Presentation Graphics/Desktop Publishing Online Classes
Certificates:
Marketing Design
Certificate
The Business Marketing
Design online certificate training course focuses on developing technical
skill and creative artistry using applied marketing principles. This
courses only offered in partnership with major colleges and universities.
Multimedia Arts
Certificate
This nationally recognized
Multimedia online certificate training program focuses on providing the
conceptual, technical, and visual design skills required to create
multimedia applications and environments. Students learn professional
applications for Adobe Photoshop, Micromedia Flash, Apple Final Cut Pro, and
Adobe After Effects, or equivalent digital imaging, animation, digital video
editing, and motion graphics tools. Course projects include critique,
story boarding, retouching, compositing, Flash animation and site design,
basic Action-Scripting, video and sound edition principles, motion graphics
production and interface design. This online program is only offered
in partnership with major colleges and universities.
Web Design Certificate
This nationally recognized online Web Design certificate program focuses on
developing the visual graphic and information design skills required to create
compelling Web sites. Students learn professional applications for Adobe
Photoshop, Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash.
Webmaster
This nationally recognized Webmaster online
Certificate Program prepares students for a dynamic Internet based career as
a webmaster. Webmasters design, develop, and maintain websites.
This training program begins by teaching simple webpage development and
progresses by introducing new concepts, involving you in active webpage
implementation using HTML and Dynamic HTML. Textbook included.
This online program is only offered in partnership with major colleges and
universities.
Courses:
Achieving Top Search Engine Positions
With nearly 90%
of web traffic coming from search engines, the most important thing you can
do to increase your web site's traffic is to increase your search engine
ranking. Learn proven, step-by-step strategies to achieve the highest
position with the major search engines.
Advanced Web Pages
Students will master
advanced Web design skills as they create Web pages using CSS and HTML
(including new HTML5 elements). They'll learn how to add interactivity and
animation to their sites, and how to create pages that work in any
environment from a desktop computer to a mobile device.
CIW Associate Level 1
CIW Associate is an entry level, vendor-neutral title endorsed by the
Association of Internet Professionals (AIP) and the International Webmasters
Association (IWA). The CIW Associate title identifies IT professionals who
have achieved foundation-level webmaster skills, including basic knowledge
of Internet technologies, network infrastructure, and Web authoring using
HTML.
CIW Web Developer Level
2
The CIW Web Developer course provides you with the knowledge and skills to
assemble J2EE-centric web solutions consisting of thin-client Web
applications that interact with business services, databases and Web
services.
Creating Web Pages
Learn how to
design, create, and post your very own site on the Internet's World Wide
Web. Discover low-cost marketing techniques and search engine strategies.
Designing Effective Websites
This course will
teach you powerful graphic design techniques that will help you build Web
sites that are attractive and highly effective. You'll learn what attracts
visitors to a site, and how you can create the most satisfying experience
for those visitors. You'll learn to use typography, aesthetics, color,
graphics, and page layout to create the most compelling user interface
possible, and you'll understand how users read on the Web and the
characteristics of effective Web writing.
Graphic Design with Photoshop CS4
Learn how to use Photoshop CS4, the gold standard for image creation and
editing, as you get instruction from a Photoshop and graphic design expert
with over 15 years of teaching experience. This is the ideal program if
you're looking to turn your interest in art into an enjoyable and creative
career.
Graphic Design with Photoshop CS5
Translate your creative talents into an enjoyable and in-demand career!
This nationally recognized training program will teach you the fundamentals
of Photoshop CS5, the gold standard for image creation and editing. You’ll
start with the basics of graphic design and build your skills step by step,
mastering the terms and processes that professional graphic artists use.
You’ll learn the rules and standards for effective graphic design and
discover strategies for creating graphics that convey just the right
message, style, and tone. By the time you’re done, you’ll be ready to create
images that stand out from the competition—and you’ll be poised to begin a
rewarding career in graphic design.
Illustrator CS5
Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard for creating vector images you can
resize to fit on anything from a dome to a billboard. And if you think of vector
graphics as hard-edged and sharp, think again—because you can now create
stunning blends, brushstrokes, and shading effects.
