Adobe CS5: Design Workflow

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Adobe  CS5: Design Workflow 

The Creative Suite 5 applications were specifically designed to work together and help you streamline your workflow. Adobe Creative Suite 5: Design Workflow, instructed by Adobe Certified Creative Suite Master, will teach you all the tools you need to successfully integrate all of your Adobe Creative Suite Design applications, making you more design savvy and efficient.

Beginning with creating artwork in Photoshop and Illustrator, you will use that artwork in print and on the web integrating InDesign, Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver and Flash Catalyst.

Whether you are new to the Suite or a seasoned veteran, this series is chock full of insightful tips and real-world techniques that will appeal to everyone in the design field trying to make the most of their creative workflow.

 
Course Outline
Chapter 1: BRIDGE: THE HUB OF THE CREATIVE SUITE (39 min)
 
A Quick Tour of the Bridge Interface
Browsing Images & Previewing Thumbnails
Metadata, Keywords, Filtering & Collections
Moving, Copying & Deleting Images
Creating Web Galleries & PDFs from Bridge
 
Chapter 2: RASTER IMAGE EDITING WITH PHOTOSHOP® (66 min)
 
Quick Introduction to the Photoshop Workspace
Color Correction & Sharpening
Selection Techniques
Content-Aware Scale & Fill
Painting with New Brushes
Quick Mask Mode & the Masks Panel
Working with Layers & Compositing
Using Illustrator® Objects in Photoshop
Adding Layer Styles & Layer Comps
 
Chapter 3: VECTOR IMAGE EDITING WITH ILLUSTRATOR® (60 min)
 
Introducing Illustrator CS5
Setting Up Multiple Artboards
Working with Shapes, Fills & Strokes
Using Symbols & Brushes
Using the New Drawing Modes
Working with Live Trace
Adjusting Colors & Gradients
Working with Effects & Graphic Styles
Outputting from Illustrator
 
Chapter 4: LAYING IT ALL OUT WITH INDESIGN® (69 min)
 
InDesign CS5 Interface & Navigation
Using Master Pages & the Pages Tool
Frames, Swatches, Effects & Shapes
Inserting & Scaling Graphics
Using the Links Panel & Edit Original
Formatting Text & Creating Styles
Importing Text & Threading Text Frames
Outputting from InDesign
 
Chapter 5: CREATING MOTION WEB GRAPHICS WITH FLASH® CATALYST(TM) (39 min)
 
Introducing Flash Catalyst
Working with Photoshop Files & Layers in Flash Catalyst
Importing Illustrator Files
Duplicating & Naming States
Building Interactive Buttons & Transitions
Adding Sound Effects to Transitions
Outputting to SWF
 
Chapter 6 GETTING ANIMATED WITH FLASH® (49 min)
 
Introducing Flash Professional CS5
Importing Illustrator Files into Flash
Importing Photoshop Files & Layer Selection
Opening InDesign Files in Flash
Working with Actions & Symbols
Using Code Snippets
Motion Tweens, Motion Presets & the Motion Editor
Publishing to SWF
 
Chapter 7: EDITING WEB GRAPHICS WITH FIREWORKS® (39 min)
 
Opening Photoshop Files in Fireworks CS5
Resizing Images
Optimizing Images
Creating Rollovers
Setting Hotspots
Exporting Your Work for the Web
 
Chapter 8: DESIGNING A WEB LAYOUT WITH DREAMWEAVER® (41 min)
 
Creating a Site in Dreamweaver CS5
Working with Templates
Creating Pages in a Site
Inserting SWF Files
Inserting Photoshop & Fireworks Files & Applying a Template
Using MAMP on Mac®
Using XAMPP on Windows®
Publishing a Website
Credits
Who Is This For
This package is designed for any individual wishing to pursue or enhance their career in design and development.

Our Online Courses is a cost-effective and successful approach for many individuals. It provides a flexible learning method, allowing candidates to schedule learning at a time that suits them and fits in with other commitments; ideal for those who find it difficult to take time away from their workplace. It also allows candidates to work at their own pace, and revisit sections of the course as often as needed, leading to a fuller understanding of all the topics covered.

In addition, there are none of the high costs of travel and accommodation associated with courses at an external venue.