloring pages, as well as some other drawing techniques you can use to build backgrounds and art for your scrapbook pages.

Bringing It All Together

In the last lesson, you'll explore a couple of automatic options in Photoshop Elements to help you finish your scrapbooks quickly. You'll see how to build an automatic collage page from your images and how to upload them to book formats you can print at home or send out to have professionally printed. You'll finish this course with lots of great ideas to finish your scrapbooks and share them with your family and friends!

Learn how to use Adobe InDesign CC software to create professional-quality letterhead, brochures, forms, eBooks, business materials and more.

Have you ever seen a terrific-looking brochure or newsletter and wondered how it was made? Chances are the designer used Adobe InDesign CC, the industry-standard desktop publishing software now available through the Creative Cloud.

In each lesson, you will learn an important aspect of InDesign CC and prepare a range of print and online products for a fictional company. You will get dozens of files to work with, including a partially completed InDesign document used to start each lesson. Then you will use the downloaded graphics, images, fonts, and other content to complete the project. In order to check your work or troubleshoot any problems you encounter, you will always get a copy of the finished InDesign project file.

Lesson by lesson, you will discover how the program features relate to producing actual usable documents. You will explore the best ways to create different types of material, how to reuse items such as colors and artwork, and how to produce publications for different page sizes and devices. You will come away knowing how to use this popular page layout software to design and create professional-quality letterhead, business cards, brochures, forms, interactive PDF files, an eBook, and more.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.7 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe InDesign CS6 (Windows), Adobe CS6 Design and Web Premium (Windows), Adobe CS6 Master Collection (Windows), InDesign CS6 (Mac), Adobe CS6 Design and Web Premium (Mac), Adobe CS6 Master Collection (Mac), or Adobe InDesign CC Student or Retail versions (Mac or Windows). Older versions of Adobe InDesign are also applicable, including all versions of Adobe InDesign CS5 and CS4 (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Learn how to use Adobe InDesign CC software to create professional-quality letterhead, brochures, forms, eBooks, business materials and more.

Introduction to InDesign CC

Wouldn't it be terrific if you could use one program to create all the different types of print materials you need for your small business, organization, or family—such as letterhead, forms, and even brochures and business cards? Well, you can! We'll spend this first lesson going over all the different types of content you can produce with InDesign. We'll explore the InDesign workspace and tools, and then we'll get right to work on our first project—a logo for the fictional business we'll create materials for throughout this course!

Setting Up a New Document

In this lesson, you'll learn all about starting and saving a new document. What's one of the most common types of print documents? If you said, "letterhead," you'd be right and well on your way into this lesson's project. By the end of the session, you'll know how to choose settings for a new file, add background images, and organize your content to create a custom letterhead. You'll also add a second page to create a matching envelope, and you'll learn how to add a custom Parent page for the envelope. As in all of our lessons, we'll go over how to use the specific colors, styles, and logo for our fictional business, but you'll be able to use the same techniques for your personal business or projects.

Organizing Objects on a Layouts

Organization is a key ingredient in successful work of any kind, and it's critical to successfully using InDesign. In this lesson, you'll learn about organizing in two ways. First, you'll see how to use a workflow, or an order of operations for creating an InDesign publication. Then, we'll go over how to organize materials on a page and how to use many of InDesign's tools for aligning, organizing, and laying out your content. In the process, we'll complete three projects: a sheet of address stickers, a sheet of business cards, and a reusable business card template.

Setting Up a Multipage Document

Many of your projects will use multiple pages with different layouts. Designing a travel brochure is the perfect way to learn these skills, and that's what we'll focus on today. We'll work with two different column layouts while exploring other InDesign features (like grids and document coordinates) that can help you lay out a page evenly. We'll also go over using text frame placeholders so you don't have to add content to the page to see its layout. For a final touch of realism, we'll use placeholder text during the design process to give you a good idea of how a page will look when you're finished. You'll see how to add a graphic into an existing frame and make it fit, as well as how to add content instantly using a file called a snippet.

Creating a Tri-Fold Brochure

In this lesson, you'll create another advertising piece for our fictional company: a tri-fold brochure. You'll learn how to make Parent pages work for you. Another skill you'll take away from this lesson is creating guides to accurately place the contents of the brochure. In addition, you'll learn how to add images to a brochure and fit them to rectangular frames. You'll also learn how to save time by copying images. You'll be using placeholder text in this lesson as well and work with paragraph styles. The end result is a tri-fold brochure.

Creating a Book

The two key elements in any print project are, of course, text and images. We went over text in our last lesson, so today, we'll create a book. The finished book will have a table of contents and numbered pages. You'll create a cover for the book and work with color. You'll import paragraph styles from another InDesign document and learn how to fit content to a frame. Another useful skill you'll learn is wrapping text around images. Some of the document text will be placed from a Microsoft Word document. The project will be exported as a PDF to be used by a printing service to create multiple copies of the book.

Managing and Applying Color

Did you know that your eyes can see over 16 million different colors? It's true! Fortunately, you don't have to work with that many colors in InDesign. But if you ever find yourself trying to choose between thousands and thousands of color possibilities, you'll understand why InDesign offers you so many different ways to work with your choices. In this lesson, you'll learn the best methods for choosing, naming, and organizing colors. You'll practice working with solid colors as well as gradients (which let you display a range of colors within an object), and we'll round out the lesson by using some more special effects in today's fun project—a greeting card.

