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Why Digital Graphic Design?
In a visually driven world, graphic designers are the architects of eye-catching communication. Join us to explore the realms of digital design, from creating striking visuals for brands to expressing your unique artistic voice through digital media.
This professional course will provide candidates with the idea of concepts, ideas and thoughts, and an understanding of visual relationships in the digital world with industry-leading tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe In design. The course will emphasize on topics such as sketching, photo editing, reconstructing, and retouching, logo design, banner, brochure, poster and background design, Abstract artworks, magazine design, and vector graphics while providing insights on fulfilling the industry requirements.
Course Details
Graphic designers utilize software and computer technologies to create the texts, graphics and designs that help companies and organizations connect with consumers. They are responsible for projects ranging from company logo design to full-fledged marketing and promotional campaigns for companies, brands and events. Their designs grace the websites, promotional materials and company letterhead of organizations of all types and sizes.
Course Outline
Raster Graphics
Introduction to Raster Graphics, pixels & pixel manipulation, colour depth, resolution, Learning Design Steps: Thumbnail Sketches, Rough Layout, Finished Layout, and Final Layout,
Tool: Adobe Photoshop
Colour modes and Resolution, Selection techniques, Layers, Painting, Photo Retouching, Masks and channels, Special Effects, Text Editing, Optimizing images for web.
Vector Graphics
Introduction to Vector Graphics, Raster vs Vector, Scaling with vector, Vector manipulation, Making Poster Design, Digital Painting, Matte Painting, Compositing and Layouting
Tool: Adobe Illustrator
Examples of Illustrator created work, Overview of program tools and layout, creating a logo, Fill and stroke, Colours, Pen tool, Modifying paths, Layers, Advanced type tool options, Artboard management, Abstract art design, Compression.
Learning Outcomes
ILO1:
Select and Apply graphical concepts and designing abstract artworks to suite a given scenario
ILO2:
Select and Apply the best practices to digitally reconstruct and retouch damaged photographs
ILO3:
Select and Apply the concepts of abstract design to create digitally sound artworks
To Whom?
The course is target towards beginners for the computer graphics
– Marketing Executives, SEO Engineers, Web Designers, UI designers who require hands-on experience with graphic design.
– Students who have completed GCE O/L, A/L examinations waiting for results.
– Photographers and editors.
– Individuals who want to gain entry into graphic design Organizations which require their staff to gain knowledge on graphics especially for digital advertising.
Method Of Delivery
Lab Demonstrations Face to Face (64 Hours) + (40 Independent study hours)
How to Apply?
For further details, please contact
IIT Professional Development Unit
0770 566 577 | pdu@iit.ac.lk
Address : 57, Ramakrishna Road, Colombo 06, Sri Lanka.
Phone : 766760760
Email : info@iit.ac.lk
Website : https://www.iit.ac.lk
Informatics Institute of Technology
Stream: Media & Communication
Level: Professional Certifications