Track
Digital Designing
Duration
60 hours
Skill Level
Advanced
Language
English
About this Course
Design professional print layouts using advanced desktop publishing software and tools.
Learning Mode: Learn at ALC or at Home
Detailed Course Curriculum
Hands-on module breakdown aligned with MKCL production standards and industry requirements.
- What is Illustration?
- The art of Visual Communication
- Illustration in Education
- Illustration in Advertising
- Illustrations in Storytelling
- 3 Ways to Use Illustration for Branding
- Minimalist Illustration
- Big and Bold Illustrations
- 3D Illustration
- Typography Illustration
- Retro illustration
- Geometric Illustration
- Caricatures
- Comics
- Exploring Digital Illustration Tools
- Introduction to Digital Drawing Tablets
- Learning the basics
- Learning about colors
- Basic tools: Introduction
- The working place
- Getting to know the user interface
- Customizing the designs
- Organizing files
- Saving files
- Understanding Artboards
- Learning about the Selection tools
- Drawing and Painting tools: Introduction
- Efficient use of Drawing, Painting tools
- Mastering the use of artistic tools
- Using artistic tools
- Learning best way to use Artistic tools
- Learning more tools for Drawing, Painting
- Using the painting and drawing tools
- Mastering Artistic tools and more
- Using new drawing and painting tools
- Discovering the Type tool
- Using the Zoom and Moving tools
- Using Layers to improve efficiency
- Paths and options: Learning more
- Exploring the Brushes
- Exploring the Brush Library
- Painting and blending
- Using the Reshaping tools
- Using the Graph Tools
- Using the slicing and cutting tools
- Using the Symbol tool
- Using and Modifying a Type
- Using Character and Paragraph Palettes
- Understanding what Area Type is
- Understanding what Path Type is
- Learning to use the Symbol option
- Exploring the Symbol Library
- Applying graphic styles
- Applying Effects
- Using Effects for enhancement
- Creating a coupon design
- Understanding the basics of printing
- Understanding the Artboard printing techniques
- Learning about colors in printing
- Exporting documents in different file formats
- Exporting documents for Adobe Applications
- Understand vector tool’s role in print media
- Save for Web
- Web Data Variables
- Working with Slices
- Understanding Quick Preview
- Exploring the Workspace
- Using Toolbox
- Working with documents
- Working with panels
- Getting help while you work
- Creating a New Document
- Creating a New Document from a Template
- Creating New Document Using Presets
- Setting up a Document
- Using the Zoom and Hand tools
- Working with Rulers
- Using Smart Guides
- Using Grids
- Working with the Info Panel
- Creating and Displaying Workspaces
- Changing the Display View
- Using Undo and Redo
- Using the Pages Panel
- Inserting pages
- Navigating pages
- Deleting or Moving Pages
- Working with Page Spreads
- Creating Master pages
- Working with Master Pages
- Working with Page Number and Sections
- Working with Chapter Numbers
- Creating and Using Text Variables
- Creating a Book
- Managing Books
- Creating a Table of Contents
- Adjusting Layouts
- Using the Type tool
- Adding Text to Frame
- Threading text
- Editing text
- Using the Find/Change feature
- Working with Glyphs and Special Characters
- Using Spell-check and Language Dictionaries
- Formatting text
- Changing Fonts and Font Size
- Text Leading
- Kerning and tracking
- Formatting paragraphs
- Aligning text
- Tabs and indents
- Bullets and Numbering
- Text Composition
- Using Layers to improve efficiency
- Setting up Flyer
- Modifying and finishing the Flyer design
- Setting compound paths
- Colorizing images
- Controlling Graphics Display Performance
- Displaying XMP Graphics Information
- Creating a New Object
- Creating Lines
- Selecting objects
- Using Basic Strokes and Fills
- Using advanced strokes
- Using Transparency
- Adding Drop Shadows
- Applying Feathering
- Using Other Effects to Format Objects
- Using the Eyedropper tool
- Create Brochure, set up document
- Enhancing and completing the Brochure design
- Stacking objects
- Creating a New Layer
- Using Layers
- Nesting Objects
- Editing Frame and Path Shapes
- Understanding Corner Options
- Grouping and Locking Objects
- Aligning and Distributing
- Using Anchored Objects
- Transforming Objects
- Duplicating and Flipping Objects
- Working with Points and Paths
- Drawing with the Pen Tool
- Selecting and Moving Points and Segments
- Converting Points
- Adding and Deleting Anchor Points
- Splitting Paths
- Using the Smooth tool
- Using the Pencil Tool
- Working with Pathfinder
- Joining and Closing Anchor Points
- Reshape Paths
- Creating a Compound Path
- Creating a Book Cover
- Finalizing book cover design
- Working With Color Modes
- Applying Color
- Using the Eyedropper Tool
- Working with the Color Panel
- Working with Swatches
- Tints
- Applying Gradients
- Mixing Inks
- Using Colors from Imported Graphics
- Finalizing the documents
- Using Custom Dictionaries
- Finding and Changing Fonts
- Using Find and Change
- Searching for Text
- Searching using GREP
- Searching for Glyphs
- Searching for Objects
- Working with Hyphenation
- Keeping Lines together
- Changing Justification Options
- Changing Case
- Using the Story Editor
- Adding Footnotes
- Working with Notes
- Exporting a Document
- Understanding Export File Formats
- Exporting as PDF File
- Designing newspaper article
- Exporting as an EPS
- Exporting Cross-Media Files
- Exporting as a JPEG
- Printing a Document
- Printing Presets
- Setting General and Setup Print Options
- Setting Marks and Bleed Options
- Setting Graphics Options
- Previewing Color Separation
