GRAPHIC DESIGN COURSES AND TUTORIALS

Penn Foster Career School
Established in 1890, Penn Foster Career School is one of the oldest and largest distance learning institutions in the world. Students can study online, in print, or a combination of each - you decide which method best suits your learning style. Earn your diploma in computer graphics with the following program:

• Computer Graphic Artist Program

Penn Foster Career School is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools for high school and vocational-technical programs, and by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). Penn Foster Career School is affiliated with DANTES, which qualifies U.S. military personnel for tuition reimbursement. Many Penn Foster programs are approved for U.S. Armed Forces veterans training benefits.

Penn Foster Career School offers affordable, all-inclusive pricing—among the lowest of all career schools—and 0% interest financing and customized payment plans.

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The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division, a division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh offers the following online diploma in digital design:

• Digital Design Diploma
  Through the diploma program in Digital Design you will learn design fundamentals, lettering and typography, and graphic design. You'll create color composites and renderings, and are introduced to using computer applications and sophisticated software as design tools. You will use these tools to create high quality layouts and designs.

All courses in these design programs are interactive, facilitated, asynchronous, delivered via the internet and learner centered. The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division (Ai Online) is a division of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh (Ai Pittsburgh), which is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). Ai Pittsburgh is authorized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to award the bachelor of science and the associate of science degrees.

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Sessions.edu
The first accredited online design school, Session.edu offers dozens of online courses in graphic design, web design and development, multimedia, digital design and new media marketing. Training is instructor-led and available whenever you wish to learn. Session.edu's courses integrate theory, practice and related software applications and run on a continual basis. Sessions.edu offers a wide variety of certificates, course packages and individual courses.

Online graphic design certificates include:

• Graphic Design Certificate
• Graphic Design Advanced Certificate
• Graphic Design Masters Certificate
• Digital Arts Certificate
• Digital Arts Advanced Certificate
• Digital Arts Masters Certificate

Sessions.edu is the only nationally accredited fully online school of design. Sessions.edu is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) in Washington, DC and is the first online school licensed by the State of New York Department of Education.

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Serebra Learning Corp
Serebra Learning Corp offers hundreds of online training courses in a wide variety of Professional and End User subjects. Technology based training "TBT" enables you to become more efficient and helps you keep up with new technology demands for your current job as well as opening up new job opportunities. TBT allows you to learn anything, anytime, anywhere in a way that is more cost-effective, efficient, and convenient than traditional instructor led training. Online graphic design training courses:

• Adding Functionality to Web Pages using Dreamweaver 3.0
• Adobe Illustrator 9
• Adobe Photoshop 5 Techniques
• Advanced Features of Adobe Photoshop 5.5
• Fundamentals of Adobe Photoshop 5.5
• Fundamentals of Dreamweaver 3.0
• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Basic
• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Advanced
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Basic
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Advanced

Training courses can be purchased individually or bundled and are available online or on CD-ROM. Join the Training Club and you'll get a minimum of six courses for the regular price of one! Visit the site to take a test drive of a free course.

Learn more about these graphics and multimedia programs and how to take a free test drive.

Adobe Online Training
Adobe offers online training courses for Adobe software. The courses have been developed by Adobe Certified Experts and you can choose between self-study or instructor-led courses taught by Adobe Certified Training Providers. Design courses are available in the following series:

• Adobe Photoshop
• The Web Collection
• The Dynamic Media Collection
• The Design Collection
• The Publishing Collection
• Adobe Professional Series
• Adobe Professional Series Plus

PrePress University
PPC University specializes in training for the pre-press industry and offers a variety of online courses for both the Mac and PC. Course categories include:

• Color Correction
• Color Management
• Trapping
• Desktop Applications
• Printing & Postscripting
• Imposition

Online Design and Illustration Tutorials

• How to Design a Logo of Letters - shows you all the ways to coax, cajole and prod all kinds of letters into excellent logotypes.
• Magic in Red, Green and Blue - illustrates the fascinating workings of red, green and blue (RGB) lights, how to spec exactly the colors you want, and the simple 20% rule for making perfect browser colors for display on the World Wide Web.
• How to Design a Lettermark - an illustrated letter is an especially effective type of trademark. This tutorial shows you how to design one simply.
• Multiples! - how to energize your design using multiples of a single image.

Mike's Sketchpad
Choose from a huge, huge selection of online tutorials for desktop publishing and computer graphics at Mike's Sketchpad. Categories of design tutorials include: Photoshop, Corel, QuarkXPress, Deneba Canvas, Mastering Illustration, Porting, Animation and more.

Photoshop Tips & Tricks
Graphic-Design.com offers a large collection of Photoshop tips & tricks, as well as free online Photoshop seminars.

Laurie McCanna's Free Art Site
Photoshop, Corel, Painter and PaintShop Pro tips and tutorials.

TIEM Design Tutorials
The Internet EYE Magazine offers hundreds of graphic design tutorials both online and downloadable in PDF format. Topics covered include: Illustrator, Photoshop, Corel, PaintShop Pro, Painter and more.

Desktop Publishing Tutorials
You'll find a wide range of free online tutorials here on various desktop publishing topics: Scanning, Image Output, Text & Drawing, Color and Paint & Bitmaps.

Graphics Unleashed
Visit Graphics Unleashed for a big selection of free online tutorials for Corel graphic products.

Tech Drawing Tools
Serious technical illustrators will rejoice at the comprehensive collection of isometric illustration tutorials utilizing CorelDRAW at Tech Drawing Tools. Also at the site - Tech Drawing Tools software, tips and tricks, and symbol libraries.

Eyewire Tips
Lots of online tutorials and tips for general design, Photoshop, PakeMaker, Illustrator, ImageReady and more.

Computer Arts Tutorials
Computer Arts offers a large selection of free online tutorials for Photoshop, vector and 3D design.

Designer.com
Designer.com is home to tips, tricks, articles, expert advice, free stuff and how-tos for CorelDraw, Corel PHOTO-PAINT and Corel VENTURA.

Free Cover Art Tutorial
"Do It Yourself Cover Art Tutorial" is a free online (or downloadable) tutorial that shows you step-by-step how to create cover art for e-books. You'll learn how to create 3d books, boxes, magazines and more all from easy to use templates; rotate & skew text to any angle; add shadows, bevels, and other special effects; add and work with graphics; and where to get professional royalty free graphics.

Learn Powerpoint

- Powerpoint Tutorial

Powerbacks 2000
Inexpensive creative backgrounds, specially designed for Microsoft^® PowerPoint^®, internationally available through online Downloads and CD-ROMs. Visit the site for a free background of the week download.

Online Freehand Tutorials

Online Typography Tutorials

Robin Williams Type Talk
You'll enjoy these quick and informative insights to fonts and typographic design.

Microsoft Typography
Microsoft's Typography is a huge learning and information resource for fonts, TrueType Typography, and typography for the web. You'll find typography news, font foundries information, type history, type magazines, utilities, and resources for developers.