Diploma In Graphic Designing

Syllabus

Introduction to Graphic Designing: Graphic design for researchers, key concepts, basic elements of graphic design, composition, layout and production, data visualization in action, example of an issue brief, example of an issue brief with additional design elements, example of a publication using advanced graphic design software, professional illustrations with impact.

Photoshop Basics: Photoshop basics: the tool box, the tool box: a visual guide, Photoshop basics: starting a new document, Photoshop basics: working with layers, Photoshop basics: the layers palette, Photoshop basics: selection, Photoshop basics: the edit menu, Photoshop basics: the image menu, Photoshop basics: the filter menu.

Intro to Design Elements: Elements of design: line, shape, form, texture, colour, value, space, colour theory:             colour wheel, primary  colours, secondary colours, tertiary colours, formation of colour on colour wheel, colour schemes, colour  psychology,principles of design, emphasis, rhythm, proportion.

Web Design:  Introduction, principles of web designing, mobile compatibility, easy loading, planning website development, search engine optimization (seo), plan for content, define the target audience, develop use cases, sitemap and wireframes, creating page templates, web typography.

Photoshop Movie Posters: Adobe Photoshop CS, getting started, interface layout, palettes, history, layers, tool box, selection tools, alteration tools, drawing and selection tools, assisting tools, color boxes and modes, basic image editing, cropping, resizing, correcting, adding flash, color adjustment, sharpening/ softening, saving.

Adobe Illustrator: Introduction to adobe illustrator, starting adobe illustrator for window, color space conversion, basic tools, drawing tool box, customizing workspaces by saving, setting illustrator preferences, windows vista or windows 7, drawing objects, drawing lines, drawing polygon.