Ascend Training

Understand the creative cloud of Adobe InDesign Illustrator, and Photoshop with a 1-week Adobe design basics course. In addition to a basic grasp of how these different platforms work differently, students gain insight into the relative strengths and weaknesses of each program, so they can make better choices. Advanced topics include things like rasters and vectors.

This 1-week Adobe Photoshop course gives beginning students the tools they need to create professional-grade images and graphics. Participants also learn how to manipulate images and graphics in both print and digital documents. Specific topics include canvas sizing, color modes, image resizing, and the key differences between Photoshop’s rasters and Adobe Illustrator’s vectors.

Master complex professional techniques in this 2-week Adobe Photoshop intermediate level class. Participants use tools like Smart Radius, Vanishing Point, Refined Edge, Smart Objects, and Puppet Warp to create high-quality and precise images. Specific topics include Creative Cloud features, image correction, layer manipulation, filter techniques, and batch processing.

Make your WordPress content more polished and professional with a 1-week WordPress basics course. THis course teaches participants how to develop and customize their sites by working with GIFs, JPGs, PNGs, and HTML. Students also learn some essential search engine optimization principles and skills for both static and dynamic web pages.

Use HTML5 and CSS to build and customize web pages with this 3-week beginner level course. In various hands-on exercises, students learn how to add images, video, and text to a webpage. Other core concepts include online animation, page structure, server management, hyperlinking, targeted styling, and code editing.

Dive deeper into web design issues with this 3-week intermediate level course. Participants who have successfully completed a basic web development class, or who have a solid understanding of basic principles, usually do well in Web Development II. Students learn how to use Java, SVG, Canvas, HTML5, and CSS3 to create complex websites that are interactive and user-friendly. Specific topics include structural elements, internet forms, and multimedia.

Reach your target market more efficiently and effectively with a 2-week custom email campaigns course. Students design mobile and tablet-friendly emails that convey an overall message through both text and graphics. This process includes comparing email platforms, formulating an email strategy, and creating an email layout. Advanced coding helps avoid spam filters, and analytical techniques measure success or failure.

Master the basics of Adobe InDesign in this 3-week beginner level course. Participants create digital and print publications to learn about photo placement, object manipulation, text threading, and text formatting. Advanced topics include graphic design, publication, master pages, effects and transparency, color pallets, and gradients.

Advance your Adobe InDesign proficiency with this 2-week intermediate level course. Existing users learn how to create more complex documents and professional-grade product. Knowledge of typographic procedures, such as nested styling and complex layout functionality, fuels this development. Specific topics include advanced graphics and effects, document and page information, CC darker interface, layers, tables, and styles.

Create and edit production, app, and internet video with this 2-week Adobe Video basics course. By creating transitions, titles, and other effects, students learn how to get the most out of platforms like YouTube and Vimeo. Participants also learn how to choose the best video platform for their needs and goals. This course also covers some motion and animation basics using Adobe After Effects, as well as advanced audio using Adobe Premiere Pro Audio.