Design Classes in NYC, New York

This hands-on introductory course details the most essential Adobe InDesign features for beginner level users. Students will create multi-page documents while learning a variety of text and image layout techniques. Topics Covered: Creating & Customizing Documents Page Setup & Layout Working With Master Pages Working With Typography ...

This class is designed to get you up and running quickly with the fundamentals of InDesign: text, pictures and pages. Learn how to layout pages with text and graphics. In no time at all you’ll be able to control typography, add photos, create/use colors, and more! What You’ll Learn: Section 1 Letter Creation Setting Preferences The Control...

This course delivers a concise introduction to Rhino and an overview of fundamental skills for creating and editing geometry. Requirements: No prior knowledge required. The course is good for both Mac and PC. Course Topics Overall familiarity with the Rhino interface An introduction to Rhino geometry types Essential skills for creating and editing...

This class is designed to get you up and running quickly with the fundamentals of Photoshop: retouch photos, improve contrast and color, save files for print or web, and more! This 6-hour class is meant to get you started fast. It is designed for people who need to use Photoshop lightly and only have one day to spare. If you want to learn Photoshop...

This hands-on introductory course details the most essential Adobe Photoshop features for beginner level users. Topics include basic image editing, transformation, retouching, enhancement, and compositing.  Topics Covered: Understanding File Formats & Resolution Selections Techniques Image Transformations Layer Management Layer Masking...

Learn the foundations of the Markup Language used to create webpages. In this class we’ll introduce you to HTML, the standard markup language used to create webpages. You’ll dive in and hand code a webpage from scratch, learning how to format paragraphs, headings, and lists. You’ll also learn how to create links, add images, and modify tags...

This hands-on introductory course details the most essential Adobe Illustrator features for beginner level users. Students will learn how to create and manipulate vector shapes with a variety of tools. The course also covers text, color, effects, and layers. Topics Covered: Understanding Vector Graphics Creating & Transforming Paths...

In this introductory class, you’ll learn Python, an increasingly popular and powerful programming language. Python is a great beginner language that is quick to learn and extremely versatile. It can be used to build software, analyze data, and build great-looking websites. In this one day hands-on course, you’ll begin by learning the...

User experience design is often misunderstood as simply interface design, but is actually comprised of many moving parts beyond the visual aspect–a good user experience also takes into account how the user feels. In this hands-on UX training, you’ll learn about the complete UX design process, including user research, product requirements, information...

As technology changes and more media outlets compete for customers’ time, providing an enjoyable experience is critical to both attracting and keeping users. This class aims to demystify UX by giving a practical and simple introduction to what UX is while also explaining some of its core concepts of usability.  This is a field that affects...

This hands-on introductory level course covers the fundamentals of Adobe After Effects. The class will introduce students to the key concepts, terminology, and interface of After Effects. Topics include compositions, layers, animation, keyframing, effects, 3D, and rendering. Topics Covered: Best Practices File Management Project Organization...

By breaking it down step by step, we guide you towards making your  most beautiful and functional website. What truly goes into making a site functional, effective, informative, aesthetically pleasing, and SEO efficient? These are the questions at the core of any great site.  The answer lies in:     •    Aligning...

This hands-on course introduces the fundamentals of web design with HTML (HyperText Markup Language) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Students will learn how code is structured and the major features of the languages. Exercises will include creating a small website including text, images, embedded video and links and styling with CSS to control color,...

In this class, you will learn the fundamentals of graphic design while designing and producing several real-world projects. This intensive class will meet for six sessions. You will be expected to work on design projects outside of class. Objectives Broaden your understanding of graphic design concepts and processes, both formal and conceptual ...

Learn essential Adobe InDesign tools, tips and techniques at your own pace in this Private 1-Day Immersion Course. This customized training format is ideal for anyone with special training needs or specific project goals that may fall outside of the scale and scope of group workshops. Private Custom Immersion sessions are appropriate for beginners...