Digital Design: Integrating Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop

With: Dan Doerner
Info: Jun 2-4 • Tue/Wed/Thu • 9:00am-4:00pm • 3 mtgs • UHM Sakamaki C104, Manoa MultiMedia Lab • $375
Event ID: L10196

A fact-filled, three-day exploration with industry-standard applications from Adobe`s Creative Suite: InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop CS4. Geared towards graphic designers, art directors, and production artists, learn a streamlined approach to the digital design process for print and interactive media.
Learn page layout with Adobe InDesign CS4, explore functions to style type, and import graphics from the other Adobe applications. See how to specify color and bleeds for accurate prepress, and how to create press-ready files for print. Also see how InDesign can easily re-purpose your designs for online delivery.
With Adobe Illustrator CS4, see how to create dynamic graphics for print or web. Learn how to create, and edit logos, and to produce illustrations and other graphics for your design projects.
And with Photoshop CS4, learn the tools to produce perfect images that make your design stand out. Get an introduction to color correction, selections, and image compositing. Learn how to synchronize color settings, manage layers, and work with color modes. Demystify challenging concepts like masking and color management.
Learn, hands-on, with real-world projects in design, typography, color prepress and advertising, plus tips and tricks to help you quickly become tech-savvy. Learn to accurately assemble type and images for print or web design, and how to properly produce files for final output.

Dan Doerner has a background in art, photography, film, and music. He is the digital technologist at RJ Muna Pictures, a top San Francisco photography and art studio. He has been working with Macs since 1987 and has completed hundreds of projects for ad agencies, design firms, publications, and multimedia producers. His artwork has been shown in exhibits, books, and magazines, and is currently online at http://dandoerner.com.

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Supported in part by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.