The KLiC DTP (Adobe and CorelDRAW) 120 hours course is designed to equip learners
with the essential skills needed for effective desktop publishing …
Track
Digital Designing
Duration
120 hours
Skill Level
Intermediate
Language
English
About this Course
Learning Mode: Learn at ALC or at Home
Detailed Course Curriculum
Hands-on module breakdown aligned with MKCL production standards and industry requirements.
- Purpose of Learning DTP
- Getting introduced to the DTP Course
- Understanding what Desktop Publishing is
- Understanding what Desktop Publishing is
- Knowing where DTP is used.
- Knowing where DTP is used.
- Understanding who uses DTP.
- Understanding who uses DTP.
- DTP in marketing: importance and usage
- DTP in marketing: importance and usage
- Learning DTP formats and outputs
- Learning DTP formats and outputs
- Taking real-life examples of DTP
- Taking real-life examples of DTP
- Understanding print and online in DTP
- Understanding print and online in DTP
- Learning about tools for DTP
- Working with images
- How to choose images
- Understanding and using the image Resources
- What are copyrights?
- Learning about Adobe Photoshop CC
- Learning Adobe Photoshop CC features and tools
- Editing and creating photos quickly
- Other important enhancements
- Creative Cloud Docs
- Getting started with Photoshop.
- Introduction to the basics of Photoshop
- Introduction to Photoshop
- Pixels and Resolution
- Introduction to basic tools
- Exploring Adobe Photoshop workspace and customization
- Photoshop Interface
- Organizing
- Saving
- Image, Color Modification Understanding
- Image Modifications
- Color Modifications
- Mastering Adobe Photoshop tools
- Using the basic tools
- Using the selection tools
- Using the drawing and coloring tools
- Learning to use the tools of Adobe Photoshop
- Exploring drawing and coloring tools
- Case Study - Black & White to Color
- Coloring black and white design
- Finishing up the coloration work
- Learning to use the tools of Adobe Photoshop
- Using the advanced tools
- Using the text tools
- Let’s learn more about Photoshop.
- Learning more about Adobe Photoshop
- Advancing in Adobe Photoshop skills
- Using the Brush and Paint
- Using the Brush presets
- Using the Colors, and Shapes
- Working with Selections
- Making selections with different tools
- Modifying an Existing Selection
- Saving and Loading Selections
- Scaling
- Using the Transform tool
- Using the Content Aware Scaling Tool
- Knowing the Layers
- Working with layers
- Case Study - Photo Collage
- Learning to create a Photo Collage
- Discovering Filter Gallery filters
- Using filters and effects in Photoshop
- Case Study - Greeting Card
- Creating Greeting Card in Photoshop
- Modifying, completing Greeting Card design
- Identifying, applying color adjustments
- Discovering color levels and adjustment levels
- Mastering the color adjustments
- Identifying and applying the new color adjustments
- Additional color adjustments: Understanding
- Case Study - Photo Manipulation
- Manipulating a photo in Adobe Photoshop
- Completing photo manipulation in Adobe Photoshop
- Learning the basics of CorelDRAW
- Understanding what CorelDRAW is
- Exploring the CorelDRAW user interface
- Understanding the Basics in CorelDRAW
- Getting to learn more about CorelDRAW.
- Working with the Page Set-Up
- Working with files and documents
- Getting Started with CorelDRAW
- Knowing and using the basic controls
- Understanding the Color Palette
- Understanding the Viewing Options
- Understanding the psychology of colors
- Exploring the Color Palette in CorelDRAW
- Understanding what Harmonious colors are
- Working with colors
- Working with the Color Palette
- Exploring the use of various color fills
- Working with Objects in CorelDRAW
- Working with other Fill tools
- Manipulating the objects
- Working with Objects in CorelDRAW
- Inserting and formatting text
- Case Study: Letterhead with Logo
- Learning to design a Letterhead with Logo
- Working with Objects in CorelDRAW
- Settings for Typing in Shree-Lipi
- Case Study: Visiting Card
- Creating a Visiting Card in CorelDraw
- Formatting the Visiting Card in CorelDraw
- CorelDRAW controls and features: Understanding
- Working with Layers
- Case Study: Sticker
- Designing a Sticker in CorelDRAW
- Getting to know other controls and features in CorelDRAW.
