Through a combination of lectures, hands-on learning, and guided practice time throughout this 10-session program, you will develop a graphic designer's sense of problem solving while building projects towards a personal "body of work". By creating a variety of projects,  you'll gain an understanding of how to effectively implement professional design tools, how to creatively solve problems, and what solutions are most appropriate for successful design. Each day you'll learn the most often-used tools and workflows while working on designs you can use in the future.

During this course you will:

• Identify the common themes and tools in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and After Effects.
• Explore core digital design principles, processes and best practices.
• Learn basic typography, design and graphic illustration skills.
• Prepare graphic elements and layout for web, print and motion (video).
• Animate simple graphics.
• Design pieces such as an animated logo, business card, Web portfolio layout comps and a graphic resume.

What this Course WILL NOT cover:

• Coding for the web or generating an actual website.
• Intermediate or advanced digital painting.
• Intermediate or advanced photo manipulation.
• Intermediate or advanced tools/processes in InDesign and After Effects.
• How to be an expert designer in all things Adobe.

To see a complete, day-by-day description of what will be covered, as well as to register, please go to https://www.boulderdigitalarts.com/training/details.php?offering=545