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Certificates: Design Thinking" certificate
Certificate "Basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop CC and Adobe InDesign 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
Basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop CC and Adobe InDesign CC
Basics of Image Editing with Adobe Photoshop CC (approx. 8 days)
Introduction to the work environment and user interface
Basic knowledge of file formats and color modes
Resolution, image size, and workspace
Working effectively with layers
Layer styles, blending modes, and opacity
Selecting and masking image areas
AI-powered masking and cropping as a practical alternative
Transforming and Smart Objects
Content-Aware Fill
Repairing and retouching image flaws
Retouching with AI Neural Filters: Optimizing skin, lighting, and details
Simple color corrections and adjustments
AI-powered color optimization and automatic adjustment of image moods
Filters, Smart Filters, and Neural Filters
Export and share images
Export for the web, social media, and mobile devices
Cloud documents and collaborative workflows in Photoshop
Basics of Layout with Adobe InDesign CC (approx. 8 days)
Introduction to the work environment, user interface, menu and command structure
Document view, zooming, and navigation
Page and document structure
Creating and saving files
Using layout aids (e.g., guides, grid)
Master pages and automatic page numbers
Designing with frames and objects
Placing images and text
AI-powered layout suggestions for image and text placement
Basics of text formatting
Using Adobe Fonts
Using formats and templates
Working with colors and gradients
AI-generated color palettes and harmony suggestions
Using Layers
Interactivity and digital publishing
Creating interactive PDFs, EPUBs, and web publications
File output and sharing
Automating layouts with GREP styles and data merge
AI-generated text drafts for layouts
Project work (approx. 4 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.
Upon completion of the course, you will have a solid foundation in image editing and layout. You will be able to use Adobe Photoshop and InDesign efficiently and leverage AI-powered tools to streamline creative processes.
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.
Graphic designers, employees from the fields of photography, advertising, public relations, editing and marketing, multimedia and architecture as well as specialists from other artistic professions.
Your future field of work can be in the editorial print and digital area, 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).