- Working with Tables
- Case Study: Flex Banner
- Creating a Flex Banner in CorelDraw
- Modifying the Flex Banner design
- Case Study: Wedding Card
- Designing a Wedding Card in CorelDRAW
- Wedding Card design: Completing and exporting.
- Case Study: Flyer with Coupon
- Designing a Flyer with Coupon
- Completing the design of Flyer with Coupon
- Learning about the other features
- Studying about Bitmaps
- Going 3D
- Meeting the client
- Client Brief
- Content and Graphics
- Marketing Plan
- Look n feel.
- How to start designing an output
- What are primary sketches?
- The process of designing an output
- What is a Moodboard?
- Outcome
- Printing and scanning basics: Understanding.
- Listing various types of printers
- Printers based on technology: Learning.
- Printers based on characteristics: Learning.
- Learning about the different printer qualities
- Case Study: Brochure
- Learning about shapes and designing a Brochure
- Designing Shapes, Completing Brochure design
- Learning about the printing concepts
- Learning about the printing terms
- Case Study: Product Box Package
- Creating a nice Product Box Package design
- Formatting, exporting Product Box design.
- Learning about the printing concepts
- Understanding DPI & Resolution
- Defining the printing fonts
- Identifying the ideal file formats
- Learning about the printing technologies
- Identifying various printing methods
- Learning about the printing technologies
- Studying Digital Printing vs. Offset Printing
- Defining the types of printer papers
- Types of printer papers: Understanding
- Suitable papers for printer types: Understanding
- Attributes of printer papers: Learning
- Post Press – Print Project Finishing
- Completing a Print Project
- Case Study: Book Cover
- Creating, designing Book Cover in new document
- Finishing Book Cover design
- Introduction to CorelDRAW
- Introduction to new version of CorelDRAW
- Choosing a workspace in CorelDRAW
- CorelDRAW default workspace: Understanding and use.
- Case Study: Newspaper advertising
- Designing an advertisement in CorelDRAW
- Enhancing and completing the Newspaper advertising
- Introduction to CorelDRAW
- Customizing Toolbars
- Customizing the Property Bar
- Corel Font Manager
- Customizing Workspace Appearance
- Getting to know the new CorelDRAW.
- Design anything easily using CorelDRAW.
- Suitable platforms for using CorelDRAW.
- Design graphics with purpose.
- Bring out your creativity.
- Other enabling tools
- Exploring the new features of CorelDRAW
- Using CorelDRAW smartly for impressive work
- Using the shortcut keys for smart work
- Case Study- Hoarding Design
- Objective
- Designing Hoarding in new CorelDRAW document
- Enhancing the Hoarding design
- Summary
- Outcome
- Exploring new features
- Enable powerful machine learning.
- Using cutting-edge typography
- Some user-inspired enhancements
- Putting these features into practice
- Career opportunities
- Designing field: Various job opportunities
- Requirements to start your designing career.
- Introduction to building blocks of publication
- Role of CorelDRAW in Print Media
- Combine Case Study Adobe Photoshop-CorelDRAW
- Case Study - Brochure
- Objective
- Designing Tri-fold Brochure in Adobe Photoshop
- Modifying Tri-fold Design in CorelDRAW
- Summary
- Case Study-Magazine Cover and Back
- Objective
- Creating Magazine Cover and Back Page: Beginning
- Enhancing, exporting Magazine Cover design
- Summary
- Case Study-e-Book
- Objective
- Creating an e-Book in Inkscape
- Formatting and completing the e-Book design.
- Summary
- Case Study-Business Proposal
- Objective
- Creating a Business Proposal in CorelDRAW
- Modifying, finishing Business Proposal
- Summary
- Understanding the objective behind merging data
- CSV file and its role in data merging: Understanding
- CorelDRAW for data merging: Understanding utility.
- Data Merging from a Microsoft Excel document
- Data Merging from a Microsoft Word file
- Data Merging from a Microsoft Word file
- Data Merging from a PDF file
- Getting started with Adobe Illustrator
- Learning the basics of Adobe Illustrator
- Getting introduced to Adobe Illustrator
- Learning about colors in Illustrator
- Basic tools of Illustrator: Introduction
- The Working Place
- Getting to know the user interface.
