Graphic Design Software Essentials Certificate

Location Online - Self-paced

Term Flexible

Cost $545.00

Graphic Design Software Essentials Certificate Overview

The Adobe software tools are the leading software for graphic design. Adobe Illustrator is the industry-standard computer illustration software. Use Illustrator to draw shapes and design logos, flyers, posters, banners, business cards or any other vector graphics for print or web. Adobe InDesign is the industry-standard page-layout program that works with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop seamlessly. InDesign allows you to create simple to complex multi-page documents such as brochures, flyers, books and magazines. Use Adobe Photoshop to effectively work with selection and editing tools, layers and masks to edit, retouch and enhance existing images or create your own composite digital artwork.

*Access to the Adobe software tools required.

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Graphic Design Software Essentials Certificate Programs

Total Investment for Required Programs: $545.00

These programs may be taken as single-topic events to develop one competency, or you can complete the three programs per the certificate guidelines to receive Kent State’s Graphic Design Software Essentials Certificate.

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How the Courses Work

It is easy to participate in your online course. After you register, you will be given a web address to go to get into your online classroom. You will have a password and use your email address and password to gain access. Once inside the online classroom, here's what you can expect.

What You Will Do

For each Unit, you will:

Access the online readings
Listen to the audio presentation for the Unit and view the slides
Take a self-quiz to see how much you have learned
Engage in written online discussion with your instructor and other participants
For best learning, you should make one or more comments at two to three different times each day.

The content (readings, audio lectures, slides) and self-quizzes are accessible for the entire course, so you can work ahead, or go back and review again, at your convenience.

Participate When You Want

You can participate any time of day or evening. The online classroom is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There are no live real-time requirements or meetings. You decide when you participate.

For the best learning, participants should log into the course on two to three different days of the week.

Discussion

The Discussion for each Unit lasts one week. All comments are made in writing and can be made at any time of the day or night.

Your instructor will log into the Discussion area at least once a day and answer questions, make comments and respond to comments by you and the other participants.

We encourage you to make two to three comments each day to maximize your learning and enjoyment of the course.

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