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Soft Furnishings Interior Design
A sample of a cross-media campaign created by students that provides practical application of software tools, drawing and design theory. Students are required to produce a logo design, business cards, letterhead, comp slip and web site concept for an existing, local client.
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Related courses: 2 Year Digital Design Full time | Adobe Photoshop Essential Skills | Adobe Illustrator Essential Skills | Adobe InDesign Essential Skills | Adobe Flash Essential Skills
Print Campaigns
Cross Media Mixed 08
Print campaigns involving combinations of drawing & scamping, layout techniques, photo manipulation and special effects and presentation. Students are required to incorporate design and printing techniques that are sustainable for the environment.
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Related courses: 2 Year Digital Design Full time | Adobe Photoshop Essential Skills | Adobe Illustrator Essential Skills | Adobe InDesign Essential Skills
CD Cover Design
CD Cover Design 2009
Practical projects involving a combination of photo manipulation techniques, illustration (both by hand and in digital form) and layout techniques. Final hand-in requires a professionally printed and “mocked up” product.
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CD Cover Design 2008
Practical projects involving a combination of photo manipulation techniques, illustration (both by hand and in digital form) and layout techniques. Final hand-in requires a professionally printed and “mocked up” product.
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Book Cover Design
A selection of practical projects, created by full and part time students, and involving a combination of layouts, design theory, photo manipulation techniques and illustration (both by hand and in digital form).
Book Cover Design 2008
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Book Cover Design 2009
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Related courses: 2 Year Digital Design Full time | Adobe Photoshop Essential Skills | Adobe Illustrator Essential Skills | Adobe InDesign Essential Skills
Workshops schedule at a glance
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Short Day Courses coming up in 2009
- All advertised dates and times are subject to change without notice.
- Please confirm all dates & pricing prior to booking via email.
COURSE DATES ON REQUEST
Print Publishing Workshops (9am – 4pm)
- Adobe Photoshop CS4 Workshop 101, (PTSW-101D)
- Adobe Photoshop CS4 Workshop 102 , (PTSW-102D)
- Adobe Photoshop CS4 Workshop 200, (PTSW-200D)
- Adobe InDesign CS4 Workshop 101 , (INDDW-101D)
- Adobe InDesign CS4 Worksho 102, (INDDW-102D)
- Adobe InDesign CS4 Workshop 200, (INDDW-200D)
- Adobe Illustrator CS4 Workshop 101, (ILLUSW-101D)
- Adobe Illustrator CS4 Workshop 102, (ILLUSW-102D)
- Adobe Illustrator CS4 Workshop 200, (ILLUSW-200D)
Times
- Day 1: Session 1, 9am – 12pm, Light lunch provided, Session 2, 1pm – 4pm
- Day 2: Session 3, 9am – 12pm, Light lunch provided, Session 4, 1pm – 4pm
Email us for details or call us on 021 461 097 1.
Enrolment
Contact us to enrol.
Games in Advertising
Convenient, instructor lead, foundational.
- Course Name: Games In Advertising
- Course Code: GAME-100E
- Prerequisite/s: General knowledge of the Win / Mac operating environment. Photoshop is an advantage.
- Course Classification: Standalone course
- Duration: 2 weeks
- Times: Mon – Thurs, 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Intro
Take advantage of this unique course at Friends of Design in October!
How could games be used effectively in Advertising?
Computer and online games have become the entertainment for the masses in the recent years. With more and more people having computers and internet access at home, games are accessible to almost everyone. From high-end computer or console games, to Flash or browser-based casual games, there is something that appeals to everyone, so take advantage of this exciting ne medium to reach potential clients.
Although advertising has been used in games in the past, many visual designers and art directors are unaware of barriers to, and the benefits of, creating an effective game for the advertising environment.
Course Description
As a creative professional, you may have already considered using computer games as part of your advertising campaigns, but you are not sure what makes a game fun, what the production costs might be or how long it takes to create a game of a certain calibre.
This two week course will demystify the topic of the use of games in advertising, and equip you with the theory and practical tools you will need to kickstart a small game production as part of an advertising campaign, including:
- The basic elements and rules of an entertaining game.
- An overview of what is needed in terms of software, workforce and planning to create a game.
- Distribution of games.
- The pro’s of using games as a medium for clients.
- Tips of distinguishing between good advertising game concept and ineffective ones.
- Developing and professionally pitching an advertising game concept.
You will get answers to all commonly asked questions surrounding this exciting medium and walk away with a new understanding of the numerous opportunities that online, mobile and educational games can offer you and your clients.
