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Desktop Design Tutorials

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   Course Description
Are you just breaking into the design field? This tutorial is perfect for you. Designer and consultant Brian Cookman authors this title, beginning with basic design vocabulary and techniques, and leading into a higher level of knowledge necessary for publications of all kinds. This is especially good if you are looking for more of a how-to on design instead of something on a specific application. Virtual Training Company lets you begin learning right away. Simply click on the section of your choice below.

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Introduction
  Introduction (01:17)
  The Brief (08:14)
Procedure
  File Management (03:11)
  Schedule (01:26)
  Assembly (02:07)
  Color Process (01:18)
  Printers Triangle (00:46)
  Litho (01:00)
  Letterpress (00:45)
  Gravure (00:42)
  Screen (00:36)
Design Basics
  Function (04:15)
  Viewpoint (01:34)
  Elements (04:09)
  Golden Section (07:37)
  Focus Point (05:32)
  Movement (04:54)
  Page Layout (03:28)
  Newsletter (05:43)
Publication Design
  Grids 1 (04:45)
  Grids 2 (02:54)
  Grids 3 (01:36)
  Grids 4 (01:57)
  Grids 5 (03:17)
  Page Size (00:53)
  Margins (02:51)
  Columns (01:05)
  Gutter Width (02:23)
  Typeface (00:30)
  Size & Leading (00:21)
  H & Js (00:26)
  Publishing Terms (02:54)
  Example (02:28)
Templates
  Templates 1 (01:22)
  Templates 2 (04:09)
  Style Sheets 1 (04:24)
  Style Sheets 2 (02:37)
Typography
  Terms (03:44)
  Serif (03:05)
  Sans Serif (02:58)
  Miscellaneous (02:04)
  Measurements (00:40)
  Leading (01:38)
  Tracking (02:36)
  Baseline Grids (04:21)
  Type Tests (04:40)
  Legibility (03:00)
  Alignment (02:01)
  H & Js (09:05)
  Apostrophes (01:01)
  Em & Ens (02:43)
Images
  Bit Map (01:16)
  Vector (02:34)
  Visual Codes (03:26)
  Examples (02:09)
  More examples (04:44)
  Bullets (01:03)
  Image Formats (03:28)
  Logos (06:00)
  Graphs (02:15)
  Tables (01:32)
Use of Color
  Color (02:30)
  C.I.E. (01:21)
  RGB (01:31)
  CMYK (01:28)
  HSB (01:58)
  4/6/7 Colors (00:41)
  Complimentary colors (02:05)
  After Images (00:40)
  Neighbors (00:34)
  Borders (00:34)
  Use of color (02:05)
  Simultaneous Contrast (01:03)
  Color Spacing (01:18)
  Gender (01:45)
  Choice of Color (04:54)
  Text (00:48)
  Combinations (00:45)
Pre-Press
  Mis-Registration (00:45)
  Traps (01:39)
  Trapping (04:25)
  Illustrations (03:50)
Projects
  Ad 1 (05:03)
  Ad 2 (04:25)
  Brochure (outside) (13:15)
  Brochure (inside/back) (10:07)
  Fashion Poster (03:45)
  Dance Poster (09:59)
  Stationery (11:24)
  Business Cards (08:56)