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Digital Arts Center (DAC) is a branch of the University of California, San Diego, Extension. DAC offers four comprehensive, career focused programs. Casual Game Development, Digital Graphics and Web Design, Mobile Applications Development & Design and Video & Editing. We also offer individual courses in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, 3DS Max, Video & Editing, AutoCAD, Revit and more. Classes are offered face to face and online.
UC San Diego Extension Digital Arts Center is based in San Diego, CA, USA
UC San Diego Extension
As the professional education and public service division of UC San Diego, Extension is focused on being a major catalyst for the continued economic, intellectual, and cultural growth of the San Diego and Baja California region. Core offerings include professional education and training, cultural enrichment, and regional economic solutions. Whether you're starting a new career, building a company, or developing a deeper appreciation of the world around you, Extension has the resources you need to get started.
The Digital Arts Center offers many classes to support changing software, technology and techniques. From enhancing your skills and keeping abreast of the latest industry developments to taking your first Photoshop class, we've have you covered.
As the professional education and public service division of UC San Diego, Extension is focused on being a major catalyst for the continued economic, intellectual, and cultural growth of the San Diego and Baja California region. Core offerings include professional education and training, cultural enrichment, and regional economic solutions. Whether you're starting a new career, building a company, or developing a deeper appreciation of the world around you, Extension has the resources you need to get started.
The Digital Arts Center offers many classes to support changing software, technology and techniques. From enhancing your skills and keeping abreast of the latest industry developments to taking your first Photoshop class, we've have you covered.
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AutoCAD II Working Drawings
: Develop an advanced understanding of the AutoCAD 2011 applications. Develop an abbreviated set of construction documents and learn important manipulation and management tools for assembling and integrating drawings within the project document set. Topics include advanced commands and drafting conventions.
Note: Students must be officially enrolled by and attend the first session. Prerequisite: the preceding course (AutoCAD I) or work experience with instructor approval. Textbooks strongly recommended. Same textbook will be used throughout all AutoCAD courses.
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Career Focused Programs in Digital Media
: The Digital Arts Center ( DAC ) is a branch of the University of California, San Diego, Extension. DAC offers professional training in various digital media art fields such as game design, graphic design, mobile apps development, video production and web design. Attend an information session learn about our high quality, professionally-focused programs, ask questions and discuss your future as a creative professional.
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Digital Arts Fall Training With UCSD Extensions
: Fall Classes
Enroll now at: extension. ucsd. edu/ digitalarts
Animation & Computer Aided Design
a Animation I: Introduction to Disneya ™s 12 Principles of
Animation
a AutoCAD I, & II
a Revit I & II
a 3DS Max I
Graphics and Digital Design
a Design & Web Media Information Session*
a Creative Ad Campaign more...
Gain Practical Experience with Illustrator!
: Learn the industry-standard professional vector drawing program Adobe Illustrator CS5. Gain practical experience with Illustrator's precision drawing and transformation tools for creating and editing B zier curves, color, gradients, gradient mesh, patterns, transparency, type, layers, and more. Learn how your artwork can interface with Photoshop and be rasterized for further creative enhancement, preparing it for the interface with the entire Creative suite.
Note: more...
: Learn the industry-standard professional vector drawing program Adobe Illustrator CS5. Gain practical experience with Illustrator's precision drawing and transformation tools for creating and editing B zier curves, color, gradients, gradient mesh, patterns, transparency, type, layers, and more. Learn how your artwork can interface with Photoshop and be rasterized for further creative enhancement, preparing it for the interface with the entire Creative suite.
Note: Graphic Design and Web Design Training
: The Digital Arts Center ( DAC ) is a branch of the University of California, San Diego, Extension. DAC offers professional training in various digital media art fields such as graphic & web design, video production, mobile apps & game design.
The mission of our game design program, graphic design program and video production program and is to provide a well-balanced, high-quality education by combining applied arts technology more...
