| DIT 21001 | 36 hours |
This course will provide students with a solid foundation in the basics of the Adobe Photoshop application. Topics will include a general overview of the digital graphics, the navigational interfaces, and the file management requirements for Web applications. Students will mock-up an image of a Web interface/page, which will be used as a design platform in the HTML/CSS courses. Students will also review and evaluate one another’s designs to develop an intuition for the user friendliness of a web application interface.
Prerequisites
- Computer and internet access at home
- The Photoshop software.
Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand the different digital graphic formats - bitmap versus vector graphics
- Work with the primary elements of the Photoshop interface - the Toolbox and Palettes
- Understand image resolution and size
- Use different selection methods
- Create and understand Type
- Use Layer Styles for maximum effect
- Organize content into layers and manipulate those layers
- Use Vector Shapes to create Web site graphics
- Understand Adjustment Layers
- Create and use Alpha Channels
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