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Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator + InDesign for Beginners (C)

October 01, 2019

Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are the three most popular programs within the Adobe Creative Cloud. When used together, they allow you to create and manage visual content with amazing results. Learn to create documents for printed or digital platforms using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. You’ll edit your photographs in Photoshop, design graphic elements in […]

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Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator + InDesign for Beginners (A)

October 01, 2019

Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are the three most popular programs within the Adobe Creative Cloud. When used together, they allow you to create and manage visual content with amazing results. Learn to create documents for printed or digital platforms using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. You’ll edit your photographs in Photoshop, design graphic elements in […]

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Introduction to Graphic Design

October 01, 2019

Learn to combine images, words and visual elements together to communicate an idea. You’ll get hands-on opportunities to learn the basic ideas of graphic design. We’ll also explore form and color, typography, page layout, use of images, as well as applying design at different scales and on various platforms using InDesign Software. Learn to make […]

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Designing Books + Magazines

October 01, 2019

Explore the process of designing and producing a book or magazine. You can use images you already have or develop new images and content expressly for the book project. Portfolios or graphic and photographic narratives to represent your work or the work of others can be an asset to your career or personal artistic process. […]

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Music Video Production (Ages 15–18) – NEW!

October 01, 2019

Produce an original music video! You’ll learn art direction, how to shoot dance/choreography, handheld camera techniques, green screen compositing and editing to music rhythms. Learn to design, shoot, and edit a 2-4 minute music video using music of your choice.

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Youth Voices in Film Making (Ages 13–14) – NEW!

September 30, 2019

Learn about non-fiction filmmaking as a tool for empowering voices, community building and social action. Our focus will be on team building, collaboration, media literacy and fundamentals of documentary including writing, interviewing, videography, audio and editing.

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Stop Motion Animation (Ages 13–14)

September 30, 2019

Create an animated film! Learn character design, model with clay, build sets and scenes, create a story, then put it all together. Use stop-motion software and cameras to animate your characters and bring your ideas to life. Learn how to edit your film, add sound, and title cards, too.

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Holiday Video Card Making – NEW! (All Ages)

September 16, 2019

Create a fun video card to send to your family for the holiday season! Using family video, photographs and texts, students will edit a one or two minute, time-based greeting card. Learn the basics of Adobe Premiere Pro editing, creating graphics and get tips on portrait photography.

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Documentary Photography – NEW!

June 22, 2019

This multi-week course will guide students through the process of imagining, planning and photographing a documentary series. Throughout an eight week period, students will gain exposure to different forms of documentary photography storytelling by viewing projects by key artists. We’ll cover a variety of techniques, from the rules of exposure and camera technique to ethics […]

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Intermediate InDesign for Professionals

June 18, 2019

Want to use Adobe InDesign to produce better business documents? In this class, you’ll learn to create great page layouts. We’ll focus on applying character and paragraph styles, flowing text into documents, creating linking styles and using scripts to streamline workflow.

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Designing Books + Magazines – NEW!

June 18, 2019

Explore the process of designing and producing a book or magazine. You can use images you already have or develop new images and content expressly for the book project. Portfolios or graphic and photographic narratives to represent your work or the work of others can be an asset to your career or personal artistic process. […]

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Digital Hand-Drawn Lettering

June 18, 2019

Think outside the font and create your own custom lettering designs by hand. We’ll explore hand lettering from the sketching phase to a polished, finished piece. We’ll be using both traditional and digital tools to explore the basics of lettering. Students will leave the class with a few finished lettering projects, knowledge of lettering and […]

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Digital Pattern Design

June 18, 2019

Use graphite and ink to create graphics for rendering and tessellating in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and a Wacom tablet . We’ll upload designs to a personalized, print-on-demand account that allows students and other customers to purchase prints of work on custom fabric, wallpaper, wrapping paper, workout gear, etc.

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Video Activism – NEW!

June 18, 2019

Discover how non-fiction filmmaking can be used as a tool for empowering voices, community building and promoting social change. You will collaborate as a member of a video production team by writing, producing, shooting and editing a short non-fiction piece meant for community engagement. This course will include hands-on workshops on camera, lighting, sound, editing […]

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Video Storytelling for Businesses or Nonprofits

June 18, 2019

Learn how to make web content and videos for your organization using the equipment you have on hand. We’ll cover pre-production (brainstorming and script writing), production (filming and coaching talent) and post-production (editing). We’ll also explore best practices for storytelling, interviewing subjects and talk about how to use sound and video to your advantage. Students […]

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Illustrating in Photoshop – NEW!

June 18, 2019

Adobe Photoshop has become an indispensable tool for today’s illustrator. Through a combination of demonstration, class discussion, and weekly projects, we will explore the many ways Photoshop can contribute toward creating successful imagery.

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Editing the Digital Photograph in Adobe Lightroom B

June 18, 2019

Adobe LR is a powerful program that allows you to catalog and enhance your digital photographs. We will cover its most useful features like importing, making collections, fix exposure and color, apply local adjustments, use graduated filters, create fun presets, and convert images to black and white. Each week, students have the opportunity to practice […]

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Editing the Digital Photograph in Adobe Lightroom (A)

June 18, 2019

Adobe LR is a powerful program that allows you to catalog and enhance your digital photographs. We will cover its most useful features like importing, making collections, fix exposure and color, apply local adjustments, use graduated filters, create fun presets, and convert images to black and white. Each week, students have the opportunity to practice […]

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Adobe InDesign Basics for Professionals

June 18, 2019

Do you want to improve the quality and consistency of your organization’s communications materials? Learn to create print or digital documents in Adobe InDesign. We’ll cover importing and formatting text, placing and editing images, as well as working with typography and logos. You’ll learn to pull all of those elements together to create an attractive […]

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Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator + InDesign for Beginners (C)

June 18, 2019

Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are the three most popular programs within the Adobe Creative Cloud. When used together, they allow you to create and manage visual content with amazing results. Learn to create documents for printed or digital platforms using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. You’ll edit your photographs in Photoshop, design graphic elements in […]

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Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator + InDesign for Beginners D

June 18, 2019

Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are the three most popular programs within the Adobe Creative Cloud. When used together, they allow you to create and manage visual content with amazing results. Learn to create documents for printed or digital platforms using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. You’ll edit your photographs in Photoshop, design graphic elements in […]

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Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator + InDesign for Beginners (B)

June 18, 2019

Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are the three most popular programs within the Adobe Creative Cloud. When used together, they allow you to create and manage visual content with amazing results. Learn to create documents for printed or digital platforms using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. You’ll edit your photographs in Photoshop, design graphic elements in […]

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Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator + InDesign for Beginners (A)

June 18, 2019

Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are the three most popular programs within the Adobe Creative Cloud. When used together, they allow you to create and manage visual content with amazing results. Learn to create documents for printed or digital platforms using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. You’ll edit your photographs in Photoshop, design graphic elements in […]

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