Learn Adobe Photoshop in TWO days
: Photoshop 2-day level I
Experience the best of Photoshop in just two days. This step-one level hands-on workshop will get you up and running with photo-editing, file formats, pixel selection, overview of the tools, working with layers, red-eye removal, color correction (hue, contrast) and various tips and tricks. Each student will be working at a computer using the latest version of Adobe Photoshop. Students will gain a sound working knowledge of the program and be experiencing and practicing throughout the day.
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Learn More About AutoCAD at UC San Diego Extension
: UC San Diego | Extension Digital Arts Center offers convenient onsite evening courses and interactive online courses.
Develop an advanced understanding of the AutoCAD 2011 applications. Develop an abbreviated set of construction documents and learn important manipulation and management tools for assembling and integrating drawings within the project document set. Topics include advanced commands and drafting conventions.
Note: Students must be officially enrolled by and attend the first session. more...
: UC San Diego | Extension Digital Arts Center offers convenient onsite evening courses and interactive online courses.
Develop an advanced understanding of the AutoCAD 2011 applications. Develop an abbreviated set of construction documents and learn important manipulation and management tools for assembling and integrating drawings within the project document set. Topics include advanced commands and drafting conventions.
Note: Students must be officially enrolled by and attend the first session. more...Learn The Tricks and Techniques of Adobe Photoshop
: UC San Diego | Extension Digital Arts Center offers convenient onsite evening courses and interactive online courses.
A more advanced look at Adobe Photoshop for those already familiar with the basics. Students will learn about importing files. Students learn skills and techniques used for digital darkroom projects. Students work on various projects in class to build self-confidence and pick up tricks and techniques.
Note: Prerequisite: Students must more...
: UC San Diego | Extension Digital Arts Center offers convenient onsite evening courses and interactive online courses.
A more advanced look at Adobe Photoshop for those already familiar with the basics. Students will learn about importing files. Students learn skills and techniques used for digital darkroom projects. Students work on various projects in class to build self-confidence and pick up tricks and techniques.
Note: Prerequisite: Students must more...Learn to 3D Modeling using AutoDesk 3DS Max
: UC San Diego | Extension Digital Arts Center offers convenient onsite evening courses and interactive online courses.
Get a complete introduction to modeling, and rendering while learning to build and bring to life a 3D scene from plans. Learn to model or import interior details and furniture items to create a finished scene. Add lighting and textures, and learn how to render realistic images. Gain the ability to navigate the user interface, manipulate views, modify parameters and choose the most efficient modeling techniques. Dive into modeling, using many of more...
Graphic Design training
: UC San Diego | Extension Digital Arts Center offers convenient onsite evening courses and interactive online courses.
Get a complete introduction to modeling, and rendering while learning to build and bring to life a 3D scene from plans. Learn to model or import interior details and furniture items to create a finished scene. Add lighting and textures, and learn how to render realistic images. Gain the ability to navigate the user interface, manipulate views, modify parameters and choose the most efficient modeling techniques. Dive into modeling, using many of Digital Design Essentials
: DIGITAL DESIGN ESSENTIALS A
A key course in learning graphic design and digital media, this course has been organized to introduce students to the elements and lexicon of basic two dimensional design, gestalt design theory, basic color uses in design and their inherent psychological impacts upon the viewer, use of type as object, use of type as psychological design element, and the combination of type and image for successful integration of design concepts.
Gain an introduction to the essential design techniques needed to produce professional work.
This course is online.
Register at ucsd. edu/ digitalarts or
call 858. 534. 3400
: DIGITAL DESIGN ESSENTIALS A
A key course in learning graphic design and digital media, this course has been organized to introduce students to the elements and lexicon of basic two dimensional design, gestalt design theory, basic color uses in design and their inherent psychological impacts upon the viewer, use of type as object, use of type as psychological design element, and the combination of type and image for successful integration of design concepts.
Gain an introduction to the essential design techniques needed to produce professional work.
This course is online.
Register at ucsd. edu/ digitalarts or
call 858. 534. 3400Dreamweaver - Introduction - Intermediate - Advanced
: Learn Dreamweaver at UC San Diego Extension Digital Arts.
