The Photoshop for Web course is aimed at developing your design skills as a graphic designer specifically for output to the web or e-newsletters.

Working with web documents is very different to working with standard print documents you will need a whole different set of skills to be able to work effectively in this area.

You will leave with skills in designing web graphic & elements, designing for web design methods, understanding latest trend, web graphic design principles and the workflow benefits of Photoshop to deliver quick easy to update documents.

Delegates can also gain professional qualification credits towards a University Certificate of Professional Development or degree from De Montfort University.

Overview

The course covers the following areas :

• The early days of the web
  • Retro Graphics design for the web
  • Why graphic design looked the way it did
• Web technologies influence on the design process
  • New ways to build websites
  • Effects on Graphic design methods
• Designing to communicate
  • Good design
  • Saying what you mean
• Document setup for web based design
  • Preset documents
  • Custom Documents
  • Best practice
• Web graphic file formats
  • Saving for the web
  • Gif
  • JPEG
  • PNG
  • Compression views
• Layers best practice
  • Show and hide benefits
  • Usable templates
• Structuring a layered design
  • Naming layers
  • Folder options
• Designing small, medium and large sites
  • Categorising through design
  • Fix sized site design
  • The middle ground dangers
• Layout and structure
  • What design for what job
  • Two column designs
  • Three column designs
  • eCommerce designs
• Web colours palettes
  • Effective colour palettes
  • Building a colour scheme
  • Colour theory
  • Human reactions to colours

Overview cont.

• Designing web components
  • Image styles
  • Containers styles
  • Navigation styles
  • Banners styles
• Styles and trends
  • Latest looks
  • Clean and clear design
  • CSS inspired design
• Speeding up your workflow
  • Photoshop benefits
  • Good practice
• Adobe bridge
  • Rating images
  • Viewing all doc types
  • Previewing
• Batch production
  • Making Photoshop work for you
  • Creating actions
  • Batch options
• Useful references & resources

Who is it aimed at?

This course is aimed at :

• Individuals and business staff who would like to develop a knowledge of graphic design and a competent use of Photoshop to enhance any future marketing projects
• Sole traders looking to produce all marketing and design work for their own business to be truly independent

Entry requirements

Either prior knowledge of the basics within Photoshop or completion of the Photoshop Essentials course. Delegates should have an understanding of basics of either Windows or Mac desktop environments and have a basic ability to manage files and documents. If you are unsure about these requirements, please contact us via the contact us page.

Delivery method

The course is a 3 day fully trainer led course. To help reduce the effect on your business of losing a member of staff for 3 days, this course runs 1 day a week over 3 weeks. Delegates then have the time needed to absorb and implement the information gained during these intensive training days.