Graphics Design

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Course Outline, Class Schedule, Cost & System Requirements

www.orangevfx.com Training Centre

[email protected] +234-814-771-9409

Orange VFX Studios, Top Floor, Babani Villa,

34 Ajose Street, Lawanson, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria.

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Contents
Section #1. Welcome

Section #2. About Graphics Design Course

Section #3. System and Other Requirements

Section #4. Course Outline

Section #5. Stay in Touch

Our mission is to provide a practical and

affordable training experience that
meets each student's interests, abilities
and needs within a robust curricular
framework while inspiring creativity.
Welcome to Orange VFX Training School

Dear Prospective Student,

Thank you for showing interest or applying for our training courses on:
3D Animation Jumpstart,3D Character Design, 3D Character Acting, Motion
Graphics,VideoEditing, Broadcast Design, Cinematographyand 3D Digital
Sculpting.

You have made the right choice. Orange is Nigeria's leading provider of 3D
animation, motion graphics, training and visual effects services. As our
student you will enjoy the benefits of learning from seasoned professionals
with lots of experience. We employ a practical hands-on approach to
learning.

We strive to promote and support student development and organizational

effectiveness by providing high-quality educational training. Our courses are
practical and designed to meet individual, group or departmental, and
institutional needs and objectives. We work hard to enhance individual
learning and development as the means for creating a better workplace
environment and for building a stronger industry in West Africa.

Once again thank you for choosing Orange. We hope you have an
awesome learning experience.

Best regards,

Richard Oboh
Creative Director/Corporate Head
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ABOUT
GRAPHICS DESIGN

Start Creating Stunning Designs in 3 weeks

Graphic Design is all around us! Words and pictures, the building blocks of graphic design are
the elements that carry the majority of the content in both the digital world and the printed
world. As graphic design becomes more visible and prevalent in our lives, graphic design as a
practice becomes more important in our culture. Through visual examples, this course will
teach you the fundamental principles of graphic design. Beyond the basics, you will also learn
tips and tricks to become a professional graphics designer.

Who is this course designed for? Duration

This class is appropriate for those who are new to 3 weeks
design generally or those who have basic knowledge
and are willing to raising the bar on what they know
already. This syllabus is subject to change as Price
necessary during the quarter. If a change occurs, it N120,000
will be thoroughly addressed during class. Upon
successful completion of this course, students will be Days
expected to
Mondays to Fridays
1. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the
elements of graphic design.
2. Understand and communicate in the Time
language of graphic design. 9am-11am, 11am-1pm,
3. Use of software such as Corel Draw, 1pm-3pm, 3pm-5pm,
Photoshop and the Internet. 5pm-7pm(evening)
4. Students will learn to solve problems using
critical thinking. Study Mode
5. Approach briefs from the real world
Full Time (Weekdays 9am-5pm)
perpective.
or Evening (5pm-7pm)
At the end of this course you will have learned
how to explore and investigate visual representation and Weekend
through a range of image-making techniques; have (on request 10am-4pm)
understand basic principles of working with shape,
color and pattern; been exposed to the language and Software
skills of typography; You will have a core set of
graphic design skills that you can apply to your own Photshop, Corel Draw, Illustrator
projects.
System Requirements
Students should bring their laptops which should meet or
exceed the following hardware configurations.

· Windows® 8, Windows® 7, Vista or XP

· 32-bit/64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core processor
· 2 GB of RAM minimum (8 GB recommended)
· 16 GB of free disk space for installation
· Qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL® graphics card
· 3-button mouse

General Requirements
Basic knowledge of the Windows/Mac operating system.
Requirements: Basic knowledge of Adobe After Effects
Will I get a certificate at the end of my training?
Students will qualify for a certificate of training only if the
pass the assessment exam at the end of the training course.
Final score is based on attendance (10%), tests (30%) and a
final examination (60%) based on the standard grading system.
 Course Outline
This course will indeed teach you how to
you to MAKE design! If you want to be a
designer you have to be a maker, a
communicator; so this course will offer you
lots of opportunities to get your hands dirty
with exercises and with more practical
projects. 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.

01
INTRODUCTION TO History of Graphic Design
THE GRAPHIC DESIGN Future of Graphic Design
Equipments:
INDUSTRY/EQUIPMENT Computer
Scanner
Camera
Digital tablet
Printer

02
ELEMENTS OF DESIGN Color
Line
Shape
Form
Texture

03
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN Balance
Contrast
Emphasis/Dominance
Harmony
Movement/Rhythm
Proportion
Repetition/Pattern
Unity
Variety.
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04
TYPOGRAPHY Anatomy of a letter
Typefaces
Typographic Measurement
Typographic Standards
Typographic Guidelines

CREATING DESIGNS

05
Design Poster/Flyers, Magazine Cover and
CD Cover
FOR PRINT & WEB
Formats
Resolution
Raster Vs Vector

06
LOGO DESIGN Understanding logo design
Dynamics of an effective logo
Designing a Logo
Difference between logo design, corporate
identity and branding.

07
PHOTO EDITING/ Cropping out images
MANIPULATION Photo Retouching
Photo compositions
Assignment/Fictitious briefs

FINAL EXAM, STUDENT

08
Recapitulation & questions,
ASSESSMENT AND Getting jobs and being successful as a
GRADUATION graphic designer
Final Project
Sample Student Work

Post Card

Book Cover Design

Flyer Design
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