Certificate in Desktop Publish - Griffith Colleg

Tuition Fee

USD 14,880

Per year

Start Date

Medium of studying

On campus

Duration

Program Facts

About Program

About University

Admission Requirements

Program Facts

Program Details

Degree

Diploma

Major

Fishing | Music | Music Theory | Performing Arts | Clinical Psychology

Area of study

Arts | Manufacturing and Processing

Education type

On campus

Timing

Full time

Course Language

English

Tuition Fee

Average International Tuition Fee

USD 14,880

Intakes

Program start date	Application deadline
2023-09-01	-

About Program

Program Overview

Course Overview

Master desktop publishing skills and graphics design principles with Adobe CS

This part-time, course combines basic desktop publishing skills and graphic design principles with the specifics of how to use Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Adobe Acrobat to create visual communications.

This course is validated by The Institute of Commercial Management (ICM). This course focuses on the development of professional skills and does not sit on the national framework.

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Why Study Desktop Publishing at Griffith College

The Certificate in Desktop Publishing course is conducted on a part-time weekend basis over five consecutive Saturdays. The aim of the course is to teach learners how to harness the power of Adobe CS packages to develop different types of documents from simple flyers to newsletters.

Course requires no prior knowledge of the software.

You

develop skills in key technologies

like Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat

You learn to

produce a broad range of documents

including newsletters, product leaflets, adverts, posters and sales material for either internal use or for commercial printing.

Option to

further your studies

in this area by progressing to the Diploma in Desktop Publishing course.

Full access to Student Adobe Creative Cloud

- All Apps plan, which gives you 20+ cutting-edge creative tools for desktop, mobile, and web

Intake Dates

We run two intakes for this course commencing in Spring and Autumn.

October *

February *

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Program Outline

Course Details

Modules

Initiating a project

Exploring the Adobe Photoshop environment

Determining graphic type and resolution

Working with selections

Working with layers

Enhancing images with paint and filters

Exploring image modes and Cclour adjustments

Saving images for print.

Introduction to Adobe Illustrator

Creating shapes in a document

Creating custom paths

Working with text

Working with objects

Enhancing documents

Proofing a document

Saving images for the web and print.

Exploring the InDesign environment

Designing documents

Enhancing documents

Working with page elements

Managing objects

Working with tables

Finalising documents.

Accessing PDF documents

Creating PDF documents

Navigating to a specific content in a PDF document

Updating PDF documents

Working with multiple PDF documents

Reviewing PDF documents

Validating PDF documents

Converting PDF files.

Progression

What further study can I do?

Successful applicants may also elect to pursue further studies in this area by progressing to the Diploma in Desktop Publishing course.

What career paths could I have?

This professional course is the perfect foundation for participants who wish to progress in the workplace.