This seminar will benefit you, in particular, if
- you are a digital or graphic designer, who wants to offer design services to your clients or advertising agencies.
- you are an art director, project manager or freelancer in the advertising business who wants to be able to offer new products and means of advertising to customers.
The workshop also includes foundational info such as:
- Insights into the local and international gaming industry
- Exploration of who the players are, various careers and job descriptions
- Theory on different types of games including casual, educational and online gaming the workflow process of game design, from concept to presenting the pitch to preparing game graphics to clients
- Storytelling techniques
About the trainer
The course will be lead by experienced and acclaimed Game Designer: Lars Espeter from Schwerin, Germany. As a Game Designer and Producer, he has been involved in the European gaming industry for twelve years. In 2007, his mobile game Starship troopers: Roughnecks was awarded the title “Best Mobile Action Game” by a German developer.
Lars Espeter is currenty the Head of Dept. of the Game Design Faculty of the Design School, Schwerin, Germany, where he presents seminars in game theory and game design on a regular basis.
Enrolment
Contact us to enrol.
Apple Final Cut Pro 200
Convenient, instructor lead, foundational.
- Course Name: Final Cut Pro 200 – A Comprehensive Study of Final Cut Pro 6
- Course Code: FCP-200D
- Level 1: Basic to Intermediate
- Prerequisite/s: General knowledge of the Windows or Macintosh operating environment (recommended).
- Course Classification: Apple Certified, Stand alone course
- Course Code: FCP200 (Apple Certified course)
- Duration: 5 Full Days
- Times: Mon – Fri 8:30am to 5:30pm
Course Name
Apple Final Cut Pro Essentials (FCP200)
Cost includes Training, Notes, Exam Code and Online Exam / Certification, use of FOD’s FCP books.
Course Description
This five day hands-on course introduces students to the primary feature set and basic interface of Final Cut Pro. In this course you learn to perform basic editing functions while familiarizing yourself with the user interface. Topics include basic setup, adjusting and customizing preferences and settings, capturing video and audio, various editing and trimming techniques, ripple, roll, slip and slide tools, audio editing and audio creation, finishing and final output.
Who Should Attend?
This class is designed for anyone looking to edit professional quality video using Final Cut Pro. Understanding of the Macintosh operating system and basic computer navigation is desired. The course is designed for those who prefer hands-on and interactive instruction to best explore the full functionality of Final Cut Pro.
Certification
This course covers the requirements necessary to successfully become an Apple Certified Pro, Level One in Final Cut Pro. Level One certification attests to basic operational knowledge of the application.
Final Cut Pro Level One certification also counts towards the new Final Cut Studio (FCS) Master Pro certification. FCS Master certification recognizes a Certified Pro’s skills with the entire Final Cut Studio product suite. Since workflow is such a significant component of Final Cut Studio, users need certification in at least four of the applications to earn Master Certification. For details, please visit training.apple.com/certification/proapps.
Course Description
View the full course description here.
Enrolment
Contact us to enrol.
Pricing also available for customised, or on-site training group training.
InDesign Workshop 102
Convenient, instructor lead, foundational.
- Course Name: Adobe InDesign Workshop 102
- Course Code: INDDW-102D
- Prerequisite/s: Adobe InDesign Workshop 101 (or equivalent work epxperience). General knowledge of the Win / Mac operating environment.
- Level 1: Basic
- Course Classification: 2 Day Workshop
- Duration: 2 days
- Times: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the more advanced print and electronic publishing features and tools of InDesign CS4, including advanced text formatting, link management, export options and preparing for print, basic repro tips and tools, customising preferences, composition tools and transparency and colour management.
Who should attend:
This course is intended for beginners who have some basic knowledge in InDesign, who have completed Beginner Workshop I (or have equivalent work epxerience) and want to learn about the more advanced layout and print features of the program, create long documents, understand easier workflow between InDesign and Photoshop, and export to other mediums other than print such as interactive PDF, HTML and Flash.
What you will be able to do after the course:
You will be proficient in Adobe InDesign CS4’s essential tools to create more complex layouts, long documents, manage colour more efficiently for print, troubleshoot problems with complex transparency effects, and export to mediums other than print such as Web and interactive PDF.
Course Outline:
- Advanced text formatting
- Clipping paths
- Advanced transparency and Alpha Channels for Photoshop
- Tabs, Indents
- Lists, Bullets
- Libraries
- Books
- Hyphenation & Justification tool
- Composition
- Master Pages
- Character & Paragraph Styles
- Tables
- Interactive PDFs
- Buttons
- Hyperlinking & Bookmarks
- Transparency Flattening, Presets
- Preflight & Package
- Export for Print, print publishing techniques
- Other Export for HTML, Flash
- Integrating InDesign files
- Advanced import (placing ai, indd files)
Course Description
View the full course description here.
