Instructor Led Type Training Classes in United States

Lean Six Sigma ...driven, disciplined approach to minimizing defects in any type of process (be it manufacturing or services). Popularized in the mid-90's by companies such as Motorola and GE, Six Sigma has grown greatly in acceptance among thousands of companies, and has proven to be both a time and money saver when implemented properly. This course is designed to provide students with an overview of Six Sigma  more...

Adobe InDesign CS3:Essentials ...n, use colors correctly and create consistent and amazing type. Apply art from Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop, control tables, and output for print and Acrobat PDF. Learn InDesign through hands-on projects. Best ways to create and configure documents, control your workspace and set up your preferences Placing and manipulating graphics, understanding the different file formats  more...

Digital Drawing Workshop The key tool in drawing digitally, the Pen Tool, is now found in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Flash. Master it once, and use it universally. It is with the Pen tool that you create paths on which to run text and to precisely create lines to enclose any shape no matter how exotic. Many users of other drawing programs (e.g., Freehand) will already be familiar with the behavior of this  more...

Illustrator and Quark Training ...able of creating complex and attractive illustrations and type effects. You might need to create logos, advertisements, and other illustrations in Illustrator. If you have little or no experience with Illustrator, it can be overwhelming to start creating complex illustrations. In this course, you'll start by drawing and manipulating simple shapes to create logos. You'll also combine text and  more...

Certified, Hands On Dreamweaver 8 Website Development Class: Chicago/Deerfield Ascend Training Ascend offers hands on computer training for the creative professional. We offer a hands-on approach that others have yet to duplicate. Our instructors are not full-time trainers, but the top industry professionals out in the world working with the programs they teach. By working out in the industry with Flash, Dreamweaver, ColdFusion, Photohsop, Illustrator, InDesign, Avid and others, they bring  more...

Business Requirements Gathering and Writing Seminar using JAD Data Techniques ...athering and design specifically focusing on data driven type projects. The seminar provides an understanding on how to manage and gather requirements for IT projects. The seminar provides business analysis modeling and facilitation techniques needed for capturing the artifacts for the Project Life Cycle: Scoping, Requirements Gathering and High-Level Design Phases of a project. The  more...

Java Dynamic Programming This course describes the run-time operations which distinguish Java, namely dynamic class operations, Class objects, determining class object type, creating a Class object class's object, class search path, class loader, URLClassLoader, Reflection, reflected field operations, reflected modifier operations, reflected method operations, reflected method example and reflected array operations.  more...

JAXP with SAX and or DOM Essential skills for processing XML documents within a Java application. Topics in this course are XML review, SAX vs. DOM, what is JAXP, creating SAX and DOM readers and parsers, setting SAX handlers, handling SAX XML events, DOM document info, DOM node type fields, informational DOM node methods, DOM node values, processing a DOM tree by nodes and DOM tree manipulation. Audience:Java Developers  more...

JAX-RPC Java API for XML-Based RPC (JAX-RPC) enables Java technology developers to develop SOAP-based interoperable and portable web services and clients. JAX-RPC provides access to or from a Java or non-Java, client or Web service, via standard protocols. This course describes how to develop web services using JAX-RPC, as well as stub, dynamic proxy, DII and JNDI-based (including EJB2) clients. There is  more...

XML Schema Important for all serious XML Developers, this class prepares the student to create XML Applications using the XML Schema recommendation. Topics include: Schema capabilities, creation and validation, Predefined Datatypes, Element and Attribute Declarations, Compositors, Type derivation, Facets, Simple Types, Complex Types, and Simple Content. The proper use of Namespaces is emphasized.  more...

Microsoft Sharepoint 2007 for Developers Microsoft SharePoint 2007 provides a huge range of functionality including enterprise content management, automation of business processes, and business intelligence and reporting. Although SharePoint is rich in features and capabilities, it involves common concepts and developer tasks that are universal to every type of SharePoint project. Audience:Individuals with a working understanding of  more...

Design for Non Designers Need to think like a designer? This course gives you a primer on the basic elements of design. Students can expect to learn how to go inside the design process and evaluate designs using time-honored principles of design: contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity, and develop the ability to critique design identifying what s right and wrong, and how to fix it. Students will also learn how  more...

QuarkXPress 7.0 Intermediate Students will build on existing skills and learn some of the more advanced features of QuarkXPress, as well as techniques that will improve workflow. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: Create graphic effects using B zier lines and shapes; Create a Type Mask; Flow Type on a Path; create and use Libraries; set Hyphenation and Justification Options; control Widows and Orphans;  more...

Photoshop CS3 Web Production Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Prepare images for cross-platform viewing by applying color management techniques, adjusting images, and ensuring color consistency; Identify and resolve factors that contribute to file size; Optimize Photographic and Flat color illustrations; Choosing the correct file type to use in a web page; Create, Prepare and Export a web  more...

Photoshop CS3 Intermediate This 2 day course focuses on the new vector features of Photoshop and is geared to those unfamiliar with vector objects Topics include: Painting and Blending Mode techniques; Creating custom brushes; Using the pen tool; Creating Clipping Paths; Creating custom Swatches, Gradients and Patterns; Extracting objects from the background; Using advanced layer techniques including Layer Masks and  more...

InDesign CS3 Intermediate ...ding: Typography controls, including tracking and kerning type, and controls for Widows and Orphans; Creating Tabs, hanging indents, and dot leaders; Working in-depth with paragraph, character, and object styles; Importing, linking, and managing graphics; Working with Clipping Paths and Alpha Channel Masks; Using the Library palette for production; Creating and formatting InDesign Tables and  more...

Target Thinking: Inside & Outside the Box ...l, real world solutions * Think outside "the box" in any type of work environment * Stimulate creative thinking in friends and co-workers * Effectively communicate creative ideas How is this seminar different? Most creative thinking programs provide activities to help participants "loosen up" - ostensibly to free their minds and allow the creative juices to flow. However, these  more...

Target Writing: Communicating for Results ...eader to action * Create effective writing plans for all types of projects * Research key information quickly and accurately * Recognize and avoid common grammar and punctuation errors * Communicate their message efficiently and effectively How is this seminar different? A strong linear thinker will find it difficult to comprehend a document written in a global format and global style  more...

PageMaker 7.0 Introduction Learn to use PageMaker to create professional looking publications. In this course, you will learn basic techniques and skills that will give you a solid understanding of the software as you create a four-page color newsletter. Included are how to: Navigate in the PageMaker environment; Set up a document; Import text and graphics; Format text using fonts, sizes, type styles, indents, alignment,  more...

lllustrator CS3 Introduction This course has been designed for anyone who needs to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents. Students will learn: Drawing lines and shapes; Selecting Points and Paths; Altering Shapes and Curves; Moving Objects Between Layers; Type Basics; Transforming Objects; Stacking Order of Objects; Fill and Stroke; using the Eyedropper and Paint Bucket  more...

Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Form Design create user-friendly, interactive Forms for use on the Web or intranet, and covers the Form features available in Acrobat 8.0 Professional. Course topics include: Creating forms for distribution by e-mail or on the web from scanned paper, PDF documents, Microsoft Word documents, or Excel spreadsheets; Automatically locating form fields in static PDF documents and converting them to interactive  more...