CS5 Design Bootcamp

With our proven CS5 training you can improve your effectiveness, stand out from the crowd and boost your future career potential all in one go.

Learn to harness the power of the worlds leading design packages with one of the UK's longest established Adobe training providers, and benefit from our 15 year track record and wealth of experience.

About the CS5 Design Bootcamp

CS5 Design Bootcamp is targeted at those who are new to the CS5 Design suite and looking to learn the basics of working with Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator.

The course is made up of 5 days of classroom based training which can be completed either at our London centre or your own location. This is then supported and extended by 12 months access to our learning management system containing video tutorials, exercises, sample files and instructor led support forums.

The Instructors

Our CS5 instructors all have years of experience working with Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator in a professional capacity and have all attained Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Certified Instructor status.

The Audience 
The CS5 Design Bootcamp is suitable for anybody who wants to learn to use Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator but has no previous experience. If you already have experience using these packages you might want to consider our CS5 Advanced Design Bootcamp.

If you are unsure which courses are most suitable then why not try our free Skills Test to help you test your current skills.

The Prerequisites
This course is a beginners training course. You should however be comfortable using a computer to perform functions such as copy and paste, and opening applications and files. You should also be comfortable using the internet, for example for browsing and interacting with websites.

Days One and Two - Photoshop CS5

• About the Photoshop course
• Exploring Photoshop
• Painting and Retouching Images
• Enhancing an Image
• Working with Layers and Selections
• Masks and Channels
• Correcting and Enhancing Digital Photos
• Typographic Design
• Importing/Exporting
• Basic Colour Theory
• Working with Brushes
• Shapes, Effects and Styles
• Cloning, Healing & Content Aware Fill
• Photoshop and Bridge
• Vanishing Point
• Further Photoshop training options

Days Three and Four - InDesign CS5

• About the InDesign course
• Exploring InDesign
• Designing Documents
• Managing text
• Placing text
• Organising boxes and the Gap tool
• Live Corner Effects
• Style Sheets
• Columns
• Placing Images
• Colours, Swatches, and Gradients
• Tables
• Masters
• Preparing a document for print
• Basic object editing
• OpenType
• Creating PDF's
• Keyboard shortcuts and Customisation
• Further InDesign training options

Day Five - Illustrator CS5

• About the Illustrator course
• General Interface
• Setting up your document
• Creating shapes Part One
• Colour
• Creating Shapes Part Two
• Editing Shapes
• Combining Shapes
• Layers
• Using Type
• Using graphics
• Symbols - basics
• Illustrator Effects - Basics
• Tool options and Smart Guides
• Further Illustrator training options

Previous Feedback From Our CS5 Courses

We thought you might like to know what some past delegates thought of our CS5 courses:

"Very clear and extremely patient. Alex would always relate back to your specific needs ie.fashion design"
Design Manager, Marks and Spencer

"Alex was a very good instructor, he had excellent knowledge and was always quick to provide assistance."
Senior Support Officer, Basic Skills Agency

"Very knowledgable and passionate about the subject.  Definitely a user not just an instructor"
Analyst, Jones Lang Lasalle

"Knows his subject very well and obviously uses the program on a daily basis, not just for teaching. Very approachable and eager to help with misunderstandings."
Medical Photographer, NHS

If you want CS5 training that actually works then call us on 0800 156 0777.