Designing Tables and Creating Forms

When you need to display bits of information in your publication and want to ensure it's easy to read, it's time to use a table. InDesign offers you lots of tools for designing and formatting tables while helping you make sure your content will coordinate with other documents. You'll see how this works today as we practice building tables for an invoice. You'll also find out how to use color tints in your table, as well as how to use styles to quickly and consistently reuse any of your layout features. Finally, we'll experiment with an interactive PDF form. You'll add some fields to a blank form, see how to configure a text field or button, and produce the PDF form.

Creating an Interactive Document

Creating an interactive document, is a very useful skill to have in your tool kit, and that's what you'll learn how to design in this lesson. The document you create will have an interactive menu, with buttons. When clicked the buttons will transport the viewer to a specify destination. The menu will be a drop down menu. You'll add actions to the buttons that show and hide then when the user interacts with them. You'll also insert a video into the document. The finished project will be exported as an interactive PDF.

Storing Text and Color Information

Recycling doesn't just apply to items in your home or business. In this lesson, you'll see how to use the 3R's of recycling in InDesign to complete a newsletter project. As you recycle and modify colors and styles from previous lessons to create new styles in your newsletter, you'll also reuse a lot of the tools and skills you've used in previous lessons. Learning to effectively use all of InDesign's tools and features in a variety of different ways on many different projects is what it's all about!

Creating EPUB documents and eBooks

In this lesson, you'll work with text and images from Alice in Wonderland to build an EPUB. You'll learn a lot about what does and doesn't work in an EPUB document, and work with best practices for producing different types of EPUB documents. You'll learn how to create two types of eBooks, a book that will reflow to the size of the device it is viewed on, and a book with a fixed layout, that is sized for a specific device such as an iPad, or other tablet. You'll learn how to place images so they stay put when viewed on a device.

Creating and Distributing a Complex Document

Whether you're designing publications for business, hobbies, or social or community activities, odds are you'll need to share them at some point. InDesign provides many options for exporting and reusing a document, as well as printing. We'll review a few of them in this lesson as we design a postcard using special fonts, colors, and image layout features. Have you ever seen text that shows an image of some sort through the letters and wondered how it's done? You'll know after completing the project in this lesson! By the time you finish this lesson, you'll know how to export a publication as an image, print directly from your desktop, or create a compact PDF version of your finished publication ready to email.

This hands-on, project-oriented course is filled with easy-to-follow, detailed step-by-step instructions that teach you how to edit and manipulate images and create elemental compositions using Photoshop in the Creative Cloud. Discover how to improve photographs by editing out flaws, correcting poor exposure, or creating a composite image using the newest techniques.

Photoshop is the world's most popular photo editing program. Artists, photographers, designers, and hobbyists all rely on Adobe Photoshop for image creation and editing. The Introduction to Photoshop CC course provides meticulous instructions that will teach you how to use Photoshop Creative Cloud with confidence.

Photoshop Creative Cloud has many impressive new features, and you will encounter many throughout this Photoshop course. You will be editing your own photographs to get rid of dust and scratches, fix the color, and correct image exposure. As you explore the fundamentals of Adobe Photoshop, you will learn how to colorize parts of an image and create simple digital paintings. You will master techniques for switching the backgrounds on images and removing wrinkles and blemishes from photos, just like they do in magazines.

You will also learn about the content-aware Move tools that let you simultaneously move things, like selected content or layers on an image, and intelligently replace the "hole" left behind. By the time you finish this fun, hands-on, project-oriented Photoshop introduction course, you will be well on your way to expressing yourself with the most exciting graphics program ever developed.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.14 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Creative Cloud, or any version of Adobe Creative Suite CC that includes the Adobe Photoshop CC or Photoshop only (not included in enrollment). Previous non-subscription versions of Photoshop are not appropriate for the course.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Whether you are a photographer, digital illustrator, graphic designer, or someone who wants to alter old family photos, learning Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud (CC) is a must. The Introduction to Photoshop CC course is filled with easy-to-follow, detailed step-by-step instructions that teach you how to edit and manipulate images and create basic compositions using Photoshop in the Creative Cloud. Discover how to improve photographs by editing out flaws, correcting poor exposure, or creating a composite image using the newest techniques Photoshop has to offer. You will even learn how much fun you can have digitally painting and exploring filters and effects to create unique images. Best of all, you need no prior artistic ability or Photoshop experience to take this course.

1. Getting to Know Adobe Photoshop
2. Photoshop Basics
3. Understanding Resolution and Size
4. Understanding Layers
5. Working With Objects
6. Transforming Objects
7. Image Adjustments
8. Color Adjustments, Blending Modes, and Filters
9. Retouching Images
10. Restoring Images
11. Working With Selections
12. Type and Layer Effects

What you will learn

• Master the fundamentals of Photoshop's interface and tools
• Understand the essentials of digital imaging, including file formats, color modes, image size, and resolution.
• Comprehend and apply digital color theory and practice colorization and digital painting
• Identify and apply the methods of photo retouch and restoration
• Use the functionality of Photoshop's layers, selections, and masking features

How you will benefit

• Discover everything you need to confidently use the tools in Photoshop to restore, retouch, and rearrange images
• Develop the skills you need to begin a new hobby or entry-level career using Photoshop
• Learn to effectively retouch photos and develop professional quality images for your home or business
• Harness the power of Photoshop to create stunning images by enhancing photographs and developing works of art

In this Managing Web Design Projects training class, you will learn all about the design process and how to manage a web design project from start to finish.

This self-paced course will teach you how to manage web design projects. You'll learn how to optimize the web design process and take your projects from concept to iteration on time and within budget. With demand for skilled web designers and developers at an all-time high, adding project management to your UI/UX toolkit is key to meeting your clients' needs.

