Digital Erasmus+

Photoshop / Illustrator / Dreamweaver

A ten-day course in digital art and graphic design: design principles and theory, colour, sketching, typography and the design process, applied to logos, stationery, books, web pages, flyers and brochures. Each day has a design case study and a practical assignment, and the course ends with a portfolio and a look at careers in graphic design.

10 days
Certificate of attendance
EN

Who it is for

Teachers of primary, secondary and vocational schools
Adult education teachers
Teacher trainers, careers officers, educational guides and counsellors
Headteachers, principals and managers of schools and of organisations offering adult or vocational education

What you will learn

Apply the principles of graphic design: alignment, balance, contrast, proximity and white space
Use colour theory, texture, grids and typography in digital work
Sketch ideas with confidence and use graphic tablets and design software
Follow the design process from the client's brief to the presented solution
Design logos, stationery, web pages, flyers, brochures and reports
Build a portfolio website and a blog

By the end of the course, you will be able to

Apply design principles, colour and typography to real design products
Take a design job from the client's brief to the final presentation
Produce logos, stationery, web pages and printed materials
Present their work in a portfolio website

Programme, day by day

Day 1The principles of graphic design

Introductory meeting: practical arrangements, timetable and venue
Alignment, balance, consistency, repetition, contrast, golden rectangle, proximity and white space
Design case study 1
Special topic: designing logos
Tutor-marked assignment

Day 2Theory of design

White space, shape, spacing and rhythm
Design case study 2
Special topic: business cards and letterheads
Interactive computer-marked assignment

Day 3Colour and materials

Colour theory, texture and grid theory
Design case study 3
Famous designers: Raymond Loewy
Special topic: designing for books
Tutor-marked assignment

Day 4Drawing and sketching

Sketching with confidence: the tricks of the trade
Design case study 4
Special topic: designing web pages
Interactive computer-marked assignment

Day 5Typography

History of typography and current trends
Typography for digital uses
Software and graphic tablets
Design case study 5
Special topic: graphic design tools

Day 6Problem solving and the design process

Research and the client's brief: identifying the problem, analysing it, finding a solution
Refining sketches and presenting work to clients
Design case study 6
Special topic: trends in web design
Interactive computer-marked assignment

Day 7History of graphic design

The great changes that led to leaps forward
Design case study 7
Special topic: flyers and leaflets
Tutor-marked assignment

Day 8Creating a portfolio

A portfolio website and a blog: how to build them and what to write
Design case study 8
Special topic: designing brochures
Interactive computer-marked assignment

Day 9Your career as a graphic designer

Choices: self-employment, design agency or in-house
Design case study 9
Special topic: booklets and reports

Day 10Final workshop

Final workshop
Certificates ceremony

How the course runs

A design case study every day
A special topic every day, applied to a real design product
Tutor-marked and interactive computer-marked assignments
Final workshop

Certificate of Attendance, issued by BragaMob, and Europass Mobility, issued by your school and completed with us. Accommodation, meals, transfers and cultural integration activities can be added to the course: your quote lists each service you choose. Dates on request.

Digital Erasmus+