This comprehensive graphic design masterclass course explains and demonstrates graphic design theories including typography, colour theory, graphic design compositions & layout theories, all the essential tools of adobe photoshop, illustrator, and Indesign.
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Are you eager to master graphic design and advertising from the ground up? This comprehensive course distills over 15 years of experience and academic study in advertising and design into one powerful program. Whether you're an absolute beginner or an advanced designer, this course is designed to elevate your skills to a professional level.
What You Will Learn in This Graphic Design MasterClass:
- Graphic Design Theories: Begin with foundational graphic design theories, including typography, colour theory, composition, and layout. Understand the science behind great designs. Bonus: Virtual tours of renowned New York design museums like the Museum of Illusions.
- Photoshop Creative Thinking & Advertising: Master Photoshop by engaging in real-world projects and advertising campaigns for major brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Vodafone, and Boeing. Learn to execute creative thinking and professional graphic visuals, including social media graphic design campaigns.
- AI Tools in Graphic Design: Explore powerful AI generative tools like Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, ChatGPT, and Google Bard. Use these tools for design assistance, inspiration, and creating complex visuals quickly, reducing the learning curve.
- Illustrator Creative Thinking & Branding: Design corporate identities and full branding from scratch in Illustrator. Learn to create professional logos and various brand publications and graphics.
- Presenting Your Designs: Learn to present your design work stunningly using both Photoshop and Illustrator. Discover amasing resources for the best graphic design mock-ups to save time and enhance presentation.
- InDesign Creative Thinking: Editorial Designs & Portfolio Design: Master Adobe InDesign, covering essential tools, panels, printing techniques, styles, and master pages. Work on practical projects like a bifold brochure and a 16-page editorial design, resulting in a stunning design portfolio.
- Photoshop & Illustrator Basics and Essentials Training: For beginners, learn the essentials of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Access numerous design files, assets, and exercises to sharpen your skills.
- Graphic Design Application Updates & New Tutorial: Stay current with regular updates and new tutorials on graphic design applications.
- Graphic Design Facebook Group: Join our Facebook group to share your designs and artwork, receive feedback, and connect with like-minded designers worldwide.
You will have the following skills after completing this course:
- Graphic design Theories
- color theory
- Composition & layout rules
- Grid systems
- creative thinking
- How to use Photoshop in a creative way to create stunning Ads
- advertising rules in action while designing
- the science behind achieving great visuals
- photoshop tools panels & essentials
- about typography anatomy & how to use type & fonts properly
- How to use Illustrator in a creative way to create brand identity
- How to use Illustrator to design Logos, business cards, letterheads, envelopes..etc
- how to present your graphic design work in a great way to easily get your designs approved by clients
- saving & exporting different formats
- Illustrator tools, panels & essentials
- How to use Indesign in a creative way to create amasing editorial design
- how to create brochures, catalogues & flyers
- how to create multipage editorial designs up to 16 pages & more
- build your own portfolio throughout the entire course
- Get a portfolio template to customise it according to your own style
- about printing & screen design technicals
- how to export your designs in different formats
- how to create printing PDF & Impositions for your editorial design
- you will get tons of design files & assets to assist you in your designs
- you will find many exercises to sharpen your design skills
- you will learn to select & mask images with different techniques, including tough areas like Hair, Smoke..etc.
- you will learn how to design precisely in Photoshop using design grids & guides.
- Work like a professional in Photoshop mastering all Non- destructive techniques.
- Create graphics from scratch.
- Use the Pen & drawing tools like a professional in Photoshop, Illustrator & Indesign
- Master the Different drawing & illustration tools & techniques
- to speed up your workflow & speed up Illustrator performance as well
- Know the details of Glyphs, Stylistic Sets, Variable fonts
Who will benefit from this course?
- Aspiring Graphic Designers: Those looking to start a career in graphic design will gain a solid foundation and advanced skills.
- Professional Designers: Experienced designers seeking to refine their skills, stay updated with the latest tools and trends, and integrate AI into their workflow.
- Marketing and Advertising Professionals: Individuals in marketing and advertising who want to enhance their design skills for creating compelling visuals and campaigns.
- Business Owners and Entrepreneurs: Business owners who want to create their own branding materials and marketing visuals.
- Students: Design students looking to supplement their education with practical, real-world projects and advanced techniques.
- Creative Professionals: Artists, illustrators, and other creative professionals who want to expand their skill set and explore new design tools and techniques.
- Anyone Interested in Graphic Design: Individuals with a passion for graphic design, regardless of their current skill level, who want to learn and improve their design capabilities.
Why Should You Take This Online Course?
- Expertly Designed and Delivered by Industry Experts: Developed and delivered by KHALIL IBRAHIM -Chief Design Officer & WordPress Expert.
