Graphic design advanced

Entry requirements: having working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Ideally, you followed the Parnassos Graphic Design course. This is not an entry-level course.

Design, that’s what you’ll do in this course. At the start of the course, you will give yourself a large design assignment, a case. This is a project of your choice, for which you will design several things during the course. Think along the lines of a logo and identity for your own personal brand; a branding identity for your paper or thesis with matching slide presentation; or promotional materials for an event, such as a poster, flyer, and social media templates.

During the course, we’ll discuss your work-in-progress. Together, we’ll help turn your design into reality!

What you’ll learn

• Taking a design concept from sketch to finished product
• Gaining deeper knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign — and how to combine them seamlessly
• Mastering advanced typography tricks and color palette techniques
• Creating captivating designs using storytelling principles and Gestalt theory

Practical information

• What to bring: for this course you are required to have a laptop equipped with Adobe Photoshop (version CS3 or later). You will be working on your own laptop during the classes.
• Think about what you want your case to be before the course starts. You’ll present your case during the first session.
• This is not an entry-level course. If you haven’t followed the basic Graphic Design course, you should have a good grasp of the Adobe apps and basic colour theory, typography and composition already.