This class is available through the Skills and Technology Training Center in Fargo, ND. Check the STTC schedule for class availability.
Covers various print and electronic mediums. The focus is on learning design and design techniques. Some of the topics covered are:
- Design Method, sketching and comps, design rules
- Print Design
- Digital file formats
- Typography
- Color Theory, Color Psychology
- Branding
- Advertising
Principals of Design / Composition
- Composition 101
- Composition and Layout
- Get In Line
- Golden Mean
- Golden Mean via Layers
- Leading the Eye
Print Design
Digital File Formats
What is the difference between raster (bitmap) and vector?
Raster or Bitmap ->
Vector – > 
Typography
- Know Your Type
- Identifont – identify fonts
- What The Font – identify fonts
- Max Kerning
- How to Design a Font
- I Love Typography
Color
- Adobe Kuler
- Solid to Process chips (PDF)
- Color Psychology
- Pantone
- Color and Accessibility
- How Colour Communicates Meaning
Advertising
Recommended Reading
Videos
- Artist Series
- Stefan Sagmeister – happy
Legal
Copyright on a website
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