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Introduction to Adobe Creative Cloud

ART-40665

Introduction to Adobe Creative Cloud
9 Weeks | $595 | Online

This introductory course will get your feet wet with some basics of the Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign). Introduction to Adobe Creative Cloud was designed to provide future graphic designers, artists, and illustrators with an overview of technology and its role in graphic design. You’ll begin by learning file management and page layout and how they relate to visual communication, and some basics of the grid systems and color. You will then be guided through design exercises to create a variety of projects throughout the quarter. This course will help you to become more comfortable with graphic design software at a introductory level.

What You Will Learn:

  • Common web technology, terminology web concepts.
  • How to create/save files from Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign.
  • The ability to effectively edit photography and graphic images using Adobe Photoshop.
  • How to design artwork using Adobe Illustrator.


Quarters Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer | Online
Course Fee: $595
Prerequisite: none
Materials: Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign) is required for this course. Students are eligible for an Adobe Creative Cloud student discount. A LinkedIn Learning subscription is recommended but not required. LinkedIn Learning will be used as a supplemental reference guide.
Contact: For more information about this course, please email unex-digital@ucsd.edu.

Course Information

Online
3.00 units
$595.00
Notes: Online participants must have Adobe Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud) installed on their computers. Adobe Creative Suite CS4, CS5 or CS6 is also acceptable. Online students will be utilizing Lynda.com as a textbook reference guide. Subscription options and pricing are available at Lynda.com. Students will be required to subscribe to Lynda.com for textbook access.

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This course applies to these programs

Technical Communication

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Section ID:

186330

Class type:

Online Asynchronous.

This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

Textbooks:

No textbook required.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 1/10/2025
  • Early Enrollment Discount: $570 ($595 if enrolled after 12/9/2024)
  • Early enrollment advised
  • No UCSD parking permit required
  • No visitors permitted

Note:

SCBWI/MOPA/SDMA members can receive our $25 Early Enrollment discount prior to course start date. The max discount a MOPA/SCBWI member can receive for one class is $25. It is applied upon course enrollment over the phone or in person with proof of membership. This is an online course. There are no face-to-face class sessions. You'll have access to your online course on the published start date. Login on your MyExtension account, select My Courses and click the link under LOCATION.

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Instructor: Kelly Bennett, MFA

Kelly Bennett, MFA

Instructor and professional graphic designer and operates an online portfolio group

Kelly Bennett teaches Introduction to Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Illustrator, Design I: Type and Symbol, Adobe In Design, and Branding & Storytelling Using Content Creation for the Content Marketing certificate programs.

Kelly earned her MFA in Graphic Design with a concentration in Typography from Miami International University of Art & Design. She has over 10 years of professional experience in graphic design and interactive media, having worked on campaigns both nationally and internationally. Her range of clients span from local surf shops to the Sony corporation. Sharing her love of design has always been at the heart of Kelly’s career, she has taught graphic design for over 13 years for the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Digital Media Arts College, and Broward College. A lifelong supporter of making education inclusive and accessible to all, she manages a non-profit online portfolio group aimed at keeping students involved in the design industry.

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