GRAPHIC DESIGN

Graphic design is a field with great variety. A designer might work in advertising, in publishing, in web design, in television or film, in exhibition design, in animation or any number of other fields. And within each field is a wide array of opportunities. Professionals in the fields of Graphic Design and Illustration solve communication problems as a vital part of our information-oriented society. From interactive CD and video animation to publication design and editorial illustration, from television and video graphics to corporate logos and advertising, illustrators and graphic designers are impacting the future. ElectroComp Graphic Design program places emphasis on two main areas: the concept of design, and the integration of computer technology. By focusing on standards and skills employed in the profession of graphic design, our program prepares graduates to seamlessly enter the field.

Photoshop

• Getting to know the work area
• Selections
• Layers
• Painting and Editing
• Masks
• Channels
• Photo retouching
• Pen tools
• Special effects

Illustrator

• Quick tool
• Getting to know the work area
• Creating basic shapes
• Painting
• Drawing with pen
• Working with brushes
• Transforming objects
• Working with type
• Blendings shapes and colors
• Creating shapes with the path finders
• Working with layers
• Creating watercolor or airbrush effects

Indesign

• Quick tour
• Know the work area
• Setting up document
• Frames
• Colors, tints, gradients
• Importing and editing text
• Typography
• Importing and linking graphics
• Pen tool
• Setting up monitor for color management

WEB DESIGN

If you want to create a home page, present information about products on the Web, or combine text, images, sound , and video in online World Wide Web creations, these courses are designed for those talented individuals. The advent of electronic publishing opens up vast possibilities for distributing your information - it also introduces important new requirements and considerations. Publishing on the Internet eases you onto this rapidly evolving platform, with key insights and tools, including.

• An introduction to hypermedia design structuring publications for the Web and using HTML and other editors to design Web documents.
• How to choose the right components combining hypertext links, fonts, graphics images, sound and more to create online appeal.
• How to serve up your document - creating a home page and working with a service provider on server service.

These days, everyone is talking about the Internet. They can’t help it. They’re bombarded with it almost everyday. Web Page Designer graduates pursue careers with art studio, newspapers, publishers, corporate departments, and advertising agencies or they can be independent contractors.

Dream Weaver/HTML

• A tour of Dream Weaver workplace
• Site Control
• Linking
• Typography
• Layout/Layers
• Tables
• Cascading Style Sheets
• Templates/Libraries
• Frames
• Rollovers
• Automation
• Forms
• Behaviors
• Commands
• Plug-Ins
• Getting web pages on line

Flash

• Understand Flash basics
• Creating and modifying simple graphics
• Single layer and multiple layers
• Saving and reusing graphic objects
• Using Non-Flash graphics
• Frame-by-Frame animation
• Animation with motion tweening
• Animation with shape tweening
• More-complex animation tasks
• Interactivity with simple frame actions
• Interactivity with objects
• Adding sound to your movies
• Delivering movies to the audience

Javascripts

• Functions and objects
• Events
• Creating interactive forms
• Loops
• Frames
• Cookies
• Animation and real-world examples