The definitive guide to communication design

The definitive guide to communication design

DURATION 5 months, 35 Lessons DATES 4 December 2018 30 April 2019 TIME VENUE Tuesdays & Thursdays 7.00 PM 9.00 PM Level 10, Block 2, VSQ @ PJ City Centre, Jalan Utara, COURSE FEE RM 4,080 Early Bird Rate (before 16 Nov) RM 4,300 Normal rate Notes: a) Returning TAP participants receive RM200 off the course fee b) This course is fully HRDF-claimable INTRODUCTION Graphic Design plays a key role in any organisation's business. Designers need to prepare concepts and advertisements to promote brands, products and services. This course is a complete package to grow the graphic artist in you. Learn design applications and functions tools that are used to create marketing collaterals and advertisements to promote brands, products or services. Participants will work with print, pictures and patterns on flat (2-D) surfaces and how to combine words and images; developing both technical skills and visual communication skills. Use the technique of space, colour balance, typography, shapes, and styles to create the right message. LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of this course, participants will: Have a comprehensive understanding of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign (Version: Creative Cloud). Be able to use these fast, flexible tools to create creative design and graphics with Illustrator for use in print. Be able to edit, retouch and manipulate images and photography with Photoshop. Images produced in Photoshop will be prepared for use in printed matter. Be able to apply image manipulations and text formatting for page-layout with InDesign. Be able to work with 2D Surfaces combining different words and images to effectively communicate the right message to the target audience.

ABOUT THE TRAINER Queenie Yaw Creative Director of IE Asia Sdn Bhd Queenie holds a Bachelor of Computer Graphic Design from Wanganui Polytechnic, conjoint with the University of Wakaito, New Zealand of which she achieved Distinction for Academic Achievement. Having completed her studies, Queenie lectured full time at an art academy, specializing in Adobe suites before assuming the position of an Art Director at Coda Advertising Sdn Bhd. After a couple of years, Queenie moved back into the lecturing field and joined IACT College as a full-time lecturer, lecturing on Graphic Design and Computer Graphics. Queenie is currently the Creative Director for IE Asia Sdn Bhd and also consults others on a freelance basis. Queenie has more than 10 years of Graphic Design and Training experience.

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE # Date Topic 1 4 December 2018 2 6 December 2018 Illustrator 1 Getting Started - Design template, work space and setup - Understanding basic tools - Basic shapes, selections and editing them Illustrator 2 Manipulating Paths and Shapes - Drawing with Illustrator Pen tool - Working with paths and points - Transforming path and shapes 11 December 2018 Sultan Selangor s Birthday NO CLASS 3 13 December 2018 18 December 2018 1 January 2019 4 3 January 2019 5 8 January 2019 6 10 January 2019 7 15 January 2019 8 17 January 2019 Illustrator 3 Blending and transparency tool - Illustrating with the blending tool - Creating multi coloured objects with - Gradient tool Christmas & New Year Break NO CLASS Illustrator 4 Illustrator Effects - Illustrator filters and effects - Illustrator brush, symbols and patterns Illustrator 5 Creating an illustration - Tutorials - Assignment briefing Illustrator 6 - Type formatting and alignment - Understanding character and paragraph panel - Manipulating type Illustrator 7 Designing in Illustrator - Creating design layout in illustrator - Placing image, type setting, saving files for print Illustrator 8 Designing in Illustrator - Tutorial - Assignment briefing

# Date Topic 9 22 January 2019 10 24 January 2019 11 29 January 2019 12 31 January 2019 5 & 7 February 2019 Photoshop 1 Getting started - Art board, work space and setup - Understanding basic file formats - Basic picture adjustments Photoshop 2 Selection and transform - Selection tools and adjusting selections - Modifying and transforming selections - Photo retouching Photoshop 3 Creating and managing layers - Understanding Photoshop layers - Editing and managing layers for photo montage - Photo montage Photoshop 4 Layer transparency - Manipulating Photoshop layers - Using layer transparency and layer style - Photo montage continued Chinese New Year Break NO CLASS 13 12 February 2019 14 14 February 2019 15 19 February 2019 16 21 February 2019 Photoshop 5 Text in Photoshop - Adding text in Photoshop - Manipulating text in Photoshop Photoshop 6 Designing in Photoshop - Tutorial - Assignment briefing Photoshop 7 Photoshop brushes - Creating and manipulating Photoshop brushes - Clipping layers for imagery manipulations - Photo montage poster Photoshop 8 Photoshop filters - Applying filters for effects - Lighting effects - Photo montage poster continued

# Date Topic 17 26 February 2019 18 28 February 2019 19 5 March 2019 20 7 March 2019 21 12 March 2019 22 14 March 2019 23 19 March 2019 24 21 March 2019 Photoshop 9 Designing in Photoshop - Tutorial - Assignment briefing InDesign 1 Getting started - Page document, work space and setup - Working with graphics and text - Creating layout with InDesign InDesign 2 Managing text - Understanding the use of master page - Text setting and formatting - Designing a multiple page document InDesign 3 - Manipulating images - Integrating graphic, image and text into layout - Working around layout with images - Designing a multiple page document continued InDesign 4 - Preparing file for print - Saving and Packaging InDesign files for print - Print booklet InDesign 5 Designing in InDesign - Tutorial - Assignment briefing Class revision Integrate InDesign between Illustrator and Photoshop Final Assessment or Project End of Technical Lessons

Visual Communication Lessons Now that you have mastered the technical skills of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign, it s time to grow the artist in you. Learn communication design or also known as visual communication in just 11 lessons. Participants will work with print, pictures and patterns on flat (2-D) surfaces and how to combine words and images. Use the technique of space, colour balance, typography, shapes, and styles to create the right message. # Date Topic 25 26 March 2019 26 28 March 2019 27 2 April 2019 28 4 April 2019 29 9 April 2019 30 11 April 2019 31 16 April 2019 32 18 April 2019 Understanding Visual Communication The Element of Design - Theoretical Model of Form Generation - Point, Line & Shape - Pattern, Colour & Space Tutorial/Exercise Principles of Design - Balance, Alignment & Proximity - Repetition, consistency, contrast and white space Tutorial/Exercise Typography Essential terms related to typography, letter anatomy, text styles and classifications. Tutorial/Exercise The Gestalt Principles Corporate Identity - Logos, Letter Head, Envelope, Business Cards

# Date Topic 33 23 April 2019 34 25 April 2019 35 30 April 2018 Tutorial/Exercise - Create your own set of tangible letter heads, envelopes and business cards. Promotional Items - Display Ads - Flyers - Brochures - Poster Design - Bunting - Banners Final Project Submission and Presentation ASSESSMENTS In class exercises and assignments will be given throughout the course. Certain graded assignments will contribute to your final grade. Upon successfully passing the final grade, participants will receive a Certificate of Achievement. Otherwise, a certificate of attendance will be given if the participant attends more than 75% of the course.

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