Graphic Design 101

Make your Imaginations Visible; Suitable Job Profiles - Graphical Designer, Digital Graphical Designer, Visual Designer

Created By: Govinda Das and Parveen Yadav

Course Duration : 2 months

₹4,999

551 Ratings | 3005 Enrollments

Includes

  • Design concepts for different scenarios

  • Introduction to Photoshop

  • Design projects

  • Self-paced

What will I learn?

  • Basic Concepts of Design and what do you need to focus on.

  • Photoshop from very basic to intermediate level as a tool for the designer inside you.

  • Concepts of UI/UX. And their relation with Graphic Design. And how Photoshop comes into play?

  • Project to test your skills

Description

Design is something everybody is doing in one way or another in their life. We are here to help those who specifically wants to learn to design and not just do random mix and match stuff. A good design begins with a good design concept. You’re trying to solve a problem and your concept will lead the way and give you direction for your design decisions. 

You'll learn how to solve these problems and make your design more appealing to your target audience. You'll learn how to use Adobe Photoshop CC for your design purposes. You'll be given few design projects to test your skills. In short, you'll have fun.

As a graphic designer, you can work for a variety of businesses such as design consultancies and studios or branding specialists. You may be part of a team specialising in advertising design, including identity and event branding or corporate communication. Advertising and PR agencies are another possibility, where you'd be involved in the process of creating positive images of organisations, individuals and products, and delivering imaginative solutions that generate sales or an increase in business interest.  

In the public sector, employers include museums, local authorities, schools, colleges and hospitals. Some professionals even set up their own studios and work as exhibiting artists or work as part of a studio collective.

There are huge opportunities where you can use your extremely creative and imaginative mind in the world of possibilities and opportunities.

And those who are doing it as a hobby, create some art, play with the skills you learn from this course. Who knows you might create a masterpiece.

Have Fun!!

(This is a beginner level course introducing you to Adobe Photoshop CC and teaching you edit, merge and create images with ease. This is not a professional level course teaching you all the tools and features available on Photoshop).

After completing this course, you will become suitable for the following job profiles - 

i) Graphical Designer

ii) Digital Graphical Designer

iii) Visual Designer

For any doubt call to Govinda Das (Instructor) directly at 9999626964.

Curriculum

Introduction to Design

  • What is a Design?

  • Design and Concepts

  • Glance at design elements

Say "Hello!" to Photoshop.

  • Photoshop - What is it? Why photoshop?

  • Familiarizing the Photoshop tools and workspace.

  • Understanding the Document settings

Playing around Photoshop - 1

  • Layers

  • Selection - Marquee tool, lasso tool

  • Colors panel, swatches panel, Eyedropper tool

  • Transform tool

  • Brush tool

  • Eraser tool and Layer Masking

Playing around Photoshop - 2

  • Shape tool

  • Type Principles

  • Paths and Pen tool

  • Smart Objects

  • Layer Styles

Playing around Photoshop - 3

  • Adjustments - Color adjustments, Adjustment Layers

  • Filters

  • Blending Modes

  • Setting up a document, Saving a document

  • Creating/Recreating some designs (Assignment 1)

Photoshop and UI

  • Introduction to field of UI/UX

  • Why UI/UX getting so much hype? Difference between UI and UX.

  • Graphic Design and UI/UX

  • Role of Photoshop in UI/UX

Make your imaginations Visible (Final project)

  • Use the tools, the layers, the tips, the tricks, whatever you have acquired in this course and create SOME-thing.

About Instructors

Govinda Das

B. Tech in Engg. Physics (IIT Delhi)

Started with a piece of paper, increasing his size and knowledge in designing and art, moved to a floor and then to a wall and now here, before you with computer graphics as his canvas. He started designing at an early age, say it be some decor banner for school events, or managing the entire decor for his IIT Delhi hostel (House Day event). He lead a team to victory in several Fine Arts event creating their own design from scratch.

Though not professionally, he inspired and mentored many of his talented IIT juniors in the field of art and deisgning (although his mentoring is not just limited to design). And now sharing his knowledge and the way he learned Graphic Designing to make the learning of future designers much easier.

Parveen Yadav

UI/Graphic Designer

Currently, working as a UI/UX and Graphic Designer at Eckovation itself, he is a very talented Designer with a creative and imaginative mind full of ideas, able to create new and awesome designs in a matter of minutes. He is also a mentor to a lot of design interns at Eckovation.

FAQ

Is this course provided by Eckovation or IIT?

This course has been taught by IIT Alumni working with Eckovation. We do not have any collaboration with any IIT for this course.

What are the modes of payments available?

You can make the due payment via netbanking, debit cards, credit cards or online wallet.

Can cash payment be done for courses?

Cash payment facility is not available. Only online transactions are accepted.

When will the classes commence?

The course contains on-demand recorded lectures run on a batch basis. You can access all the videos as soon as you have completed your payment for the course.

The course is provided on a batch basis but access is for lifetime. What does this mean?

All the courses have mentors in it to help the students clear doubts and have smooth learning. The mentors will be only available in a course for the duration of the batch and not after the batch is over. The access to the videos and assignments will remain with the user indefinitely.

How do I enrol in the course?

You can directly click on the Enrol Now button given above to start the enrolment process.

What is the payment structure?

The payment for the course can be made through Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking. One can either complete the process with direct on-time payment or with equal monthly instalments.

What does seat booking or token amount mean?

Seat booking or token amount is a non-refundable amount to be paid to book your slot in the batch so that you can pay the total fee on later due date and not worry about missing the batch seat, which are on first come first serve basis.

What should I expect once the enrollment is complete?

Once the enrolment is done, you will receive an email from Eckovation stating all the directions of how to proceed further and what to expect before and during the course.

What if I do not want to continue the course after I have made my payment?

If you do not wish to continue the course you can ask for a refund within 7days of payment or commencement of the course, whichever is later. For Instalments, once the refund deadline is over, there won’t be any refunds, including future pending EMIs.

How much time do I have for completing my final project?

The course lectures will be for 8 months. You will have 2 months duration after that to submit your final project for evaluation.

How will the placement assistance work?

The placement assistance will be provided to the students who successfully complete the course. We will help you build your resume as per the course's job profile, take mock interview sessions and get you interviews in various companies.