- Setting Output options
- Setting trapping options
- Setting Advanced Options
- Setting color management options
- Creating a print Summary
- Printing spreads in a booklet
- Using Live Preflight
- Inserting File Information
- Updates in Graphic Designing
- Required skills to design graphics
- Tools for designing
- Designing graphics rapidly
- Creating quirky designs
- Enhancing the document
- The SVG image support
- Recruitment and various job profiles
- Being careful and aware
- Requirements to begin a career
- Case Study-Entry Pass Design
- Using the shortcut keys for smart work
- Shortcuts and Conclusion
- Understanding the objective behind merging data
- Exploring benefits of data merging
- Listing requirements for merging data
- Merging data using data source file
- Using three tabs in merged document creation
- Merging data with MS Excel document
- Merging MS Word and PDF documents
- Comparing Print and Data Merge
- Learning the meaning and objectives
- Exploring asset handling capabilities
- Exploring tools for managing assets
- Understanding what templates are
- Creating visuals using templates
- Understand template use for specific goals
- Knowing appropriate templates for various mediums
- Identifying templates for various mediums
- Identifying software using templates for work
- Templates improve work efficiency
- Outcome
Eligibility Criteria
• Basic knowledge of computers and keen desire to build skills in this field.
• Open to students, job seekers, and working professionals.
• Open to students, job seekers, and working professionals.
Official Certification
• Official MKCL KLiC Certificate upon successful completion of the course and evaluations.
Work-Centric Learning Approach
• Step 1: Learners are given an overview of the course and its connection to life and work
• Step 2: Learners are exposed to the specific tool(s) used in the course through the various real-life applications of the tool(s).
• Step 3: Learners are acquainted with the careers and the hierarchy of roles they can perform at workplaces after attaining increasing levels of mastery over the tool(s).
• Step 4: Learners are acquainted with the architecture of the tool or tool map so as to appreciate various parts of the tool, their functions, utility and inter-relations.
• Step 5: Learners are exposed to simple application development methodology by using the tool at the beginner’s level.
• Step 6: Learners perform the differential skills related to the use of the tool to improve the given ready-made industry-standard outputs.
• Step 7: Learners are engaged in appreciation of real-life case studies developed by the experts.
• Step 8: Learners are encouraged to proceed from appreciation to imitation of the experts.
• Step 9: After the imitation experience, they are required to improve the expert’s outputs so that they proceed from mere imitation to emulation.
• Step 10: Emulation is taken a level further from working with differential skills towards the visualization and creation of a complete output according to the requirements provided. (Long Assignments)
• Step 11: Understanding the requirements, communicating one’s own thoughts and presenting are important skills required in facing an interview for securing a work order/job. For instilling these skills, learners are presented with various subject-specific technical as well as HR-oriented questions and encouraged to answer them.
• Step 12: Finally, they develop the integral skills involving optimal methods and best practices to produce useful outputs right from scratch, publish them in their ePortfolio and thereby proceed from emulation to self-expression, from self-expression to self-confidence and from self-confidence to self-reliance and self-esteem!
• Step 2: Learners are exposed to the specific tool(s) used in the course through the various real-life applications of the tool(s).
• Step 3: Learners are acquainted with the careers and the hierarchy of roles they can perform at workplaces after attaining increasing levels of mastery over the tool(s).
• Step 4: Learners are acquainted with the architecture of the tool or tool map so as to appreciate various parts of the tool, their functions, utility and inter-relations.
• Step 5: Learners are exposed to simple application development methodology by using the tool at the beginner’s level.
• Step 6: Learners perform the differential skills related to the use of the tool to improve the given ready-made industry-standard outputs.
• Step 7: Learners are engaged in appreciation of real-life case studies developed by the experts.
• Step 8: Learners are encouraged to proceed from appreciation to imitation of the experts.
• Step 9: After the imitation experience, they are required to improve the expert’s outputs so that they proceed from mere imitation to emulation.
• Step 10: Emulation is taken a level further from working with differential skills towards the visualization and creation of a complete output according to the requirements provided. (Long Assignments)
• Step 11: Understanding the requirements, communicating one’s own thoughts and presenting are important skills required in facing an interview for securing a work order/job. For instilling these skills, learners are presented with various subject-specific technical as well as HR-oriented questions and encouraged to answer them.
• Step 12: Finally, they develop the integral skills involving optimal methods and best practices to produce useful outputs right from scratch, publish them in their ePortfolio and thereby proceed from emulation to self-expression, from self-expression to self-confidence and from self-confidence to self-reliance and self-esteem!
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