Graphic Design Training in Durban

This instructor-led, live training in Durban (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level professionals who wish to optimize their document workflows using Adobe Acrobat and AI-powered tools. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create and edit PDF documents from various sources.
• Modify PDF content, including text, images, and formatting.
• Use annotation and markup tools for document review.
• Implement security features to protect PDF documents.
• Leverage AI-powered tools to automate PDF-related tasks.

This instructor-led, live training in Durban (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level graphic designers and animators who wish to learn how to create stunning animations, interactive media, and engaging web content using Adobe Animate. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Navigate the Adobe Animate interface and tools.
• Create and edit animations using keyframes, motion tweens, and shape tweens.
• Design interactive animations and applications with ActionScript and JavaScript.
• Incorporate audio and video elements into projects.
• Export animations for web, video, and mobile platforms.

This instructor-led, live training in Durban (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level content developers who wish to have a foundational understanding of Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Animate, and Adobe Character Animator. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the core functions of each software tool in the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Use tools and techniques in Adobe After Effects for motion graphics, Adobe Premiere Pro for video editing, Adobe Illustrator for graphic design, Adobe Animate for animations, and Adobe Character Animator for character animation.
• Improve creative design and production capabilities, enabling faster and more efficient development of high-quality digital content.

This instructor-led, live training in Durban (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level and intermediate-level photographers who wish to harness the full potential of Darktable for their image editing and management needs. This course outline provides a comprehensive overview of the Darktable software, starting from the basics and progressing to more advanced editing techniques. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up a development environment with Darktable.
• Import, organize, and manage their photo collections.
• Edit and enhance images using Darktable's features.
• Perform advanced color correction and manipulation.
• Apply non-destructive editing techniques.
• Debug common issues in Darktable.

This instructor-led, live training in Durban (online or onsite) is aimed at anyone who wishes to take better pictures using mobile devices. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the tools and settings used for mobile photography.
• Learn tips and tricks to take better mobile photographs.
• Master mobile photography basics and lighting.

This instructor-led, live training in Durban (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to advanced-level engineers and drafters who wish to use GD&T to create precise and standardized 2D drawings for engineering projects. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand and apply GD&T symbols and concepts to 2D drawings.
• Create clear and standardized technical drawings using GD&T principles.
• Interpret and implement feedback based on GD&T annotations.
• Collaborate effectively with teams using standardized GD&T notations.

What you will learn during the training:

• principles of creating computer graphics and desktop publishing
• ways of defining and working with color
• differences between vector and bitmap graphics
• ways to customize color photos and graphics
• principles of retouching and creating photomontages
• create your own illustrations and graphics
• entrusted to adapt to the needs of graphic material composition and printing
• how to do logo and logos
• create interesting charts and tables
• create business cards and letterhead
• creating labels, diplomas, invitations
• preparation of leaflets
• how to format text
• use of spot colors
• principles of preparing to print
• digital printing, offset printing, screen printing

Sample topics of classes:

• my poster
• portrait
• expanse
• my catalog
• my face
• billboard
• my logo

The course discusses Dreamweaver tool. He explains the issues involved in creating pages, using templates, convenient creation of tables, layers, inserting graphics, creating an aesthetic menu up to a comfortable place on the server side.

The participant will learn during the training:

• Smooth operation of the program
• Issues and printing technology
• Adjustments and photo retouching
• Adjust colors
• Red-eye removal
• Adjust the brightness and contrast
• Adjust the size
• Improve sharpness
• Compose multiple photos into a single image
• Improve the quality of old, damaged photographs
• Create a sepia effect
• Cutting objects from the background
• Construction of the image, color models, the basic concepts and formats
• work with layers and masks
• Tool selection and tool path vector
• Styles and Effects
• Work with the text
• Adjust color photos and graphics
• Correction layer
• Automation
• History of the document
• Retouching and montages
• Save your work

This instructor-led, live training in Durban (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level developers and UI/UX designers who wish to use Adobe LiveCycle Designer to create interactive and dynamic PDF forms. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create and edit PDF forms with various elements and properties.
• Add scripts and logic to PDF forms using JavaScript.
• Validate and secure PDF forms.
• Integrate PDF forms with data sources and web services.
• Deploy and distribute PDF forms.

This instructor-led, live training in (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level photo enthusiasts and graphic designers who wish to use Adobe Photoshop Elements to edit and enhance their photos. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Edit and enhance their photos with various tools and functions.
• Organize and manage their photo collections with the organizer.
• Create and share photo projects such as slideshows, collages, and calendars.
• Apply artistic effects and filters to their photos.
• Perform basic and advanced photo retouching techniques.

Adobe Acrobat Reader for most of us is a program to play PDF files. But, this application also allows you to submit PDF documents according to our needs and to replace other documents created in popular programs such as Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Power Point is on this format. Training Creating PDF documents is addressed to people who want to learn the secrets of the composition of PDF documents Form of conduct

• Exercise preceded by a lecture teacher.
• Participants use stand-alone computers.