What you will learn

• Defining project scope
• Creating mockups and working with data
• Integrating the pieces of your website project
• Usability and accessibility considerations
• Steps in rolling out your project

How you will benefit

• Be able to analyze and learn from your project for future projects.
• Be able to fully manage web design projects
• Learn important skill for web designers

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 11.0 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Photoshop.
• Adobe Dreamweaver.
• Any spreadsheet program, such as Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or LibreOffice Calc.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

In this Managing Web Design Projects training class, you will learn all about the design process and how to manage a web design project from start to finish.

1. Design Process
2. Project Scope
3. Mock-ups
4. Functionality Model
5. Integration
6. Usability and Accessibility Rules
7. Roll-out
8. Analysis

What you will learn

• Define project scope.
• Creating mockups and working with data.
• Integrate the pieces of your website project.
• Usability and accessibility considerations.
• Rolling out your project.

How you will benefit

• Be able to analyze and learn from your project for future projects.
• Be able to fully manage web design projects
• Learn important skill for web designers

This course focuses on design for marketing and business—creating logos, advertisements, communications, and more. You'll learn Photoshop and Illustrator while gaining fundamental technical and aesthetic skills.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Photoshop (not included in enrollment)
• Adobe Illustrator (not included in enrollment)
• Microsoft Word is recommended (not included in enrollment)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

This marketing design certificate program is all-encompassing, teaching you both the technical skills and creative artistry needed to succeed in the industry. You will learn how to apply fundamental marketing principles to your designs, to cater to the needs of businesses of all sizes and make the maximum impact on your clients' bottom line.

Throughout this marketing design course, you will engage in a wide range of projects that will enhance your expertise in various areas, including marketing concept development, retouching, compositing, illustration, advertising design, logo design, and corporate branding. These hands-on projects will provide you with invaluable experience in real-world, business-focused design scenarios.

A key focus area of this marketing design training is mastering the essential software programs that every marketing designer should be proficient in, such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Gaining expertise in these in-demand tools will equip you with the necessary skills for digital image preparation and vector illustration. Additionally, you will learn about foundational design concepts, such as color theory, typography, and identity design, which are crucial elements in effective marketing design.

By enrolling in our Marketing Design Certificate course, you will develop technical proficiency and cultivate your creative abilities. Allowing you to build a strong foundation in this exciting field and create compelling marketing and identity pieces.

1. Photoshop Basics
2. Design Foundations
3. Illustrator basics
4. Intro to Marketing
5. Fundamentals of Logo Design
6. Creative Concept Development
7. Marketing Design

What you will learn

• Acquire proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator—industry-standard software tools for graphic design
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of fundamental concepts in color theory, typography, and identity design, essential for effective marketing materials
• Engage in a series of hands-on projects specifically designed to enhance your skills as a marketing professional
• Cultivate graphic design skills that are directly applicable in a marketing context, allowing you to create visually compelling and impactful designs

How you will benefit

• Build a portfolio with a diverse range of projects that can be showcased to potential employers and clients
• Acquire valuable marketing and graphic design skills that are applicable to a wide range of job opportunities
• Become proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for personal and professional projects
• Stand out from the competition by earning a certificate upon successful completion of the course

Jeremy Bratt

Jeremy Bratt is a graphic designer, design coordinator, and teacher with thirty years of experience. He has worked recently as a design coordinator for corporate identity, branding, and packaging projects. He managed the re-branding and packaging for French cookware manufacturer Tefal when at Lewis Moberly. At Siegal & Gale, he designed and coordinated a number of corporate identity projects for the Spanish market. Currently, he is a partner at a design and communication consultancy, designing and coordinating all corporate, print, and packaging work.

Bruce Bicknell

Bruce Bicknell is an instructor, illustrator, animator, web and graphic designer, and video editor. In his career, he has worked on projects for Adobe Systems, ATI, PhotoShop Elements Techniques, MacTribe, Yellow Machine, and Mac Design, to name a few. Bicknell holds degrees in Computer Animation and Web Development from the International Academy of Design and Technology.

Michael Hamm

Michael Hamm is a freelance designer and web developer with over a decade of experience in the creative field. Based in Washington state, Michael provides design solutions for clients across the country through his company ClayEdward Design. Prior to working on his own, Michael worked for JPMorgan Chase in Houston, Texas as an interactive designer. His work has been published in various web design books and magazines and he is a regular contributor to Layers Magazine. In addition, he has served as technical editor on several design books published by Friends of Ed. Michael recently co-authored Introduction to Web Design Using Dreamweaver published by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. Michael is an Adobe Certified Instructor in Adobe Illustrator and has a Diploma in Graphic Design from the Art Institute of Houston. Michael is the founder, designer, programmer, and writer of PointsandPaths.com, a website that grew from his passion for illustration software and all things vector.

Boris Margolin

Boris Margolin is a graphic designer with 10 years of experience. He earned a BS in Graphic Design at Mount Ida College and has worked as an in-house designer for several international corporations including CIGNA, MetLife, and Nypro. His work has ranged from advertising to identity design, brand development to web administration. In his spare time, he runs a niche design company catering to unconventional companies and emerging markets.

Take your photography to the next level by learning how to master lenses, apertures, shutter speed, exposure settings, and more on your digital SLR or mirrorless camera.

Take control of your digital SLR camera. In this course, you will break through the technology barrier and learn how to use your DSLR to take beautiful photos.