Enrolment form
Download enrolment form here or contact us to enrol.
Pricing also available for customised, or on-site training group training.
InDesign Workshop 101
Convenient, instructor lead, foundational.
- Course Name: Adobe InDesign CS4 Essentials for Beginners I
- Course Code: INDDW-101D
- Prerequisite/s: General knowledge of the Win / Mac operating environment.
- Course Classification: 2 Day Workshop
- Duration: 2 days
- Times: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Description
This course is an introduction to the interface, tools and workflow of Adobe InDesign CS4. It is intended to equip beginners with the basic tools and techniques for creating a simple, beautiful layouts. The course includes examples of workflows with Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator, creating simple shapes, pathfinder, creating text boxes, threading text, placing images and managing links, creating colour, applying fills and strokes and patterns, introduction to transparency, aligning objects, transformations, basic text character and paragraph formatting, text frame options, basic Pen tool techniques, some simple design tips. No long document features are included in this course.
Who should attend:
This course is intended for beginners.
To get maximum benefit from this course, the course participant should be familiar with either Windows or MAC OS X.
What you will be able to do after the course:
You will be proficient in Adobe InDesign CS4’s essential tools to create simple layouts for print publishing.
Course Outline:
- InDesign Interface
- Tools
- Object basics and hierarchy of objects
- Text basics
- Page set up and layout elements
- Text formatting, character and paragraph
- Creating colour
- Adding colour to text
- Adding Fills and Strokes
- Gradients, Patterns
- Colour Modes basics
- CMYK vs Spot colours
- Creating basic shapes
- Pathfinder
- Importing/Placing images and text
- Managing links
- Clipping paths basics
- Placing psd files
- Placing ai files
- Object Alignment
- Object transformations
- Threading texboxes
- Basic Pen tool techniques
- Converting text to paths
- Text on a Path
- Preflight and Package intro
- Save as PDF for print
Extra Info
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Course Description
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Enrolment form
Download enrolment form here or contact us to enrol.
Pricing also available for customised, or on-site training group training.
InDesign Workshop 200
Convenient, instructor lead, foundational.
- Course Name: InDesign Workshop 200
- Course Code: INDDW-200D
- Level 2: Intermediate to Advanced
- Prerequisite/s: General knowledge of the Win / Mac operating environment. Min. 1 year Experience in Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Macromedia Freehand
- Course Classification: 2 Day Workshop
- Duration: 2 days 9:00am – 4:00pm
- Course code: INDD200-D
Course Description:
This course is a fast-paced software overview to familiarise experienced layout artists or digital illustrators with Adobe InDesign’s interface and major tools. The course includes advanced features such as Preflight & Packaging; Managing Links; importing Illustrator and other InDesign files, Tables; Export to HTML and Flash; Interactivity; Buttons; Behaviours; Master Pages; long document features such as automatic pagination, working with book files and libraries; colour management & transparency tools, attributes and saving for professional print.
Who should attend:
This course is not intended for beginners.
To get maximum benefit from this course, the course participant should be an experienced layout artist / designers, or software user who needs refreshing and updating in the latest version of InDesign CS4.
It covers a vast range of topics and goes in depth into features and does not include explanations on concepts or tools that are assumed to be known, such as the Pen tool, image formats, linking and importing and general workflow.
What you will be able to do after the course:
You will be proficient in InDesign CS4’s new major features and updated on technological software advances and tools now available for layout artists creating simple layouts and long complex documents for print or electronic publishing.
Course Outline:
- InDesign Interface, Tools Preferences
- Transparency, Isolated Blending & Knockout Group
- Books
- Libraries
- Advanced Styles, nested styles
- Object styles
- Tables
- Export for HTML
- Export for SWF, XLF (Flash)
- Preflight and Packaging
- Interactive Buttons
- Transitions
- Hyperlinking text
- Bookmarks
- Options for Export to PDF
- Colour Management
- Overprint and Attributes
- Composition Preferences
- Hyphenation & Justification tools
- Master Pages & Sections
Extra Info
Have you checked the general info on this type of course and when it is scheduled?
Enrolment form
Download enrolment form here or contact us to enrol.
Course Description
View the full course description here.
Enrolment form
Download enrolment form here or contact us to enrol.
