CS3 Design Bootcamp

Audience

Designers, pre-press professionals, production managers, Web designers and anyone who wishes to master the Creative Suite should attend this class. Special attention is paid to keyboard shortcuts, automating workflow and special effects techniques.

Prerequisites

Basic PC skills are necessary to complete this course. These skills include: a basic understanding of a computer's operating system, launching an application, creating and saving files, and copying files from CDs and other media.

Course Overview

Exploring Photoshop

• Explore the Photoshop Environment
• Customize the Photoshop Workspace with Presets
• Customize Menus
• Explore Adobe Bridge
• Work with Photoshop File Properties

Painting and Retouching Images

• Paint an Object
• Retouch an Image
• Create a Gradient
• Create a Pattern
• Create a Vector Object
• Apply Metadata and Keywords
• Output to Print

Enhancing an Image

• Adjust the Tonal Range of an Image
• Use the Exposure Dialog Box
• Work with Filters

Working with Layers and Selections

• Create and Use Layers
• Create and Use Smart Objects
• Create Layer Styles
• Work with Multiple Layers
• Create and Modify Selection

Managing the InDesign Environment

• Introduction to InDesign
• Customize Your Workspace
• Set General Preferences
• Manage Document Presets

Designing Documents

• Create a New Document
• Alter a Document's Layout
• Create the Structure of a Document
• Develop Master Pages
• Manage Text and Graphic Placement
• Develop Layers

Managing Text

• Add Text
• Edit Text
• Spell Check Text
• Thread Text
• Change Text Threads
• Format Characters
• Format Paragraphs
• Manage Styles

Utilizing Colors, Swatches, and Gradients

• Utilize Color
• Utilize Swatches
• Apply Fills, Gradients, and Strokes

Managing Transparency

• Apply Transparency
• Apply Transparency Flattener Presets

Utilizing Tables

• Create a Table
• Modify a Table
• Format a Table

Preparing for Handoff to a Service Provider

• Check Documents for Problems
• Print a Document
• Package Files
• Preview Output

Creating Acrobat PDF Files

• Prepare PDF Files for Web Distribution
• Manage PDF Presets
• Export PDF Files for Printing

Creating Logos Using Simple Shapes

• Choose New Document Settings
• Create a Custom Workspace
• Draw Basic Shapes with the Shape Tools
• Draw Paths with the Pencil Tool

Enhancing Logos

• Format Objects
• Manipulate Objects
• Insert Type

Creating Logos Using Custom Paths

• Draw Paths with the Pen Tool
• Modify Existing Shapes to Create New Shapes
• Duplicate Objects
• Apply Graphic Styles

Creating a Logo with Type Special Effects

• Apply Gradients to Type
• Create Type on a Path
• Apply an Envelope to Type

Creating an Advertisement

• Import a Graphic
• Align Objects
• Apply Spot Colors
• Wrap Text
• Export a File

Manipulating Body Type

• Import Body Type
• Format Type with Styles
• Fix Spelling Errors
• Find and Replace Text
• Insert Typographic Characters

Managing Assets with Adobe Bridge

• Explore the Adobe Bridge Environment
• Apply Metadata and Keywords to Assets in Adobe Bridge