PROGRAM: (4 CLASSES) ADOBE WEB DESIGN SPECIALIST

This program is the ideal starting point for anyone interested in learning the Adobe applications for a Web design career. There are no prerequisites for this program.

Course: Adobe DreamWeaver

(6 days)

Prerequisites: None.

Course Content

This course gives the applications user a strong knowledge of how to use the Adobe Dreamweaver Application and its tools. From getting started, with the user interface, creating pages, image maps, and navigation, to finally site management.

Course Outline

• The User Interface
• Creation & Titling of Pages
• Styling Text: Fonts, Color, Lists (numbered, bulleted)
• Basic Site Management
• What is a Dreamweaver Site and how to define it
• Creating Links using the site feature
• Links
• linking to other pages and websites
• different ways to create links
• named anchor links
• Colored and Tiled Backgrounds
• Placing Graphics
• Inserting Tables and Using Tables to Layout a Page
• Laying Out web pages with Tables
• Creating navigation bars with image rollovers
• Cascading Style Sheets
• different type of styles
• external style sheets versus embedded
• Image maps

Course: Adobe PhotoShop

(4 days)

Prerequisites: None.

Course Content

This course gives the applications user a strong knowledge of how to use the Adobe Photoshop Application and its tools.  From getting started, creating and modifying images, working with selections, adding layers and text, to finally adjusting images and managing files.

Course Outline

• Getting to Know the Work Area
• Customizing the Workspace
• Setting Up a New Document
• Resolution and Image Size
• Opening Images
• Saving Documents
• Working with Text and the Character Palette
• Using the Tool Bar in Photoshop
• Applying Color With The Color Picker
• Auto Photo Corrections
• Canvas Size
• Cropping Images
• Adjusting Contrast
• Adjusting Saturation and Brightness
• Using the Layers Palette
• Flattening and Saving Layered Files
• Rasterizing Text
• Using The History Palette
• Image & Color Modes
• Image Effects & Filters
• Brush Libraries
• Manual Transformation Tools
• Save For Web Feature
• File Formats
• Printing Preparations
• Keyboard Shortcuts

Course: Adobe Illustrator (Basic)

(4 days)

Prerequisites: None.

Course Content

This course gives the applications user a strong knowledge of how to use the Adobe Illustrator Application and its tools.  From getting started, creating and modifying images, working with selections, adding objects, to finally transforming images and managing files.

Course Outline

• Getting to Know the Work Area
• Vector Based Software Overview
• Setting up a New document
• Resolution and Document Size
• Saving, Save As & Exporting Illustrator Files
• Working with Text and the Character Palette
• Applying Fills and Strokes
• Drawing Tools
• Duplicating Objects
• Selection and Direct Selection Tools
• Grouping & Ungrouping
• Path Editing Tools
• Transformation Tools
• Color & Texture Palette
• Brush Libraries
• Using the Layers Palette
• Using the Page Tool
• Using the Libraries
• Basic Keyboard Shortcuts

Course: Adobe Flash

(6 days)

Prerequisites: None.

Course Content

This course gives the applications user a strong knowledge of how to use the Macromedia Flash Professional 8 Application and its tools.  From getting started with the Tools, Timeline, Stage, Pasteboard, and Property inspector, to finally, using the Panels to modify media assets.

Course Outline

• Getting to Know the Work Area
• Setting Up a New Document
• Properties Palette
• Creating & Modifying Layers
• Working With the TimeLine
• Adding & Deleting Frames
• Adding Elements To The Stage
• Applying Color
• Basic Animation
• Motion & Shape Tweens
• Using Text
• Frames Per Rate (FPS)
• Setting up Guides
• Tool Overview
• Preview Movie
• Using the Library (importing images & sound)
• Setting Up Symbols (movie clip, button & graphic)
• Creating Layer Groups/Folders
• Advanced TimeLine Functions
• Setting up Guides
• Using Instances From The Library
• Advanced Symbols (movie clip, button & graphic)
• Applying Effects to Movie Clips (drop shadow, blur, glow, etc.)
• Masking
• Importing Illustrator Drawings
• Setting up Scenes
• Publish Settings For Saving Document Types (swf, html, jpg, quick time, etc.)
• Applying & Animating Gradients
• Previewing in different Connections (DSL, Dial-up)
• Creating Timeline-based Custom Easing
• Setting up a Preloader
• Creating a Custom Movie Player for Imported FLV Movies
• Editing Sound Files In Flash
• Basic Action Scripting (scene linking, stop, play, url links)