Design Classes Dayton, OH

In this certificate program, participants will learn the skills needed to become a website designer and front-end web developer. Students will learn to build webpages with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript as well as how to design webpages with Figma. Participants will learn developer tools such as Git to collaborate with developers, modern web technologies such as Flexbox, Grid, and Bootstrap to efficiently create responsive websites, WordPress to create websites and blogs, and the creation of marketing emails with HTML & CSS. Attendees will learn the skills needed to start a career in web design. The program includes a free retake and each course includes a step-by-step workbook.

In this certificate program, participants will learn the skills needed to become a graphic designer. Attendees start by learning industry-standard apps such as Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator. Students then learn and put into practice design fundamentals such as design theory, composition, typography, color, and more. During the program, students will work on multiple design projects including logos, social media graphics, album art, advertisements, and more. Attendees will learn the skills needed to start a career as a graphic designer and walk away with projects they can use in a portfolio to show prospective employers or clients. The program includes a free retake and several step-by-step workbooks.

Learn the essentials of engaging with the user, concept development, and prototyping for an optimal user outcome. Students develop the ability to analyze and share results with a real-world client in a customer-centered approach. Through the use of stunning designs created in Figma and Adobe XD, participants develop the finely tuned nuances of UX/UI.

Master video editing and build a demo reel to show employers. In this course, you'll learn video editing with Adobe Premiere Pro, audio editing with Adobe Audition, and get started with motion graphics and animation with After Effects. You’ll gain an understanding of how these apps work together, as well as workflow strategies. Along the way, you’ll create projects that teach you Premiere Pro, Audition, and After Effects. In the final demo reel (portfolio) development course, you’ll create independent projects to showcase your newly-developed skills. This course comes with one-on-one mentoring sessions where you'll receive career advice and resume assistance.

In this certificate program, participants will learn the skills needed to become a well rounded digital designer, capable of designing websites, logos, social media graphics, and more. Attendees start by learning industry-standard apps such as Sketch, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Students then learn and implement design fundamentals such as design theory, composition, typography, color, web design standards, and more. Attendees will learn the skills needed to start a career as a visual designer and walk away with projects they can use in a portfolio to show prospective employers or clients. The program includes a free retake and several step-by-step workbooks.

This is an introductory course to Adobe Photoshop. This 3-day program teaches fundamentals of Photoshop, including techniques for compositing video, editing photos, printing 3D files, painting with the mixer brush, and producing vectors. Students will also learn how to use the new Frame and Content-Aware Fill tools to simplify the video and photo editing process.

This is a 3-day course that gives students foundational skills in Adobe After Effects. Students will learn how to animate text and images, create motion graphics, and develop 3D content. Students will also have an opportunity to practice working with masks, adding lens flares, using puppet tools, and employing advanced editing techniques.

This introductory course to Adobe Illustrator uses 15 project-based lessons to teach the fundamentals of this tool. Students will learn how to use the Essentials workspace to navigate the Illustrator workflow. During this 3-day program, students will also learn how to use Illustrator’s tools to edit and combine shapes, create graphics for everything from websites to t-shirts, and develop web content.

This 3-day course teaches the fundamentals of Adobe InDesign. Students will learn how to work with colors, objects, styles, and typography to develop designs for publishing. Completing 15 projects in this course will allow students to practice creating rich layouts and interactive .pdf forms. While intended for beginners, advanced users are also encouraged to take the course to expand their skills.

In this training program, students learn basic skills in Adobe Premiere Pro. The 3-day course teaching students how to add transitions, video effects, and titles to video assets. In addition, students will learn how to put clips in motion, organize media, editing multi-camera content, import media and mix audio. After completing this course, students will know how to take a video-editing project from beginning to end.

This 2-day Adobe Photoshop workshop was designed to help individuals with no prior Photoshop experience learn the fundamentals of Adobe’s powerful and dynamic image-editing software. The workshop covers a broad range of beginner Photoshop concepts and tools, including a broad overview of the Photoshop work area, the basics of photo corrections, working with selections, an introduction to layers, correcting and enhancing digital photos, and how to work with masks and channels.

This 2-day Adobe Illustrator workshop was designed to help individuals with no prior Illustrator knowledge learn the basics in order to create impressive artwork for various media platforms. The workshop covers a broad range of beginner Illustrator concepts and tools, including an overview of the Illustrator workspace, selecting and aligning objects, creating and editing shapes, transforming objects, using the pen and pencil tools, working with color, type, layers, and more.

This 2-day intermediate Adobe Illustrator workshop was designed to help individuals with basic Illustrator knowledge learn some more intermediate skills to enhance their illustrations and artwork. The workshop covers a broad range of intermediate Illustrator concepts and tools, including using layers, blending colors and shapes, working with brushes and symbols, using effects and graphic styles, preparing content for the web, and understanding and working with perspective.

This 2-day Adobe Premiere Pro workshop was designed to help individuals new to Premiere Pro learn the basics of working with Adobe’s industry-leading video editing software. The workshop covers a broad range of beginner Premiere Pro concepts and tools, including a basic intro to Premiere Pro, working with the Premiere interface, capturing and converting footage, importing and organizing footage, general editing skills, editing with the timeline, adding titles, incorporating audio, using video effects, and more.

This 2-day Adobe InDesign workshop was designed to help individuals new to InDesign learn some basic features for creating professional print and web documents. The workshop covers a broad range of beginner InDesign concepts and tools, including a primer for getting started with InDesign, how to structure and customize a document, working with page elements, building tables, preparing a document for delivery, and more.

This 2-day intermediate Adobe InDesign workshop was designed to help individuals improve their InDesign knowledge to enhance the look and functionality for print and web documents. The workshop covers a broad range of intermediate InDesign concepts and tools, including how to prepare a document for multiple formats, managing advanced page elements, managing styles, building complex paths, managing external files and long documents, publishing files, and more.

This 1-day Adobe Photoshop Elements workshop will teach students the basics of using Photoshop Elements to edit digital images in a variety of ways. The workshop covers a broad range of beginner Photoshop Elements concepts, including the fundamentals of image editing, working with color, fixing exposure problems, reframing and recomposing images, combining images, and the best practices for printing, sharing, and exporting images.