Learn to use this comprehensive software tool to efficiently produce motion graphics and visual effects for film, video, multimedia, and the Web.
After Effects CC software lets you deliver cinematic visual effects and motion graphics faster than ever before. For Online Live attendees:
Training events will be held at a local training center with state-of-the-art video conferencing equipment allowing the course to be broadcast to multiple locations. Students will have the same classroom experience and interact live with online classroom instructor. The instructor will be on a large, HD quality screen with interactive video and audio to listen and communicate with students. A second large HD quality screen will display the instructor’s live presentation. What You'll Learn
• Global performance cache
• Text and shape extrusion
• Mask feathering options Who Needs to Attend
Video, animation, and graphics professionals who need a working knowledge of Adobe After Effects CC

This instructor-led, live training in Durban (online or onsite) is aimed at marketers and analysts who wish to use Adobe Analytics to analyze and optimize their company website's performance. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the benefits of web analytics.
• Generate reports that provide insights into a business.
• Collect and segment data.
• Set up and use metrics.
• Analyze visitor behavior.
• Create and manage campaigns to improve the performance of a website or marketing initiative.

This instructor-led, live training in Durban (online or onsite) is aimed at graphic designers and illustrators who wish to use the advanced tools in Adobe Illustrator to create professional and high-quality vector artwork, illustrations, and graphic designs. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Learn more about the new and advanced features in Adobe Illustrator.
• Know the tips and tricks on how to use the advanced Illustrator tools.
• Redraw hand sketches into digital images.
• Create professional grade graphics, logos, and animated GIFs.
• Transform, blend, and distort texts and images.
• Automate workflows for repeated tasks.

This course focuses on some of the basic features of Photoshop so that the student can navigate the environment and use Photoshop tools to work with photographic images. Learning Objectives This course will prepare you to use the most common basic features of Adobe Photoshop CC. In this course, you will:

• Identify the components and capabilities of Photoshop CC.
• Create basic images.
• Manage selections and layers.
• Modify and repair images, and manage color.
• Refine images by adjusting layers, using camera raw and applying advanced image refinement.
• Import, export, organize, and save files.

This course delves into some of the more advanced image creation and editing techniques, and offers you hands-on activities that demonstrate how these techniques can be used in combination to create exciting visual effects. Learning Objectives This course will prepare you to use the most common basic features of Adobe Photoshop CC. In this course, you will:

• •Use brushes, gradients, and tool presets to create raster images.
• •Apply vector paths, shape drawing tools, type, and type special effects.
• •Apply advanced layer techniques with masks, filters, layers, and smart objects.
• •Apply actions and batch processing to automate tasks.
• •Edit video by using timelines, transitions, graphics, titles, and animation.
• •Set project requirements by identifying the purpose, audience, copyright rules, and project management tasks.

This instructor-led, live training in Durban (online or onsite) is aimed at web designers who wish to design an application with Adobe XD. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up Adobe XD to start designing an application.
• Develop quick wireframes.
• Create prototypes that contain micro interactions.
• Add UX designs to a CV.

The training provides practical knowledge on how to create an interactive eLearning platform. In addition to learning the basic concepts, students will also learn best practices for creating and publishing Captive projects . During the training you will learn:

• Recording demonstration
• Edit demonstration
• Working with objects in the Timeline
• Working with images
• Publish your projects
• Adding audio
• Recording a Simulation
• Adding animation
• Add a slideshow
• Transferring Results to a Learning Management System
• Project Update
• Create Standalone Viewer with MenuBuilder

This course is perfect for those who want to start their graphic design journey using Affinity Designer, one of the most popular and versatile vector graphics programs. If you are new to computer graphics and are looking for a solid foundation, this course will help you master the basic features and tools that are essential for creating professional designs, step by step.During the course:You will learn how to navigate the Affinity Designer interface, which will allow you to use its features with ease.You will learn the basic tools for drawing and editing shapes, which will allow you to create your own illustrations and graphics.You will understand how to work with layers and how to use colors and text in your designs.You will master the basics of exporting your designs to different formats, ready for printing or publishing online.After completing the course, you will be able to create simple graphics, logos, posters, and other visual materials using Affinity Designer tools. The course will provide you with a solid foundation that will allow you to further develop your graphic design skills.

This course is for people who comprise text, graphics and want the ability to be expanded to create presentations, books, pamphlets, and other interactive elements on different types of devices: computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and mobile phones.

This instructor-led, live training in Durban (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level graphic designers, marketing professionals, and publishing specialists who wish to use Adobe InDesign to create professional-quality books, brochures, posters, and marketing materials.By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Navigate the Adobe InDesign interface efficiently.
• Set up projects with the correct dimensions and layouts.
• Work with text, images, and graphics to create compelling designs.
• Utilize styles, templates, and color palettes for consistency and efficiency.
• Prepare files for professional printing or digital publishing.