You will start out by learning about the many features and controls of your DSLR and look at the lenses you need for the kind of photography you enjoy. Next, you will learn about metering, exposure compensation, managing aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. You will find out how to use these features to get the right exposure for every shot. Then turn your attention to flash photography, managing camera controls, photo files, and even working in manual mode. With these skills, you will be able to take your photography to the next level.

By the end of this course, you will truly be a DSLR master, and most of all, you will be able to use your camera to take the photos you've always dreamed of.

By the end of this course, you'll truly be a DSLR master, and most of all, you'll be able to use your camera to take the photos you've always dreamed of.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
• Any digital SLR or mirrorless camera. Point and shoot digital cameras are not compatible with the course content.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Take your photography to the next level by learning how to master lenses, apertures, shutter speed, exposure settings, and more on your digital SLR or mirrorless camera.

Getting to Know Your Digital SLR Camera

In this lesson, you will explore the basics of your DSLR camera such as buttons, and controls, and the exposure mode options for different shooting situations. This lesson also covers some general maintenance and housekeeping issues with memory cards, batteries, and cleaning—and by the end of this lesson, you will feel empowered to get started with your DSLR camera.

Zooming In on Lenses

This lesson is all about DLSR lenses. One of the most important features of the DSLR is the ability to change lenses based on shooting conditions. You will find out how lenses work, some of the most common DSLR lenses, and what shooting conditions those lenses can help you.

Seeing Clearly: Exposure, Focus, and Metering

Do you know how your camera sees a photo? In this lesson, you will learn about the three components of exposure—aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. You will also learn about metering modes and how your camera uses these to determine the correct exposure for a photo.

Going Deep: Using Aperture

Briefly lessons introduced the aperture, but this lesson goes deep into aperture. You will learn how this aspect of exposure controls how much light enters the camera, and you will discover how to control this light to affect the quality of your photos as well as certain focusing effects.

Speeding Up and Slowing Down With Shutter Speed

This lesson is all about shutter speed—a second aspect of exposure. Shutter speed controls the amount of time that light enters the camera when you take a photo. You probably equate shutter speed with fast-action shots, such as sports photos. A fast shutter speed can stop action, but a slow shutter speed also offers a world of shooting opportunities.

Getting Bright With ISO

This lesson explores how ISO settings affect camera exposure. ISO manages the camera's sensitivity to light—the higher the ISO setting, the more sensitive. While ISO appears to be an easy fix for potentially dark photos, it can be a tricky setting to use. You will learn all about ISO solutions, potential ISO problems, and how to manage ISO on your DSLR.

Making the Most of Flash Photography

In this lesson, you will explore your DSLR's flash options. You will learn about using and controlling the on-board flash, and you will also learn how to use an external flash with your DSLR's hot shoe.

Managing Photo Files, Editing, and Movies

This lesson is all about editing photos and shooting movies on your DSLR. Your camera organizes photo information and stores the photos you take on memory cards. This way, you end up with a digital photo you can use on a computer or print.

Working With Manual Mode

Manual mode is an exposure mode on your DSLR that lets you make all of the decisions. In this lesson, you will learn how to master manual mode and use it in a variety of shooting situations. To be a great DSLR photographer, manual mode is a must.

Getting Better Exposure

Your DSLR is a sophisticated tool that can help you take great photos. But the DSLR can only capture what you choose for it to capture. For all of the bells and whistles, your DSLR needs a human—a photographer—to capture great photos. In this lesson, you will explore how to get better exposure through composition, and managing available light.

Shooting HDR Photos

In the previous lesson, you learned about a helpful feature called exposure bracketing. With exposure bracketing, you can take several identical photos using different exposures. This way, you can choose which photo looks best. Exposure bracketing also offers another option—shooting high dynamic range (HDR) photos.

Mastering Difficult Shooting Situations

In this final lesson, you will explore the three kinds of photos that give DSLR photographers the most trouble: fast-action shots, macro shots, and low-light photography. The good news is your DSLR can help you master these shooting situations if you know how to use the camera's tools and features, and in this lesson, you will see how to put these features to work.

The Multimedia Arts Online Training course gives you the conceptual, technical, and visual design skills required to create multimedia applications and environments. You'll explore Adobe Photoshop, and After Effects, as well as digital video editing.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.
• A digital video camera with appropriate storage media (phone camera not recommended).

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Photoshop (or Creative Cloud) (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe After Effects (or Creative Cloud) (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Premiere (or Creative Cloud) (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Looking to launch your career in multimedia art and design? The Multimedia Design Online Training course equips you with the fundamental technical and conceptual skills for this challenging interdisciplinary environment. You'll gain proficiency in the core tools for interactive development: Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects, and you'll learn to shoot and edit digital video. You'll also discover how to create images, pages, and motion graphics for web-based multimedia.

Hands-on projects focus on essential skills and provide you with experience in working in a broad range of media. Class assignments include digital image retouching and compositing, web pages and interfaces, scripted and documentary video-making, color and typography studies, video and audio editing, and motion graphics.

1. Photoshop Basics
2. Illustrator basics
3. Digital Video Editing I
4. Design Foundations
5. Digital Video Production
6. After Effects I

What you will learn

• Learn the fundamentals of digital imaging and color theory
• Create standards-compliant web page layouts with HTML
• Understand various kinds of typography and how to create your own font
• Develop an entry-level understanding of video editing techniques
• Create motion graphic work in After Effects

How you will benefit

• Develop proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects, which you need to know for most design-related jobs
• Use the multimedia items you create during class as portfolio pieces upon completion
• Jump-start your career in the world of multimedia design

Andrew Shalat

Andrew Shalat is an author, designer/illustrator, educator, and Mac expert. Since 1985, he has written hundreds of articles about Macs and has published three books: "How to Do Everything with Online Video," "Do It Yourself Mac Projects," and "MacDesign Out of the Box." He has been a speaker and faculty member of the Macworld Expo since 2001. Shalat is also a regular contributor to design and Mac related sites including Inside Mac Radio, InDesign Magazine, and Creativepro.com, and MacWorld.

