Master Graphic Design & Software with Practical Projects
Master Graphic Design & Software with Practical Projects, available at $84.99, has an average rating of 4.79, with 65 lectures, based on 787 reviews, and has 5133 subscribers.
You will learn about Become more confident using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign You will be able to create Book Covers, Package Designs, Digital Assets, Social Media Graphics, Album Art, Magazine Covers and Layout Spreads and more! You will be able to follow the entire branding process including logo design and client presentation You will know how to work with and export large format banners and posters You will know how to create a postcard (both front and back) You will understand basic design theory including working with color, layout, typography photos and more Learn new tools that speed up your workflow You will be able to create a 3d mockup in Adobe dimensions to create stunning package design presentations Work with large client projects juggling both print and digital projects Learn layering masks, non-destructive editing and photo editing in Adobe Photoshop as well as how to cut and isolate objects using the pen tool, lasso tools and more Learn how to use artboards to manage and export files Learn about how to prepare files for print including, bleed, crop marks, exporting options Master book cover design including knowing what makes a strong book cover. Know how to work with supplied templates to create a lanyard and more Know how to work with editorial projects and large blocks of text in InDesign by creating a magazine cover and article spread Understand how to use grids to create compelling layouts Know how to work with typography of all types, shapes and sizes This course is ideal for individuals who are Those interested in learning Graphic Design through real-world projects or Those who prefer a hands on project based learning approach or Those interested in learning Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign by creating projects or Those interested in learning how a professional graphic designer moves through projects and gets final files ready or Those who with beginner or intermediate skill levels who want to see a wide variety of projects or Beginners to graphic design who want to know more about the practical side of design It is particularly useful for Those interested in learning Graphic Design through real-world projects or Those who prefer a hands on project based learning approach or Those interested in learning Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign by creating projects or Those interested in learning how a professional graphic designer moves through projects and gets final files ready or Those who with beginner or intermediate skill levels who want to see a wide variety of projects or Beginners to graphic design who want to know more about the practical side of design.
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Summary
Title: Master Graphic Design & Software with Practical Projects
Price: $84.99
Average Rating: 4.79
Number of Lectures: 65
Number of Published Lectures: 65
Number of Curriculum Items: 65
Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 65
Original Price: $199.99
Quality Status: approved
Status: Live
What You Will Learn
- Become more confident using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign
- You will be able to create Book Covers, Package Designs, Digital Assets, Social Media Graphics, Album Art, Magazine Covers and Layout Spreads and more!
- You will be able to follow the entire branding process including logo design and client presentation
- You will know how to work with and export large format banners and posters
- You will know how to create a postcard (both front and back)
- You will understand basic design theory including working with color, layout, typography photos and more
- Learn new tools that speed up your workflow
- You will be able to create a 3d mockup in Adobe dimensions to create stunning package design presentations
- Work with large client projects juggling both print and digital projects
- Learn layering masks, non-destructive editing and photo editing in Adobe Photoshop as well as how to cut and isolate objects using the pen tool, lasso tools and more
- Learn how to use artboards to manage and export files
- Learn about how to prepare files for print including, bleed, crop marks, exporting options
- Master book cover design including knowing what makes a strong book cover.
- Know how to work with supplied templates to create a lanyard and more
- Know how to work with editorial projects and large blocks of text in InDesign by creating a magazine cover and article spread
- Understand how to use grids to create compelling layouts
- Know how to work with typography of all types, shapes and sizes
Who Should Attend
- Those interested in learning Graphic Design through real-world projects
- Those who prefer a hands on project based learning approach
- Those interested in learning Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign by creating projects
- Those interested in learning how a professional graphic designer moves through projects and gets final files ready
- Those who with beginner or intermediate skill levels who want to see a wide variety of projects
- Beginners to graphic design who want to know more about the practical side of design
Target Audiences
- Those interested in learning Graphic Design through real-world projects
- Those who prefer a hands on project based learning approach
- Those interested in learning Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign by creating projects
- Those interested in learning how a professional graphic designer moves through projects and gets final files ready
- Those who with beginner or intermediate skill levels who want to see a wide variety of projects
- Beginners to graphic design who want to know more about the practical side of design
Master Graphic Design and Adobe Design Software By Doing Popular Design Projects
Do you like to learn by doing practical real-world projects?This project-based course is extensive, starting at beginner level projects and moving all the way to advanced level design projects.With over 10+ hoursof video-based project learning this course was created to appeal to graphic design students of any level and can help expose students to all the most popular graphic design projects while learning software and design principles.
We talk about all aspects of design including theory, layout, color, exporting and preparing files for print, working with digital and print files and of course mastering the Adobe software including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
We will walk through step by step the creation of:
(Beginner Level Projects)
Badges and Seals
Logo Design
Package Design
Magazine Cover and Spread
Youtube Thumbnail
Album Art Cover
(Intermediate and Advanced Projects)
An Entire Branding Package which includes:
Logo Design
Poster
Large Welcome Banners
Lanyards
Postcard (front and back)
Social Media Graphics
Digital Ads
Client Presentations
We will complete a Package Design for a food project, including the front, back, labels and print preparation.
We cover Book cover design and we conquer three different types of book covers including a romance novel, a non-fiction book and an illustrative children’s book cover. We talk about what makes a solid book cover and follow basic layout principles, use grids, work with typography and learn how to create concepts that pop using examples as our guide.
