Mutimedia Certificate Program

Please call Barbara Hogg at 401-277-5200 to register.

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Print Media & Web Design Certification

This course is a 105-hour noncredit certificate program offered two evenings per week. Tuesday & Thursday 6:00-9:00 pm, Dates July 22, 2008 - January 20, 2009, Program Fee $2,625

Section I - Introduction to Design Software
Develop the skills to produce customized results using design software: Photoshop Creative Suite and Illustrator CS in 36 hours of classroom instruction.

Dates: July 22 - September 9, 2008
Instructor: L. Parente Petronio

Section 2 - Designing Print Media, Newsletters and Brochures
Learn the basics of page layouts and designs, text, spacing, tabs, columns, and graphics in 21 hours of classroom instruction to achieve professional publications

Dates: September 11 - October 2, 2008
Instructor: B. Jones

Section 3 - Web Design Utilizing Graphics
Use Dreamweaver and Image Ready in this 30-hour course to explore and express visual ideas to build websites. Learn how to select innovative graphics from the internet's best sites and test designs across platforms using various browsers to ensure consistent design and navigation.

Dates: October 7 to November 11, 2008
Instructor: C. Hainfeld

Section 4 - Capstone Final Project
Demonstrate your knowledge, skills, and competencies of multimedia technology in this 3-hour session through completion of a final project: a web page, newsletter, brochure, or related print media.

Date: November 13 & 18, 2008 & January 20, 2009
Instructors: L. Parente Petronio and C. Hainfeld

Advanced Print Media & Web Design Certification

This course is a 102-hour noncredit certificate program offered two evenings per week. Tuesday & Thursday 6:00 - 9:00 pm. Dates: February 17, 2009 – June 11, 2009, Program Fee $2550

Section 1 - Advanced Design Software
Further develop your skills to produce customized results using design software Photoshop Creative Suite and InDesign. Work with advanced techniques utilizing Photshop's layer sets and to create advertising effects, textured background effects and customized special effects for your multi-layered compositions. Learn to create a document using InDesign with imported graphics, text effects, automating text and to utilize pen and beziers.

Dates: February 17, 2009 – March 19, 2009
Instructor: L. Parente Petronio

Section 2- Marketing Essentials for Designers
This class surveys the basic principles of marketing and their applications pertaining to the success of a professional designer. Explore the basic foundation of a client/designer relationship. Expanding a client base, business practices, professional resources as well as a variety of useful marketing tactics will be discussed.

Dates: March 24 – April 2, 2009
Instructor: B. Jones

Section 3 - Flash Animation
Learn to enhance your website with customized Flash animation components. Create frame-to-frame animations, incorporate motion, complex animation, object interactivity as well as sound elements.

Dates: April 7, 2009 – May 7, 2009
Instructor: M. Ryan

Section 4 - Web Design Incorporating Graphics Animation
Using DreamWeaver and ImageReady explore and express visual ideas to build intricate websites. Learn advanced techniques including in-depth animations, roll-overs and image maps. Learn to use JavaScript, sound, video and Flash components in building a website.

Dates: : May 12, 2009 – June 11, 2009
Instructor: C. Hainfeld

Mutimedia Certificate Program

Print Media & Web Design Certification

Advanced Print Media & Web Design Certification

Submission of a final project is required in both certification programs.