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Certificates: Design Thinking" certificate
Certificate "Design with Adobe Illustrator CC" -
Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
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Teaching Times: Full-timeMonday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
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Language of Instruction: German
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Duration: 5 Weeks
Design Thinking
Introduction to Design Thinking (approx. 1.5 days)
Design Thinking process at a glance
The most important rules and phases of Design Thinking
Practice-oriented approaches and applications
Digital tools and AI in the innovation process
Phase 1: Research (approx. 0.5 days)
Methods of user-centered research
Interview techniques and needs analysis
AI-supported research and information processing
Phase 2: Synthesis (approx. 0.5 days)
Analysis and structuring of findings
Development of problem definitions and personas
Visualization and clustering of results
Phase 3: Ideation (approx. 0.5 days)
Creative techniques for developing ideas
Methods for finding and evaluating solutions
Use of generative AI in the ideation process
Phase 4: Prototyping (approx. 0.5 days)
Development of initial solution approaches and mockups
Introduction to rapid prototyping and click dummies
Digital tools for the visualization of concepts
Phase 5: Testing (approx. 0.5 days)
Methods for carrying out tests and feedback rounds
Analysis and optimization of solution approaches
Iterative work and agile further development
Project work (approx. 1 day)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Design with Adobe Illustrator CC
Basics of Vector Graphics and AI-Assisted Work (approx. 1 day)
Differences between raster images and vector graphics
Anatomy of a path
Resolution, scalability, and file formats
Overview of the current Illustrator interface
Introduction to AI-powered features (e.g., Generative Recoloring, Text-to-Vector Graphics)
Overview of Adobe Firefly and the integration of generative AI features into Illustrator
Setup and Navigation (approx. 1 day)
The Right Color Space (RGB, CMYK, Web)
Color Management Basics
Customizing presets
Custom Toolbar and Workspaces
Artboards (including for responsive layouts)
Rulers, guides, and grids
Zoom and View
Information panel and history
Creative Cloud Libraries and cloud-based workflows
Drawing Objects (approx. 2 days)
Transforming, Aligning, Pathfinder
Organizing objects hierarchically
Working in groups
Organizing objects into layers
Modifying appearance properties
Shape tool and masks
Width and Blend tools
Graphic styles and symbols
3D and material effects (current features)
Using AI-powered tools for rapid development of shape variations and layout ideas
Images (approx. 1 day)
Link, embed, and crop pixel images
Organize image material efficiently
Vectorize pixel images (Image Trace)
AI-powered vectorization and recoloring
Mockup features for presentations
Paths and Free Forms (approx. 2 days)
Creating, modifying, and combining shapes
Editing grid and anchor points
Editing, connecting, and simplifying paths
Intuitively deforming objects
Working precisely with the Pen Tool
Developing creative shape variations using AI-powered features
Brushes (approx. 1 day)
Brush tips and brush types
Creating Your Own Brushes
Using libraries
Developing style variations and creative effects with the help of modern features
Color Schemes and Patterns (approx. 2 days)
Colors for areas and outlines
Color Swatches panel, color swatch libraries
Using Adobe Color
Color assistance, harmonies, and conversion
Global colors, spot colors
Gradients and freehand gradients
Transparency panel
Recoloring images
Pattern options
Basics of accessible color design
Text Design (approx. 1 day)
Touch-Type text tool
Area and path text
Filter fonts and assign fonts
Using Adobe Fonts
Variable fonts
Converting Text to Paths
Typography for print and web
Developing layout variations with AI-powered features
Charts (approx. 1 day)
Settings and data entry
Import from Excel
Chart designs
Coloring and editing charts
Creating modern infographics
Development of alternative layout and color variations
Illustrator for Web Design and UI/UX (approx. 3 days)
Color Modes and Color Management for the Web
Preparing Artboards for Responsive Design
Working with a grid system
Components, variants, and design system basics
Page Design – From Wireframe to Mockup
Designing Web-Optimized Vector Graphics
Creating and optimizing SVG icons and illustrations for digital products
SVG export
Designing UI components: icons, buttons, forms, and checkboxes
Efficient variant development using the latest Illustrator features
Data Export and Sharing (approx. 1 day)
Saving vector graphics correctly
Print preparation and PDF output
Color profiles and PDF standards
Export for responsive web design
SVG optimization
Best practices for SVG files on the web (performance, scalability, accessibility)
Exporting CSS properties
Transfer to the printer or developer
Project work (approx. 4 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.
By the end of the course, you’ll be familiar with the most important features in Illustrator and will be able to create and edit vector graphics. You’ll optimize graphics for print and the web and make strategic use of the latest AI-powered features to generate ideas, develop variations, and increase efficiency.
The course also teaches the design thinking approach, which can be used to develop innovative and user-centered solutions for complex challenges. You will learn about the principles and the structured, iterative process of design thinking and find out how practice-oriented tools, digital tools and artificial intelligence support creative and interdisciplinary innovation processes.
Media designers, graphic designers, web designers, UI/UX designers, communication designers, textile designers, individuals with degrees in (interior) architecture, as well as professionals in artistic fields or those who play a key role in the conception, design, and practical implementation of digital and print media and wish to expand their knowledge.
Your future area of application can be in the print and digital sector, but above all in the creation of advertising media. The knowledge you acquire is in demand across all sectors in all areas of design and graphics. With the appropriate know-how, self-employment is also an interesting prospect.
Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.
Didactic concept
Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).
You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.
Virtual classroom alfaview®
Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.
The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).