Adobe Classes Chicago, IL

In this 5-day bootcamp, participants get an introduction to the most popular Adobe Creative Cloud apps. Participants learn the fundamentals of the industry standard applications designers use: Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and After Effects. For each application, you'll practice on real-world exercises and design projects.

Master Adobe Creative Cloud's top applications for digital designers: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Adobe XD. Learn how to design for print, web, and motion graphics. Hone your skills by working on several design projects.

Understand the creative cloud of Adobe InDesign Illustrator, and Photoshop with a 1-week Adobe design basics course. In addition to a basic grasp of how these different platforms work differently, students gain insight into the relative strengths and weaknesses of each program, so they can make better choices. Advanced topics include things like rasters and vectors.

In this course, students will learn the fundamentals of Adobe After Effects. This 3-day program will teach students how to use many of Adobe After Effects’ basic features. Intended for graphic and video professionals, this course covers will prepare students to work with masks, 3D motion graphics, animating 2D text, and dynamic workflows. Taught by professionals in a face-to-face environment, students will gain skills through hands-on projects and real-time collaboration.

Novice users of Adobe After Effects can expand their skills by taking this 2-day course. This course teaches students more advanced functions, such as camera workflows, compositing techniques, particle effects, color grading, and keying techniques. Students will learn from professionals in a face-to-face environment, giving them real-time support and the opportunity to collaborate. This program is intended as a follow-up to the fundamentals course and will provide students a more advanced skill set.

This 1-day beginner class will give students the skills they need to begin using Adobe Illustrator. Intended for aspiring graphic designers and marketers, this course will teach students the basics of this software. Students will learn how to use the Pen Tool, work with vector graphics, design icons, and export their work to the web. With in-person instruction from professionals, students will quickly gain the confidence to use this powerful tool.

This 3-day fundamentals course will teach students to use Adobe Illustrator effectively. Guided by professionals in a face-to-face learning experience, students will learn how to design icons, use swatches and complex shapes, and create vectors and multiple graphic elements. Students will also learn how to use the Pathfinder Panel and WARP Tools. Real-world projects will give students relevant skills that they can immediately use.

For those ready for the next level, this advanced course in Adobe Illustrator is a 2-day, in-person program that ensures mastery of this powerful tool. Through real-world projects and instruction from professionals in the field, students will learn advanced illustrator skills. These skills include: how to design infographics, create vector 3D art, work with typography, use Blending Modes, and navigate the Might Appearance Panel. By learning the proper workflows, students will learn how to maximize their use of Adobe Illustrator.

This program gives students the ability to learn the basics of InDesign in one day. Using a series of five real-world projects, students will learn how to navigate the program and use it to create magazine ads, letters, print layouts, and magazine spreads. Having face-to-face instruction from professionals in the field ensures that students have real-time support as they learn the basics. Students will leave this program with the ability to use the basic features of Adobe InDesign.

This fundamentals course in Adobe InDesign features face-to-face instruction from real professionals. Students will learn how to create publishing projects similar to what they would create in the real world, such as vector maps, letters, magazine ads, and more. Each unit of this course features a project deliverable, such as a magazine cover or multi-panel brochure. This 3-day program will give students a foundational understanding of how to use this publishing tool.