United States Desktop Design Tutorials
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Course Description
Are you just breaking into the design field? This tutorial is perfect for you. Designer and consultant Brian Cookman authors this title, beginning with basic design vocabulary and techniques, and leading into a higher level of knowledge necessary for publications of all kinds. This is especially good if you are looking for more of a how-to on design instead of something on a specific application. Virtual Training Company lets you begin learning right away. Simply click on the section of your choice below.
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Introduction
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| Introduction | (01:18) | ||
| The Brief | (08:14) | ||
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Procedure
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| File Management | (03:11) | ||
| Schedule | (01:26) | ||
| Assembly | (02:07) | ||
| Color Process | (01:19) | ||
| Printers Triangle | (00:47) | ||
| Litho | (01:00) | ||
| Letterpress | (00:46) | ||
| Gravure | (00:42) | ||
| Screen | (00:36) | ||
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Design Basics
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| Function | (04:16) | ||
| Viewpoint | (01:35) | ||
| Elements | (04:09) | ||
| Golden Section | (07:38) | ||
| Focus Point | (05:33) | ||
| Movement | (04:55) | ||
| Page Layout | (03:28) | ||
| Newsletter | (05:43) | ||
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Publication Design
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| Grids 1 | (04:45) | ||
| Grids 2 | (02:54) | ||
| Grids 3 | (01:36) | ||
| Grids 4 | (01:58) | ||
| Grids 5 | (03:18) | ||
| Page Size | (00:54) | ||
| Margins | (02:51) | ||
| Columns | (01:06) | ||
| Gutter Width | (02:24) | ||
| Typeface | (00:31) | ||
| Size & Leading | (00:21) | ||
| H & Js | (00:26) | ||
| Publishing Terms | (02:54) | ||
| Example | (02:29) | ||
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Templates
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| Templates 1 | (01:23) | ||
| Templates 2 | (04:10) | ||
| Style Sheets 1 | (04:24) | ||
| Style Sheets 2 | (02:37) | ||
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Typography
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| Terms | (03:45) | ||
| Serif | (03:05) | ||
| Sans Serif | (02:58) | ||
| Miscellaneous | (02:04) | ||
| Measurements | (00:40) | ||
| Leading | (01:39) | ||
| Tracking | (02:36) | ||
| Baseline Grids | (04:22) | ||
| Type Tests | (04:40) | ||
| Legibility | (03:01) | ||
| Alignment | (02:02) | ||
| H & Js | (09:06) | ||
| Apostrophes | (01:02) | ||
| Em & Ens | (02:44) | ||
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Images
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| Bit Map | (01:16) | ||
| Vector | (02:34) | ||
| Visual Codes | (03:27) | ||
| Examples | (02:10) | ||
| More examples | (04:45) | ||
| Bullets | (01:03) | ||
| Image Formats | (03:29) | ||
| Logos | (06:01) | ||
| Graphs | (02:16) | ||
| Tables | (01:32) | ||
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Use of Color
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| Color | (02:30) | ||
| C.I.E. | (01:21) | ||
| RGB | (01:32) | ||
| CMYK | (01:29) | ||
| HSB | (01:58) | ||
| 4/6/7 Colors | (00:41) | ||
| Complimentary colors | (02:06) | ||
| After Images | (00:40) | ||
| Neighbors | (00:34) | ||
| Borders | (00:35) | ||
| Use of color | (02:06) | ||
| Simultaneous Contrast | (01:04) | ||
| Color Spacing | (01:19) | ||
| Gender | (01:46) | ||
| Choice of Color | (04:55) | ||
| Text | (00:48) | ||
| Combinations | (00:45) | ||
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Pre-Press
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| Mis-Registration | (00:46) | ||
| Traps | (01:40) | ||
| Trapping | (04:25) | ||
| Illustrations | (03:50) | ||
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Projects
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| Ad 1 | (05:03) | ||
| Ad 2 | (04:25) | ||
| Brochure (outside) | (13:15) | ||
| Brochure (inside/back) | (10:08) | ||
| Fashion Poster | (03:46) | ||
| Dance Poster | (09:59) | ||
| Stationery | (11:24) | ||
| Business Cards | (08:57) | ||
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| Course: | Desktop Design |
| Author: | Brian Cookman |
| SKU: | 33052 |
| ISBN: | 188934754X |
| Release Date: | 1998-08-03 |
| Duration: | 5 hrs / 90 tutorials |
| Captions: | No |
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