Margaret Penney

Margaret Penney is a teacher, designer, writer and media artist. Margaret developed the digital media curriculum at The Masters School, an independent school outside New York City. As a web and motion graphic designer, Margaret has worked with Simon & Schuster, TIAA-Cref, Nike, Delia's girls clothing, MTV, and Sol Lewitt. As a new media artist, she has exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London; the Museo Tamayo in Mexico City; and around NYC. Her artwork has been reviewed globally online, in print magazines, and included in the book Eye Candy from the Underground: Fresh Styles for Web Designers. She has lectured on new media art at Purchase College, the School of Visual Arts Annual Conference for Educators, and the Pratt Institute. As a writer, she has been published in New York Arts magazine, Rhizome.org, and the Baltimore City paper. Margaret has a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and M.F.A. from Columbia University.

Bruce Bicknell

Bruce Bicknell is an instructor, illustrator, animator, web and graphic designer, and video editor. In his career, he has worked on projects for Adobe Systems, ATI, PhotoShop Elements Techniques, MacTribe, Yellow Machine, and Mac Design, to name a few. Bicknell holds degrees in Computer Animation and Web Development from the International Academy of Design and Technology.

Learn the fundamentals of music theory. Be able to read, write, and play simple music.

If you enjoy music and would like to know more about what makes it work, this is the course for you. You'll gain a complete understanding of rhythm, melody, and harmony, and you'll be able to recognize pitches on the musical staff and on the keyboard. Each lesson will build on previous lessons, while also introducing new musical concepts.

You'll explore the keyboard in full detail, with an emphasis on the structure of major scale and the signatures of major keys. You will examine the many significant contributions early music theorists made to the understanding of music and be able to build intervals, major scales, and chords. By the time you complete this comprehensive and full-featured course, you'll be able to read, write, and even play simple pieces of music!

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
• You must have speakers or headphones.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Gain complete understanding of rhythm, melody, and harmony and recognize pitches on the musical staff and keyboard. By the end of this course, you'll be able to read, write, and even play simple pieces of music!

Overview of Musical Elements

In this first lesson, you'll go through an overview of the major elements of music—melody, harmony, and rhythm. It's important that you understand these general terms because you'll explore each of them in detail in the coming lessons.

Rhythm, Beat, Meter, and Time Signatures

This is your introduction to the concept of rhythm. You'll explore its various components: beat, meter, and time signatures. You'll also learn how to read and apply time signatures to music.

Other Meters, Syncopation, and Tempo

You'll continue exploring meter in this lesson and then look at aspects of rhythm such as syncopation and tempo. You'll learn how and why syncopation is used.

Melody, Staff, Clef Signs, Pitches

In this lesson, you'll delve into the musical concept of melody. You'll learn to read the treble and bass clefs. You'll find out how to read notes found in musical compositions and how to notate pitches to create music.

Pitches Outside of the Staff

For many compositions, pitches are used that do not fall within the pitch range of the musical staff. With this lesson, you'll discover how to notate these pitches through the use of ledger lines.

Finding Pitches on the Keyboard

If you've wanted to learn how to play piano, you'll love this lesson. The focus is on learning the names of the keys on the keyboard. You'll match the pitches from the staff to the keyboard, so you'll be learning to read and play at the same time. By the end, you'll be able to read and play simple songs.

Construction of Major Scales

In this lesson, you'll learn how to build major scales. The scale is the building block for composing a piece of music. You'll find out how to construct a scale on any pitch.

Scale Degrees Names and Early Music Theorists

This lesson introduces you to the names of each member of the scale. Knowing these names will enable you to discuss the functions and roles of each pitch in any key. These concepts have roots in ancient Greece, so you'll learn a little about those who have influenced how people create music.

Major Key Signatures

Having covered major scales, you'll now examine the names of the major keys. You'll learn how to recognize the name of a key by the key signature and how to recognize a scale from the name of the key.

Concept of Harmony

This lesson will discuss the last musical element, harmony. It will focus on creating more than one pitch at a time—the layering of musical pitches. You'll begin by looking at two simultaneous pitches, known as intervals.

Compound Intervals, Interval Inversions, and Triads

In this lesson, you'll continue to explore intervals. One thing you'll learn is how to invert them, which is helpful when you work with chords. You'll also discover how to build three note chords, which are called triads.

Triads and the Tonic Dominant Chordal Relationship

In this final lesson, you'll examine some of the simple relationships between triads. You'll learn how to identify which chord should be used for harmony in simple two chord progressions.

Learn how to use your digital camera to take stunning nature photos, including landscapes, flowers, animals, and even macro shots.

Nature photography can be a fun, relaxing, and exciting hobby! In this course, you'll learn about the many aspects of outdoor photography as well as how to master your digital camera's controls and features. With the knowledge you gain in this course, you'll be taking exceptional nature photos in no time.

