Digital Media Design

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Communication and Humanities

Put your creative energy to work and explore these offerings that will help you express your best ideas.

Digital Media Design

These are co-listed classes and originated as “for credit courses” that students on a degree track can take for credit. We are opening up the classes for those who would like to take the courses, but do not wish to earn college credits. The classes will be graded pass/no pass.

Featured Online Course Keys to Effective Communication

Increase your confidence as a conversationalist and make great first impressions. Learn how to use communication to build warm and respectful rapport. http://bit.ly/keyseffectivecommunication Questions regarding online classes? Turn to page 46 for a list of FAQs. PHOTOSHOP CREATIVE CLOUD: LEVEL 1

If you are a professional who wants to prepare photos for print or web or enhance graphics for marketing materials, newsletters, blogs and websites, this class will help get you started. Learn key techniques for working in Photoshop such as how to correct, enhance and distort digital images and create image composites. You should be familiar with the basic functions of your computer’s operating system such as creating folders, launching programs and have basic skills such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text and saving files.

4037 PCTR 40-001

Wednesday, August 25 to September 22 6-8:50 p.m. 5 Sessions Online Live Zoom $205 E. Lopez

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR: LEVEL 1

Draw and manipulate simple shapes to create logos using advanced tools. Combine text and graphics to create dynamic advertisements.

4038 PCTR 65-001

Wednesday, September 29 to October 27 6-8:50 p.m. 5 Sessions Online Live Zoom $205 E. Lopez

ADOBE INDESIGN: LEVEL 1

Learn how to create in the InDesign environment by exploring the elements, setting preferences and defaults and using InDesign Help. Create a document by placing text, graphics and using color swatches. Place Photoshop images in document frames and create layers and export documents to PDF. You will also learn how to prepare a document for commercial printing. You will need a basic knowledge of working in the computer environment such as saving files, using different fonts and inserting text.

4039 PCTR 75-001

Wednesday, November 3 to December 8 6-8:50 p.m. 6 Sessions Online Live Zoom $205 E. Lopez