Of related interest: Graphic Design and Production & Multimedia Certificate and Macintosh Graphics classes.
Please Note: Graphics programs, such as PageMaker, QuarkXPress, Illustrator, Freehand, and Photoshop are identical on both the PC and Macintosh platforms. Please feel free to register for graphics classes in either the PC or Macintosh lab.
Get your bearings in the wide-ranging field of computer graphics with this introductory course. We’ll learn about all the different kinds of computer graphics (from pixels to postscript!), and sample a range of graphics programs. Class will cover basics like raster vs. vector art, file formats, common interface elements, and building a graphics vocabulary. Class exercises will include simple illustrations and chances to try out various leading software packages (including Illustrator and Photoshop). Information in this class is not platform-specific. This course is suitable for both PC and Mac users. Prerequisite: Beginning Windows 95 (5305) .
CEU Hours Awarded: 1.2
| DA: | Sep 9, 11 WF 1:00p-5:00p |
DB: | Sep 10, 15, 17 ThT 6:00p-8:45p |
DC: | Oct 12, 14 MW 1:00p-5:00p |
Thrill and enthuse your audiences with exciting presentations prepared with the latest version of PowerPoint. This 8-hour course will prepare the student to create slides, note pages and handout to enhance any oral presentation. Master slides to give that customized look and templates are covered. The class will also teach methods of using clip art, as well as your own imported graphics. When you need to present information to a group, it will no longer have to be dry and boring once you have mastered PowerPoint! The text used is Microsoft Office User Specialist approved courseware. This course is suitable for both PC and Mac users. Prerequisite: Beginning Windows 95 (5305) .
Note: This course is also offered at our West Mesa Center lab.
CEU Hours Awarded: 1.2
| DA: | Sep 14, 16, 21, 23 MW 6:00p-9:00p |
DB: | Sep 28, 30, Oct 2 MWF 1:00p-5:00p |
DC: | Oct 5, 7, 9 MWF 8:00a-12:00p |
Thrill and enthuse your audiences with exciting presentations prepared with PowerPoint. This 12-hour course will prepare the student to create slides, note pages and handouts to enhance any oral presentation. Master slides to give that customized look and templates are covered. The class will also teach methods of using clip art, as well as your own imported graphics. When you need to present information to a group, liven it up with the skills you will master in this fun filled PowerPoint class! This course is suitable for both PC and Mac users. Prerequisite: Beginning Windows 95 (5305) .
CEU Hours Awarded: 1.2
| CA: | Nov 2, 4, 6 MWF 8:00a-12:00p |
Learn to use PowerPoint for Office 97 as an authoring tool to create user interactive and self-running multimedia presentations that include text, clipart and photos, sound, animation effects, and video. This 16-hour course will teach you how to create special text build effects, apply animation effects to slide objects, record and insert your own voice narrations, add presentation background music, and insert video clips. You will create hypertext links and action buttons to add user interactivity to a presentation as well as add slide timings to create a self-running presentation. This course is suitable for both PC and Mac users.Prerequisite: Beginning Windows 95 (5305) and Beginning PowerPoint for Office 97 (5790/5390). Students should have some word processing experience.
CEU Hours Awarded: 1.6
| DA: | Nov 2, 4, 6 MWF 8:00a-12:00p |
This 12-hour course introduces the basics of how PageMaker allows the user total control over both graphics and text on the page. Topics covered include: text and drawing tools, the control palette, story editor, and the basics of importing and formatting text. PageMaker’s new "frames" feature will be included. Principles of effective page layout and design are covered as students work on class projects. This course is suitable for both PC and Mac users. Prerequisite: Beginning Windows 95 (5305) . Students should have some word processing experience. Recommended: Paste-Up Workshop (2406).
CEU Hours Awarded: 1.2
| DA: Sep 8, 10, 15 TTh 8:00a-12:00p |
DC: Oct 12, 14, 19, 21 MW 6:00p-9:00p |
Learning these intermediate features of PageMaker can simplify and automate much of the design effort for creating attractive documents. This 12-hour course teaches the user how to import graphics and assign text wrap and flow options to create layouts. In addition, using pull-quotes and drop caps, creating styles to format text, setting tabs and indents, using the master pages, and automatic page numbering are also covered. Students will complete a newsletter in class using imported text and graphics. This course is suitable for both PC and Mac users. Prerequisite: Beginning PageMaker (5370/5170).
CEU Hours Awarded: 1.2
| DA: Oct 27, 29, Nov 3 TTh 8:00a-12:00p |
DB: Nov 16, 18, 21 MW 6:00-9:00 Sat 9:00a-4:00p |
Be a PageMaker power-user! Building on previous classes, this course focuses on the program’s advanced layout, prepress and document-management tools. Topics include: using custom colors, managing linked files, long-document tools (table of contents, indexing, multi-file books, building booklets), advanced typographic and printing features and libraries. This course is suitable for both PC and Mac users. Prerequisite: Intermediate PageMaker (5371/5171).
