Learn the steps to mastering Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. In just three months, demonstrate your ability to work confidently and collaboratively with these industry-standard tools. You’ll gain design skills spanning text, imagery, and graphics to produce a wide range of visual assets for any brand.
AI Enhanced
This course has been updated to include the latest AI tools & industry insights
COURSE LENGTH:
COURSE STRUCTURE:
- Adobe Illustrator – The World of Vectors
- Adobe Illustrator – Let’s Get Creative
- Adobe Illustrator – Colours, Logos & Icons
- Adobe Photoshop – The World of Pixels
- Adobe Photoshop – Creative Montage
- Adobe Photoshop – Photoshop Magic
- Adobe Photoshop – Behind the Mask
- Adobe Indesign – The World of Layout Design
- Adobe Indesign – Magazine Cover
- Adobe Indesign – Brand Guidelines & Colours
- Adobe Indesign – Getting Interactive
- A Day at the Office – Advertisement Project Design
STUDY OPTIONS:
Part Time
12 weeks live online classes available both in the evening & morning
SUMMARY:
In this interactive, practical course, you’ll learn how each of these applications from Adobe is used in the design process. You will create vector graphics, manipulate and compose photography, and create complex layouts to be used in apps, posters, brochures, websites, and more. As you progress through the course, you’ll work on projects that form the basis of your design portfolio, which is a must when applying for graphic design jobs or starting a freelance career. Guided by your lecturer, with plenty of sample files and additional exercises, you’ll learn how to create essential elements such as vector logos or icons. You will master photo retouching and image editing, before moving on to developing complex layouts for a variety of outputs. You’ll understand design cornerstones such as colour management and correct file output. This course is ideal if you’re looking for a way to turn your creative ideas into business-ready design materials but are daunted by the steep learning curve of Adobe’s tools. Each module builds your confidence and skill level, helping to establish your individual design identity. You will be at ease interpreting a brief and seeing a project through to the finished result – ensuring brand consistency by conforming to colour and typography guidelines.
Learners taking part in this course will now have access to the EBSCO Online Library, free of charge, for the full duration of the course. Here you can browse thousands of relevant journal articles and other reliable academic and commercial texts like the Harvard Business Review, Bloomberg Business week and Forbes Magazine, to supplement your learning and assignments.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
You will need a computer or laptop with the following requirements: RAM: 8GB, HARD Disk: (at least) 4 GB of available space, Operating System PC/Laptop: Windows 10 (64bit), Operating System MAC: macOS Mojave (version 10.14) or later. Prior to course commencement you will need to have installed and activated Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop. You should also download Adobe Bridge and Adobe Acrobat as supporting applications.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:
A Professional Academy Diploma in Graphic Design allows you to demonstrate your knowledge of the three applications that underpin the design industry: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. It is ideal if you are transitioning to a role that includes design tasks, or if you want to explore design as a career. Every brand needs to communicate effectively, and employers are aware of their need to meet the increasingly sophisticated tastes of audiences, both offline and online. Work produced during the course will form the basis of your design portfolio, which is essential for interviews.
ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION
You will work on four projects during this course (three in-course personal projects and one final master project) and these will form the basis of your assessment, along with a written essay of 1,000 words documenting your thought process as you worked on the projects.
Your UCD Professional Academy Diploma will be issued electronically on a secure platform, with a link that you can share with employers and others wishing to verify your credentials. You’ll also be able to add the certification to your LinkedIn profile to demonstrate your achievement to your network as well as recruiters and potential employers searching for individuals with your skills and experience.
This course is not on the National Framework of Qualifications.
LEARNER PROFILE:
This course is ideal for anyone looking to channel their creativity and start using professional tools to create visual assets for print or digital use. It would suit someone who already works on design elements as part of their job (a professional in a marketing role, for example), a small business owner or entrepreneur, or someone looking to kick-start a career in graphic design. You don’t need a previous creative qualification, but a strong interest in design is essential.
