Adobe® Illustrator™ for Fashion Design

Do you, as a Fashion Designer, want to be able create digitally original, distinctive and unique designs? Feel that hand drawings are no longer cutting it, so to speak? Want to be able to work with flat drawings, working drawings and storyboards easily? Wouldn’t it be great to have a program that could do all this for you and much, much more? If your answer is “yes” to any of these questions, look no further!

Adobe® Illustrator™ is definitely the superior tool for creative pro’s, due to its flexibility and versatility which gives it an edge in the world of fashion, design, lifestyle and advertising. It has become an important visual element in these fields and many more, lending to and enriching content in many publications such as magazines among others.

We will show you how to make the most of Adobe® Illustrator™ as a Fashion Designer, using the vast array of easy to use tools such as the drawing tool, colour controls and expressive natural brushes. We will also show you how to use Illustrator™ to increase efficiency, saving you time and allowing you to reach your target audience in an effective and precise manner. With the combination of Adobe® Illustrator™ plus two introductory lessons in Adobe® Photoshop™, beautiful and compelling designs can be created to result in a new, more complex visual language.

In today’s hectic, deadline-driven world of design, any tool that increases output and enhances efficiency is invaluable, as well as being able to come up with original designs again and again. This is all possible using Adobe® Illustrator™, so don’t delay, book your seat now and secure your success!

Adobe® Photoshop™ for Interior Design

Want to have the freedom to work more easily with your interior images, customizing and tailoring them to fulfill your client’s requirements? Wouldn’t it be great to create numerous versions of interior space, adjusting it accordingly with efficiency and ease? Want to present your client with images that leap to life before their eyes where attention to detail and extraordinary colours create visually unique and exciting designs? Adobe® Photoshop™ is the ideal tool for this and much more, adding value to your toolbox as an interior designer.

As an Interior Designer, using Adobe® Photoshop™ together with your traditional AutoCAD, your images are edited with great ease and efficiency, delivering your original idea with breathtaking precision. Extraordinary results are achieved using the groundbreaking and easy to use creative tools. We will show you how to make the most of these tools to insert, edit and replace your images, prepare presentations, mock up your concepts by adding artificial lighting, and layer images to build composite images that display your design with original clarity. This ultimately saves you time and increases output whilst giving you more freedom to work with your design and give the client exactly what they asked for. In addition, we will show you how to use Adobe® Photoshop™ 3D to create strong visual effects, and most importantly, increase flexibility and creative freedom when presenting to your client.

Adobe® Indesign™ for ePublishing

Although still in its infancy, the technology used for displaying content on devices such as tablets, Iphones and Ipads, is available to traditional designers and layout artists using Adobe® Indesign™.

Following in the footsteps of online publishing pioneers such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble, we explore the opportunities and restrictions when preparing literature such as books and novels, newsletters, and even newspapers for online publishing using Adobe® Indesign™ and the new ePub output format.

Keep up with the times, and join Friends of Design in applying essential techniques such as styles, forcing page breaks, adding metadata and exporting for ePub format and more.

Adobe® Web Updates

Upskill your creative team and boost their productivity with our software upgrade training, guaranteeing you and your clients peace of mind when handling complex creative briefs and projects. Handle the newest versions of Adobe® Dreamweaver™ and Adobe® Flash™ with ease, and walk away confident with new tools such as Adobe® Flash Catalyst™ to add to your toolbox. Don’t delay, book now and take advantage of our new spacious professional facilities and knowledgeable trainers who will show you how to make the most of Adobe® Creative Suite 5.

Adobe® Print Updates

Upskill your creative team and boost their productivity with our upgrade training, guaranteeing you and your clients peace of mind when handling creative briefs and projects on newer versions of your favourite tools. Handle the latest versions of Adobe® Photoshop™, Adobe® Illustrator™ and Adobe® Indesign™ workflows with ease, and walk away confident to tackle the tools and handle the most complex of tasks. Don’t delay, book now and take advantage of our new spacious professional facilities and knowledgeable trainers who will show you how to make the most of Adobe®’s latest creative suite tools.