You'll explore composition and lighting issues and find out how to take beautiful photos of landscapes, flowers, trees, and water. Along the way, you'll delve into your camera's shutter speed and aperture controls so that you'll be able to capture the photos you really want. You will discover how to use your computer to process your photos and digitally correct the most common problems. You'll see how your photos can become works of art rather than just snapshots of nature. By the end of this course, you'll have become the nature photographer you always wanted to be!

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Learn how to use your digital camera to take stunning nature photos, including landscapes, flowers, animals, and even macro shots.

1. The Joy of Nature Photography
2. Light and Composition
3. Landscape Photography
4. Photographing Flowers and Trees
5. Photographing Water
6. Telephoto Photography
7. Large Animal Photography
8. Small Animal Photography
9. Photographing Birds
10. Macro Photography
11. Post-Processing
12. Abstract Nature Photography

Learn to take beautiful pictures of adults, children, and babies.

Photographing people can be fun, exciting, and complicated! This course will make taking beautiful pictures of adults, children, and babies simple. You will start with the basic principles you need to know in order to become a people photographer. You will discover the best way to shoot faces, fix common close-up problems, and use digital photo editing techniques to retouch your photos and make other improvements.

Then you will move onto portrait and formal group shots, where you will learn how to organize people, which angles to use, and which to avoid. You will become proficient in action photography, and you will learn some fun, creative ways to photograph children and babies. You will even gain expertise in filling your photographs with imagery, setting moods, and creating themes. This course will have you well on your way to becoming a skilled people photographer.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
• You will need a digital camera.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• A digital editing program of your choice, such as the latest version of Photoshop Elements (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Become a skilled photographer when it comes to taking beautiful pictures of adults, children, or babies. This course will help you discover the best way to shoot faces, fix common close-up problems, and use digital photo editing techniques to retouch your photos.

1. Digital Camera Basics
2. All About Exposure
3. Indoor and Outdoor Lighting Techniques
4. Composing Photographs
5. Taking Portraits of Individuals and Groups
6. Photographing Hands, Faces, and People with Their Pets
7. Photographing Children
8. Action Photography
9. Macro and Abstract Photography
10. Shooting Formals and Weddings
11. Post-Processing Photos of People
12. The Business of Photography

Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud (also called Photoshop CC) to edit and enhance your photographic images.

Adobe Photoshop CC (also known as Photoshop Creative Cloud) is a powerful subscription software solution providing support and specialized editing tools for digital photographers and graphic artists. In this course you will master techniques to edit and enhance your digital images and add a professional polish to your work. The course offers simple, step-by-step instructions for basics like cropping, rotation, and sizing images. You will experiment with Photoshop's tools for correcting exposure, adjusting color and colorcasts, and work with Adobe's powerful layer and selection tools. You will learn how to add text, retouch, and even clone away unwanted elements from your images. You will discover how to work with raw images and prepare images for print or online use.

In this course, you will be guided through detailed explanations and instructions for using the tools that make this software so popular and unique in the world of digital editing. Whether you are a novice or accomplished photo editor, this course will give you a collection of useful techniques that will quickly show you amazing results in your images.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.
• This course is written with Windows software. Mac users will need to be comfortable with the normal Windows/Mac conversion for keyboard differences, which will be provided in class. All coursework and examples are based on Windows using Photoshop CC software (not included in enrollment).

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later (64-bit), Windows 10 October 2018 update (64-bit) version 1809 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.13 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• You will need Adobe's Photoshop CC or later updates, such as Photoshop CC (2014), installed and functioning to take full advantage of the course (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud (also called Photoshop CC) to edit and enhance your photographic images.

1. Tour of Photoshop CC
2. Corrections and Cropping
3. Get Ready to Print
4. Right Size for the Job
5. Colors and Layers
6. Adjusting Color
7. Adjusting Light and Color
8. Raw Editing
9. Text and Selections
10. Intermediate Selections
11. Advanced Selections
12. Correcting Images

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to video editing with Adobe Premiere Pro, equipping you with the skills to create professional-quality videos. Learn essential techniques and workflows used in the video production industry, preparing you for a successful career in video editing and multimedia production.

This Adobe Premiere Pro course is a comprehensive introduction to video editing, catering to both beginners and experienced editors. It covers everything from basic interface navigation to advanced editing techniques. You will learn to create and manage projects, organize media, and edit clips using Premiere Pro's robust toolset. This training will help you gain the skills necessary for creating professional-quality videos.

Through hands-on exercises and practical applications, you will gain a solid foundation of Premiere Pro's interface and how to apply its extensive capabilities to your creative projects. The curriculum is designed to provide you with the knowledge and experience necessary to thrive in the video production industry, making it an invaluable resource for aspiring video editors aiming to break into the industry or enhance their video editing skills.

The Adobe Premiere Pro course is structured to offer a step-by-step guide through the entire editing process, from setting up a project and organizing media to editing clips and exporting the final product. You will learn how to integrate graphics and titles and apply transitions and effects; as well as learn advanced topics such as motion effects, keyframing, and color grading. The course also introduces audio editing, color correction, and visual effects to enhance videos. Practical exercises reinforce learning, enabling you to apply concepts in real-world settings.

By the end of the Adobe Premiere Pro certification course, you will be ready to advance your career in video editing and multimedia production. With a deep understanding of video editing principles and best practices, you will be empowered to create compelling video content that resonates with audiences. You will also become prepared to sit for the Premiere Pro certification exam.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac. Chromebooks are not compatible.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Premiere Pro (Not Included)
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

This Adobe Premiere Pro course offers an in-depth exploration of video editing and multimedia production. Designed for both beginners and experienced users, it covers all aspects of Premiere Pro, from the basics of the interface to advanced editing techniques.

