Graphic Design Classes Ottawa

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 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 course covers the fundamentals of design theory and popular software for graphic and UX design, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Figma.

Master key aspects of the Adobe Creative Cloud in this three-day, beginner-level, hands-on course. Working with Photoshop, InDesign Illustrator, and Bridge, participants explore topics like imaging, painting, retouching, illustrating, adding color, using drawing tools, building documents, and working with text, styles, and graphics.

This 2-day graphic design course was created to teach students the basics of graphic design in order to transform ideas into captivating visual constructs. The course covers a range of graphic design fundamentals, including an introduction focused on thinking like a graphic designer, creating a brand personality, presenting ideas effectively, using various software products like InDesign and Illustrator, how to work with whitespace, various typography fundamentals, working with color and images, and more.

This 1-day Photoshop course was built with beginners in mind and aims to teach students the basics of working with Photoshop. The course covers a range of beginner Photoshop concepts and tools, including an introduction to Photoshop, how to make basic photo corrections, working with selections and layers, formatting and editing type, and how to use the various brush tools available in Photoshop.

This comprehensive 2-day Photoshop course was built with beginners in mind and aims to take students through the basics of working with Photoshop as well as introduce them to some intermediate material as well. The course covers a broad range of Photoshop concepts and tools, including an introduction to Photoshop, how to make basic photo corrections, working with selections, layers, and masks, retouching images, sharpening and clarification, advanced color correction, formatting type, using the pen and brush tools, preparing files for the web, saving images, and more.

This 1-day Photoshop course was designed to teach individuals already familiar with Photoshop how to touch up photographs like a pro. The course covers a range of Photoshop retouching concepts and tools, including an introduction to Photoshop retouching, various sharpening techniques, portrait retouching, advanced adjustments with masking, how to fine-tune color, converting photos to black and white, a variety of new time-saving tools, painting with Photoshop, 3D objects and types, compositing, and more.

This 1-day Adobe InDesign course will teach students new to InDesign how to get up and running quickly with Adobe’s dynamic desktop publishing and design software. The course covers a wide range of introductory InDesign concepts and tools, including an introduction to the InDesign workspace, how to edit and format text, creating PDFs, and more.