Adobe InDesign Advanced With Interactive Publications Training Course

What you will learn during the training:

• Principles of creating computer graphics and desktop publishing
• Methods for defining and manipulating color
• Distinctions between vector and bitmap graphics
• Techniques for customizing color photos and graphics
• Fundamentals of retouching and creating photomontages
• Creating original illustrations and graphics
• Adapting graphic material composition to meet printing requirements
• Designing logos
• Designing effective charts and tables
• Designing business cards and letterheads
• Creating labels, diplomas, and invitations
• Preparing leaflets
• Text formatting techniques
• Usage of spot colors
• Principles of print preparation
• Digital printing, offset printing, and screen printing processes

Sample class topics:

• Designing my poster
• Portrait photography/editing
• Panorama creation
• Designing my catalog
• Facial retouching
• Billboards
• Designing my logo

During this training, participants will learn:

• Smooth and efficient program operation
• Printing technology and associated issues
• Photo adjustments and retouching techniques
• Color adjustment methods
• Red-eye removal
• Adjusting brightness and contrast
• Resizing images
• Enhancing image sharpness
• Combining multiple photos into a single composite image
• Restoring and improving the quality of old or damaged photographs
• Creating sepia effects
• Cutting out objects from their backgrounds
• Image construction, color models, basic concepts, and file formats
• Working with layers and masks
• Tool selection and vector paths
• Applying styles and effects
• Text editing and handling
• Adjusting color photos and graphics
• Using adjustment layers
• Automation techniques
• Utilizing the history of documents
• Retouching and photomontage techniques
• Saving your work effectively

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level photo enthusiasts and graphic designers who wish to use Adobe Photoshop Elements to edit and enhance their photos.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Edit and enhance their photos with various tools and functions.
• Organize and manage their photo collections with the organizer.
• Create and share photo projects such as slideshows, collages, and calendars.
• Apply artistic effects and filters to their photos.
• Perform basic and advanced photo retouching techniques.

Adobe After Effects Essentials is a two-day training course designed to equip you with the fundamental skills required to start working effectively with Adobe After Effects. Throughout the course, you will learn to manage layers within After Effects, grasp the principles of keyframing, control animations, manipulate transparency, and gain a deeper understanding of rendering and output processes. By the conclusion of the course, you will be able to competently edit video content using After Effects while applying industry best practice techniques.

The Adobe After Effects Essentials course encompasses all the essential skills needed for the post-production of professional-grade video content.

This instructor-led live training in Portugal (online or onsite) is designed for graphic designers and illustrators who wish to leverage advanced tools in Adobe Illustrator to create professional, high-quality vector artwork, illustrations, and graphic designs.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Learn more about the new and advanced features in Adobe Illustrator.
• Know the tips and tricks on how to use the advanced Illustrator tools.
• Redraw hand sketches into digital images.
• Create professional grade graphics, logos, and animated GIFs.
• Transform, blend, and distort texts and images.
• Automate workflows for repeated tasks.

This instructor-led live training in Portugal (online or onsite) is designed for web designers aiming to develop applications using Adobe XD.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be capable of:

• Configuring Adobe XD to commence application design.
• Developing rapid wireframes.
• Producing prototypes that incorporate micro-interactions.
• Enhancing a CV with UX design skills.

We invite you to join a course dedicated to image processing using Adobe Photoshop.

This course is designed for those who wish to master colour management, 'save' their images by preparing them for display, perform editing and retouching, create collages, and utilise the RAW format.

We will demonstrate how to fine-tune your shots to achieve the best possible results. We will cover all the tools available in the photo editing workspace.

You will have the opportunity to acquire new knowledge illustrated by dozens of examples and retain it through practical exercises guided by the instructor. Additionally, you will have access to prepared course materials. Benefit from the expertise of professionals to save time and avoid aimless exploration.

In this instructor-led live training, participants will learn how to utilize Adobe Photoshop's photo-enhancement tools through a series of practical exercises designed to improve the quality of sample photographs.

Upon completing this training, participants will be able to:

• Apply Photoshop's photo enhancement features to modify photograph quality
• Adjust sharpness and blur levels to highlight key features
• Modify colouring and facial expressions within photographs
• Prepare photographs for printing or development

Audience

• Photography beginners and enthusiasts

Course Format

• A mix of lectures, discussions, exercises, and extensive hands-on practice

Key learning outcomes of the course:

• Core principles of computer graphics and desktop publishing
• Methods for defining and managing color
• Distinctions between vector and bitmap graphics
• Techniques for customizing color in photos and graphics
• Principles of retouching and composing photomontages
• Creating original illustrations and graphics
• Adapting to the specific requirements of graphic composition and print production
• Understanding logos and brand identity
• Designing engaging charts and tables
• Producing business cards and letterheads
• Creating labels, diplomas, and invitations
• Preparing leaflets, banners, print materials, and billboards
• Text formatting techniques
• Developing style sheets and applying formatting styles
• Utilizing spot colors
• Principles for preparing publications for print
• Overview of digital printing, offset printing, and solvent printing methods

This instructor-led, live training in Portugal (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level users who wish to learn the essential tools and techniques of image editing using GIMP.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Navigate GIMP's interface and toolbox efficiently.
• Edit and manipulate images with various tools like cropping, scaling, and painting.
• Work with layers, selections, and transparency to create complex compositions.
• Enhance photographs and prepare images for the web.
• Customize GIMP with plugins and scripting for enhanced functionality.

This instructor-led live training in Portugal (online or onsite) is designed for web designers who wish to create mobile interfaces using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe After Effects.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Implement UI/UX designs for a responsive mobile application.
• Prepare and animate designs in Adobe Illustrator.
• Create reusable components.
• Incorporate advanced animations with Adobe After Effects.

This instructor-led, live training in Portugal (online or onsite) is designed for Graphic Designers and Desktop Publishers who wish to leverage Scribus to produce high-quality page layouts and graphic designs for both printed and digital media.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be capable of:

• Grasping the core principles of Scribus.
• Designing professional-grade document layouts.
• Exporting various file formats for publication purposes (PDF, PNG, JPG, and EPS).

The course is taught by graphics experts with extensive experience. A practical approach to these topics, combined with an engaging and humorous teaching style, along with interesting workshops, guarantees that participants will leave with a high level of satisfaction.

Sample projects include:

• brochure design
• imposition for business cards
• letterhead creation
• sticker printing for CDs or DVDs
• double-sided leaflets
• tri-fold brochure layout
• calendar design

Adobe graphic programs are a suite of tools for creating, editing, and manipulating graphics, multimedia, and documents. Adobe Systems is known for producing numerous professional programs dedicated to graphics, multimedia, photo editing, web design, and more. Here are some of the main graphic programs created by Adobe: Adobe Photoshop This is one of the most popular programs for raster graphics editing. It allows for photo manipulation, graphic creation, retouching, colour correction, and many other advanced operations. Adobe Illustrator Focused on vector graphics, Illustrator enables the creation of logos, illustrations, vector graphics, typographic designs, and other elements that can be scaled without loss of quality.