Graphic Design

Graphic Design is one of the most highly demanded skills in the freelancing marketplaces. With more companies going online every day, the demand for Graphic Designers is ever increasing. In this program, we will teach you how to use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to create industry-standard designs that will help you get freelance jobs easily.

Course Contents

SELF PACED

80 Hours

MENTOR LED

40 Hours

TESTS

10+

ASSIGNMENTS

6

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With this knowledge you will be able to

  • Work with industry-standard Adobe programs
  • Edit and retouch photos
  • Understand design theory and modern design trends
  • Build a portfolio of professional designs on Behance, Dribbble, etc
  • Create unique logos for brands and individuals
  • Work as a freelance graphic design in marketplaces like Upwork, Fiverr, People Per Hour, etc
  • Design business cards, flyers, posters, social media designs, etc.

Course Curriculum

  • Chapter 00: Welcome

    • C0.01 - Welcome to Coderstrust

    • C0.02 - Welcome to Digital Jobs Albania

    • C1.03 - Welcome to your learning journey!

    • C0.04: Coderstrust & You

    • C0.05: Setting goals

    • C0.06: How it works: Assignments

    • C0.07: Join our Community

  • Chapter 01: Introduction

    • Introduction

  • Chapter 02: Fundamentals of Graphic Design

    • 2.1 Type of Graphics and Medias

    • 2.2 Color modes and resolutions

    • 2.3 Why we use Illustrator

  • Chapter 03: Illustrator Interface and Navigation

    • 3.1 New File or Document Setup

    • 3.2 Workspace and Panels

    • 3.3 Illustrator zooming, screen modes, navigation and undo-redo

  • Chapter 04: Working with Objects and Shapes

    • 4.1 Creating objects using shape tools and color apply

    • 4.2 Direct Selection Tools, Copy and Paste options

    • 4.3 Lock and Unlock, Hide and Show All

    • 4.4 Arrange Function

    • 4.5 Lasso Tools and Magic Wand tools

  • Chapter 05: Other Essential Tools

    • 5.2 Rotate and Reflect Options

    • 5.1 Scale, Shear and Transform Again

    • 5.3 Clipping Mask and Free Transform Tools

  • Chapter 06: Appearance and Path Options

    • 6.1 Eyedropper & Gradients

    • 6.2 Mesh Tools and Blend Tools

    • 6.3 Offset path, Split Into Grid & Compound Path

  • Chapter 07: Alignment, Stroke and Panels

    • 7.1 Ruler, Guides & Alignment

    • 7.2 Stroke Panel and Expand

    • 7.3 Layer Panel, Transparency Panel and Transform Panel

  • Chapter 08: Pen Tools, Typography and Shape Builder

    • 8.1 Pen Tools

    • 8.2 Type Tools & Outline

    • 8.3 Shape Builder

  • Chapter 09: Art Board Tools and Exports

    • 9.1 Art Board Tools

    • 9.2 Save File and Export options

  • Chapter 10: Project 1 - Flat Character Design

    • 10.1 Flat Character Design

    • ASSIGNMENT: Design a Flat Character

  • Chapter 11: Project 2 - Business Card Design

    • 11.2 Understanding the layout

    • 11.3 Document Setup for Business Card

    • 11.4 Creating business card shapes

    • 11.5 Working with text and icons

    • 11.6 Export

    • ASSIGNMENT: Design a Business Card

  • Chapter 12: Project 3 - Flyer Desig

    • 11.1 Modern Trends and Layout

    • 11.2 Flyer Design

    • ASSIGNMENT: Design a Flyer

  • Chapter 13: Project 4 - Banner Design

    • 13.1 Banner Design

    • ASSIGNMENT: Design a Banner

  • Chapter 14: Project 5 – Trifold Brochure Design

    • 14.1 Trifold Brochure

    • ASSIGNMENT: Trifold Brochure Design

  • Chapter 15: Project 6 – Rollup Banner

    • 15.1 Rollup Banner

    • ASSIGNMENT: Rollup Banner Design

  • Chapter 16: Project 7 – Vector Tracing

    • 16.1 Introduction to Vector Tracing

    • 16.2 Manual Vector Tracing

    • 16.3 Auto Vector Tracing

    • ASSIGNMENT: Vector Tracing

  • Chapter 17: Project 8 - Logo Design