You will learn how to edit video and audio, apply transitions and effects, and export your projects for various platforms. The Adobe Premiere Pro training also covers color correction, motion graphics, and audio enhancement. Through practical exercises and real-world applications, this course ensures that you understand the software's capabilities and how to apply these skills in your creative projects.

The course covers all topics in the Adobe Premiere Pro certification exam and more, providing you with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to excel in the field of video editing.

1. Introduction to Premiere Pro
   1. What is Premiere Pro?
   2. Who Uses Premiere Pro?
   3. What is Non-linear Editing?
   4. Introducing the Digital Video Workflow
   5. Touring Premiere Pro's Interface
   6. The Premiere Pro Interface
2. Thinking in Video
   1. Telling Stories with Video
   2. Shots
   3. Framing Your Shots
   4. Camera Moves
   5. Edit Your First Video
3. Setting Up a Project
   1. Creating a Project
   2. Organizing Media
   3. Importing Media
   4. Organizing Your Project Panel
   5. Creating a Sequence
   6. Reviewing Clips
4. Basic Video Editing
   1. The Source Monitor
   2. Editing Clips in the Source Monitor
   3. The Timeline Panel
   4. Editing in the Timeline
5. Exporting
   1. Exporting Frames
   2. Making a Quick Export
   3. Customizing Your Export
   4. Exporting a Main File
   5. Exporting a Clip
   6. Using Adobe Media Encoder
   7. Exporting to Social Media
6. Clips and Markers
   1. Using the Program Monitor
   2. Using Markers
   3. Editing a Sequence in the Program Monitor
7. Transitions
   1. Understanding Transitions
   2. Applying Transitions
   3. Adding Audio Transitions
8. Advanced Editing Techniques
   1. Three-point Edits
   2. Four-point Edits
   3. Changing Clip Playback Speed
   4. Replacing Clips
   5. Nesting Sequences
   6. Trimming
   7. Motion
   8. Clip Position, Size, and Rotation
   9. Using Motion Effects in the Timeline
9. Working with Audio
   1. Working with the Audio Workspace
   2. Configuring the Audio Mix Track
   3. Adjusting Volume and Gain
   4. Improving Audio
   5. Enhancing Audio
10. Visual Effects
    1. Introducing the Effects Panel
    2. Types of Effects
    3. Applying Effects
    4. Using Adjustment Layers
    5. Source Clip Effects
    6. Masking and Tracking
    7. Keyframing Effects
    8. Animating an Effect Using Keyframes
    9. Some Common Effects
11. Color Correction and Grading
    1. Understanding Color Adjustment
    2. Reading the Lumetri Scopes
    3. Using the Lumetri Color Panel
    4. The Comparison View
    5. Matching Colors
    6. Color Adjustment Effects
    7. Using Brightness and Contrast
12. Compositing Techniques
    1. Alpha Channel
    2. The Opacity Effect
    3. Color Keying a Green-screen Shot
    4. Masking
    5. Creating a Custom Matte
13. Graphics and Titles
    1. The Essential Graphics Panel
    2. Creating a Title
    3. Introduction to Video Typography
    4. Using Graphics
    5. Creating Captions
    6. Working in the Video Industry
    7. Copyright and Content Licensing
    8. Obtaining Permissions

What you will learn

• The basics of Adobe Premiere Pro's interface and tools for video editing
• How to organize media and create a project workflow
• Techniques for editing video and audio clips effectively
• How to apply transitions, effects, and motion graphics
• Understanding color correction and grading using the Lumetri Color panel
• How to add graphics, titles, and captions to enhance video content
• The scope of the Premiere Pro certification exam and how to prepare for it

How you will benefit

• Develop a solid understanding of the Adobe Premiere Pro interface and its functionalities
• Learn to create and manage projects efficiently, organizing media for seamless editing workflows
• Master various editing techniques, including trimming, transitions, and effects
• Gain proficiency in enhancing audio quality and integrating music and sound effects
• Explore advanced editing techniques such as keyframing, motion effects, and compositing
• Understand color correction and grading to achieve professional video quality
• Learn to integrate graphics and titles for a polished final product
• Acquire skills in exporting projects for various platforms, including social media
• Prepare for a career in the video production industry with an understanding of key principles and best practices

Learn how to take better pictures by understanding your camera and how to use it in a variety of situations.

Secrets of Better Photography will teach you how to take outstanding photos. Whether you use a DSLR, a point-and-shoot camera, or your phone for your photography, you will learn how to get the best results from your camera.

This hands-on course will teach you how to choose the right photographic equipment to compose images with style. You can take your camera out of auto mode after learning about lighting, motion, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO settings. You will also explore common photography topics, including portraiture, children's photography, pet photography, and digital editing.

Each lesson includes exercises and assignments, so you can apply what you learned to your own camera. By the time you finish, you will see a difference in both your photographer's eye and your photos

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
• A digital or film camera.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Learn how to take better pictures by understanding your camera and how to use it in a variety of situations.

The Subject of Photography

In this first lesson, you will learn how to see the subject of each photograph—before you press the shutter button. This information will provide a solid foundation for the rest of the class.

Camera Equipment

As you learn more about the technical side of photography, take a look at the options available in camera equipment. Whether you have a point-and-shoot camera or the latest digital SLR, you will gain a better understanding of the equipment and tools photographers use.

Your Photographic Eye

Returning to artistic elements in this lesson, you will learn how to develop your photographer's eye and incorporate compositional guidelines as you take better pictures. This information will provide a solid foundation for the rest of the class.