- Immediate Recognition with an Instant E-Certificate: After finishing our online course, you will receive an instant E-certificate. This certification acknowledges your dedication and successful course completion, allowing you to demonstrate your newly gained knowledge and skills to potential employers, colleagues, or clients. The E-certificate validates your accomplishments immediately, raising your professional standing.
- Convenient Online Learning Experience: Because our course is entirely online, you may learn at your own pace and convenience. The course materials are accessible from anywhere and anytime, making it ideal for people with hectic schedules. The curriculum is delivered via captivating videos and extensive reading materials, creating a dynamic and interactive learning experience.
- Self-paced Learning for Maximum Progress: We recognise that everyone has various learning styles and time commitments. As a result, our online course provides self-paced study. You can work through the course materials independently, allowing for a more personalised learning experience. Our course supports your individual learning preferences, whether you like to immerse yourself in the information or take it step by step.
- Laptop, tablet, and smartphone compatibility: Our online course is device-compatible to improve accessibility. Whether you choose a laptop, tablet, or smartphone, you may easily access and interact with the course contents. This adaptability allows you to learn on the go, incorporating your studies into your everyday routine and maximising your learning possibilities.
Career prospects after completing this course:
- Graphic Designer: Work in various industries creating visual concepts, marketing materials, and digital content.
- Art Director: Lead creative projects, manage design teams, and oversee the visual aspects of advertising and media campaigns.
- Brand Identity Designer: Develop and maintain the visual identity of brands, including logos, colour schemes, and brand guidelines.
- UI/UX Designer: Design user interfaces and user experiences for websites, apps, and digital platforms, focusing on usability and aesthetics.
- Advertising Designer: Create compelling advertisements for print, digital, and multimedia platforms, working closely with marketing teams.
- Freelance Designer: Offer design services on a project basis, allowing for flexibility and the opportunity to work with diverse clients.
- Marketing Specialist: Utilise design skills to create marketing materials, social media graphics, and promotional content.
- Illustrator: Produce custom illustrations for books, magazines, advertising, and digital media.
- Motion Graphics Designer: Create animated graphics and visual effects for videos, films, and online content.
- Print Designer: Design layouts for magazines, brochures, posters, and other print materials.
- Creative Consultant: Provide expert advice on design strategies and creative direction for businesses and organisations.
- Design Instructor: Teach graphic design principles and software skills in educational institutions or online platforms.
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Course Content
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- Graphic Design Masterclass Promo FREE 00:04:00
- How to study for this Graphic Design MasterClass (Very Important) FREE 00:04:00
- Graphic Design Course Resources & Facebook group 00:01:00
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- Color Theory Fundamentals for graphic designers 00:06:00
- Graphic design layout composition rules 00:09:00
- Graphic Design grids (Grid systems) 00:05:00
- New York Museum of Illusion (visual Illusions for graphic designers) 00:06:00
- Photoshop Boeing Minimal Design Project 00:12:00
- Photoshop Art boards designs for advertising campaigns (resolution) (Exercise) 00:17:00
- Photoshop Vodafone Ad Design project 00:20:00
- Dental Clinic Design (photoshop Project)(Part1) 00:18:00
- Dental clinic Design ( social media photoshop Project)(Part2) 00:17:00
- Social media Advertising Campaign in Photoshop Ad2 (exercise) 00:02:00
- Social media Advertising Campaign in Photoshop Ad3 (exercise) 00:02:00
- Mercedes Benz Ad design & concept (part1) 00:23:00
- Mercedes Benz Ad design & concept (part2) 00:08:00
- Juice Brand logo & label design & mock-up customization (part1) 00:11:00
- Juice Brand Ad design (part2) 00:15:00
- Juice Brand Ad design (part3) 00:26:00
- Photoshop Nike Ad design 00:16:00
- Creative Typography design ideas 00:07:00
- Indesign essentials brochure project Introduction FREE 00:01:00
- Indesign New Documents & Templates 00:11:00
