Graphic Design and Printing Techniques
Purpose of this programme
The programme is designed to enhance the learners’ Paper Based designing abilities in the Graphic Design sphere. The course is practical and creative and focuses on learners with a creative streak.
Classes are lectured-based and are conducted on a weekly basis by Thabo Mohajane our in-house Graphic Designer.
The course and assessments are practical in nature.
The learner will on successful completion of this course be able to:
- Describe and apply the principles of design.
- Explain the variety of different design methodologies and methods.
- Describe brainstorming and conceptualization skills to originate ideas.
- Develop and interpret design briefs.
- Explain the principles of graphic design.
- Perform basic graphic design operations.
- Use Adobe Photoshop effectively in a designing context.
- Use CorelDraw effectively for designing.
- Use Adobe Fireworks effectively in a designing context
- Macromedia Fireworks Basic and Advanced
- Vector shapes and Colour
- Bitmap images
- Working with text
- Complex shapes and paths
- Layering and blending
- Efficiency boosters
- Corel Draw Basic and Advanced
- Creating and transforming objects
- Bitmaps and Special Effects
- Text and symbols
- Colour outlines and fills
- Layers
- Importing, exporting, and printing files
- Adobe Photoshop Basic and Advanced
- Working with image selections and layers.
- Adjusting and retouching images.
- Resizing and preparing finished images.
- Masking and Vector Paths
- Creative Image effects
- Automate tasks
- Pricing
Course Duration:
- 12 weeks course
- 20 students per class
- Monday and Tuesday : 9.00am -12.00am
- Saturday: 9.30am to 14.30pm
- Entrepreneurial Development (compulsory and included with the course).
Prerequisite:
Students must be a minimum of 18 years of age or over at the starting date of the course.
Minimum Requirements:
- Office Application Specialist or equivalent