Course Details

Objective: • Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the elements of graphic design.  • Read, understand and communicate in the language of graphic design. • Use technology such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Internet Explorer. • Students will learn to demonstrate positive work behaviour.  • Students will learn to solve problems using critical thinking. Students will be given challenging real-world projects and assignments typical of the graphic design industry. High quality work is expected and students will be given opportunities to redo work until it meets standards specified during instruction. Classroom activities will include reading, research, projects, and problem-solving. Students will often work in teams but will be expected to complete individual assignments in relation to the team's work. Course Content: Module-1 Introduction to the Graphic Design Industry Elements of Design Principles of Design Typography Photoshop Introduction to Photoshop CS5 Making selections, editing and type design Manipulating vectors, images and objects in Photoshop Corel Draw CorelDRAW Basics And Interface Objects- Creation And Manipulation Working With Special Effects And Texts Page Layout, Printing, Exporting and Advanced Features Illustrator illustrator: Getting Started Illustrator Drawing, Editing and Symbol Tools Type formatting, Filters and Effects Illustrator: Web Application and Image integration Illustrator: Advanced and Printing options Module-2 Indesign Work Area Documents Frames Importing and editing text Typography Working with color Importing and linking graphics Tables Vector graphics Transparency Interactive document Flash Introduction, The Interface Drawing and Color, Animation Basics Frame-by-Frame Animation, Shape Twining Libraries, Symbols, and Instances Motion Twining, Masking Type, Bitmaps Buttons, Movie Clips Action Scripting Basics, Sound Publishing, Integration Templates