Course Objectives:

• Understand the fundamental principles of graphic design, including composition, balance, contrast, hierarchy, and rhythm.
• Develop a working knowledge of typography, including type anatomy, font selection, kerning, leading, and typographic hierarchy.
• Explore the principles of color theory and learn how to effectively use color to evoke emotion, convey meaning, and create visual impact.
• Gain proficiency in using industry-standard graphic design software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Learn how to create and manipulate images, illustrations, and vector graphics to enhance visual communication.
• Master the principles of layout and composition to create aesthetically pleasing designs for various media, including print and digital.
• Understand the importance of design ethics and copyright issues in graphic design practice.
• Develop a portfolio of original design projects that showcase conceptual thinking, technical skills, and creativity.

Session 1: Navigating Ps and getting to Know its Workspace

• 1.01 Workspace, Tools, and Panels
• 1.02 Discovering the Tools panel
• 1.03 Using panels
• 1.04 Hidden tools
• 1.05 Using the Zoom features
• 1.06 Understanding Bridge
• 1.07 Accessing tools and their options
• 1.08 Customizing your panels
• 1.09 Navigating the image area
• 1.10 Maximizing productivity with screen modes

Session 2: Organizing and Managing Photoshop files using Adobe Bridge

• 2.01 Navigating files using Bridge
• 2.02 Making a Favorite to easily access Photoshop files and locations
• 2.03 Opening a file from Adobe Bridge
• 2.04 Saving a Collection
• 2.05 Using folders in Adobe Bridge
• 2.06 Creating and locating metadata
• 2.07 Searching for files using Adobe Bridge
• 2.08 Automation tools in Adobe Bridge

Session 3: Making and Using Selections in Photoshop

• 3.01 The importance of good selections
• 3.02 Changing selections into layers
• 3.03 Using Photoshop's Lasso tool
• 3.04 Saving selections
• 3.05 Using the Quick Selection tool
• 3.06 Using Quick Mask
• 3.07 Using Photoshop's Pen tool for selections
• 3.08 Converting a Photoshop path to a selection
• 3.09 Using the Marquee tools
• 3.10 Working with the Magic Wand tool
• 3.11 Adding to and subtracting from selections
• 3.12 Feathering selections
• 3.13 Making difficult selections in Photoshop using Refine Edge
• 3.14 Copying and pasting selections

Session 4: Painting and Retouching in Photoshop

• 4.01 Setting-up Photoshop's color settings
• 4.02 Understanding color gamut.
• 4.03 The CMYK color model
• 4.04 Selecting colors in Photoshop
• 4.05 Using the Color panel
• 4.06 Changing opacity
• 4.07 Using the Airbrush feature
• 4.08 Changing Photoshop's blending modes.
• 4.09 Retouching images
• 4.10 Repairing fold lines
• 4.11 Working with the Spot Healing Brush
• 4.12 Using the Patch tool
• 4.13 Cloning from another source
• 4.14 Color primer: understanding color
• 4.15 The RGB color model
• 4.16 Editing color settings
• 4.17 Starting to paint color corrections

• 4.18 Using Photoshop's Brush tool
• 4.19 Using the Brush Presets
• 4.20 Applying color to an image
• 4.30 The Eyedropper tool
• 4.31 Using the Clone Stamp tool
• 4.32 Using the History panel
• 4.33 Fixing images with Photoshop's Healing Brush
• 4.34 Using the Clone Source panel

Session 5: Color Correcting Images with Photoshop

• 5.01 Choosing Photoshop color settings
• 5.02 Reading a Photoshop histogram
• 5.03 Making Curve adjustments
• 5.04 Locating the White and Black Point
• 5.05 Adjusting midtones in an image
• 5.06 Sharpening images in Photoshop
• 5.07 Using the Camera Raw plug-in
• 5.08 Using Camera Raw controls
• 5.09 Choosing Photoshop color settings
• 5.10 Reading a Photoshop histogram
• 5.11 Making Curve adjustments
• 5.12 Locating the White and Black Point
• 5.13 Adjusting midtones in an image
• 5.14 Sharpening images in Photoshop
• 5.15 Using the Camera Raw plug-in
• 5.16 Saving and reopening a DNG file
• 5.17 Using Camera Raw controls
Content-Aware Moves in Photoshop

Session 6: Using Content-Aware Tools in Photoshop

• 6.01 Adding image area: expanding an image using Photoshop
• 6.02 Scaling the background
• 6.03 Using Photoshop's Content-Aware Fill
• 6.04 Content–Aware retouching in Photoshop
• 6.05 Viewing the on-screen ruler
• 6.06 Converting the Background into a layer
• 6.07 Content-Aware Moves in Photoshop

