Adobe CS4: Design Workflow

Course

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£ 99 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    12 Months

  • Start date

    Different dates available

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

Completion Certificate awarded upon completion to show employers your new skills
Free upgrade on to our state of the art platform
Career Advice available on completion
12 Months unlimited Access

Facilities

Location

Start date

Online

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

By the time you've finished watching this video series, you'll be very proficient and confident in the new CS4 Design products. The chapters begin with a look at Adobe Bridge, then show you all about raster image editing with Photoshop, vector image editing with Illustrator and how to create a professional layout with InDesign.

You'll also learn how to add multimedia with Acrobat, animate with Flash, edit web graphics with Fireworks and design a web layout with Dreamweaver.

Before you're done, you'll have all the tools you'll need to give your next design project a professional polish and stay competitive in today's fast paced marketplace.

This package is designed for any individual wishing to pursue or enhance their career in design and development.

A list of Career Paths you can pursue:

Web Designer
Front End Web Designer
Junior
Website Designer
Developer
Front End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Designer
Web Developer
React Developer
Senior Developer
HTML Developer
UX Designer
JavaScript Developer
Front End Web Developer (Client-Side Developer)
.NET Developer
PHP Developer
Angular Developer
HTML CSS Designer
UI Developer

Our training works on all devices including Mobile phones, IPad’s, Android tablets, Macs and PC’s.

ADOBE

The Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) certification allows you to demonstrate proficiency in Adobe digital communications tools. Become a Certified Associate and stand apart from your peers, boost your confidence, and expand your career opportunities.

Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) certification demonstrates proficiency in Adobe's digital communication tools i.e. Creative Suite (CS) software. ACA is a prerequisite qualification that students need in order to succeed in the high demand areas of digital communication and media. It is proof for those seeking jobs that require demonstrating the ability to use digital media needed to plan, design, build, and maintain effective communications. It provides students with a valuable competitive edge.

Certiport's internet-based testing software makes ACA exams easy to deliver and delivers robust, internationally standardised assessment of each student's performance.

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Subjects

  • Flash
  • Illustrator
  • Image
  • Workflow
  • Design
  • Photoshop
  • Layout
  • Adobe
  • Bridge Interface
  • Previewing Thumbnails

Course programme

Chapter 1: BRIDGE: THE HUB OF CREATIVE SUITE 4 (23 min)
  • A Quick Tour of the Bridge Interface
  • Browsing Images & Previewing Thumbnails
  • Metadata, Keywords, Filtering & Collections
  • Moving, Copying & Deleting Images
  • Establishing the Creative Suite Color Settings
  • Using Additional Bridge Tools & Adobe Services
Chapter 2: RASTER IMAGE EDITING WITH PHOTOSHOP® (63 min)
  • Introducing Photoshop CS4
  • Basic Color Correction
  • Selection Techniques
  • Quick Mask Mode & the Masks Panel
  • Working with Layers & Compositing
  • Using Illustrator® Objects in Photoshop
  • Adding Layer Styles & Creating Layer Comps
  • Saving & Outputting from Photoshop
Chapter 3: VECTOR IMAGE EDITING WITH ILLUSTRATOR® (60 min)
  • Introducing Illustrator CS4
  • Setting Up Multiple Artboards
  • Working with Shapes, Fills & Strokes
  • Tracing a Pencil Drawing with the Pen Tool
  • Working with Live Trace
  • Adjusting Colors & Gradients
  • Working with Effects
  • Outputting from Illustrator
Chapter 4: LAYING IT ALL OUT WITH INDESIGN® (62 min)
  • InDesign CS4 Interface & Navigation
  • Drawing Shapes & Working with Color
  • Managing Master Pages & Variables
  • Inserting & Scaling Graphics
  • Object Layer Options, Links & Edit Original
  • Importing Text & Threading Text Frames
  • Creating Paragraph Styles
  • Adding Interactive Elements
  • Outputting Your Work
Chapter 5: ADDING MULTIMEDIA WITH ACROBAT® (30 min)
  • Introducing Acrobat 9 Professional
  • Adding Interactivity to PDF Layers
  • Inserting Sound & Video into a PDF
  • Merging Files & Creating a Full Screen SlideshowAssembling a PDF Portfolio
Chapter 6: GETTING ANIMATED WITH FLASH® (43 min)
  • Introducing Flash CS4
  • Importing Illustrator Files
  • Importing Photoshop Files & Layer Selections
  • Creating & Animating Flash SymbolsApplying an Action to a Button
  • Motion Tweens, the Motion Editor & Motion Presets
  • Creating a Banner Layout & Publishing to .SWF
Chapter 7: EDITING WEB GRAPHICS WITH FIREWORKS® (16min)
  • Opening Photoshop Files in Fireworks CS4
  • Resizing Images
  • Optimizing Images
  • Setting Hotspots
Chapter 8: DESIGNING A WEB LAYOUT WITH DREAMWEAVER® (56 min)
  • Getting to Know Dreamweaver CS4
  • Slicing an Image in Photoshop
  • Creating a CSS Layout from Scratch
  • Centering a CSS Layout
  • Hyperlinks & CSS
  • Using a Class Style to Control Layout
  • Inserting Flash Video
  • Integrating Photoshop Smart Objects
  • Finishing Touches
  • Credits

Adobe CS4: Design Workflow

£ 99 VAT inc.