Graphic Design Classes Dayton, OH

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.

Become a well-rounded Digital Designer: Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, and Visual (UI) Design. Conquer the essential Adobe applications (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Adobe XD); learn design concepts and theory; and develop several portfolio projects to showcase to employers or clients. This program includes 174 hours of hands-on training and 8 one-one-one mentoring sessions.

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.

In this 18-hour class, participants will learn the important fundamentals of Photoshop to start using it right away. Attendees will work on a variety of projects from photo editing to creating graphics for web and print. Students will learn how to retouch photos, correct color, combine photos, use layers, start working with masks, use filters, save files properly for print, web, and more. The class includes a free retake and a step-by-step workbook.

In this 18-hour class, participants will learn about graphic design theory and practices as they work on a variety of design projects and get feedback to maximize design quality. Students will also learn about design theory, composition, typography, color, as well as other design elements. Students will work on multiple design projects including logos, social media graphics, album art, advertisements, and more. Attendees will walk away with projects they can use in a portfolio to show prospective employers or clients. The class includes a free retake and a slide deck with useful info, links, and tips & tricks.

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 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.

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 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 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.

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 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.