| Computer Graphics and Design
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Jump Start Your Career
in Design!
Are you interested in advertising art, computer graphics or
digital illustration?
Do you need to know more about designing logos, newsletters,
or company
brochures? If you are a new or continuing student in the field,
this series
of intensive 1-day, hands-on workshops may be just what you're
looking for...
California State University Dominguez Hills new Computer Graphics
program you will
learn techniques for taking simple concepts and turning them
into powerful visual
messages...the kind that get results in today's competitive
marketplace.
Whether you're designing magazine layouts, company promotions
or CD covers, you will
develop the design tools you need to get the job done!
1. Introduction to Elements and Principles of Design
2. Introduction to Photoshop: Electronic Illustration
3. Advanced Photoshop Techniques
4. Introduction to Electronic Layout: Adobe InDesign:
5. Entering the Design Field: Professional Practices
Location
Computer Graphics and Design classes are held at California
State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson. Classes are convenient
for people who live or work in or near Los Angeles, Torrance,
Long Beach, Carson, Compton, El Segundo, Palos Verdes, Manhattan
Beach, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, San Pedro, Hawthorne,
Gardena, Lakewood, Paramount, Bellflower, Downey, Inglewood
and other parts of the South Bay and Southern California.
Who Will Benefit From
these Classes?
- Beginning design students
- Those considering a move into the design field
- Non-designers responsible for company promotions
- Traditional designers seeking to update skills
Here's What the Program
Offers!
-You will learn from experienced teachers who are experts
in the design field
-You will quickly gain practical, real-world skills and techniques
in convenient 1-day weekend classes
-You will have hands-on instruction with the latest computer
programs and state of the art equipment in small classes
Course Descriptions
Five sequential 1-day
classes covering digital design basics.
(Classes may be taken individually)
Introduction to the
Elements & Principles of Design
Learn about today's trends and technologies that influence
the graphics field-
Get an overview of the elements and principles of art, design
and layout for a variety
of graphic applications. Exercises with line, shape, color,
balance, composition
and design theory will provide a foundation for creating effective
visual solutions
for a variety of print layouts, brochures, ads and electronic
design applications.
(Students should bring to this class: a #2 pencil, black fine
line marker, ruler, X-acto knife,
a colorful magazine
Introduction to Photoshop:
Electronic Illustration
Develop skills and techniques for creating basic digital illustration
for a variety of design
applications. Workshop topics cover essential Photoshop tools,
channels and layers,
typography, .gif and .jpeg files, color and image enhancements
and photo montage.
Projects include creating and refining illustrations, photographic
images and special effects.
Advanced Photoshop
Use your beginning and intermediate Photoshop skills to learn
advanced
electronic illustration techniques. Through hands-on computer
workshop
sessions you'll explore the special effects capabilities of
Photoshop for
merging typographic and pictorial elements. Attendees will
learn a variety
of visual techniques relevant to both advertising and editorial
illustration.
design applications.
Adobe InDesign: Intro
to Electronic Layout
Learn latest techniques in electronic page layout and desktop
publishing featuring the
highly acclaimed software Adobe InDesign. Class topics include
importing text and
graphics, creating and saving files, multiple page design,
typesetting, color management,
and integrating text and images.. Acquired skills directly
relate to creating advertisements,
corporate brochures, publication design and a variety of print
projects.
Entering the Design
Field: Professional Practices
Discover the business side of the computer graphics and design
field and get answers to your questions: What constitutes
a
professional portfolio? Freelance versus full-time assignments?
What do I prepare for a job interview? What are copyrights
and
trademarks? How much do I charge?
From starting a design service to finding clients to understanding
the marketplace, this class provides a sound introduction
to the
business side of the art field.
Schedule
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Instructors
Jill Thayer, Award-winning advertising and digital imagery
designer.
Credits include: Disney, NBC, Nestle Dairies, Pepsi Cola Bottling
and World Records
Ashley Gaines, Graphic designer
and web development specialist providing new media solutions
for a wide range of corporate and educational clients. Instructors
are experienced presenters who have lectured on art and design
at other leading Cal State campuses
For Further Information
Jim Bouchard/jbouchard@csudh.edu/310-243-3729
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