We offer individual courses in dreamweaver from beginning to advanced. You can take these individual courses one by one or apply them to our Specialized Certificate in Web Media.
Learn more about Dreamweaver and UC San Diego Extension Digital Arts at:
http://extension. ucsd. edu/ digitalarts
Dreamweaver I: http://extension. ucsd. edu/ studyarea/ index. cfm? vAction=sections&vCourse=ART-40325&vsacategoryid=82&vStudyAreaID=7
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Graphic Web Design and AutoCAD Training at UC San Diego Extension Explore the Digital Arts
: Gain graphic design, web design, computer animation, 3D rendering skills today at UC San Diego Extension Digital Arts
Enroll now for Winter Quarter 2012
Winter Quarter 2012 quarter we are offering classes in
Animation & Computer Aided Design
a Animation I: Introduction to Disneya ™s 12 Principles of Animation
a more...
: Gain graphic design, web design, computer animation, 3D rendering skills today at UC San Diego Extension Digital Arts
Enroll now for Winter Quarter 2012
Winter Quarter 2012 quarter we are offering classes in
Animation & Computer Aided Design
a Animation I: Introduction to Disneya ™s 12 Principles of Animation
a more...Illustrator training - Adobe CS5 Illustrator
: Learn the industry-standard professional vector drawing program Adobe Illustrator CS5. Gain practical experience with Illustrator's precision drawing and transformation tools for creating and editing B zier curves, color, gradients, gradient mesh, patterns, transparency, type, layers, and more. Learn how your artwork can interface with Photoshop and be rasterized for further creative enhancement, preparing it for the interface with the entire Creative suite.
Enroll today at: ucsd. edu/ studyarea/ index. cfm? vAction=sections&vCourse=ART-40527&vsacategoryid=83&vStudyAreaID=7
: Learn the industry-standard professional vector drawing program Adobe Illustrator CS5. Gain practical experience with Illustrator's precision drawing and transformation tools for creating and editing B zier curves, color, gradients, gradient mesh, patterns, transparency, type, layers, and more. Learn how your artwork can interface with Photoshop and be rasterized for further creative enhancement, preparing it for the interface with the entire Creative suite.
Enroll today at: ucsd. edu/ studyarea/ index. cfm? vAction=sections&vCourse=ART-40527&vsacategoryid=83&vStudyAreaID=7Learn to Create a Website Using Adobe Dreamweaver
: UC San Diego | Extension Digital Arts Center offers convenient onsite evening courses and interactive online courses.
Learn to design and build websites with Adobe Dreamweaver CS5. 5, a powerful and easy to use web page development software, in this essential web design course in San Diego and online.
Become familiar enough with basic HTML and CSS to design websites within more...
: UC San Diego | Extension Digital Arts Center offers convenient onsite evening courses and interactive online courses.
Learn to design and build websites with Adobe Dreamweaver CS5. 5, a powerful and easy to use web page development software, in this essential web design course in San Diego and online.
Become familiar enough with basic HTML and CSS to design websites within Photoshop 2 Day Level II
: A more advanced look at Adobe Photoshop for those already familiar with the basics. Students will learn about importing files including scanning and RAW. Students learn skills and techniques used for digital darkroom projects. Students work on various projects in class to build self-confidence and pick up tricks and techniques.
Note: Prerequisite: Students must have taken and passed Adobe Photoshop I or have the equivalent skills. Students MUST have basic computer skills.
Friday (2/ 17/ 12 more...
Mobile Application Training
: A more advanced look at Adobe Photoshop for those already familiar with the basics. Students will learn about importing files including scanning and RAW. Students learn skills and techniques used for digital darkroom projects. Students work on various projects in class to build self-confidence and pick up tricks and techniques.
Note: Prerequisite: Students must have taken and passed Adobe Photoshop I or have the equivalent skills. Students MUST have basic computer skills.