- Customizing the designs
- Organizing files
- Saving files
- Understanding Artboards
- Tools
- Learning about the Selection tools
- Drawing and painting tools: Introduction
- Efficient use of drawing, painting tools
- 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
- Tools
- Mastering artistic tools and more
- Using new drawing and painting tools
- Discovering the Type tool
- Using the Zoom and Moving tools
- Introduction to Layers and its options
- Layers, options for better organization
- Case Study- Business Card
- Creating a Business Card
- Using Pen, Pencils, and Paths
- Paths and options: Learning more
- Using the Brush and Paint
- Exploring the Brushes
- Exploring the Brush Library
- Painting in Illustrator
- Blending in Adobe Illustrator
- Mastering the next level in Adobe Illustrator
- Using the specialized tools
- Using the Reshaping tools
- Using the specialized tools
- Using the Graph Tools
- Using the slicing and cutting tools
- Using the Symbol tool
- Getting Creative with Types
- Using and Modifying a Type
- Using Character and Paragraph Palettes
- Understanding what Area Type is
- Understanding what Path Type is
- Using the Symbols
- Learning to use the Symbol option.
- Exploring the Symbol Library
- Designing Graphics
- Using Graphics
- Designing Graphics
- Applying graphic styles
- Using and applying effects and filters
- Applying Effects
- Using and applying effects and filters
- Using Effects for enhancement
- Playing With Palettes
- Arranging the Workspace
- Case Study- Coupon
- Creating a coupon design in Adobe Illustrator
- Learning about various color palettes
- Printing and its concepts
- Understanding the basics of printing
- Understanding the Artboard printing techniques
- Learning about colors in printing
- Exporting the design output
- Exporting documents in different file formats
- Exporting documents for Adobe Applications
- Elements of print-ready output for publication
- Understand Illustrator’s role in print media.
- Working smartly in Adobe Illustrator - I
- Using the shortcut keys for smart work
- Getting started with Adobe InDesign
- Getting introduced to Adobe InDesign
- Understanding Quick Preview
- Getting Started with InDesign
- Exploring the Workspace
- Getting started with Adobe InDesign
- Using Toolbox
- Working with Documents
- Working with Panels
- Getting Help while you work
- Creating and Viewing a Document
- 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
- Working with Guides
- Creating and Viewing a Document
- Using Smart Guides
- Using Grids
- Working with the Info Panel
- Creating and Displaying Workspaces
- Changing the Display View
- Using Undo and Redo
- Managing the pages and books in an InDesign document
- Using the Pages Panel
- Inserting pages
- Navigating pages
- Deleting or Moving Pages
- Working with Page Spreads
- Managing the pages and books in an InDesign document
- 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
- Inserting and arranging text in InDesign
- Using the Type tool
- Adding Text to Frame
- Inserting and arranging text in InDesign
- Threading text
- Editing text
- Using the Find/Change feature
- Working with Glyphs and Special Characters
- Using Spell-check and Language Dictionaries
- Formatting and enhancing the text
- Formatting text
- Changing Fonts and Font Size
- Text Leading
- Kerning and tracking
- Formatting paragraphs
- Aligning text
- Bullets and Numbering
- Text Composition
- Tabs and indents
- Mastering the next level in Adobe InDesign skills
- Placing and working with Graphics
- Placing Graphics
- Placing Multiple Graphics
- Using the Links Panel
- Embedding links
- Editing Original Graphics
- Case Study- Flyer
- Setting up Flyer in Adobe InDesign
- Modifying and finishing the Flyer design
- Placing and working with graphics
- Setting Frame-fitting Options
- Setting compound paths
- Colorizing images
- Controlling Graphics Display Performance
- Displaying XMP Graphics Information
- Inserting and working with objects
- Creating a New Object
- Creating Lines
- Selecting objects
- Using Basic Strokes and Fills
- Using advanced strokes
- Inserting and working with objects
- Using Transparency
- Adding Drop Shadows
- Applying Feathering
- Case Study- Menu Card
- Designing Menu Card using Type tool
- Enhancing, completing Menu Card design creatively
- Using Other Effects to Format Objects
- Using the Eyedropper tool
- Case Study- Brochure
- Create Brochure in Adobe InDesign, set up document.