- Indesign Workspace tour & familiarization & save 00:04:00
- InDesign Brochure Project & Cover Design (Part1) 00:21:00
- Indesign Brochure Project & Cover Design (Part2) 00:16:00
- Indesign Brochure Project & Inside pages Design (design grid) (Part3) 00:11:00
- Indesign Brochure Project & Inside pages Design (Part4) 00:21:00
- Indesign Packages & Exporting (Printing Technicals) 00:10:00
- Indesign 2022 New Updates (New Name for Masterpages) 00:07:00
- Graphic designer Portfolio Introduction 00:04:00
- Graphic designer Portfolio Cover (5 design options) 00:13:00
- Portfolio Pages (2-3 resume-cv) (text wrap) 00:18:00
- Master Pages, gradient tool, page numbering & special characters 00:27:00
- Pages 4,5 (paragraph styles, dynamic design, object style, triangular grid) 00:19:00
- Pages (6,10,11) Tips & tricks: Content placer, content collect, gap tools 00:16:00
- Indesign Exercise (Designing Pages & Frame masking techniques) 00:03:00
- Indesign Tables (styling, formatting, rounded corners & tricks) 00:15:00
- Golden ratio grid, Fibonacci Grids using Indesign Gap tool 00:07:00
- Type in depth in indesign (Auto thread, styles, spelling, open type, glyphs) 00:10:00
- Indesign Packages, Impositions, pre-checking, preflight, find change & spelling 00:12:00
- Indesign 2022 New Updates (New Name for Masterpages) 00:07:00
- The Power of Adobe illustrator FREE 00:01:00
- Illustrator Documents 00:04:00
- Illustrator workspaces & Properties Panel 00:14:00
- Illustrator 2022 Workspace Minor Update 00:00:00
- Artboards 00:13:00
- Illustrator Navigation & zooming 00:09:00
- Illustrator Preferences & Settings 00:12:00
- Illustrator Basic geometric shapes 00:16:00
- Illustrator Transformation & Rotation (resized) 00:12:00
- Illustrator Pathfinder & shape builder tool 00:11:00
- Illustrator Selection tools & methods 00:09:00
- grouping elements in illustrator 00:06:00
- illustrator Layers & Arranging elements 00:08:00
- Illustrator Align & distribute panel 00:04:00
- Illustrator Guides, Grids & Rulers 00:11:00
- Exercise: Drawing Basic Geometric shapes 00:17:00
- Illustrator Stroke Panel 00:09:00
- Illustrator color panels ( color, swatches, themes, guide) 00:19:00
- Illustrator Gradient colors panel 00:13:00
- illustrator puppet warp tool 00:04:00
- Illustrator Appearance & Graphic style panels 00:10:00
- Illustrator effects 00:14:00
- Exercise (Appearance, Graphic Style, Gradients, strokes) 00:09:00
- Illustrator Typography Anatomy & Character control 00:15:00
- illustrator Touch type tool 00:02:00
- illustrator Paragraphs control 00:12:00
- Illustrator Fonts (Filtering, Variable, glyphs, stylistic sets, open type panel, svg) 00:16:00
- Illustrator type on a path tools 00:07:00
- illustrator text wrap 00:02:00
- Illustrator Typography Art directions & trending visual effects 00:15:00
- Illustrator type envelope distort 00:04:00
- Exercise: Typography composition 00:03:00
- Illustrator pencil tool 00:07:00
- Illustrator Pen Tools 00:14:00
- Illustrator curvature tool 00:05:00
- Pen Tools & curvature tool exercise 00:18:00
- Illustrator drawing modifying tools 00:14:00
- illustrator Transform & Liquify tools 00:10:00
- illustrator envelope distort 00:07:00
- Drawing Symmetric Shapes 00:09:00
- Drawing Concentric Symmetrical design 00:11:00
- Illustrator Brush tool 00:04:00
- Drawing modes & blob brush tool 00:17:00
- Illustrator Clipping Masks 00:11:00
- Illustrator Opacity Masks 00:08:00
- Clipping Typography Masks 00:04:00
- illustrator live paint bucket tool 00:09:00
- Recolor Artwork 00:09:00
- Complex Drawing Exercise 00:09:00
- Illustrator Complex Drawing techniques 00:15:00
- Illustrator Art Brushes 00:14:00
- Illustrator Scatter Brush 00:10:00
- Illustrator Scatter Brush 00:10:00
- illustrator Bristle Brush 00:07:00
- Illustrator Calligraphic brush 00:10:00
- Illustrator Pattern brush 00:08:00
- Illustrator Images brushes 00:09:00
- Illustrator brushes exercise 00:03:00
- Illustrator blend tool 00:10:00
- Illustrator Symbols 00:12:00
- Creating Patterns in illustrator 00:09:00
- illustrator perspective drawing 00:12:00
- Illustrator Graphs 00:15:00
- handling images in illustrator 00:16:00
- images modifications before tracing 00:07:00
- Tracing images in illustrator 00:13:00
- Enhancing traced Vectors & coloring hints 00:07:00
- Illustrator image exercise 00:03:00
- Exporting illustrator files & save for web 00:07:00
- Preparing & exporting illustrator file for printing 00:07:00
- Asset Export Panel 00:02:00
- illustrator export for screens, save for web & Archiving files 00:09:00
- Illustrator CC 2021 New Features & Updates 00:07:00
- Illustrator CC 2022 Updates New 3D panel & Material 00:10:00