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You have an eye for design and a knack for working with technology. It’s time to tap into that potential and take the first step toward the career you’ve always wanted as a digital Designer. With Digital Eye Media Academy Career School’s Computer Graphic Designer career diploma program, you’ll use Adobe Illustrator and other software commonly used in the field of computer graphic design. Your comprehensive lessons include color theory, computer graphics, elements of design, graphic design and production, photo image editing from beginner to advanced and the home-based business.

With Digital Eye Media Academy Career School, you can train at home and at a pace that’s right for you, and you can complete your program in as little as four months.

Have a deep understanding of typography, color theory, photos, layout, blocking and other design theory and skills
Understand and learn the essential tools and capabilities of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator
Create logos and branding packages for potential clients
Learn photo editing and manipulation in Adobe Photoshop
Master the pen tool, shape builder tool and other essential vector design tools in Adobe Illustrator.
How to create editorial spreads and magazine layouts using Adobe Illustrator
Understand solid logo design and ad design principles to create compelling campaigns and logos
Work through the entire package design process
Learn non-destructive editing techniques in Adobe Photoshop
Work through an event flyer design to understand strong type hierarchy, balance and overall design layout
Learn a few of the upcoming design trends for 2024 and how to create them!
Learn the history of fonts and typefaces and how to pair fonts
Learn the basics of Affinity Designer and learn the difference between Adobe Illustrator and Affinity Designer
Work through a 7-page vector tracing worksheet and feel confident creating a complex vector illustration by the end of this worksheet
Learn how to work with multiple page layouts in Adobe InDesign and create a cookbook cover and book
Learn the step-by-step process to becoming a graphic designer
Learn how to work with Photoshop Mockups to create great presentations
Learn word mapping and brainstorming techniques to increase your creativity in logo design and branding projects
Learn the Double Exposure Effect in Adobe Photoshop
Create Vector Art in Adobe Illustrator
How to create YouTube thumbnails and social media graphics?
How to properly give and receive critiques and feedback
Understand how to create 3d objects and typography in Adobe Illustrator
Discover the latest 2022 updates to the Adobe software and understand the new artificial intelligence filters and tools
Learn how to predict future design trends and complete projects that use the most up to date trends
Learn about the history of graphic design styles in the last 130 years

Course Content

Starting Your Program
Succeed by learning how to use your Digital Eye Media Academy program. Objectives: • Identify all components and materials in your program •Identify ways to use Digital Eye Media Academy’s helpful services and academic resources •Identify Digital Eye Media Academy’s academic and behavioral policies •Choose effective study and time management skills

Introduction to Digital Art
Objectives: • Describe some of the most common uses of computers in creating artistic works • Discuss the different career options available to digital graphic Designers • Explain the term digital image and describe common digitizing tools • Identify other devices used to generate digital art • Identify system tools that support the creation of digital art

Color Theory
Learn computer graphics formats. Apply appropriate graphics (illustrations, photographs, animation, video capture). Understand the electronic publishing process, and multimedia production.

Elements of Design
Plan your designs taking into consideration the subject, audience, illustrations, charts, graphs, type, page elements, spacing, style, and publishing the page.

Illustrations:
Select, size, and place art in documents. Arrange and manipulate illustrations to create different visual effects.

Introduction to Graphic Design
Identify the four basic principles of design and the ways they're used in a variety of projects. Recognize color relationships. Explain the essential aspects of typography, including contrasts and categories. Demonstrate skill at incorporating proximity, alignment, repetition, contrast, color, and type into a design.

Computer Components and Add-Ons
In this course, you’ll get the chance to familiarize yourself with the parts of the personal computer. You’ll learn how these parts function together to perform tasks. You’ll be given a glimpse into the inner workings of the computer, and this is knowledge that will serve you well should you ever experience computer problems. After all, you’ll form a career-long partnership with your computer. For this partnership to be successful, you must have confidence in your ability to use your machine properly

Office Computer Applications
Microsoft Office allows people to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases. This course will teach you how to use three popular tools from the Microsoft Office Suite — Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Graphic Design and Production
This course places emphasis on the conceptualization of computer illustration techniques using Adobe Illustrator and its implementation in page layout.

Market your products and services.
Selling Yourself as a Computer Graphic Designer, You've worked hard and now have the skills you need to work as a computer graphic Designer. Learn how to market and promote yourself.

Photo Image Editing
This course begins coverage of Adobe Photoshop in regard to the production of print and web-based graphics. The students learn how to use the Photoshop software and apply smart design principles to multimedia products such as print brochures, dynamic graphics, animation, websites, video, and interactive CD-ROM content.

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Career Certificate in Computer Graphic Design

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What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Color Theory
Learn computer graphics formats. Apply appropriate graphics (illustrations, photographs, animation, video capture). Understand the electronic publishing process, and multimedia production.

Elements of Design
Plan your designs taking into consideration the subject, audience, illustrations, charts, graphs, type, page elements, spacing, style, and publishing the page.

Illustrations:
Select, size, and place art in documents. Arrange and manipulate illustrations to create different visual effects.

Office Computer Applications
Microsoft Office allows people to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases. This course will teach you how to use three popular tools from the Microsoft Office Suite — Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Graphic Design and Production
This course places emphasis on the conceptualization of computer illustration techniques using Adobe Illustrator and its implementation in page layout.

Market your products and services.
Selling Yourself as a Computer Graphic Designer, You've worked hard and now have the skills you need to work as a computer graphic Designer. Learn how to market and promote yourself.

About Course

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Color Theory Learn computer graphics formats. Apply appropriate graphics (illustrations, photographs, animation, video capture). Understand the electronic publishing process, and multimedia production.

Elements of Design Plan your designs taking into consideration the subject, audience, illustrations, charts, graphs, type, page elements, spacing, style, and publishing the page.

Illustrations: Select, size, and place art in documents. Arrange and manipulate illustrations to create different visual effects.

Office Computer Applications Microsoft Office allows people to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases. This course will teach you how to use three popular tools from the Microsoft Office Suite — Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Graphic Design and Production This course places emphasis on the conceptualization of computer illustration techniques using Adobe Illustrator and its implementation in page layout.

Market your products and services. Selling Yourself as a Computer Graphic Designer, You've worked hard and now have the skills you need to work as a computer graphic Designer. Learn how to market and promote yourself.

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Color Theory
Learn computer graphics formats. Apply appropriate graphics (illustrations, photographs, animation, video capture). Understand the electronic publishing process, and multimedia production.

Elements of Design
Plan your designs taking into consideration the subject, audience, illustrations, charts, graphs, type, page elements, spacing, style, and publishing the page.

Illustrations:
Select, size, and place art in documents. Arrange and manipulate illustrations to create different visual effects.

Office Computer Applications
Microsoft Office allows people to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases. This course will teach you how to use three popular tools from the Microsoft Office Suite — Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Graphic Design and Production
This course places emphasis on the conceptualization of computer illustration techniques using Adobe Illustrator and its implementation in page layout.

Market your products and services.
Selling Yourself as a Computer Graphic Designer, You've worked hard and now have the skills you need to work as a computer graphic Designer. Learn how to market and promote yourself.