Mutimedia Certificate Program

Please call Barbara Hogg at 401-277-5200 to register. Registration for Advanced Print MEdia & Web Design Cdertification ends July 1, 2008.

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Print Media & Web Design Certification

This course is a 105-hour noncredit certificate program offered two evenings per week. Tuesday & Thursday 5:30-8:30 pm, Dates February 26, 2008-June 26, 2008, Program Fee $2,625

Section I - Introduction to Design Software
Develop the skills to produce customized results using design software: Photoshop Creative Suite and Illustrator CS in 36 hours of classroom instruction. Utilizing Adobe CS II.

Dates: February 26-April 3, 2008
Instructor: L. Parente Petronio

Section 2 - Layout and Designing Print Media
Learn the basics of page layouts and designs, text, spacing, tabs, columns, and graphics utilizing Adobe Creative Suite InDesign in 36 hours of classroom instruction to achieve professional publication results.

Dates: April 8-May 20, 2008 (no class on 5/1/)
Instructor: B. Jones

Section 3 - Web Design Utilizing Graphics
Use Dreamweaver and Image Ready in this 30-hour course to explore and express visual ideas to build websites. Learn how to select innovative graphics from the internet's best sites and test designs across platforms using various browsers to ensure consistent design and navigation.

Dates: May 22 - June 24, 2008
Instructor: M. Ryan

Section 4 - Capstone Final Project
Demonstrate your knowledge, skills, and competencies of multimedia technology in this 3-hour session through completion of a final project: a web page, newsletter, brochure, or related print media.

Date: June 26, 2008
Instructors: M. Ryan and L. Parente Petronio

Advanced Print Media & Web Design Certification

This course is a 102-hour noncredit certificate program offered two evenings per week. Tuesday & Thursday 5:30 - 8:30 pm. Dates: July 15 2008-November 6, 2008, Program Fee $2550

Section 1 - Advanced Design Software
Further develop your skills to produce customized results using design software Photoshop Creative Suite and InDesign. Work with advanced techniques utilizing Photshop's layer sets and to create advertising effects, textured background effects and customized special effects for your multi-layered compositions. Learn to create a document using InDesign with imported graphics, text effects, automating text and to utilize pen and beziers.

Dates: July 15 - August 14, 2008
Instructor: L. Parente Petronio

Section 2- Marketing Essentials for Designers
This class surveys the basic principles of marketing and their applications pertaining to the success of a professional designer. Explore the basic foundation of a client/designer relationship. Expanding a client base, business practices, professional resources as well as a variety of useful marketing tactics will be discussed.

Dates: August 19-28, 2008
Instructor: C. Devonshire

Section 3 - Flash Animation
Learn to enhance your website with customized Flash animation components. Create frame-to-frame animations, incorporate motion, complex animation, object interactivity as well as sound elements.

Dates: September 2 - October 2, 2008
Instructor: M. Ryan

Section 4 - Web Design Incorporating Graphics Animation
Using DreamWeaver and ImageReady explore and express visual ideas to build intricate websites. Learn advanced techniques including in-depth animations, roll-overs and image maps. Learn to use JavaScript, sound, video and Flash components in building a website.

Dates: October 7, - November 6, 2008
Instructor: M Ryan

Mutimedia Certificate Program

Print Media & Web Design Certification

Advanced Print Media & Web Design Certification

Submission of a final project is required in both certification programs.