DTP (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat) Training Course

What you will learn during the training:

• Principles of creating computer graphics and desktop publishing
• Methods for defining and working with colour
• Differences between vector and bitmap graphics
• Techniques for customising colour photos and graphics
• Principles of retouching and creating photomontages
• Creating your own illustrations and graphics
• Adapting graphic material composition and printing to specific needs
• Designing logos and logotypes
• Creating engaging charts and tables
• Designing business cards and letterheads
• Creating labels, diplomas, and invitations
• Preparing leaflets
• Text formatting techniques
• Using spot colours
• Principles of print preparation
• Digital printing, offset printing, and screen printing

Sample topics covered in the classes:

• My poster
• Portrait design
• Expansive layouts
• My catalog
• My face
• Billboard design
• My logo

During the training, participants will learn:

• How to operate the program efficiently
• Printing issues and technologies
• Photo adjustments and retouching
• Colour adjustment techniques
• Red-eye removal
• Brightness and contrast adjustments
• Image resizing
• Enhancing sharpness
• Combining multiple photos into a single image
• Restoring old or damaged photographs
• Creating sepia effects
• Extracting objects from their backgrounds
• Image composition, colour models, fundamental concepts and file formats
• Working with layers and masks
• Tool selection and vector path creation
• Styles and effects
• Text manipulation
• Adjusting colour in photos and graphics
• Using adjustment layers
• Automation features
• Document history management
• Retouching and photo montages
• Saving your work

This instructor-led, live training (available online or on-site) is designed for beginner to intermediate-level photo enthusiasts and graphic designers who wish to use Adobe Photoshop Elements to edit and enhance their photos.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Edit and enhance their photos using a variety of tools and functions.
• Organise and manage their photo collections effectively with the built-in organiser.
• Create and share photo projects such as slideshows, collages, and calendars.
• Apply artistic effects and filters to their photos.
• Perform both basic and advanced photo retouching techniques.

This course is designed for individuals who work with text and graphics and wish to expand their skills to create presentations, books, brochures, and other interactive elements suitable for a range of devices: computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and mobile phones.

This instructor-led, live training in New Zealand (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level graphic designers, marketing professionals, and publishing specialists who wish to use Adobe InDesign to create professional-quality books, brochures, posters, and marketing materials.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Navigate the Adobe InDesign interface efficiently.
• Set up projects with the correct dimensions and layouts.
• Work with text, images, and graphics to create compelling designs.
• Utilise styles, templates, and colour palettes for consistency and efficiency.
• Prepare files for professional printing or digital publishing.

We invite you to join a course dedicated to image editing using Adobe Photoshop.

This course is designed for those who wish to master the art of working with colour, learn how to prepare images for display, and develop skills in editing, retouching, collage creation, and using the RAW format.

We will demonstrate how to fine-tune your photos to bring out their best qualities, and explore all the essential tools available in a professional photo editor.

You'll gain new knowledge illustrated through dozens of practical examples and reinforce it through exercises guided by an experienced instructor. Additionally, you will have access to prepared learning materials. Benefit from expert insights to save time and avoid unnecessary trial and error.

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to use Adobe Photoshop's photo-enhancement features as they work through a series of hands-on exercises designed to improve the quality of a set of sample photographs.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Apply Photoshop's photo enhancement tools to alter the quality of a photograph
• Adjust sharpness and blur to highlight the key features of a photograph
• Modify colouring and facial expressions in photographs
• Prepare photographs for printing or development

Audience

• Photography beginners and enthusiasts

Course Format

• A blend of lecture, discussion, exercises and extensive hands-on practice

This instructor-led, live training in New Zealand (online or on-site) is aimed at beginner-level users who wish to learn the essential tools and techniques of image editing using GIMP.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Navigate GIMP's interface and toolbox efficiently.
• Edit and manipulate images using various tools such as cropping, scaling, and painting.
• Work with layers, selections, and transparency to create complex compositions.
• Enhance photographs and prepare images for the web.
• Customise GIMP with plugins and scripting for enhanced functionality.

This course explains how to use InDesign to create documents with a well-designed, professional appearance, including paragraph and character styles, layout features, and customised text and graphics. Gradually, more advanced InDesign techniques will be covered to enhance the look and functionality of your documents.

This instructor-led, live training in New Zealand (online or on-site) is designed for Graphic Designers or Desktop Publishers who want to use Scribus to produce high-quality page layouts and graphic designs for both print and digital documents.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of Scribus.
• Create professional-quality document layouts and designs.
• Generate various file formats for publishing (PDF, PNG, JPG, and EPS).

The activities are led by an experienced graphic design lecturer who uses a practical approach, delivers knowledge in an engaging and humorous manner, and runs interesting workshops—all ensuring participants gain real satisfaction from the training.

A list of sample projects

• showcase
• imposition of business cards
• letterhead design
• sticker printing for CD / DVD
• double-sided leaflet
• compilation of a triple pricing brochure
• calendar

Adobe graphic programs are a set of tools for creating, editing, and manipulating graphics, multimedia, and documents. Adobe Systems is well known for developing numerous professional applications dedicated to graphic design, multimedia, photo editing, web design, and more. Below are some of the main graphic programs developed by Adobe: Adobe Photoshop This is one of the most popular programs for editing raster graphics. It allows users to manipulate images, create graphics, retouch photos, correct colours, and perform many other advanced operations. Adobe Illustrator Focusing on vector graphics, Illustrator enables the creation of logos, illustrations, vector-based designs, typographic projects, and other elements that can be scaled without loss of quality.