Essential Graphic Production Techniques
2h 40mBeginner2022-06-24
Authors
Nigel French
Graphic Designer, Author, Artist, Trainer
Course details
If you’re a graphic designer—or you want to become one—you need to know how to leverage the full power of the Adobe Creative Cloud. Not only that, you also need to know what tool to use when, how to use it, to what degree, and on what type of job. In this course, instructor Nigel French takes you back to basics and gives an overview of the essential elements of graphic design production techniques.
Discover the fundamental tools used by graphic designers every day, from workflows to file formats, pixels, vectors, color, type, images, other assets, and more. Learn how to create print-ready documents, manage files across apps, and share work as you go. Nigel shows you how to get the most out of InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator—with tried-and-tested industry pointers every step of the way.
Discover the fundamental tools used by graphic designers every day, from workflows to file formats, pixels, vectors, color, type, images, other assets, and more. Learn how to create print-ready documents, manage files across apps, and share work as you go. Nigel shows you how to get the most out of InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator—with tried-and-tested industry pointers every step of the way.
Skills covered
BridgeAdobe AcrobatDesign BusinessDrawingAsset ManagementInDesignIllustratorSmall Business and EntrepreneurshipPhotoshopPhotographyGraphic DesignAdobeAnimation and IllustrationOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Learning essential graphic production techniques
1. The Basics
- 02 - The right tool for the right job
- 03 - Typical workflows
- 04 - Know your file formats - Print
- 05 - Know your file formats - Web
2. Pixels and Vectors
- 06 - Pixels vs. vectors
- 07 - Scalability and resolution
- 08 - Viewing pixels
- 09 - Sizing an image for print in Photoshop
- 10 - Sizing an image for web in Photoshop
- 11 - PPI, DPI, and LPI - What s the difference
- 12 - Effective PPI
- 13 - Upsampling
- 14 - Understanding anti-aliasing
- 15 - Photoshop Smart Objects
- 16 - Vectorizing and rasterizing
- 17 - Outlining Type
3. Understanding Color
- 18 - Color models - RGB, CMYK, Lab, HSB, Hex, Pantone
- 19 - Photoshop color modes
- 20 - RGB vs. CMYK
- 21 - Color management
- 22 - Converting to CMYK
- 23 - Converting to grayscale
- 24 - Converting to indexed color
- 25 - Converting to bitmap
- 26 - Exploring color harmonies
- 27 - Tints, shades, and opacity - What s the difference
- 28 - Harnessing the power of Illustrator s Recolor Artwork
- 29 - Using spot colors in InDesign and Illustrator
- 30 - Using spot colors in Photoshop
4. Choosing and Formatting Type
- 31 - Typographic terms you need to know
- 32 - Font formats
- 33 - Sourcing type
- 34 - Font classification
5. Managing Assets
- 35 - Linking graphics in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
- 36 - Packaging documents in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
- 37 - Using Creative Cloud Libraries
- 38 - Managing assets and files with Bridge
6. Preparing Images
- 39 - Prepping images overview
- 40 - Cropping
- 41 - Tonal correction in Photoshop
- 42 - Color correction in Photoshop
- 43 - Removing dust spots and blemishes in Photoshop
- 44 - Image sharpening in Photoshop
- 45 - Creating an image cut out
- 46 - Exporting images and assets for the Web
7. Creating a Print-Ready PDF
- 47 - Preflighting a document
- 48 - PDF standards
- 49 - Bleed guides and crop marks
- 50 - PDF job options
Conclusion
- 51 - Next steps