- Enhancing and completing the Brochure design
- Arranging, managing, and transforming objects
- Stacking objects
- Creating a New Layer
- Using Layers
- Nesting Objects
- Editing Frame and Path Shapes
- Understanding Corner Options
- Arranging, managing, and transforming objects
- 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 Points and Paths
- Working with Pathfinder
- Joining and Closing Anchor Points
- Reshape Paths
- Creating a Compound Path
- Case Study- Book Cover
- Creating a Book Cover in Adobe InDesign
- Finalizing book cover design in InDesign
- Applying and Managing Color
- Working With Color Modes
- Applying Color
- Using the Eyedropper Tool
- Working with the Color Panel
- Working with Swatches
- Tints
- Applying and adjusting the colors
- Applying Gradients
- Mixing Inks
- Using Colors from Imported Graphics
- Inserting and working with Tables
- Creating a Table
- Selecting Rows and Columns
- Inserting and working with Tables
- Adding and Deleting Rows and Columns
- Formatting a Table
- Formatting Cells
- Adding Headers and Footers
- Applying Table Styles
- Placing Graphics in Cells
- Adding Microsoft Word and Excel Tables
- Applying and working with Styles
- Using the Styles Panels
- Applying Character Styles
- Applying Paragraph Styles
- Creating GREP Style
- Creating a Style Group
- Using Nested Styles
- Adobe InDesign for bulk output creation
- Get job-ready with best software training.
- Using Object Styles
- Creating Table and Cell styles
- Using Quick Apply
- Case Study- User Manual
- Designing a User Manual in Adobe InDesign
- Entering content and Finishing up User Manual
- Mastering the last level in InDesign
- Finalizing Documents
- Using Custom Dictionaries
- Finding and Changing Fonts
- Using Find and Change
- Searching for Text
- Searching using GREP
- Finalizing the InDesign documents
- Searching for Glyphs
- Searching for Objects
- Working with Hyphenation
- Keeping Lines together
- Changing Justification Options
- Changing Case
- Using the Story Editor
- Finalizing the InDesign documents
- Adding Footnotes
- Working with Notes
- Exporting a document in Adobe InDesign
- Exporting a Document
- Understanding Export File Formats
- Exporting as PDF File
- Case Study- News Paper Article
- Designing newspaper article in Adobe InDesign
- Exporting document in Adobe InDesign
- Exporting as an EPS
- Exporting Cross-Media Files
- Exporting as a JPEG
- Printing and Outputting a Document
- Printing Presets
- Printing a Document
- Setting General and Setup Print Options
- Printing an exported document
- Setting Marks and Bleed Options
- Setting Graphics Options
- Previewing Color Separation
- Setting Output options
- Setting trapping options
- Printing an exported document
- Setting Advanced Options
- Setting color management options
- Creating a print Summary
- Printing spreads in a booklet
- Using Live Preflight
- Inserting File Information
- Setting Preferences
- Setting General Preferences
- Setting Interface Preferences
- Setting Type Preferences
- Setting Advanced Type Preferences
- Setting Composition Preferences
- Setting Units and increments Preferences
- Dictionary Preferences
- Spelling Preferences
- Note Preferences
- Black Preferences
- Story Editor Display Preferences
- File Handling Preferences
- Setting preferences to use the application effectively.
- Clipboard Handling Preferences
- Shortcut Keys
- Customizing Menus
- Customizing Plug-ins
- Customizing the Control Panel
- Case Study- Magazine Cover Page
- Creating magazine cover page in Adobe InDesign
- Finishing up designing Magazine Cover Page
- Getting to know about Adobe InDesign CC
- Updates in Graphic Designing
- Required skills to design graphics.
- Tools for designing.
- Exploring new features in InDesign
- Designing graphics rapidly
- Creating quirky designs
- Enhancing the document
- The SVG image support
- Career opportunities for a bright future
- Recruitment and various job profiles
- Being careful and aware
- Requirements to begin a career.