Adobe® Acrobat X™ Collaborative Workflows

Most people are under the impression that Adobe® Acrobat X™ is just a PDF Creator and reader. However, Adobe® Acrobat X™ is so much more than that.

Are you looking for new ways to share and collaborate with your colleagues and clients on important projects? Wouldn’t it be great to manage workflows more effectively, increase productivity and ensure reliability and consistency? With Adobe® Acrobat X™, this has never been easier. Using groundbreaking collaborative tools, sharing, commenting and reviewing is phenomenally improved. We will show you how to use Adobe® Acrobat X™ to achieve all this and more, making the review and markup process quicker, smarter and more cost effective resulting in a higher quality of work in less time. In addition, the need for extensive paperwork is effectively removed, with review tracking. And the ability to share and collaborate on files across local area networks, online or via email. This in turn benefits both your company as well as the environment. With all this to look forward to, don’t delay, book now to ensure your seat!

Adobe® Acrobat X™ Multimedia Projects

Most people are under the impression that Adobe® Acrobat ™ is just a PDF Creator and reader. However, Adobe® Acrobat X™ is so much more than that.

Are you looking to create the ultimate multimedia project? Whether it’s for a presentation or an in house project, you cannot afford not to have Adobe® Acrobat X™ on your side. With its phenomenal capabilities, including being able to easily and effectively insert various types of media such as hyperlinks, videos, animation, 3D and sound integration, Adobe® Acrobat X™ has all you need and that much more. We at Friends of Design have recently launched our new range of corporate courses to specifically suit your needs and “Adobe® Acrobat X™ Multimedia Projects” is just one of them. We will show you how to create professional and  eye catching multimedia projects, and how to insert different types of media across the platform, even including files such as xls., word, simple text, Adobe® Illustrator , Adobe® Photoshop™ and Adobe® Flash™ files. Projects and Presentations are easily shared across your network using groundbreaking collaborative tools. So don’t delay, book now to ensure your seat! 

Adobe® Acrobat X™ General Workflows

Most people are under the impression that Adobe® Acrobat X™ is just a PDF Creator and reader. However, Adobe® Acrobat X™ is so much more than that.

Are you looking for ways to streamline and manage your company’s workflows with greater ease and efficiency? Want to increase productivity whilst ensuring that your staff are all on the same page? Adobe® Acrobat X™ has revolutionized the workflow of a variety of industries, by way of its user friendly interface and cutting edge sharing capabilities. We will show you how to effectively manage your workflows with Adobe® Indesign™, Adobe® Photoshop™ and Adobe® Illustrator™, using Adobe® Acrobat X™, and give you the skills to be able to easily navigate and use the basic tools of this incredible program with absolute confidence. Share, manage and collaborate while reducing costs and increasing output.

Adobe® Acrobat X™ : Interactive Design

Most people are under the impression that Adobe® Acrobat X™ is just a PDF Creator and reader. However, Adobe® Acrobat X™ is so much more than that.

Want to be able to create fantastic interactive presentations? Looking for ways to easily insert multiple bookmarks, hyperlinks and buttons into your ezine or online brochures? Wouldn’t it be great to interact with your target market using eye catching designs on user friendly online documents? In this course, we will show you how to make the most of Adobe® Acrobat X™ to do all this and much more. Among various other easy to use tools, we will show you how to create high quality and visually stunning documents that stand out from the crowd, insert various links and speed up your workflow using the sharing and collaborating capabilities of this popular program.

Adobe® Acrobat X™ Form Design

Most people are under the impression that Adobe® Acrobat X™ is just a PDF Creator and reader. However, Adobe® Acrobat X™ is so much more than that.

Are you looking for ways to reduce cumbersome paperwork? Wouldn’t it be great to be able to create, assemble and distribute documents with greater ease whilst ensuring high standards of quality and attention to detail are maintained? With this course, Your paperwork has never been smoother or easier to handle using Adobe® Acrobat X™. In addition to showing you how to create and store forms online, we will teach you how to manage these forms, update them with ease and make sure that they stand out in terms of design and usability. This will help your company to save both time and money whilst increasing efficiency and productivity.