Session 7: Introduction to Photoshop Layers

• 7.01 Discovering Photoshop layers
• 7.02 Moving layers
• 7.03 Using masks in a layer
• 7.04 Creating a composition: merging images together in Photoshop
• 7.05 Creating a layer mask.
• 7.06 Aligning and distributing layers
• 7.07 Applying filters to layers
• 7.08 Applying a layer style
• 7.09 Selecting layers1
• 7.10 Selecting layers
• 7.11 Changing the visibility of a layer
• 7.12 Preserve transparency in a Photoshop image
• 7.14 Moving images in from other documents
• 7.15 Editing the layer mask
• 7.16 Cloning Photoshop layers
• 7.17 Creating a type layer
• 7.17 Filtering Photoshop layers
• 7.17 Creating a clipping mask

• 1.01 Introduction to illustrator
• 1.02 Drawing simple lines and shapes
• 1.03 Editing paths
• 1.04 Layers, Color, Type & Appearance
• 1.05 Using and creating swatches
• 1.06 Adjusting colors
• 1.07 Live Paint groups
• 1.08 Transparency and blending modes
• 1.09 Meshes & Patterns
• 1.10 Transforming objects
• 1.11 Masks
• 1.12 Creating 3D objects
• 1.13 Working with Text
• 1.14 Creating sketches and mosaics
• 1.15 Printing

• 1.16 Selecting and Aligning
• 1.17 Pen tool & Pencil tool
• 1.18 Creating and Editing Shapes
• 1.19 Color & Color theory
• 1.20 Working with color groups
• 1.21 Painting with fills & strokes
• 1.22 Working with Brushes
• 1.23 Gradients
• 1.24 Selection methods and tools
• 1.25 Combining and Cutting objects
• 1.26 Blending objects
• 1.27 Importing, exporting and saving
• 1.28 Working with effects
• 1.29 Graphic styles & Web graphics

• 1.01 Understanding the InDesign interface
• 1.02 Setting document properties, including dimensions and margins
• 1.03 Adding and modifying text
• 1.04 Using alignment tools, ruler, guides, and grid
• 1.05 Working with colors
• 1.06Adding and formatting text (kerning, tracking, scaling, and so on)
• 1.07Applying stroke, scale, and skew to text
• 1.08Using placeholder text
• 1.09Placing objects (images, text, PSD files) on the page
• 1.10Placing text over images
• 1.12 Using graphic frames as masks
• 1.13 Placing objects on page
• 1.14 Using object styles
• 1.15 Transforming objects
• 1.16 Reusing assets
• 1.17 Creating templates
• 1.18 Creating master pages
• 1.19 Using books
• 1.20 Creating interactive document

• 1.21 Applying effects to text
• 1.22 Converting text to outline
• 1.23 Putting text on a path
• 1.24 Wrapping text around objects (including using anchors)
• 1.25 Manage text flow between frames and columns
• 1.26 Filling text with an image
• 1.27 Import text from Microsoft Word
• 1.28 Using character and paragraph styles
• 1.29 Add page numbers
• 1.30 Add captions
• 1.31 Understanding InDesign frames
• 1.32 Combining graphic and text frames to make page layouts
• 1.33 Using InDesign layers
• 1.34 Creating buttons for navigation between pages
• 1.35 Adding page transitions between pages
• 1.36 Inserting audio clips and video
• 1.37Creating simple animations
• 1.38 Adding hyperlinks to websites or other pages in the document
• 1.39 Exporting multiple versions of a project for different screens
• 1.40 Preparing files for print
• 1.41 Exporting to different formats

Session 1: Getting started with Corel Draw

• 1.01 Introduction to Corel Draw
• 1.02 Features of Corel Draw
• 1.03 Corel Draw Interface
• 1.04 Tool Box
• 1.05 Moving from Adobe Illustrator to Corel Draw
• 1.06 Common Tasks

Session 2: Drawing and Coloring

• 2.01 Introduction
• 2.02 Selecting Objects
• 2.03 Creating Basic Shapes
• 2.04 Reshaping Objects
• 2.05 Organising objects
• 2.06 Applying color fills and Outlines

Session 3: Mastering with Text

• 3.01 Introduction
• 3.02 Text Tool
• 3.03 Artistic and paragraph text
• 3.04 Formatting Text
• 3.05 Embedding Objects into text
• 3.06 Wrapping Text around Object
• 3.07 Linking Text to Objects

Session 4: Applying Effects

• 4.02 Introduction
• 4.03 Power of Blends
• 4.04 Contour Effects
• 4.05 Envelopes
• 4.06 Lens effects
• 4.07 Transparency
• 4.08 Creating Depth Effects
• 4.09 Power Clips

Session 5: Working with Bitmap Commands

• 5.01 Introduction Working with Bitmaps
• 5.02 Editing Bitmaps
• 5.03 Applying effects on Bitmaps
• 5.04 Printing

Session 6: Corel Draw- Web resources

• 6.01 Introduction
• 6.02 Internet Tool bar
• 6.03 Setting your webpage
• 6.04 Exporting files
• 6.05 Creating buttons with rollover effects