Online anytime - Graphic Design Online Anytime

This Graphic Design Online Anytime course will provide you with the necessary real world applicable skills and knowledge to enhance and promote you or your potential client's brand, ideas or message.

Graphic design is all about visually communicating an idea, thought, message or meaning. Graphic designers create and combine symbols, images and/or words to convey these ideas.

Graphic design is visual problem solving, your aim is to create something that is pleasing to the eye, and gets the attention of the viewer. But it's not always about making things look cool! It has to work! What's the point of having a great looking restaurant menu if you can't find the drinks list or what the prices are?! Or a fantastic looking website but can't find the contact details or tell what button is for what purpose.

Graphic design is a very exciting area, you are often working with cutting edge technology, using your creativity and also having fun while doing it. If you can pay attention to detail, are patient, creative, and like solving problems, then you are well on your way. So all that scribbling and doodling in school might finally pay off!

Course Topics

• Introduction
• Graphic Design Principles / Create a Poster
• Creating Image Composites
• Photo Editing
• Introduction to Illustrator / Create a Logo
• Illustrator Part 2 / Tracing Artwork & Brushes
• Typography
• Create a Web Layout - Part 1
• Create a Web Layout - Part 2
• Introduction to InDesign / Create a Business Card

Students will be able to catch up with any lecture whenever the time fits for them, as each lecture is recorded as they are broadcasted. Each video is available to the student within 24 hours of each lecture concluding and will be available for unlimited access for up to 12 days after the entire course has been completed.

This course will also provide weekly quizzes in order to self-assess your progress. These are completely voluntary and a fantastic revision tool. Only live courses have weekly quizzes. Upon course completion, a final assignment will be made available.

Each student can participate using their own computer, either Mac or Windows devices will suffice. Live lessons are not essential in order to pass diploma courses as each student can view the recordings in their own time and pace.