Design Classes San Antonio, TX

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This 4-day Adobe Photoshop course will cover how to retouch and manipulate photos as well as layers, masks, and typography concepts. Students will understand how to produce image effects and work with camera Raw files, leading to advanced compositing techniques. Color management, adjustment layers, and blending modes will also be taught. Adobe Illustrator and Smart Objects will be included. Students will gain knowledge of how to create their own custom brushes, complete complex selections, and use the healing brush and clone stamp tools. Students who complete the course will earn an Adobe Nationally Recognized Course Certificate.

This 2-day Photoshop course covers layers, as well as masks and useful image effects. The foundations of typography will be taught. They will then move on to cover how to process camera Raw files for use in photography, in addition to learning image compositing. An Adobe Nationally Recognized Course Certificate will be given to all students who complete the course.

This 2-day Photoshop course will cover advanced image manipulation, masks, blending modes, and working with vector graphics. Students will be taught how to apply and manipulate adjustment layers to efficiently alter the visuals of their project, as well as create their own custom brushes. Smart Objects will be explored in-depth. Each student who completes the course earns an Adobe Nationally Recognized Course Certificate.

This comprehensive 4-day InDesign course will cover how to import images, color and typography concepts, and how to make the text flow. Character and Paragraph styles will be taught in-depth, including style nesting, table nesting, and Blending Modes. Cross program functionality will be covered as well, using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to import graphics and photo effects. Those who complete the course will be awarded an Adobe Nationally Recognized Course Certificate.

In this 2-day course, students will learn the fundamentals of Adobe Illustrator. Starting with importing text and graphics, they will then go on to gain an understanding of layers, typography concepts, and color usage. How to layout pages will be covered, as well as learning how to best use the Links panel. Finally, students will be taught how to utilize InDesign’s Paragraph and Character Styles to improve and streamline their layout workflow. All those who complete the course will earn an Adobe Nationally Recognized Course Certificate.