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Certificates: Certificate "Graphic Design"
Certificate "Image editing with Adobe Photoshop 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: 8 Weeks
Image editing with Adobe Photoshop CC
Operating basics (approx. 1 day)
Important keyboard commands (shortcuts)
Creative Cloud and Adobe Bridge
Efficient image search and image databases
Important working techniques (approx. 1 day)
Rulers and auxiliary lines
Changing the working area, image rotation
Scaling, filling, transforming
Smart objects, shape grids
Working with layers (approx. 2 days)
Stack sequence, control panel overview
Layer compositions
Opacity and blending mode, layer styles
Blend, adjustment and fill layers
Selection methods (approx. 1 day)
AI-based selection techniques (Adobe Sensei)
Object selection tool
Tool for quick and motif selection
Selection brush tool
Pen tool
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process
Presentation of specific AI technologies
and possible applications in the professional environment
Masks and transitions (approx. 2 days)
Automated mask creation
Mask contents
Blending motifs with gradient masks
Clipping masks, vector masks, channel masks
Colors and color corrections (approx. 1 day)
Color settings and color spaces
Histogram, color capture tool
Adobe Color and CC library
Recoloring by fill level (CD/CI colors)
Retouching and touching up (approx. 1 day)
Beauty retouching
Lens flaws
Body styling
Filters and effects (approx. 1 day)
Non-destructive work with smart filters
Image looks and creative filters
Image sharpness and blurring
Introduction to Adobe Camera Raw (approx. 1 day)
White balance, raw color corrections
Automatic perspective correction
Linking Raw and Photoshop
Scripting and automation (approx. 1 day)
Image processor
Contact sheet
Merge to HDR Pro
Actions and batch processing
Create droplet
Animation and web banner (approx. 2 days)
Frame animation (GIF)
Video sequences with audio
Web banner
Prepress, cross-media publishing (approx. 1 day)
Image compression
Print output and color proof
Project work (approx. 5 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Graphic design
Design software, AI and modern design workflows (approx. 2 days)
Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign at a glance
Affinity Suite: Photo, Designer and Publisher at a glance
Creative Cloud Libraries, Adobe Fonts, Adobe Color and Adobe Stock
AI in the design process: Firefly, generative tools, prompting
Opportunities, limits and areas of application of AI
Basics of graphic design (approx. 2 days)
Art vs. design
Design disciplines, design principles and design process
Design thinking and idea development
Design laws of perception
Visual flow and arrangement
Figure-ground relationship
Shape and color (approx. 2 days)
Point, line, surface and shape
Format and proportions
Color theory and color effects
Contrasts, harmonies and color concepts
Color in the context of brand, effect and legibility
Images (approx. 3 days)
Image quality and image formats
Pixel and vector graphics
Visual language, visual impact and visual storytelling
Research, brainstorming and mood boards
Images in corporate communication
Basics of image editing and AI-supported image development
Image rights/rights of use
Typography and layout (approx. 3 days)
Font classification and font selection
Reading typography, detailed typography
Typographic hierarchies
Workflow in layout design
Type area and design grid
Developing and evaluating layout concepts
Overview of file output (print, digital)
Corporate and brand design (approx. 1 day)
Corporate design vs. corporate identity
Logo design, signet and word/image mark
Color, form and typography systems in brand identity
Style guides and consistent design systems
Accessibility (approx. 1 day)
Basics of accessible design
Design criteria for accessible communication (e.g. legibility, contrast, color selection)
Digital media and cross-media (approx. 1 day)
Basics of digital publishing and responsive design
File formats for web, app and social media
AI-supported content adaptation for various channels
AI-based layout optimization for mobile designs
Project work (approx. 5 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.
Once you have completed the course, you will be able to use Photoshop Creative Cloud from Adobe Systems quickly and confidently. You will have professional knowledge of the market-leading software for modern image editing for digital and print.
After the course, you will also have mastered the basics of creative work and visual communication. You will understand how design, advertising and presentations work and have basic design, methodological and technical knowledge.
Your future field of work can be in editorial or marketing for digital and print media, but above all in the design, implementation and creation of advertising materials and publications. The skills you acquire are versatile and in demand in all areas of the print and media industry.
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).