Introduction to Adobe Acrobat 9
Adobe Acrobat 9 gives you the power to create PDF documents from a variety
of source files or completely from scratch. In this introductory
course, you'll learn how to combine, reuse, share and distribute all sorts
of content.
Introduction to CorelDRAW X3
Enhance your
company newsletter, logo, or letterhead, boost your personal Web page, or
design an original greeting card using dazzling images you've created with
CorelDRAW. Learn how to add brilliant colors, designs and exquisite text to
your original artwork and then export them with ease to other computer
applications, such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and the Web.
Introduction to CSS & XHTML
CSS and XHTML not only make it easier for you to build and manage large Web
sites, these powerful languages can also give you more precise control over
the appearance of every page you build. Almost every Web development
tool--including Dreamweaver, Microsoft Expressions Web, and Visual Web
Developer--offer support for, and occasionally require the use of, CSS and
XHTML.
Intermediate CSS & XHTML
In this course, you'll take your CSS and XHTML skills to the next level and
learn how to create professional-quality Web sites. You'll find out the
methods the pros use to quickly build effective sites that are easy to
maintain and modify. You'll discover the secrets to ensuring you keep total
creative control over every aspect of a site. You'll master specific
techniques for creating flexible, table-less page layouts that adapt to all
Web browsers, screen resolutions, and user needs. And you'll learn how to
build accessibility and search engine optimization into those page layouts.
Intermediate DreamWeaver CS3
Take your Adobe
Dreamweaver skills to the next level under the tutelage of a proven Web
development expert. Examine pure CSS layout and learn how to incorporate
multimedia elements such as Flash video and audio. Discover the uses of XML and
XSL.
Introduction to DreamWeaver CS4
Would you like to learn to use Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 to design, create, and
maintain user-friendly Web sites that are full of professional-quality Web
pages? If so, then this is the class for you! You won't need any prior Web
design skills or knowledge of code. We'll start at the beginning, and through
engaging lessons and hands-on exercises, we'll build a sample site from the
ground up.
Intermediate DreamWeaver
CS4
Take
your Web design skills to the next level in this intermediate Dreamweaver
course! You’ll get hands-on practice in using the advanced features of Adobe
Dreamweaver software as you explore pure CSS layout and learn how to incorporate
multimedia elements such as Flash video and audio. You’ll discover the uses of
XML and XSL and learn how to use standards-compliant Cascading Style Sheets to
create Web pages that are easier to maintain and more search engine-friendly.
Introduction to DreamWeaver CS5
If you want to design professional-quality Web sites, this is the class for
you! In these step-by-step lessons, you'll build an in-class Web site using
Adobe Dreamweaver CS5—and in the process, you’ll discover how to plan a Web site
from the ground up.
Introduction to Expression Web
Learn how to use Microsoft Expression Web to create Web sites, and discover
how MS Expression makes it simple to design, edit, and maintain your sites.
Introduction to
Flash CS4
Begin your career as a Flash designer! In this
course, you'll learn how to create animated, interactive movies in Flash CS4.
These days, Flash movies appear just about everywhere—the Web, the cinema, TV
shows and commercials, computer games, and the list goes on. The skills you'll
learn in this course will get you started on your way to a rewarding career
designing animated graphics and special effects for one of these fun and
exciting fields.
Introduction to Illustrator CS3
Adobe Illustrator CS3 is the program of choice for many graphic and visual
artists. It allows you to draw and manipulate artwork, add special effects,
apply color, and much, much more. This program also sets the industry standard
for creating vector images, which you can resize without loss of quality.
Whether you're looking to do a little more with your art or to design
professionally, this class will give you the Illustrator training you need!
Introduction to Illustrator CS4
If you’re planning a career as a graphic artist, mastering Adobe Illustrator
is a must. In this course, you’ll see how easy it is to create amazing art
using this powerful software tool.
Introduction to InDesign CS3
In this Adobe InDesign CS3 class, you'll get hands-on desktop publishing
training and come away knowing how to use this popular page layout software to
design and create professional quality letterhead, business cards, brochures,
PDF files that play movies, and more. You'll discover that you don't have to
be a designer or an artist to produce professional quality documents!
