Gatlin International

Description

Graphic Design Professional Certificate students learn the software programs that every pro needs to know: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. You will learn how to produce digital images, illustrations, and layouts, addressing foundational design theory topics such as color, typography, and composition. Class assignments involve hands-on photo editing, logo design, poster design, magazine covers and layouts, and many other important practices.

What do employers look for in a designer? A future client or employer wants to know that you understand the whole process of graphic design. It is not about making something look cool, but rather selling a product or an idea visually in a creative and memorable way. Graphic design is about visual problem solving and meeting the client's need, and a certificate in design can help build these skills. 

Outline

The Graphic Design Professional Certificate program includes eight core classes and you can complete in nine months or less.

• Level 1

• 4218 photoshop basics
• 4017 color theory
• 4226 illustrator basics
• 4221 fundamentals of typography

• Level 2

• 4020 design and composition
• 4228 indesign basics
• 4019 the study of graphic design (or 4211 fundamentals of logo design)
• 4013 graphic design I

Additional Info

Languages

English

Course Length

360.00 hours

Duration of Access

9 months

Instructor

Jeremy Bratt is a graphic designer, design coordinator and teacher with thirty years experience. He has worked recently as a design coordinator on very diverse corporate identity, branding and packaging projects. He managed the re-branding and new packaging for the globally known French cookware manufacturer Tefal when at Lewis Moberly in London. Whilst at Landor Associates in London he design coordinated the creation and development of a 500 page website for BP called ‘The Brand Centre’. Prior to that project he managed the design and content of a huge interactive corporate identity implementation manual. He is keenly interested in good effective typography and is fascinated by the challenge of designing clear instructional information for culturally diverse users. When working for Siegal & Gale in London he designed and coordinated a number of corporate identity projects for the Spanish market. He is at present a partner of a design and communication consultancy in the UK, designing and coordinating all corporate, print and packaging work.

Paul Halupka specializes in print design, layout design, identity work, and typography. He has worked for leading design firms in Birmingham and Chicago such as 3rst, Scout Brand, and Faust where he has done work for such clients as McDonald’s and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Green and non-profit companies are his ideal clients and he holds a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Alabama.

Boris Margolin is a graphic designer with 10 years of experience. Boris has worked as an in-house designer for several major international corporations including CIGNA, MetLife, and Nypro. While living in New Zealand Boris worked at a brand development studio and at Victoria University. His design work has ranged from advertising design, to identity design, brand development, Web design and administration to Flash application development. In his spare time Boris runs his own niche design company catering to unconventional companies and emerging markets. Boris earned a BS in Graphic Design at Mount Ida College in Massachussetts.

Thom McKenna is the Owner/Senior Creative Director of Flatiron Industries, a graphic design/multimedia firm based in the New York area. Thom has over 18 years experience in the graphic design industry, including multimedia and television work within the advertising, design and, publishing world. Thom earned a BA in Political Science at the University of Maryland. As Art Director of Emerging Markets, an international daily newspaper covering the major IMF/World Bank and Regional Bank meetings, Thom has published on-site in the following countries: Argentina, Bulgaria, China, Ivory Coast, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, The Philippines, Portugal, Russia, and Spain. Flatiron Industries recent clients include: AIG, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, American College of Physicians, American Express, Berlitz International, Citibank, Computer Associates, JP Morgan Chase, J. Wiley & Sons, ING Bank, Morgan Stanley, Sports Illustrated, Thomson Financial, and The United Nations.

Prerequisites/Audience

The goal of the Graphic Design Certificate Program is to prepare you for a professional career as a graphic designer. In the program, you will develop the technical, creative/visual, and communications skills for entry-level professional work. You will also begin to develop a portfolio of individual creative work you can present to potential employers.

Requirements/Materials Included

• A Windows-based or Macintosh computer that meets manufacturers' requirements for required software in the program.

• Access to the Internet

• Adobe Photoshop CS4 or CS5

• Adobe Illustrator CS4 or CS5

• Adobe InDesign CS4 or CS5

Certification

Graphic Design Certificate