design specific eClasses
Typography with Creative Suite
August 26 | October 28
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. • Pacific
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. • Eastern
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Description: Typography is making a comeback! (For some of us, it never left.) Learn how to use the powerful type tools in InDesign CS4, Illustrator CS4 and Photoshop CS4 to make your type come alive and look its very best. You will learn keyboard shortcuts, and a bit of type history, while discovering ways to breathe fresh air into your type-intensive projects. Also included: drop caps, text wrap, kern/track best practices, choosing the right fonts, hanging punctuation and more!
Price: $99
NEW! Photography Fundamentals | Mastering Your Digital Camera
July 22 | September 23 | November 25
10:00 am - 12:00 p.m. • Pacific
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. • Eastern
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What is an f/stop? Why should I care? Why should I know the difference between “slow” and “fast” shutter speeds? What is an ISO and howimages does it affect the quality of my photographs? Is film ever coming back? Have you wanted to know more about how photography works and why other people are creating eye-popping and you’re not?
Price: $99
Typography for the Web
July 8 | August 12
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. • Pacific
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. • Eastern
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Description: Good Typography isn't just reserved for print. Web designers need to follow certain guidelines to ensure readability and quality design on the web. Learn how to achieve good design with Dreamweaver CS4 and a few type tricks, sure to give your web pages a clean design makeover.
Price: $99
Optimizing images for the web
August 3 | October 6 | December 7
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. • Pacific
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. • Eastern
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Description: Nothing enhances a web page like a well-placed image. Learn the differences between the top web image formats, and how to choose the right one for each situation. The powerful Save for Web and Mobile Devices in Adobe Illustrator CS4 and Adobe Photoshop CS4 gives you flexibility and control over your images, this course will teach you effective techniques.
Price: $99
Accessibility with Adobe Creative Suite 4
July 15 |August 19
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. • Pacific
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. • Eastern
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Description: Learn how to utilize the features of Acrobat 9 and InDesign CS4, along with Microsoft Word, to create accessible PDFs in compliance with Section 508. Add alt tags to images, reorder structure, add and reorder tags, use Acrobat's Accessibility Checker to monitor your document's accessibility, learn about accessible color schemes and more.
Price: $99
Intro to Adobe Captivate
July 20
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Location: Online
Description: Learn the basics of creating eLearning content with Adobe Captivate 4. Topics to be covered include different types of Captivate projects, Photoshop integration, text to speech capability, adding text captions, working with images, creating custom skins via the Skin Editor and tips to make your projects function well and look amazing.
Price: $99