Learn to design print and digital layouts using desktop publishing tools with a strong grasp of design principles.
Learning Mode: Learn at ALC or at Home
Detailed Course Curriculum
Hands-on module breakdown aligned with MKCL production standards and industry requirements.
Understanding and using the image resources
What are copyrights?
How to choose images?
Learning features and tools
Introduction to the basics
Exploring workspace and customization
Image, Color Modification Understanding
Mastering photo editing tools
Exploring drawing and coloring tools
Using the advanced tools
Using the text tools
Using Brush and Paint
Working with Selections
Scaling
Utilizing Layers
Working with Layers
Getting Creative with Types
Advanced Text Options
Masks
Filter Gallery
Arranging the Workspace
Various Palettes
Printing
Output Options
Colors in Printing
Eligibility Criteria
• Basic knowledge of computers and keen desire to build skills in this field.
• 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!
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Course Overview
Duration:30 hours
Track:Digital Designing
Skill Level:Foundation
Language:English
Mode:Learn at ALC or at Home
Certificate:Official MKCL
Key Course Highlights:
At the end of this course, learners will be able to:
Interpret the fundamental purposes of learning desktop publishing and its significance in various scenarios
Illustrate the applications of desktop publishing and its impact on efficiency and creativity
Paraphrase information about the key users and target audience for desktop publishing to ensure targeted and effective designs
Compare various formats and outputs in desktop publishing for appropriate application
Utilize essential tools in desktop publishing to enhance project quality and productivity
Interpret and address client requirements effectively during projects
Demonstrate techniques for working with images effectively in desktop publishing
Explain the importance of understanding and respecting copyrights in desktop publishing
Compare different design selection criteria for optimal outcomes in desktop publishing
Apply design principles such as balance, contrast, alignment, and more in desktop publishing projects
Assess the influence of shapes, colors, and their psychological impacts in design
Examine the role of typography in enhancing communication through print and digital design
Illustrate the use of shapes, colors, and composition through various case studies
Review and evaluate popular digital photo editing tools to optimize design workflows