Friday (2/ 17/ 12 more...Learn to Create Your Own Mobile App
: The Digital Arts Center ( DAC ) is a branch of the University of California, San Diego, Extension. DAC offers professional training in various digital media art fields such as game design, graphic design, mobile apps development, video production and web design.
How can I learn more about the programs?
Attend a Free Information Session on more...
Mobile Apps Training at UCSD Extension Digital Arts Center
: Mobile Applications Development Information Session Monday, January 30, 2012 6-7PM.
This free information session is designed for those interested in learning about our Mobile Applications Certificate Program. Attend an information session to learn about diversifying your skill sets in our high quality, professional career focused program, ask questions and discuss your future as an apps development professional.
There is a training program for smartphone application enthusiasts and industry professionals seeking opportunities to apply and expand their design, programming more...
Summer classes
: Mobile Applications Development Information Session Monday, January 30, 2012 6-7PM.
This free information session is designed for those interested in learning about our Mobile Applications Certificate Program. Attend an information session to learn about diversifying your skill sets in our high quality, professional career focused program, ask questions and discuss your future as an apps development professional.
There is a training program for smartphone application enthusiasts and industry professionals seeking opportunities to apply and expand their design, programming more...Adobe Illustrator 2 Day level I
: Learn how to use Adobe's comprehensive vector graphics software used by graphic designers and digital artists. Use the powerful tools in Illustrator to create and draw shapes, lines and text needed to create logos, t-shirts posters and more. No experience using Adobe Illustrator is required.
Note: Prerequisite: Students must be familiar with the keyboard, must be able to left-click, right-click and click-and-drag with the mouse, must know how to save a file to an appropriate more...
Adobe Photoshop I and II
: Explore online the realm of digital image manipulation. This class is intended as an introduction to Photoshop. Learn to manipulate photographic images to create professional effects. The class will focus on scanning, photo restoration/ colorizing, working in layers, and special effects. See notes for more info regarding books, and instructions.
Note: All classes taught online, no face-to-face. A valid email is required. Textbook: Included in the tuition www. lynda. com, then view all the tutorials, extensive & very specific lists of which tutorials (including links within the lynda. com. **Students need more...
AutoCAD III Advanced Working Drawings
: Designed to provide students the opportunity to work on a (simulated) real-world project. AutoCAD III will demonstrate the process professional offices go through to create and assemble the components required to create a set of working documents. In this course, it is expected that participants will have reasonably strong AutoCAD skills and that they can focus on the production aspects of assembling and detailing. Technical aspects of AutoCAD will be addressed including file referencing, paper/ model space, the sheet set manager and the relational aspects of drawing files.
Note: Students must be more...
Career Oriented Digital Arts Classes
: Animation & Computer Aided Design
a Animation I: Introduction to Disneya ™s 12 Principles of Animation
a AutoCAD I, & II
a Revit I & II
a 3DS Max I
Graphics and Digital Design
a Design & Web Media Information Session
a Digital Character and Object Design*
a Illustrator*
a more...
Flash I
: Flash is the leading drawing and animation tool for creating dynamic, low bandwidth vector-based animation for multimedia and the web. In this class you will learn the basics of drawing and creating animations in Flash. Topics will include: using Flash's vector based drawing tools, creating shape and motion tweens, movie clips and graphic behaviors, creating buttons and rollovers, using motion guides and shape hints, masking, adding interactivity with Actions, Labels, and sound, preparing your documents for the web and other tips.
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InDesign 2 Day Level I and Level II
: Introduction to Adobe InDesign, the page layout software program used by professional graphic artists to create ads, business cards, brochures, postcards, newsletters, magazines, posters, CD covers and more. This course involves considerable hands-on instruction and short easy-to-follow exercises. Students learn how to create and navigate new documents and learn the programa ™s workspace, including tools, menus, panels, dialog boxes and more. No experience using Adobe InDesign is required.
Note: Students must be familiar with the keyboard, be able to left-click, right-click and click-and-drag more...
Learn About the World of Disney's Digital Animation
: UC San Diego Extension Digital Arts Summer classes
Animation Class in San Diego at UCSD Extension
Animation I: Introduction to Disneya ™s 12 Principles of Animation
Explore the world of digital Animation with Disneya ™s 12 Principles of Animation!