Lighting

Light is the essence of photography. This lesson explores how to control and use light to your advantage. You will compare the advantages of natural light, available light, and artificial light and see when you will want to use each to capture the special effects you're after. You will also learn how to use the ISO and white balance settings on your camera to make the most of the light you have.

Sharp Shooting

This lesson delves into the options for using your camera and other tools to get sharp, crisp images. Photography often requires compromise to accommodate conflicting priorities, and after this lesson, you will be able to decide what's most important to you. You will also see how to test your lenses and cameras and evaluate your equipment.

Aperture and Depth of Field

Using manual exposure settings opens up a whole new world of professional and creative options. In this lesson, you will begin an exploration of how to get the most out of your camera's features, starting with Aperture Priority and the control it gives you over depth of field.

Shutter Speed and Motion

You will see how to capture motion in this lesson. Whether you want to freeze the action of fireworks or merge a waterfall into a velvety illusion, shutter speed is the key. Setting your shutter speed gives you the control you need to get the images you want, and it's easier than you might think. You will have lots to practice with as you finish this lesson.

Portraiture

In this lesson, you will learn the tricks of portrait photography. Whether you're working professionally or just as the family photographer, these techniques will help you take better portraits. You will see how to pose people so they look their best, when to use digital editing, and how various lighting techniques will help you create pleasing portraits.

Children and Pet Photography

Photographing children, pets, and groups is a challenge for even the most seasoned professional photographer. In this lesson, you will learn some techniques and strategies to bring out the best in your pictures.

Photographic Challenges

Now that you know how your camera works and what you want to do, it's time to take a look at how to handle challenging situations. When the light is low, or the subject just seems out of reach, you want to know how to get the shot. This lesson focuses on how to use your tools and knowledge to beat the challenges and come away with the pictures you're after.

Photojournalism

Photojournalism is a fascinating field for photographers. This fast-paced world presents challenges of its own. In this lesson, you will see how the pros handle this type of work and learn how to get started in the field.

Digital Options

Digital editing is a real bonus for photographers. In your final lesson, you will learn about the basic and artistic editing techniques available to all photographers, as well as some of the technical issues of digital photography.

This online, self-paced course will teach you the theory of typography and how to apply it to web design projects.

For web designers, understanding typography is an important aspect of creating a great User Experience. If you work in the web design field, you need to understand typography and how to apply this technique to your UI/UX projects. This self-paced course is all about typography! You will learn the rules of typography and gain a highly marketable visual communication skill.

What you will learn

• The purpose of typography
• The difference between fonts and typefaces
• The rules of typography and when how professionals break the rules
• About Section 508 compliance considerations
• How to make type flow
• How to build a style guide for your project

How you will benefit

• Expand your toolkit as a web designer
• Transition from a graphic design role to web design

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 11.0 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Learn the basics of working with type and fonts for web design projects.

1. Anatomy
2. Typeface vs. Font
3. Rules for Typography
4. Types of Typography
5. Type Hierarchy
6. Building an Efficient Style Guide

What you will learn

• The purpose of typography
• The difference between fonts and typefaces
• The rules of typography and when how professionals break the rules
• About Section 508 compliance considerations
• How to make type flow
• How to build a style guide for your project

How you will benefit

• Expand your toolkit as a web designer
• Transition from a graphic design role to web design

This course introduces students to and provides a basic foundation in UI/UX design, including competitive research, designing effective user experience, applying design aesthetics, testing for accessibility, creating professional prototypes, and summary reports and design proposals.

User interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design have emerged as the framing approach to all digital design, including websites, apps and other devices and one of the most valuable skills in today's digital design environment. This course provides a concentrated but substantial introduction to every key element in UI/UX design.

The course introduces students to and provides:

• A basic understanding of competitive research
• Designing effective user experience
• Applying design aesthetics
• Testing for accessibility
• Creating professional prototypes
• Summary reports and design proposals

Integrated throughout the course are real-world examples and skill-building materials that prepare students to enter into or become more valuable participants in the field of UI/UX design.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.10 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

User interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design have emerged as the framing approach to all digital design. including websites, apps, and other devices, and one of the most valuable skills in today's digital design environment. This course introduces and provides students with a basic foundation in every aspect of UI/UX design, including competitive research, designing effective user experience, applying design aesthetics, testing for accessibility, creating professional prototypes, and summary reports and design proposals.

1. Understanding the Nature and Role of User Experience Design in Today's World
2. Understanding How User Interface (UI) Design Fits into Developing User Experience (UX)
3. Conducting a Competitive Analysis
4. Identifying User and Stakeholder Needs
5. Create a Journey Map and User Matrix
6. Prototyping with Sitemaps
7. Designing UI with Style Tiles
8. Applying Accessibility Standards
9. Key UI/UX Tools and Apps
10. Creating a High-Def Prototype
11. Understanding and Applying Agile Development
12. Presenting a UI/UX Design

What you will learn

• The nature and role of UI/UX design in today's fast-evolving world of digital and interactive design
• To be able to apply in practice principles and practices of stakeholder and user research in UI/UX design
• To wield prototyping tools including user journey maps; use case scenarios; and sitemaps to evaluate, plan and test user experience
• The role of UI/UX design and prototyping apps: Sketch, Figma and Adobe XD
• To prepare, write, and present research reports and design proposals in a range of professional settings

How you will benefit

• Acquire and enhance professional competence in UI/UX design
• Develop professional communication skills presenting research, analysis, and design proposals
• Be introduced to the most popular UI/UX apps