Visual Design Classes Ottawa

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 12-hour class, participants will learn how to use Sketch for UI and UX design. Students will thoroughly learn Sketch’s features (such as artboards, symbols, styles, and more) so they can design websites, apps, or digital graphics. Once the visual design is complete, attendees will learn how to convert it into a working prototype to show clients or for user testing (using both Sketch’s native prototyping features as well as InVision). Finally, participants will learn how to send designs to clients and developers using an easy to share web link generated through the Sketch Cloud. The class includes a free retake and a step-by-step workbook.

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 6-hour class, participants will learn the important fundamentals of Sketch in order to feel comfortable using the design software right away. Students will learn Sketch’s features so they can design websites, apps, or any digital graphic. Attendees will learn about artboards, symbols, and exporting graphics to send over to developers. The class includes a free retake and a step-by-step workbook.

In this 6-hour advanced level class, students will advance their Sketch skills to the next level. Students will learn how to convert a visual design into a working prototype to show clients or for user testing (using both Sketch’s native prototyping features as well as InVision). Students will also learn how to send designs to clients and developers using an easy to share web link generated through the Sketch Cloud. Attendees will also learn advanced capabilities of symbols, how to reuse design elements with shared libraries, how to draw vectors within Sketch, and more. The class includes a free retake and a step-by-step workbook.

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 2-day Adobe Illustrator course will teach students the basics of working with Adobe’s industry-standard vector graphics software. The course covers a wide range of beginner Illustrator concepts and tools, including an introduction to Illustrator, how to navigate the workspace, the Illustrator essentials, how to add color and use effects, working with the drawing tools, exploring additional color options, working with text, and organizing illustrations with layers.

This 1-day Advanced Adobe Illustrator course will teach students already familiar with Illustrator some advanced tools and techniques to work more effectively and efficiently. The course covers a wide range of advanced Illustrator concepts and tools. After starting out with a review of the Illustrator essentials, the course moves onto advanced topics like 3D drawing, perspective drawing, creating objects, transparency effects, using gradient mesh, live trace, and working with various types of graphs.