Programme at a Glance

No. of Participants

Limited to 25

 

Course Fee

Rs. 35,000/=
08 Saturdays

(from 8.30 AM to 5.30 PM)

Graphic Design & Creativity Development

This course is designed to enhance the Creativity and Knowledge of student in the domain of Digital media designing. This course will assess the real skills of designing. It will give real industry experience to students as the course conduct in an environment similar to the industry with practical sessions using the latest technologies. Main objective of this course is to Create and Develop individual with both theoretical and practical background in a professional manner. This qualification will act as an entry ticket to industry. This will help student to sustain in the industry with rapid technological changes. This course will act as a foundation to explore new sight on their career. The course is conducted physically at UCSC premises.

Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

LO1.    Identify the core areas of graphic designing and creativity development

LO2.    Apply the theories and principles to their creations

LO3.    Utilize relevant graphic designing software for the requirement

LO4.    Understand the client requirement correctly and cater to that requirement

LO5.    Understand basic photography techniques

Online Registration

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Contact

TP: 0776016119
Email: admtc@ucsc.cmb.ac.lk

Course Overview

Session 01 : Introduction to Graphic Design

What is Graphic Designing?, (Usage of Graphic Designing, Hardware, Software Tools), Fundamentals of Design (Design Elements, Principles of Designing), Introduction to Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Photoshop, (Introduction to Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Tool Panel, Canvas Properties)

Session 02 : Image Creation

Working with Vector and Raster Graphics, Image File Formats, Layouts, Adobe Photoshop (Making Digital Images, Photoshop Effects and Masking, Photo Editing)

Session 03 : Color Theory

Introduction to Color, Color Models, Pantone Matching System, Adobe Photoshop (Photo Manipulation, Animated Graphics, Image Color Adjustments), Adobe Illustrator, (Introduction to Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Illustrator Interface, Adobe Illustrator Tools Panel, Artboard Properties)

Session 04 : Typography

Font Types, Leading and Kerning, Installing Fonts, Choosing a Font, Adobe Illustrator, (Adobe Illustrator Tools, Vector File Types, Illustrator Effects and 3D Effects, Vector Drawing)

Session 05 : Design Considerations

Corporate Identity, Branding, Packaging, Design for Exhibition, Design for Web and Printing, Adobe Illustrator, (Image Tracing, 3D Object Designing in Illustrator)

Session 06 : Design for Print

Screen to Print, (Display Colors and Print Colors, Proofing, Selecting Papers), Adobe InDesign, Introduction to Adobe InDesign (Adobe InDesign Interface, InDesign Tool Panel, Document Properties, Inserting and Formatting Text, Placing Object)

Session 07 : Digital Marketing

What is Digital Marketing, Digital Marketing Platforms, Digital Marketing Practices, Design for Social Media, Adobe InDesign, (Pages, Layers and Link Pallets, Colour Conversion, Master Pages, Preflight Panel, Exporting and Packaging)

Session 08 : Photography

Introduction to Photography, History of Photography, Components of a Camera, Camera Types, Principles of Photography, Practical Session at Studio, Editing Photographs

Resource Persons

Mr. Ashintha Perera: Resource Person -1

With over 5 years’ experience as an Instructor in Multimedia & as a Multimedia Content Developer Mr. Ashintha has a good knowledge of multimedia technology. Graduated from University of Colombo School of Computing & currently following his Masters degree at University of Moratuwa.

Dr. Samantha Mathara Arachchi: Course Coordinator

Dr. Samantha Mathara Arachchi, is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Communication and Media Technologies (CMT) and the Coordinator of the ADMTC, University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), Sri Lanka. He is a teacher in Internet Technologies and Web Applications Development, Rapid Application Development, Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, Enterprise Resource Planning Applications, E-business Applications & Strategies, Organizational Behaviour and Society, He obtained his degree in Bachelor of Science from the Open University of Sri Lanka. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Technology from the University of Colombo, Postgraduate Diploma in Information Management and holds a Masters in Information Management with merit pass. He has a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science.