Desktop Publishing Overview Class in Seattle : Luminous Works, an Adobe Authorized Training Center

class:
Desktop Publishing Overview

$149 • one–half day (3 hours) • meets 9:30am–12:30pm

Skill Level: Introductory (what does this mean?)
(presents skills and concepts important to other classes in our curriculum. However, All our classes require basic computer skills)

February 2012

Seats: 4

Seats: 7

March 2012

Seats: 8

April 2012

Seats: 8

May 2012

Seats: 8

To register for this class, click on its starting date

Desktop Publishing Overview: $149
duration: one–half day
To register, click on a starting date

Details

special offer: If you enroll in and take both this class and Digital Drawing Workshop, you'll be charged only $49 for the second one (saving $100)!

How do image editing programs, drawing programs, and page layout programs all fit together? What does each do? What do I do with my fonts? What the heck is "dpi" anyway?

In this class, we give you the bird's eye view of desktop publishing workflows. We'll go from image fundamentals and manipulation in Photoshop, to the creation of simple graphics in Illustrator, and show how those elements combine in InDesign with text for effective page layout. Along the way we'll cover those important but elusive concepts (above) that everyone needs. If these are familiar, you should skip this class.

who should take this class?

You! If you're new to computer graphics
Those who are contemplating a job in desktop publishing
Those preparing to learn Photoshop: get the basic concepts like resolution, color, and pixel pushing, so you can focus on the program's tools in our Photoshop classes
Those preparing to learn Illustrator: understand the nature and use of vector graphics so you can focus on the program's tools in our Illustrator classes
Those preparing to learn InDesign: understand what's behind page layout—combining images and text—and be forewarned about its pitfalls
Those who want to get the most out of any single application in Adobe's Creative Suite—or all of them!
Those of you already in the industry, but with lingering "basic" questions