Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the elements of graphic design. 
Read, understand and communicate in the language of graphic design. 
Use technology such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Internet Explorer.
Students will learn to demonstrate positive work behaviour. 
Students will learn to solve problems using critical thinking.

Students will be given challenging real world projects and assignments typical of the graphic design industry. High quality work is expected and students will be given opportunities to redo work until it meets standards specified during instruction. Classroom activities will include reading, research, projects, and problem solving. Students will often work in teams, but will be expected to complete individual assignments in relation to the team's work.

COURSE CONTENT:
Introduction to the Graphic Design Industry
Elements of Design
Principles of Design
Typography

Photoshop
Introduction to Photoshop CS5
Making selections, editing and type design
Manipulating vectors, images and objects in Photoshop

Corel Draw
CorelDRAW Basics And Interface

Objects- Creation And Manipulation
Working With Special Effects And Texts
Page Layout, Printing, Exporting and Advanced Features

Illustrator
Illustrator: Getting Started
Illustrator Drawing, Editing and Symbol Tools
Type formatting, Filters and Effects
Illustrator: Web Application and Image integration
Illustrator: Advanced and Printing options

Module-2
Indesign
Work Area
Documents
Frames
Importing and editing text
Typography
Working with color
Importing and linking graphics
Tables
Vector graphics
Transparency
Interactive document

Flash
Introduction, The Interface
Drawing and Color, Animation Basics
Frame-by-Frame Animation, Shape Tweening
Libraries, Symbols, and Instances
Motion Tweening, Masking
Type, Bitmaps
Buttons, Movie Clips
Action Scripting Basics, Sound
 Publishing, Integration
Templates