    • 13.1 Logo Design

    • ASSIGNMENT: Logo Design

  • Chapter 18: Photoshop Interface and Navigation

    • 18.1 New File or Document Setup

    • 18.2 Workspace and Panels

    • 18.3 Photoshop screen modes, zooming inout and navigation

  • Chapter 19: Working with Selection

    • 19.1 Creating objects using Marque Tools-

    • 19.2 Color Apply in Photoshop

    • 19.3 Feather, Expand and Contract

  • Chapter 20: Working with Layers

    • 20.1 Usage of Layers

    • 20.2 Layer’s re-selection & customization

    • 20.3 Merge Layers & Group Layers

  • Chapter 21: Other Selection Tools

    • 21.1 Lasso Tools and Polygonal Lasso Tools

    • 21.2 Magic Wand Tools

    • 21.3 Magnetic Lasso Tools

    • 21.4 Quick Selection Tools

    • 21.5 Object Selection Tools

    • 21.6 Designing a Cartoon Character

    • ASSIGNMENT: Design a Cartoon Character

  • Chapter 22: Working with Colors and Lighting

    • 22.1 Hue and Saturation

    • 22.2 Level and Curve

    • 22.3 RGB vs CMYK

  • Chapter 23: Pen Tools, Brush Tools and Pattern Tools

    • 23.1 Pen Tools

    • 23.2 Brush Tools

    • 23.3 Pattern Tools

  • Chapter 24: Layer Usages and Masking in Depth

    • 24.1 Layers and Blend Mode

    • 24.2 Opasity vs Fill

    • 24.3 Layer Mask in Depth

    • 24.4 Smart Object

    • 24.5 Adjustment Layer

  • Chapter 25: Project-1 Retouching Photo/Image

    • 25.1 Sharping Images like a pro

    • 25.2 Image Brightening – fixing the lightning

    • 25.3 Removing Spot and Bugs from the Skin

    • 25.4 Smoothing Skin

    • 25.5 Applying Artificial Lipstick

    • 25.6 Change the Eye and Hair Color

    • ASSIGNMENT: Retouch an Image

  • Chapter 26: Project-2 Background Removal and Changing Background

    • 26.1 Clipping Path or Removing Background with Pen Tools

    • 26.2 Removing background from the hair

    • 26.3 Changing Background and Color correction

    • ASSIGNMENT: Background Remove and Change Background

  • Chapter 27: Project-3 Background Blur – How to Blur a Background like Pro

    • 27.1 Background Blur Techniques in Depth

    • ASSIGNMENT: Blur the Background

  • Chapter 28: Project-4 Removing Objects from an Image

    • 28.1 Removing Objects using Clone Stamp Tools

    • 28.2 Removing Objects Using Content Aware

    • ASSIGNMENT: Remove the objects from images

  • Chapter 29: Project-5 Photo/Image Manipulation

    • 29.1 Creating a 3D Pop Out Manipulation

    • ASSIGNMENT: Image Manipulation

  • Chapter 30: Project-6 Photo Editing, Color Adjustment and Correction

    • 30.1 Color Adjustment and Correction in depth

    • ASSIGNMENT: Color Adjustment and Correction

  • Chapter 31: Project-7 Water Reflection Effects and Creating Filters

    • 31.1 Water Reflection Effects and Creating Filters

    • ASSIGNMENT: Water Reflection Filters

  • Conclusion

    • Congratulations

We will also teach you SOFT SKILLS!

because you will need them to excel in the Freelance marketplaces

  • In addition to learning technical skills, you will also need freelancing skills, mostly tips and tricks on how to win jobs and grow your portfolio.
  • Most of the clients in the Freelance marketplaces communicate in English
  • With our expert mentors who are also professional freelancers, we have created a complete freelancing skills course that will take you from a beginner to an expert in no time.
  • To help you become better in your communication and negotiation, we will provide you with an Business English course.
  • We will teach you how to find appropriate jobs, write proper cover letters and negotiate to get better rates for your work.
  • We will start with the basics of the English language and we will teach you everything you need to know to communicate effectively with your clients.
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