Online 6-lesson eLearning - Training Resources

writing javascript and dhtml ...from more interactivity and functionality, read on. This 6-lesson course will take you way past the fundamentals in Web coding. You'll learn how to code highly interactive and functional JavaScript and DHTML from scratch, creating floating navigation menus, browser detectors, animated text and image objects, dynamic content, slide shows, custom mouse pointers, and more. Developed and  more...

web project management ... Want the tools to manage bigger jobs? In this intensive 6-lesson course, we'll take you step-by-step through each phase of a Web project, showing you planning and client management strategies for everything from the start-up meeting, to the project's planning, execution, and closure. Since thorough documentation is key, we'll show you how (and when) to create and present your project  more...

print production For many designers and desktop publishers, sending a job to the printer is a mysterious (and expensive) process of trial and error. Guesswork doesn't cut it. That is why we offer this distance learning course in Print Production so that you can achieve your desired results when printing all of your graphic design projects. To manage a print job effectively, you must understand how printers work,  more...

powerpoint design ...6-lesson hands-on course, you'll learn PowerPoint training techniques for designing effective presentations: ones that are clean, clear, visually appealing, and engaging in their delivery of content. You'll learn how professional presentation designers develop custom slideshows with impact and edge, avoiding common design pitfalls. The course provides a thorough grounding in PowerPoint's most  more...

internet marketing ... buys, and more, to reach your target audience. In this 6-lesson Internet Marketing course, you'll learn practical skills for growing your business on the Web. Studying with a professional Internet marketing consultant, you'll learn how develop an entire marketing plan for your online business. Course projects will include target audience analysis, developing a site plan, creating a content  more...

illustrator basics ...d and scalable art for almost any application. In this 6-lesson course, you'll build a solid foundation in Adobe Illustrator, learning from a master teacher. You'll start with a tour of important menus, tools, and palettes, then explore selection tools, drawing tools, layers, the pen tool (a lesson unto itself) as well as transformations/ distortions, type tools, and modifying paths and  more...

golive basics ...ish on the Web, you can create in Adobe GoLive. In this 6-lesson course, you'll gain a strong working knowledge of GoLive, from FTPing basic Web pages to creating advanced layouts, using frames, implementing CSS, adding multimedia files, and more. You'll be surprised at how much you can do, in Adobe's powerful yet easy-to-use application. Each detailed, step-by-step project affords the  more...

Advanced Logo Design ...be like flags: universal, timeless, and durable. In this 6-lesson course, you'll build your portfolio by tackling a series of challenging logo and branding design projects. Lessons will cover such important logo concepts as corporate identity, image, branding, and repositioning, with reference to intriguing real-world case studies. Exercises will offer a range of creative challenges, allowing  more...

Advanced Typography Course ...ts quirks and beauty, its history and diversity. In this 6-lesson course, you'll learn advanced concepts in typography, building your portfolio through hands-on projects. You'll experiment with type fusion, learn the details of text layout and information hierarchy, create a visual identity for product package and a civic authority, and even design your own currency. The focus of the course  more...

Advertising Design Course ...there's no better time to become an ad designer. In this 6-lesson course, you'll learn the principles of the advertising design from both a creative and a business perspective. Case studies from print, Web, and TV showcase advertising concepts at work: persuasion, color psychology and composition, copywriting and typography, and brand communication. Class projects include ads for newspapers,  more...

After Effects I Course ...oping, corporate presentations, and conferences. In this 6-lesson training course, you'll study with a leading animator and learn how to use After Effects to create sophisticated motion graphics using text and object animations, compositing videos and images, and adding audio and effects. You'll learn how to set keyframes on a timeline and work with transform properties, motion paths, masks,  more...

