A 12-week course at the Massachusetts College of Art & Design
INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN BASICS WITH THE ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD provides students who have little to no experience the fundamental skills and key concepts they need to harness the power of this industry-standard software suite.
Although the course is designed for the beginning student, more experienced users can benefit by filling in the gaps of their skills. Through a combination of lectures and hand-on class time, students learn only the most essential skills, giving them a solid foundation to build from.
WEEK 1
Introduction
Course Overview | Mac OS Walkthrough | The Core Applications | User Interface
WEEK 2
Photoshop 1
Painting | Adjustment| Retouching
WEEK 5
Illustrator 1
Object Creation | Pen Tool | Compound Shapes
WEEK 8
InDesign 1
Frames | Text | Layout
WEEK 11
Web | PDF | Muse
Web Graphics | PDF: Interactive & Print | Adobe Muse
In addition, the class website provides additional reading, tutorials and links to high-quality learning resources that can be drawn upon after the course is complete.