Digital Design Basics

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Adobe Software - Digital Design Basic Course

Feb 5 - Apr 15

$450

If you would like more information about this or any other course offerings, please contact a SVACE Course Advisor at:

ce@sva.edu

Location

Online

Faculty

Mary J. Belthoff,

Graphic designer, corporate trainer

Creating print and online artwork using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign is the focus of this course. A range of topics will be covered, such as building vector art for logos, icons and illustration; photo retouching and editing; and typography and layout. We will explore how the computer is used in professional studios, as well as how you can use it in your creative pursuits. Class lessons, critiques and homework all focus on how to produce visual ideas.
PREREQUISITE: A working knowledge of Macintosh or Windows operating system.
NOTE: All students with an active registration in this course will be given free access to the Adobe Creative Cloud. This course is fully online and offered through synchronous sessions during the listed course hours.

Course Number

SMC-1031-OL

Credits

3 CEUs

Technical Requirements

The School of Visual Arts online courses are hosted in Canvas, our College-wide learning system. Most computers (5 years old or newer recommended) can access the course(s) without a problem. The courses work with Windows (Windows 7 and newer), Macintosh (Mac OSX 10.10 and newer), and Linux (chromeOS). Participants will need a minimum screen size of 800x600 (the average size of a netbook) and good broadband (Minimum of 512kbps) Internet connection to participate in the online courses.
Accessing Your Online Course
One business day after completing registration, you will receive a confirmation email from the Registrar’s Office which includes a schedule, username and password.

Didn’t get the confirmation email?

Search for an email with subject line: “Your SVA Class Schedule” - sometimes the email goes to spam or junk.

Search an alternate email address that you might have used to register.

Reach out to registrar@sva.edu to request for the confirmation email to be resent.
Steps to Access Your Online Course
Login to myid.sva.edu

Select the Canvas LMS icon

The Canvas application is your online classroom. Here you can find your Zoom links and course materials such as supply lists, discussion boards, recorded lectures, etc. You will use Zoom for live video meetings. Your instructor will show you around how their particular course is organized.

For more information on Canvas, please visit the online courses section of the SVAIT User Guide.
Don’t see your course in Canvas?

You should see your course on your Canvas dashboard by 5:00 PM one day before the first class session.

If you are still having trouble finding your course through Canvas, please reach out to olt@sva.edu
Issues logging in?

Reach out to helpdesk@sva.edu .
Trying to access the Adobe Creative Suite?

Please reference the SVA User Guide here for further instruction.

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