This strongly workshop-oriented course aims at providing students with the basic skills of digital image editing and layout methods. Through extensive practice and tutoring on the most common digital graphics software programmes, students will become familiar with basic digital image editing techniques, compositing, creation and management of vector images. They will also experiment with basic typography and page layout methods. By the end of the programme, successful students will possess the necessary skills to deal with the technical side of increasingly complex projects.

The programme consists of one single module, which grants 4 CFA credits.

By the end of the programme, successful students will be able to:

• Explain the difference between different formats of digital images

• Talk about the technical features of digital images

• Use a computer to draw and to create specific graphic elements

• Improve photographs and images with the use of photo retouching software

• Use tools such as stamps, brushes and masks to carry out simple digital compositing jobs

• Manage a page and its elements (text, images, graphic elements)

• Prepare executive files that meet the industry standards

• Vector images, bitmap, resolution

• Illustration graphics

• Digital drawing

• Photo retouching and compositing

• Text and page layout

• Management of graphic elements in a text

• Typography

The students will take part in the following activities, which may vary depending on the development of different projects:

• Classroom lectures

• Active classroom participation to debates

• Exercises and revisions

• Tutorials

Assessment tools may include:

• Exercises and final project

Further details about the exams will be provided by the professors.

RECOMMENDED:

• Adobe Illustrator CC, Classroom in a book di Adobe Systems.

• Adobe Photoshop CC, Classroom in a book di Adobe Systems.

• Adobe InDesign CC, Classroom in a book di Adobe Systems.

Many of the recommended sources, together with additional material, are also available online on MyNaba, in the Library section.

More books and resources might be requested or suggested by the professors.