ADOBE PHOTOSHOP :

• Adobe Photoshop and its user interface
• Core functions
• Concept of layers in Photoshop
• Concept of masking in Photoshop
• Image adjustment techniques

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR :

• Adobe Illustrator and its user interface
• Core functions
• Concept of layers in Illustrator
• Concept of masking in Illustrator
• Concept of shapes, paths and other shape building tools

Section 1:INTRODUCTION TO COLOUR THEORY AND PRACTICES

• Introduction to Colour theory
• Use of colour in real life as well as design
• Meaning of colour
• Colour Wheel and developing combinations

Section 2: INTRODUCTION TO LOGO DESIGN

• Logo design and its fundamentals
• The design process
• Creating meaningful logos

Section: 3: INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY

• Major types in TYPE
• Evolution of the alphabet and letter-form design
• TYPE families, anatomy and principles
• The process of illustratingwith TYPE

Section 4: BRANDING & IDENTITY DESIGN

• Introduction to Identity Design
• Working with clients
• What branding means
• Types of branding
• Print and Digital media

Section 5: PHOTO MANIPULATION

• Impact of various photographic compositions
• The process of cropping and manipulate photographs to enhance meaning
• Layout and advert design/editorial design
• Professional layout examples

Section 6: CREATING WEB LAYOUTS

• Process of creating website layouts
• Process of creating assets for web (looking at specific design/layout sizes commonly used in web design)
• Colour and its use in digital space

Section 8: CREATING MOBILE APP LAYOUTS

• Process of creating mobile layouts
• Process of creating assets for mobile apps (looking at specific design/layout sizes commonly used in mobile app design)

Section 9: INTRODUCTION TO FREELANCING

• how to become a freelance and create a sustaining income
• pros and cons of freelancing
• the ethical and professional way of becoming a productive freelancer
• resources available for freelancing in the field of design
• how to join freelancing sites
• the process of creating a freelancing profile

Section 10: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE METHODS& LEGAL SIDE OF DESIGN

• Standards that define the expectations of a professional designer
• Principles of integrity
• Perspectives of the design profession
• Legalities involved in professional design projects
• Copyrights, copyright infringement, plagiarism, crediting creators, purchasing online products, downloading ‘free’ content