In this eight week course develop your skills in Animation
As an introduction to the more...
: UC San Diego Extension Digital Arts Summer classes
Animation Class in San Diego at UCSD Extension
Animation I: Introduction to Disneya ™s 12 Principles of Animation
Explore the world of digital Animation with Disneya ™s 12 Principles of Animation!
In this eight week course develop your skills in Animation
As an introduction to the more...Learn AutoCAD 3 Fast and Easy
: AutoCAD III: Advanced Working Drawings
Work on a (simulated) real-world project, using AutoCAD 2011 software. Learn the process professional offices go through to create and assemble the components required for the creation of a set of working documents. In order to focus on the production aspects of assembling and detailing, participants are expected to have reasonably strong AutoCAD skills. Technical aspects of AutoCAD will be addressed including file referencing, paper/ model space, the sheet set manager, and the relational aspects of drawing more...
Learn AutoCAD Fast
: AutoCAD III: Advanced Working Drawings
Work on a (simulated) real-world project, using AutoCAD 2011 software. Learn the process professional offices go through to create and assemble the components required for the creation of a set of working documents. In order to focus on the production aspects of assembling and detailing, participants are expected to have reasonably strong AutoCAD skills. Technical aspects of AutoCAD will be addressed including file referencing, paper/ model space, the sheet set manager, and the relational aspects of drawing files.
Learn more...
Learn Graphic Design in TWO Days
: InDesign 2-day level II
A more advanced look at Adobe InDesign for those already familiar with the basics. Create compelling print layouts, content for playback in the Adobe Flash ® Player, and interactive PDF documents. Through work on projects students learn techniques creative professionals use to make page layout look good and increase productivity by establishing good work habits. Students discover how to get the most out of the features and practice using options many designers dona ™t know about.
Learn more more...
Learn Photoshop in TWO days
: Photoshop 2-day level I
Experience the best of Photoshop in just two days. This step-one level hands-on workshop will get you up and running with photo-editing, file formats, pixel selection, overview of the tools, working with layers, red-eye removal, color correction (hue, contrast) and various tips and tricks. Each student will be working at a computer using the latest version of Adobe Photoshop. Students will gain a sound working knowledge of the program and be experiencing and practicing throughout the day.
Learn more at:
http://extension. ucsd. edu/ studyarea/ index. cfm? vAction=singleCourse&vCourse=ART-40478&vsacategoryid=83&vStudyAreaID=7
Video Game Design
Game Design Training
: Casual Gaming
Receive comprehensive professional training in the game design program for casual games: from game user interface design and casual game product management to Flash and Java game programming - all in a creative studio environment. In the game design program learn how to produce a video game prototype or a complete casual game for Windows, Mac, Web, and/ or Mobile platforms (including iPhone -smartphones).
More information at: dac. ucsd. edu
Learn to Create Video Games
: The Digital Arts Center ( DAC ) is a branch of the University of California, San Diego, Extension. DAC offers professional training in various digital media art fields such as game design, graphic design, mobile apps development, video production and web design.
How can I learn more about the programs?
Attend a Free Information Session on more...
Video Production Training
InDesign I
: Learn page layout design with InDesign, today's leading page layout program. Working knowledge of this comprehensive page layout software is essential when designing publications and preliminary web page layouts. Learn to practice file management while placing Photoshop and Illustrator files into InDesign documents, arrange elements on a page or multiple pages, and make type and color look good. Through creating projects in InDesign, you will learn about three primary disciplines: typography, illustration/ graphic images, and page layout. Projects from all three disciplines will be more...
Video Production Training in San Diego
: The Digital Arts Center ( DAC ) is a branch of the University of California, San Diego, Extension. DAC offers professional training in various digital media art fields such as graphic & web design, video production, mobile apps & game design.
The mission of our game design program, graphic design program and video production program and is to provide a well-balanced, high-quality education by combining applied arts technology more...
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