GD&T - 2D Drawings for Engineering Projects Training Course

Course Learning Outcomes:

• Fundamental principles of computer graphics and desktop publishing
• Methods for defining and managing color
• Distinctions between vector and bitmap graphics
• Techniques for customizing color photos and graphics
• Principles of image retouching and photomontage creation
• Creating original illustrations and graphics
• Adapting graphic compositions to meet specific print requirements
• Designing logos and branding assets
• Developing engaging charts and tables
• Designing business cards and letterheads
• Creating labels, diplomas, and invitations
• Preparing leaflets and brochures
• Text formatting techniques
• Utilizing spot colors
• Principles of print preparation
• Overview of digital, offset, and screen printing processes

Sample Class Topics:

• Designing a personal poster
• Portrait retouching
• Panorama stitching
• Designing a personal catalog
• Face retouching and enhancement
• Billboard design
• Logo creation

During this training, participants will learn:

• Efficient program operation
• Issues related to printing technology
• Adjustments and photo retouching
• Color correction
• Red-eye removal
• Brightness and contrast adjustments
• Size adjustments
• Sharpness enhancement
• Combining multiple photos into a single image
• Restoring the quality of old, damaged photographs
• Creating a sepia effect
• Cutting objects out from the background
• Image composition, color models, basic concepts, and formats
• Working with layers and masks
• Tool selection and vector tool paths
• Styles and effects
• Text editing
• Adjusting color photos and graphics
• Adjustment layers
• Automation techniques
• Document history
• Retouching and montages
• Saving work

This instructor-led live training (available online or onsite) is designed for beginner to intermediate-level photography enthusiasts and graphic designers who want to use Adobe Photoshop Elements to edit and enhance their photos.

Upon completing this training, participants will be able to:

• Edit and enhance their photos using various tools and functions.
• Organize and manage their photo collections using the organizer.
• Create and share photo projects such as slideshows, collages, and calendars.
• Apply artistic effects and filters to their photos.
• Perform both basic and advanced photo retouching techniques.

Adobe After Effects Essentials is a two-day training course that covers the fundamental skills required to start using
Adobe After Effects effectively. Throughout the course, you will learn to work with layers, understand keyframing,
control animations, handle transparency, and gain a deeper understanding of rendering and output processes. By the end of the course, you will
be able to competently edit your video content using After Effects while applying best practice techniques.

The Adobe After Effects Essentials course covers all the basic skills needed for post-production work to create professional quality
video content.

This instructor-led live training in Sweden (online or onsite) is designed for graphic designers and illustrators who wish to utilize the advanced tools in Adobe Illustrator to create professional and high-quality vector artwork, illustrations, and graphic designs.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain a deeper understanding of the new and advanced features in Adobe Illustrator.
• Master tips and tricks for utilizing advanced Illustrator tools effectively.
• Convert hand-drawn sketches into digital artwork.
• Produce professional-grade graphics, logos, and animated GIFs.
• Transform, blend, and distort text and images.
• Automate workflows to streamline repetitive tasks.

This instructor-led live training in Sweden (offered online or onsite) is designed for web designers seeking to create applications with Adobe XD.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Configure Adobe XD to begin application design.
• Develop rapid wireframes.
• Construct prototypes featuring micro-interactions.
• Enhance their CV with UX design expertise.

We invite you to participate in a course focused on image processing using Adobe Photoshop.

This course is designed for those who wish to master color management, prepare images for exhibition, perform editing and retouching, create collages, and work with RAW formats.

We will demonstrate how to fine-tune your shots to achieve the best possible results. We will cover all the tools essential for a photo editor's workflow.

You will have the opportunity to acquire new knowledge through dozens of illustrated examples and reinforce it with exercises guided by the instructor. Additionally, you will have access to prepared learning materials. Benefit from expert experience to save time and avoid unnecessary trial and error.

Through this instructor-led live training, participants will master Adobe Photoshop's photo-enhancement capabilities by engaging in a series of practical exercises aimed at improving the quality of sample photographs.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Utilize Photoshop's enhancement tools to modify and improve photographic quality
• Fine-tune sharpness and blur effects to highlight key details in images
• Adjust color tones and facial expressions within photographs
• Optimize images for printing or digital development

Target Audience

• Beginners and enthusiasts in photography

Course Format

• A blend of lectures, discussions, exercises, and extensive hands-on practice

This guided, live training in Sweden (online or in-person) is designed for beginner to intermediate photographers who want to fully leverage Darktable for their image management and editing requirements. The course outline offers a thorough overview of the Darktable software, beginning with the basics and advancing to more complex editing techniques.

Upon completing this training, participants will be able to:

• Establish a development environment using Darktable.
• Import, organize, and manage photo libraries effectively.
• Edit and improve images by utilizing Darktable’s features.
• Execute advanced color correction and manipulation tasks.
• Implement non-destructive editing practices.
• Identify and resolve common Darktable issues.

What you will learn during the training:

• fundamentals of computer graphics and desktop publishing
• methods for defining and managing color
• distinctions between vector and bitmap graphics
• techniques for customizing color photos and graphics
• principles of retouching and constructing photomontages
• creating your own illustrations and graphics
• adapting graphic materials to meet specific composition and printing requirements
• understanding logos and logo design
• designing engaging charts and tables
• producing business cards and letterheads
• designing labels, diplomas, and invitations
• preparing leaflets, banners, billboards, and print-ready files
• text formatting techniques
• creating style sheets and applying formatting styles
• utilizing spot colors
• principles of preparing publications for print
• understanding digital printing, offset printing, and solvent printing

This course offers a hands-on introduction to Inkscape, an open-source vector graphics application widely utilized for producing high-quality visuals such as logos, icons, infographics, diagrams, and marketing collateral.

Through guided, practical exercises, participants will master the core features and tools of Inkscape—including shapes, paths, layers, color management, and typography—while working on projects tailored to workplace design requirements. The training also addresses best practices for file organization, collaborative workflows, and exporting artwork for both digital and print media.

This instructor-led, live training in Sweden (online or onsite) is aimed at web designers who wish to create mobile interfaces with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe After Effects.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Implement UI/UX designs for a responsive mobile application.
• Prepare and animate designs in Adobe Illustrator.
• Create reusable components.
• Incorporate advanced animations with Adobe After Effects.

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an XML-based graphics format used to create 2D vector images.

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn the fundamentals of SVG as they step through the creation of their first SVG project.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the basics of vector graphics and SVG
• Learn how to create, modify, use, and optimize SVG
• Learn how to use SVG with HTML & CSS
• Learn how to do basic animations with SVG
• Create their own SVG animation

Audience

• Developers and Programmers
• Graphic Designers
• HTML & CSS developers interested in learning more about SVG

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Adobe graphic programs are a set of tools for creating, editing and manipulating graphics, multimedia and documents. Adobe Systems is known for creating many professional programs dedicated to graphics, multimedia, photo editing, web design and more. Here are some of the main graphic programs created by Adobe: Adobe Photoshop This is one of the most popular programs for raster graphic editing. It allows image manipulation, graphic creation, retouching, colour correction and many other advanced operations. Adobe Illustrator Focused on vector graphics, Illustrator enables the creation of logos, illustrations, vector graphics, typography designs and other elements that can be scaled without loss of quality.