Graphic school training courses in Charleston, SC (public, in-house or online)

Graphic designers combine images, design, and printed words to sell products and services and convey ideas. Design is behind some of today¡¯s most dynamic fields, including advertising, publishing, and television.

The Graphic Design associate’s degree program is the first step toward a career in commercial graphics. First, you’ll develop an understanding of color and composition, design and typography, and drawing board skills. As you progress through the program, you’ll lea...

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Our degree programs in Graphic Design can help you prepare for a professional future that challenges you to use your talents to help sell products and services through branding and advertising. You’ll be challenged to apply the basic theories of advertising, layout, type, color and illustration in order to become a visual problem solver, and you’ll have opportunities to explore your interests and develop specific skills in areas such as digital illustration, digital imaging and much mo...

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Learn how to use Photoshop CS4, the gold standard for image creation and editing, as you get instruction from a Photoshop and graphic design expert with over 15 years of teaching experience. This is the ideal program if you’re looking to turn your interest in art into an enjoyableand creative career.

The program begins with the fundamentals of graphic design and guides you through the design process, teaching you the terms and skills you’ll need to launch your new career. You
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I.Module One - Foundations
A.Introduction to the history and purpose of design
B.Editing, Selecting, Layers in Photoshop
C.Who is your customer?
D.Whitespace and diagonals in design
II.Module Two - Diving Into Design
A.Evaluating a design as a whole as well as seeing the individual elements
B.Fonts and typography
C.Going into depth on layout and on the vast subject of color
D.Drawing/painting, Photo manipulation, color channels in Photoshop
E.Color in print vs. col...

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This program prepares you to plan, analyze and create visual solutions to communication challenges. The combination of the study of theory and a mastery of in-studio visual communication methods enables you to get messages across using a variety of methods such as color, type, illustration, photography, animation and various print and layout techniques.

Courses include:
•Computer fundamentals
•Web Page Design Principles
•Illustrator Basics
•Photoshop
•Page Layout Tools
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