Let your spirit soar and get the creative juices flowing.
If your passions lie in mixing colors, selecting the right photograph or image for a layout, determining the best way to break up large volumes of text into understandable sections, then graphic design may be for you. Whether you are interested in taking classes to prepare for a career or just for fun, TTC has the courses for you.
Location Key: BC=Berkeley Campus; MP=Mount Pleasant Campus; OS=Offsite; PC=Palmer Campus; TC=Thornley Campus (formerly Main Campus)
Days of the Week Key: M=Monday; Tu=Tuesday; W=Wednesday; Th=Thursday; F=Friday; Sa=Saturday; Su=Sunday
Graphic Artist Career Certificate Bundle
Obtain a certificate as a graphic artist by completing the following courses: Photoshop Levels 1 and 2; Illustrator Levels 1 and 2; InDesign Levels 1 and 2. SAVE! Enroll in the certificate for only $2,399.
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Illustrator
These hands-on courses teach the basics and more advanced concepts of Adobe Illustrator. Expand your skills to create more complex illustrations, providing you with a better understanding of printing documents without errors or color mismatches as well as preparing illustrations for the web. Learn to create complex, robust illustrations that go beyond those you could create using Illustrator’s basic tools. Book included
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InDesign
Learn the basics of creating documents with InDesign, from single-page advertisements and fliers to complex multipage color publications. Build upon skills learned by using techniques to manipulate text, pictures and pages. Control type formatting; create and edit graphics; and create and modify layouts with efficiency and accuracy. Book included
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Photoshop
Photoshop Level 1 – Introduction
The introductory course covers palettes and layers; painting and editing; paths, masks and channels; and color correction. Book included
Photoshop Level 2 – Intermediate
Learn advanced layer techniques; special effects; combining Illustrator graphics with Photoshop; preparing images for web publication and two-color printing; and ensuring and printing accurate color. Book included
Photoshop for the Web
Photoshop is capable of more than simply optimizing an image for the web. This course provides tricks and tips for making a visually cohesive web design as well as planning a web layout and creating elements needed for the implementation of your vision. This is a primer for making your website as visually appealing as possible. Book included
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Portfolio Strategies for Print and Digital Media
Learn to build your own graphics portfolio. Topics covered include résumés, branding, design portfolios, developing a layout and sequence, organizing your files, portfolio preparation and conducting a portfolio audit. No books required
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