Color Correction Course ...quality images for print or the Web. In this challenging 6-lesson course, you'll learn systematic techniques for every aspect of color management using Photoshop. By evaluating and correcting literally dozens of images, including some of your own, you'll learn how to identify classic color scenarios and use both comprehensive and quick-and-dirty methods for correcting them. The course covers  more...

database and dynamic web design ...ic, interactive tools and applications. In this hands-on 6-lesson course, you'll discover how to create dynamic Web sites using PHP and the MySQL database server. You'll learn the basic language syntax of PHP, how to design and administer a database as part of a relational database system, set up mailing lists, build discussion forums, create a storefront, and even build a working shopping  more...

digital illustration advanced Digital illustration is a challenging but expressive area of graphic design. It brings out each artist's unique personal style. If you've mastered the basics in Illustrator, it's time to challenge yourself and boost your skills. In this 6-lesson course, you'll learn advanced methods for communicating your creative concepts. Through step-by-step lectures, you'll explore how an expert Illustrator  more...

digital photography II ...rrection, retouching, compositing, and printing? In the 6-lesson classes, you'll study digital photography with one of the leading experts in this burgeoning field. Ken Milburn, author of The Digital Photography Bible (among 20+ other titles), will guide you through technical concepts and artistic challenges that will stretch your digital photography skills. Class projects include still-life,  more...

digital photography using camera raw ...ted digital photography expert Ken Milburn, this advanced 6-lesson course explores every facet of editing RAW images in Adobe Photoshop CS2. You'll learn when, why, and how to incorporate Camera RAW into your photography workflow, practicing techniques for managing and editing images you'll capture in creative photoshoots. Learning basic adjustments and special effects, you'll bring out the  more...

digital video editing I ... And beyond all that, it's all about psychology. In this 6-lesson course, you'll learn the art and craft of editing videos from two award-winning filmmakers. The course explores techniques that can be applied in a range of non-linear editing programs, including Avid, Final Cut, and Premiere. But the main focus is not just on developing software skills it's on exploring the magic behind video  more...

dreamweaver I Macromedia's Dreamweaver is the preferred HTML editor of professional Web designers and not just because it has a cool name. Dreamweaver integrates a host of design tools in one easy-to-use application. Without any advanced HTML knowledge, you can design sophisticated sites, creating advanced layouts by using tables, colors, style sheets, frames, and more. This intensive 6-lesson training  more...

dreamweaver II If you love the ease and flexibility of designing sites with Dreamweaver and are ready to tackle more sophisticated projects, Dreamweaver II is your ideal next step. Some powerful features lie just below the surface in Dreamweaver, including precision layouts through Cascading Style Sheets, templates and asset management, and even the ability to create high-end interactive features without  more...

fireworks basics ... you can do it all with Macromedia's Fireworks. In this 6-lesson course, you'll learn how to import, manipulate, and export Web graphics, optimizing and animating them, creating image slices and hotspots even combining graphics with HTML and javascript. You could build an entire site using Fireworks, and just to prove it, we'll show you how. Whether you're new to Web graphics, or an old  more...

flash animation ... tweening and frame-by-frame techniques. In this hands-on 6-lesson course, you'll learn how to draw simple but compelling characters, prepare them for animation, add expression and motion, and storyboard and animate a 30-second sequence with a soundtrack. If you've mastered the basics in Flash, now's the time to study animation. While the focus of this class is on character animation,  more...

flash basics When Web designers think dynamic, they think Macromedia Flash. The vector-based tool, rapidly taking over the Web, can create everything from simple animations to entire sites. In this 6-lesson course, you'll develop a deep understanding for basic drawing and animating tools in Flash, mastering such critical interface elements as layers, scenes, nested symbols, and movie clips. You'll create an  more...

freehand basics Macromedia Freehand is the vector program of choice for many graphic and Web designers. It's used to create razor-sharp illustrations that print or enlarge to any size with little or no degradation. In this 6-lesson course, you'll explore the wide horizons open to Freehand users. You'll create illustrations, Web graphics, animations, newsletter layouts for print and Web, and more. Once you've  more...