Digital Media

Adobe Illustrator Basics
Learn the key features of this program and become familiar with the basics of digital drawing and painting by creating and modifying geometric shapes and using masks and patterns.

ABBOTSFORD — Clearbrook centre
(20241 DIMD ILL01 A5A) Jeff Pernitsky, 5 sessions, Thu, 6:30–9:30 pm, $285. Starts Feb 7

Adobe Illustrator II
Prerequisite: Adobe Illustrator Basics
Students will build on the skills they learned in Illustrator Level I by working with layers, filters, blends, and transparency effects. In addition, students will learn how to create graphs and 3D objects.

ABBOTSFORD — Clearbrook centre
(20242 DIMD ILL02 A5A) Jeff Pernitsky, 5 sessions, Thu, 6:30–9:30 pm, $285. Starts Mar 14

Adobe InDesign Basics
Prerequisite: Photoshop and Illustrator Basics or equivalent experience
In this course we will explore the latest tool for page layout and electronic pre-press file preparation. As an Adobe product, InDesign is designed to work together with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat, enhancing compatibility. You will gain basic experience with the software as you work with page layout creation, create and format text, input and manipulate images, and gain a basic understanding of colour as it relates to printing.
ABBOT SFORD — Clearbrook centre
(20048 DIMD DES02 A5A) Geoff Fraser, 10 sessions, Wed, 6:30–9:30 pm, $485. Starts Feb 20

Adobe Photoshop Basics
Prerequisite: Computer Basics and Introduction to Windows XP or equivalent experience
Got old damaged photos you want to fix up? Are you an artist who would like to explore the digital canvas? Perhaps you are a professional seeking a better understanding of the industry’s leading image-editing and manipulation software package. From digital painting to photo-manipulation, Adobe Photoshop CS4 provides powerful tools to produce professional, sophisticated images for print and the web. This class will provide you with fundamental Photoshop skills and an essential understanding of the Adobe Photoshop CS4 interface and its many tools, functions, and capabilities through hands-on activities, demonstrations, and class projects.

ABBOT SFORD — Clearbrook centre
(20270 DIMD PHT02 A5A) Jeff Pernitsky, 10 sessions, Thu, 6:30–9:30 pm, $485. Starts Apr 25

Web Design Basics
This course will explore the many facets of website design and development and some ways that the internet is being used by artists and designers for promotion of their work and as a sitespecific medium. You’ll learn the basics of web page creation, usercentred design principles, web authoring and editing, and design techniques for interactivity.

ABBOT SFORD — Clearbrook centre
(20049 DIMD WEB02 A5A) Jeff Pernitsky, 5 sessions, Sat, 9 am–noon, $285. Starts Feb 16

Web Design II
Prerequisite: Web Design Basics
Building upon what was covered in Web Design I, this course focuses on current web standards and best practices to design accessible, well crafted, and professional websites using XHTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Web Design II is taught by an industry professional with over a decade of commercial web development experience. You will learn CSS elements such as layers, the box model, inheritance, and customer classes, which separate design from content to create websites that are easy to maintain, ensure a common look and feel, and work in all browsers.

ABBOT SFORD – Clearbrook centre
(20113 DIMD WEB03 A5A) Jeff Pernitsky, 5 sessions, Sat, 9 am–noon, $285. Starts Apr 6 

Last updated Feb 2013