On completion of this course, students will:

• Have an overview of the Tools palette
• Create and alter type
• Understand the basics of Typography
• Understand the basic concepts of Contrast, Alignment, Repetition, and Proximity (CARP)
• Use color theory to choose meaningful colours for graphic designs;
• Use the History panel
• Customize the workspace
• Understand image resolution and size
• Straighten and crop an image
• Use many different methods to create a selection
• Adjust the position of a selection
• Add to and subtract from a selection
• Organize artwork on layers
• Create, view, hide and select layers
• Link layers
• Use Layer Styles (effects)
• Differentiate between bitmap and vector graphics
• Draw straight and curved paths using the Pen tool
• Convert a path to a selection and a selection to a path
• Save for the web
• Create designs based on corporate visual identity guidelines