Introduce to Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

The course is intended for those interested in basic orientation in DTP issues and introductory introduction to Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign applications and their links.

You will acquire the basic concepts of the DTP area, be familiar with the programs used. You will learn basic typographic skills and composition rules, create the required document in InDesign, including the need for further processing in print. You will prepare your image data in Photoshop. You will create vector graphics in Illustrator, prepare graphic elements that will become part of the visual style of the document being processed.

Basics of work in Microsoft Windows or macOS.

Photoshop

• understanding the principles of bitmap graphics
• orientation in the program environment
• setting and changing basic image parameters
• geometric image correction
• adjust brightness and contrast
• color correction
• retouching images
• selecting parts of the images
• save and export to appropriate formats

InDesign

• orientation in the program environment
• creating new documents
• working with graphic frames
• creating text frames
• character and paragraph text formatting
• import from text editors
• creating basic graphic elements in InDesign
• inserting photos into a document
• creating tables
• working with paint
• necessary printing rules
• export to print pdf

Illustrator

• orientation in the program environment
• drawing basic shapes
• fillings and contours of objects
• transparency and effects
• brushes and patterns – using libraries
• working with text in illustrator
• export to pdf; InDesign formats

Next courses

Adobe Photoshop – Basic Course [PHSH1]

Adobe Illustrator – Basic Course [ILUS1]

Adobe InDesign – Basic Course [INDE]

Related courses

Prepress in Use [DTP1]

Typography in Practice [TYPO1]