CEU Hours Awarded: 1.2
DA: Nov 30, Dec 2, 4,
TTh 8:00a-12:00p
QuarkXPress is a highly versatile page layout program catering to creativity and precision. This 12-hour introductory course will cover the basics necessary for manipulating text and graphics on a page. Topics covered include: sizing and styling text, moving and linking text, and the measurements palette for quick changes. Drawing tools will be utilized to create and modify simple graphic elements. An introduction to check spelling and dictionary features is included. Basic design/layout ideas are covered as students do in-class assignments. This course is suitable for both PC and Mac users. Prerequisite: Beginning Windows 95 (5305). Recommended: Paste-Up Workshop (2406).
Note: This course is also offered at our West Mesa Center lab.
CEU Hours Awarded: 1.2
| DA: Sep 14, 16, 18 MWF 1:00p-5:00p |
Please Note: Intermediate and Advanced QuarkXPress are offered in the Macintosh lab.
Learn this exciting, professional-level drawing program, which is becoming a graphics industry favorite. This course introduces the Freehand working environment and gets your started with geometric and freeform drawing tools, type and color, as well as how to use Freehand with other programs. Through discussions and exercises, the course will emphasize a thorough understanding of the postscript drawing tools and techniques. Several illustrations will be completed in class. This course is suitable for both PC and Mac users. Prerequisite: Introduction to Computer Graphics (5362/5162). Recommended: Illustration Fundamentals (2403)
CEU Hours Awarded: 1.2
| DA: Oct 6, 8, 13 TTh 8:00a-12:00p |
Use this powerful program to create postscript-based art in black-and-white and color. This 12-hour course covers: basic drawing tools and techniques, including geometric and freeform drawing tools, transformation tools and path editing, as well as basic use of paint and type tools, and exporting art for output. Emphasis is on providing a solid understanding of how drawing with Illustrator works. Illustration projects will be completed in class. This course is suitable for both PC and Mac users. Prerequisite: Introduction to Computer Graphics (5362/5162). Recommended: Illustration Fundamentals (2403)
CEU Hours Awarded: 1.2
| DA: Sep 21, 23, 25 MWF 8:00a-12:00p |
DB: Oct 26, 28, Nov 2,
4 MW 6:00p-9:00p |
This 12-hour course builds on the foundation topics covered in the beginning class. Topics covered include: creating and using gradients, advanced type use, an in-depth look at Illustrator’s color controls, and plug-in filters. Several illustrations and single-page displays will be created in class. This course is suitable for both PC and Mac users. Prerequisite: Beginning Adobe Illustrator (5180/5380).
CEU Hours Awarded: 1.2
| DA: Nov 16, 18, 20 MWF 1:00p-5:00p |
Please Note: Advanced Adobe Illustrator is offered in the Macintosh lab
Whether you are a computer illustrator, designer or desktop publisher, Photoshop is the premiere image-editing program available today. With Photoshop you can do everything from color-correcting scanned photographs to photographic retouching, and from collage work to creating original illustrations. This 12-hour course covers: an overview of Photoshop basics and the Photoshop toolbox, manipulating selections and selection channels, using the painting tools, working with line art, tools and techniques for grayscale color correction and photo retouching. We also take an in-depth look at the process of digitizing images, from scanning to color-correction, halftoning, output and printing. This course is suitable for both PC and Mac users. Prerequisite: Introduction to Computer Graphics (5362/5162). Recommended: Photography as a Design Tool (2401).
CEU Hours Awarded: 1.2
| DA: Sep 24, 29, Oct 1 ThT 1:00p-5:00p |
DB: Oct 19, 21, 23 MWF 8:00a-12:00p |
Building on the foundation skills learned in the previous class, this 12-hour course looks extensively at techniques for working with color in Photoshop, including monitor calibration for color printing, color correction in CMYK photographs, changing color modes, duotoning, and extensive work with channels. Class also includes work with masks and layers, using textures and gradients, and an in-depth look at painting tools and techniques (custom brushes, paint modes, paint options). Photoshop can be an overwhelming program. Our emphasis will be on not only learning the program features, but putting them to use in an efficient, understandable way. This course is suitable for both PC and Mac users. Prerequisite: Beginning Adobe Photoshop (5185/5385).
CEU Hours Awarded: 1.2
DA: Nov 9, 11, 14
MW 6:00p-9:00p
Sat 9:00a-4:00p
Please Note: Advanced Adobe Photoshop is offered in the Macintosh lab
Once you learn all the software, how do you use it to create art? This 12-hour advanced course helps you put it all together. Course exercises will cover a range of basic illustration techniques. We will also learn how to use Photoshop and Illustrator in tandem. The more you know about both programs, the more you’ll get out of the class. This course is suitable for both PC and Mac users. Prerequisite: Intermediate Adobe Photoshop (5386/5186).
CEU Hours Awarded: 1.2
DA: Dec 7, 9, 11
MWF 1:00p-5:00p