We will conquer digital projects as well including going over what makes compelling YouTube cover photos and we will create a dynamic one together.
We even talk about creating digital art and as we create an eclectic modern album art cover.
Then, we master editorial design as we create a dynamic cover for a home cooking magazine as well as a full article spread. We talk about how to work with larger blocks of text, font pairing and headlines and how to maximize both Photoshop and InDesign to maximize our impact.
Last, but certainly not least we will have a 4+ hour advanced section for those looking for more detailed real-world projects.We will create from scratch the entire branding package for a conference including the Logo design, lanyards, posters, advertising, a digital marketing campaign, large format welcome banners and even a postcard.
This extensive section is perfect for those looking to learn how to export and work with files of all types, how to export, prepare and save them for professional print or for the press.
This section goes into an entire new level of detail that will satisfy those curious on how to take on real large-scale graphic design projects for clients.
This course is prefect for those who prefer a project-based hands on learning approach and for those who love to see all types of different projects being created. This course is great for those wanting to learn and maximize Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign and learn tons and tons of new tools along the way that can speed up your workflow.
This course is great for beginners, advanced designers and everyone in-between, there is something for everyone, so let’s master graphic design by creating some fantastic and professional level projects together!
Course Curriculum
Chapter 1: IMPORTANT! Course Guide and File Download
Lecture 1: Course Intro
Lecture 2: Course Guide Facebook Group and Downloads!
Chapter 2: OPTIONAL: Adobe Illustrator Basic Setup and Tools – Beginner Level
Lecture 1: Your Basic Dashboard and Setup
Lecture 2: The Shapes Tool
Lecture 3: Quick Intro to the Pen Tool
Chapter 3: Creating Badges and Our Logo for Our Package Design Project
Lecture 1: Creating Badges and Seals – Part 1
Lecture 2: Creating Badges and Seals – Part 2
Lecture 3: Creating Badges and Seals – Part 3
Lecture 4: Logo Design for Our Package Design Project
Chapter 4: Package Design
Lecture 1: Getting Started
Lecture 2: Photoshop Photo Editing
Lecture 3: Photoshop Photo Editing Final
Lecture 4: Setup in Adobe Illustrator
Lecture 5: Layout and Design
Lecture 6: Finishing Up Our Design
Lecture 7: Using Adobe Dimensions to create a 3D Mockup
Lecture 8: The Backside Design
Lecture 9: Exporting and Preparing Our Files
Chapter 5: Book Cover Mastery (Romance Novel)
Lecture 1: Creating Our Concept – Studying Strong Examples
Lecture 2: Cover Idea
Lecture 3: Photo Editing
Lecture 4: Learning Non-destructive Editing
Lecture 5: Spine, Bleed and Exporting
Lecture 6: Exporting Final
Chapter 6: Book Cover Mastery – Non-Fiction Book
Lecture 1: Getting Started with Our Title
Lecture 2: Creating Our Pill Graphic
Lecture 3: Typography Work
Lecture 4: Creating Our Background
Lecture 5: The Spine and Back
Lecture 6: Exporting our Files
Chapter 7: Book Cover Mastery – An Illustrative Children's Book Cover
Lecture 1: Creating our Title
Lecture 2: Using Procreate to sketch our illustration
Lecture 3: Putting Illustrations and Type together
Chapter 8: Youtube Thumbnail
Lecture 1: What makes a good YouTube Thumbnail?
Lecture 2: Finishing Up Our Graphic – Layering masks and more
Chapter 9: Album Art Cover
Lecture 1: Getting Started
Lecture 2: Creating Highlights and Shadows
Lecture 3: Exporting
Chapter 10: Editorial Design – Creating A Magazine Cover and Spread
Lecture 1: Editorial Spread Setup
Lecture 2: Working with Photos
Lecture 3: Inside Spread Final
Lecture 4: Magazine Front Cover
Lecture 5: Front Cover Articles
Lecture 6: Exporting and Print Prep
Chapter 11: ADVANCED SECTION: Conference Branding Project
Lecture 1: Getting Started – The Logo
Lecture 2: Working with Type
Lecture 3: Logo Design – Colors
Lecture 4: Logo Design Final
Lecture 5: Color Matching – CMYK and RGB
Lecture 6: The Poster Concept
Lecture 7: Editing Images
Lecture 8: The Lanyards
Lecture 9: Creating a Theme and Design System
Lecture 10: Client Presentation
Lecture 11: File Prep
Lecture 12: The Postcard
Lecture 13: The Postcard Cont.
Lecture 14: Large Welcome Banner
Lecture 15: Large Welcome Banner cont.
Lecture 16: Facebook Graphics and Ads
Lecture 17: Facebook Graphics and Ads cont.
Lecture 18: Powerpoint Slides
Lecture 19: Display Ads
Lecture 20: Display Ads cont.
Chapter 12: Bonus Lesson
Lecture 1: Bonus Lesson
Instructors
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Lindsay Marsh
300,000+ Students | Graphic Design, Adobe, Affinity & More
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- 2 stars: 11 votes
- 3 stars: 58 votes
- 4 stars: 206 votes
- 5 stars: 506 votes
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