Graphic Design for Social Media Short Course

Course description

Are you a social media manager looking for an easy way to create beautiful text and photo images?Immerse yourself in this one-day graphic design short course and learn the tips and tricks to take creative control of your brand.

This Graphic Design for Social Media course will teach you how to use Photoshop to create professional content for social media marketing and digital campaigns onFacebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Get hands on experience of Photoshop interface and workspace, resizing images and photo editing. During the course you will get a chance to plan and organize content, create and curate compelling images to grab your audiences attention. Combing practical demonstrations and exercises, you will learn how to get started in Photoshop and create content effectively using an efficient workflow and following current trends.

Course Outcomes
By the end of this course you should be able to:

• Navigate the Photoshop workspace confidently and know how to correctly set up a document for social media content
• Edit and manipulate photos, apply what you have learned about type and type hierarchy
• Create a composite content from more than one image
• Plan, create and deliver effective social media content to the right standards for web delivery

Who Should Attend
This is course is aimed at communications, marketing professionals and social media officers - anyone creating content for social media and marketing outputs. You may work at a large blue-chip company in a big team or be a sole trader with a passion.

Level
Beginners. You should understand how Social Media works but you do not need any experience of using Photoshop.

Clear, easy to understand lessons: 

• Our tutors will explain things in easy to understand, accessible English. If they need to use any special terminology they will make sure they explain what they mean. 
• New methods will be shown to students through live demonstrations, in a way that’s crystal clear and easy to understand. 

Experience life on campus 

• Network and share ideas with students from across the globe 
• Access the technology and materials relevant to your discipline 
• Shop in our college shops for any materials you might need 
• Ask questions of your tutor in real time 
• Receive feedback and critique on your assignments 
• Experience the many sights of London on your down time 

A certificate of completion: 

• You've put the work in so we want to make sure you have something to show for it! 
• As long as you attend a minimum of 80% of your classes, we will provide you with a certificate of attendance. 
• We always recommend you attend all of the classes so that you get the most out of the experience! 
• Certificates are great to complement your cv.