The participant will learn during the training:

• use a vector graphics program.
• create simple objects
• creating advanced curves
• create a logo
• tracing elements created on paper or photograph
• receipt of leaflets
• advertising posters
• open and modify documents and PDF vector, EPS

We invite you to take part in a course devoted to image processing using Adobe Photoshop. The course is aimed at those who want to learn how to "fight" with the colors, how to "save" the image to prepare them for the show, how to do the editing, retouching, collage, how to use the RAW format ... We will show how you can fine-tune shots so that they drawn from the best. We will discuss all the tools at work photo editor. You will have the opportunity to acquire new knowledge illustrated dozens of examples and preserve it in the form of exercises performed under the care of the teacher. In addition, you can access the prepared materials. Benefit from the experience of experts to save time avoiding random walk.

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to use Adobe Photoshop's photo-enhancement features as they step through a series of hands-on exercises to improve the quality of a set of sample photographs. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Apply Photoshop's photo enhancing features to alter the quality of a photograph
• Adjust the sharpness and blur to bring out the key features of a photograph
• Change the coloring and facial expressions in photographs
• Prepare photographs for printing or development

Audience

• Photography beginners and enthusiasts

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

The course provides knowledge about how to work with Adobe Premiere Pro, the basic techniques of installation, project development from beginning to end, and the effective use of tools.

During the 3-day training, participants will learn some history of the theory and guidelines transformed into sample projects: "Tracing" from a drawing on paper to a vector image that can be used for printing, cutting, engraving, etc. "Pierre Bézier Curves" rules for creating basic curves and compound curves as well as editing and repairing. "Typography" creating your own font from drawing to obtaining an open type font (OTF) file.

In this instructor-led, live training in Durban, participants will learn how to create web-based data-driven visualizations that run on multiple devices responsively. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Use D3 to create interactive graphics, information dashboards, infographics and maps.
• Control HTML with jQuery-like selections.
• Transform the DOM by selecting elements and joining to data.
• Export SVG for use in print publications.

What you will learn during the training:

• principles of creating computer graphics and desktop publishing
• ways of defining and working with color
• differences between vector and bitmap graphics
• ways to customize color photos and graphics
• principles of retouching and creating photomontages
• create your own illustrations and graphics
• entrusted to adapt to the needs of graphic material composition and printing
• how the logo and logos
• create interesting charts and tables
• create business cards and letterhead
• creating labels, diplomas, invitations
• preparation of leaflets, banners print preparation and billboards
• how to format text
• creating style sheets and formatting styles
• use of additional colors
• principles of preparing to print publication
• digital printing, offset printing, solvent

This 1 day workshop will guide you through manipulating images for the web and print using the open source application GIMP.

This instructor-led, live training in Durban (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level users who wish to learn the essential tools and techniques of image editing using GIMP. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Navigate GIMP's interface and toolbox efficiently.
• Edit and manipulate images with various tools like cropping, scaling, and painting.
• Work with layers, selections, and transparency to create complex compositions.
• Enhance photographs and prepare images for the web.
• Customize GIMP with plugins and scripting for enhanced functionality.

This instructor-led, live training in Durban (online or onsite) is aimed at anyone who wish to become a graphic designer. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand basic design theory and apply useful design techniques.
• Use Adobe Creative Cloud apps effectively including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Learn about alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Get familiar with the latest design trends.

This course gives explains how to use InDesign to create documents with well-design, professional look, including Paragraph and character styles, layout features, and customized text and graphics. Gradually advanced InDesign techniques would be covered to enhance the look and functionality of your documents.

This course demonstrates through hands-on practice the fundamentals and applications of Inkscape.

This instructor-led, live training in Durban (online or onsite) is aimed at web designers who wish to create mobile interfaces with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe After Effects. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Implement UI/UX designs for a responsive mobile application.
• Prepare and animate designs in Adobe Illustrator.
• Create reusable components.
• Incorporate advanced animations with Adobe After Effects.

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an XML-based graphics format used to create 2D vector images. In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn the fundamentals of SVG as they step through the creation of their first SVG project. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the basics of vector graphics and SVG
• Learn how to create, modify, use, and optimize SVG
• Learn how to use SVG with HTML & CSS
• Learn how to do basic animations with SVG
• Create their own SVG animation

Audience

• Developers and Programmers
• Graphic Designers
• HTML & CSS developers interested in learning more about SVG

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Graphics programs Adobe is a set of tools for creating, editing and manipulating graphics, multimedia and documents. Adobe Systems is known for creating many professional programs dedicated to graphics, multimedia, photo editing, website design and more. Here are some of the main graphics programs created by Adobe: Adobe Photoshop Jest is one of the most popular raster graphics editing programs. It allows you to manipulate photos, create graphics, retouch, color correction and many other advanced operations. Adobe Illustrator Focused on vector graphics, Illustrator lets you create logos, illustrations, vector graphics, typographic designs, and more that can be scaled without losing quality.