- Combine Case Study Adobe Illustrator – InDesign
- Case Study-Entry Pass Design
- Objective
- Designing an Entry Pass in Adobe Illustrator
- Continuing Entry Pass design in Adobe Illustrator
- Completing Entry Pass design in Adobe InDesign
- Summary
- Outcome
- Case Study-Creating a book.
- Objective
- Designing a book in Adobe InDesign
- Editing in Photoshop, finalizing in Adobe InDesign
- Summary
- Working smartly in Adobe InDesign
- Combine Case Study Adobe Photoshop – InDesign
- Case Study- Bill Book
- Objective
- Setting up a document and designing a Bill Book
- Creating and exporting a Bill Book
- Summary
- Working smartly in Adobe InDesign
- Using the shortcut keys for smart work
- Shortcuts and Conclusion
- Grabbing and merging data in Adobe InDesign
- Understanding the objective behind merging data
- Exploring benefits of data merging in InDesign
- Listing requirements for merging data in InDesign
- Merging data in InDesign using data source file
- Understanding more about Data Merging
- Using three tabs in merged document creation
- Merging data using other source files
- Merging data with MS Excel document
- Merging data to enter numbers on tickets.
- Merging MS Word and PDF documents in InDesign
- Comparing Print and Data Merge in InDesign
- Understanding what asset handling is
- Learning the meaning and objectives
- Exploring InDesign’s asset handling capabilities
- Exploring tools for managing assets in InDesign
- Choosing the templates smartly
- What are templates?
- Creating visuals using templates in InDesign
- Understanding the benefits of using templates
- Finding useful sites for downloading templates
- Envato
- Learning what Envato is
- Understanding the use of Envato
- Getting the overview of user interface
- Learning the smart tips for working
- Outcome
- Recalling key factors of ready-to-use templates
- Discovering the major factors about templates
- Exploring when to and how to use templates.
- Efficient Designing within Deadlines
- Identifying templates for various mediums
- Identifying software using templates for work
- Understanding how templates can ease and speed up your work.
- Outcome
- Learning Presenter Media and template use
- What is PresenterMedia and its use?
- Alternatives to PresenterMedia?
- Use of Templates in PresenterMedia
- Use of Templates in other websites
- Interface Overview of PresenterMedia
- Smarter tips for PresenterMedia, other sites
- Outcome
- What is Canva and what are its uses?
- What are free Templates in Canva?
- Essential Elements in Canva
- Interface Overview of Canva
- Smart tips to work in with Canva.
- Combine Case Study Adobe Illustrator – Scribus
- Case Study-Product Manual
- Objective
- Product Manual: Understanding and Designing
- Customizing and finalizing the Product Manual
- Summary
- Outcome
- Case Study- Story Board
- Objective
- Beginning to design a storyboard.
- Designing screens in storyboard with page setups
- Summary
- Outcome
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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.
Target Audience & Who Should Join
• Aspiring Graphic Designers: Individuals aiming to develop foundational skills in graphic design and desktop publishing.
• Students and Graduates in Art and Design: Those pursuing studies in art, design, or related fields, seeking to enhance their digital design capabilities.
• Marketing and Advertising Professionals: Professionals looking to create compelling visual content for branding and promotional materials.
• Content Creators and Social Media Managers: Individuals responsible for producing engaging visual content for online platforms.
• Educators and Trainers: Teachers and trainers interested in incorporating digital design into educational materials.
• Freelancers and Entrepreneurs: Individuals aiming to offer design services or enhance their business’s visual identity.
• Hobbyists and Art Enthusiasts: Individuals passionate about art and design, seeking to learn digital tools for personal projects.
• Students and Graduates in Art and Design: Those pursuing studies in art, design, or related fields, seeking to enhance their digital design capabilities.
• Marketing and Advertising Professionals: Professionals looking to create compelling visual content for branding and promotional materials.
• Content Creators and Social Media Managers: Individuals responsible for producing engaging visual content for online platforms.
• Educators and Trainers: Teachers and trainers interested in incorporating digital design into educational materials.
• Freelancers and Entrepreneurs: Individuals aiming to offer design services or enhance their business’s visual identity.
• Hobbyists and Art Enthusiasts: Individuals passionate about art and design, seeking to learn digital tools for personal projects.
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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