Course Information

Instructor:
Adam Robillard
Course Code:
MAD9010
Class Time:
Class time for group 300 is Class time for group 310 is Tuesday 10:00am - 12:00pm

Weekly Content

Week 1

Set Up & Intro to Illustrator

This week we will introduce the content for the semester and introduce the basics of Adobe Creative Cloud and Illustrator

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Week 2

Meeting Illustrator

This week we will covers the basics of Illustrator, including understanding the UI, navigating the page, and creating and manipulating shapes.

  • 2 Deliverables
  • 1 File
Week 3

Time to Colour

This week we will cover the basics of colour theory and working with colour in Adobe Illustrator.

  • 3 Deliverables
  • 1 File
Week 4

Time to Draw

This week we will look at different drawing tools and techniques in Adobe Illustrator, with a focus on the amazing Pen tool.

  • 4 Deliverables
  • 1 File
Week 5

Typography, Appearance, & Exporting

This week we will look at different the typography tools, advanced styling with the Appearance panel, and review how to export our completed artwork.

  • 3 Deliverables
  • 1 File
Week 6

Introduction to Photoshop

This week we will begin learning Adobe Photoshop, a fantastic tool for editing and manipulating images.

  • 4 Deliverables
  • 1 File
Week 7

Photo Retouching

This week we will learn the basics of photo retouching, including removing objects from an.

  • 4 Deliverables
  • 1 File
Week 8

Break Week

Take some time off to relax and recharge!

  • 3 Deliverables
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Week 9

Photo Manipulation & Composition

This week we will look at how we can combine and manipulate images to create interesting photo composites.

  • 4 Deliverables
  • 1 File
Week 10

Vectors in Photoshop

This week we will look at how we can create, import, and manipulate vectors elements in Photoshop.

  • 3 Deliverables
  • 1 File
Week 11

Introduction to SVG

This week we will learn the basics of SVG in Illustrator and our code editors.

  • 4 Deliverables
  • 1 File
Week 12

CSS Animation & SVG

This week we will learn the basics of CSS Animation and how it works with SVG.

  • 3 Deliverables
  • 1 File
Week 13

Intro to Adobe Xd

This week we will learn the basics of Adobe Xd and how we can use it to prototype and design apps and web pages.

  • 3 Deliverables
  • 1 File
Week 14

Components, UI Kits, Plugins & More!

This week we will learn more advanced Adobe Xd topics that help to streamline our design & prototyping process.

  • 1 Deliverables
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Week 15

Final Hand-In

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