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Course Title:   Comprehensive Desktop Publishing - Cape Town

Background

This comprehensive Desktop Publishing course covers the applications that are currently used by all sectors of the Advertising, Design and Publishing Industries. The course also covers the basics of typography, design and layout, reprographic, colour and scanning techniques.  The students will create a complete Corporate Identity at the end of the course and leave with a comprehensive portfolio.  This course can be broken down into separate modules.

Lecturer  

Moray Rhoda graduated in 1992 with a National Diploma in Graphic Design from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Moray also completed the Hirt & Carter Comprehensive DTP course, covering Photoshop, Freehand and QuarkXPress.

Moray’s started his career at the Tholet Sievers and Associates ad agency, where he learnt the ropes for two years. In 1996 he joined National Publishing in Kenilworth, picking up some PICA awards along the way. While at National Publishing, Moray was invited to be on the advisory body of, and moderate for, the Cape Peninsula University of Technology Graphic Design department.

In 1999 Moray joined Quantum Publishers and in 2004 joined Seeff Properties’ Atlantic Seaboard and Southern Suburbs to head up their in-house design studio.

Moray was recruited by Media24 in October 2006 to head up their newly-created Mshana/Beatcomics studio, which sought to produce the best locally-produced entertainment comics magazine.

His passion is design, and he feels compelled to pass this on to others through teaching.

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1:  Adobe Illustrator
•    Introduction to the Apple Macintosh
•    Basics of computer graphics
•    Introduction to Macromedia Illustrator
•    The Toolbox
•    Object Windows
•    Transformation Windows
•    Typography
•    Design / Layout
•    Application of colour / Rules of colour
•    Import and Export
•    Creating Graphics
•    Freehand Filters
•    Cut and Paste inside
•    Extra Freehand Features
•    Test


Module 2: Adobe Photoshop

•    Introduction to Photoshop
•    Tools
•    Menus
•    Channels
•    Colours
•    Modes
•    Retouching
•    Layers
•    Combining of Pictures
•    Creating a Collage
•    Deep-etching of pictures
•    Combining vector elements with Photoshop
•    Scanning
•    Filters
•    Exporting from Photoshop
•    Test


Module 3: InDesign

•    Introduction to InDesign
•    Covering Tools
•    Measurements
•    Design and Layout
•    Typography
•    Colours (the importance/creating of colours for web and print)
•    Repro
•    Printing
•    Style sheets
•    Master Pages
•    Importing vector elements into InDesign
•    Importing from another application (Freehand/Illustrator or Photoshop)
•    Working from one application to another


Who should attend?

Graphic Design students; and anyone with a flair for creativity.


Job opportunities

DTP Designer, DTP Operator: local and overseas opportunities.  The industry is currently booming.

Course Title 2 Comprehensive Desktop Publishing - Cape Town Classification IT -> Design -> Design Desktop Publishing Course Requirements Admission requirements Students need to know how to operate Windows. Price Notes

Course Information Location Western Cape - Cape Town Course Type Part Time Evening Start Dates Length of Course Final Registration Date

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