Introduction to InDesign CS4
In this Adobe InDesign CS4 class, you'll get hands-on
training in desktop publishing and come away knowing how to use this popular
page layout software to design and create professional quality letterhead,
newsletters, business cards, brochures, PDF files that play movies, and
more. You'll discover that you don't need to be a designer or an artist to
produce professional quality documents!
Intermediate to InDesign CS5
In this fun and
hands-on course, students will create a wide variety of professional-quality
projects ranging from brochures and menus to interactive PDFs and a fully
illustrated book. In the process, they'll master advanced features of
InDesign including templates, libraries, styles, anchored objects, text
variables, color management, and eBooks. This course can also be taken using
InDesign CS4.
Introduction to Java
If you want to learn
Java but don't have any prior programming knowledge, you'll enjoy this
course. Explore this exciting new language in a friendly and supportive
environment. Build up your confidence with easy-to-understand examples and
plenty of skill-building exercises.
Introduction to Microsoft Powerpoint 2007
Learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 to create impressive slide
presentations filled with formatted text, images, video, audio, animation,
charts, and hyperlinks. Find out how to save your presentations so you can
share them with others over the Web or on CDs.
Introduction to Microsoft Publisher 2007
In this
hands-on, project-oriented class for beginners, you'll learn how to design,
create, and publish a wide variety of stunning documents using Microsoft
Publisher 2007. If you're looking for a quick, easy, and inexpensive way to
produce professional brochures, newsletters, flyers, or even a Web site,
Microsoft Publisher 2007 is your solution! This affordable and
functionality-packed program can take you to levels of design expertise you
never dreamed possible.
Introduction to Photoshop CS4
Learn to use Adobe Photoshop CS4 to edit images, process photos, and create
original graphics. Whether you're a photographer, graphic artist, or just want
to alter old family photos, Photoshop is the program for you! This hands-on,
project-oriented course is filled with detailed, step-by-step instructions
you'll have no trouble following as you master editing photos, creating basic
paintings, and preparing your images for printing. Discover how to improve
photographs by removing flaws, correcting for poor exposure, or adding new
elements using the newest techniques Photoshop CS4 offers. You'll even find
out how much fun it can be to paint again--without any mess to clean up. And,
best of all, you don't need to have any artistic ability or prior Photoshop
experience to take this course.
Intermediate
Photoshop CS4
Are you
ready to take your Photoshop skills to the next level? Then join us and learn
advanced techniques for using Adobe Photoshop CS4 to edit your images and
photos. Imagine being able to undo or revise changes you've already made without
losing image quality or needing to start over! If you've already mastered
Photoshop's basic tools and commands, you'll find it easy to master the
nondestructive editing techniques we'll cover.
Intermediate Photoshop CS5
If you're already using the basic tools in Adobe Photoshop CS5, take your
photo-editing skills to a new level!
Intermediate PHP & MySQL
Learn how to create an interactive online store complete with an online
catalog of products, allowing customers to browse the catalog to select
items, place them in a shopping cart, and complete an order. In this
six-week online course, you'll see how to create a commercial online store
using the PHP programming language and the MySQL database server.
Photoshop CS4 for the Digital Photographer
This course will focus on how to select and use professional techniques to
enhance photos of all kinds, including both digital and scanned-film images.
Photoshop Elements 10 for the
Digital Photographer
Take your images
from so-so to spectacular! Whether you're making quick fixes or detailed
enhancements, Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 provides the tools you need to
achieve high-quality results. If you're a novice with no photo-editing
experience or you want to upgrade skills you learned in an earlier version
of Elements, this course is for you.
Python 2.5 Programming, Introduction
The Python programming language was developed with the idea that programmers
should have a way to develop code that's easy to create and understand.
While Python contains the same basic structures of other languages, it also
offers unique functionality that makes the programmer's life easier.
This course will show you how to create basic programming structures like
decisions and loops. After that, we'll move on to object-oriented techniques
with classes and exceptions. You'll also learn how to use some unique Python
data structures like tuples and dictionaries. You'll even learn how to
create graphical elements from simple squares and circles to graphical user
interface objects like buttons and labels.
By the end of the course, you'll have the foundational knowledge you need to
create a variety of Python files, whether they be short scripts, full
programs, or graphical user interfaces.
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