Master Graphic Design & Software with Practical Projects

Set up your Illustrator workspace with the layout, reset the layout, and arrange windows and appearance panels for efficient logo design. Drag out panels nearby to speed your workflow.

Master the shapes tool to create rectangles, circles, polygons, and stars with fill and stroke, swap fill and stroke, and edit with anchor points and the pen tool.

Use the pen tool to create and manipulate anchor points, add curves, and form shapes. Switch between fill and stroke, adjust thickness with the stroke panel, refine curves with the direct selection tool and handles, and group or duplicate objects to build a 3D cube.

Design badges and seals in Adobe Illustrator using borders, circular text, zigzag and pucker effects, stroke details, and text on path for packaging and flyers; explore typography pairing and alignment.

Learn to place text on a circular path with the type on path tool, adjust tracking and stroke for readability, and align elements for a polished badge.

Create a farm-to-table logo by tracing a fork silhouette with pen and curvature tools, then refine symmetry, typography, and a rustic texture for packaging.

Master complete package design by sizing, exporting final files, and applying a mint chocolate chip cookie to a mockup. Cut out the mint leaves in Photoshop with the pen tool.

Isolate the mint sprig with the pen tool to create a clean cutout and blend it with the cookie image, then adjust exposure for packaging-ready photography.

Refine layout and typography by adjusting spacing, color contrast, and alignment; explore white and dark backgrounds, apply chocolate and mint tones, and craft curved banners and badges for a look.

Refine the packaging design by tightening the layout, leaving space for the zipper, and increasing background contrast; apply mint accents, strokes, and drop shadows for a print-ready mockup.

Learn to create a 3D mockup in Adobe Dimensions by applying a JPEG to a food pouch, adjusting lighting and camera, and exporting a Photoshop document and JPEG.

Design the back of a packaging project as a single foldable file, integrating nutrition facts and barcode, and prepare the document for print in cmyk with outlined text.

Export a print-ready PDF by ensuring CMYK colors, proper margins and safety, using press quality at 300 ppi, and including optional trim marks or bleed as needed.

Explore how to craft strong book-cover concepts using Photoshop, photo editing, typography, and illustration across three distinct styles, from romance to healthcare, with emphasis on concept-driven design.

Create a nighttime book cover concept for a garden of secrets romance set in the 19th century, featuring a close-up garden flower with layered typography and deliberate cropping.

Practice photo editing to boost color and contrast by painting on layers with brush control, adjusting hue, saturation, color balance, and selective color, plus dodge and burn.

Practice non-destructive editing with a 50% gray dodge and burn layer, overlay blending, and brush work to add highlights and shadows, then save and apply gold styles for the cover.

Expand the canvas to include the book spine and back cover, set up a 1.5 inch spine and bleed, and rotate the title along the spine for a print-ready layout.

Create a high-resolution pill graphic by converting vector artwork to raster for dodge and burn shading, adding depth with shadows, highlights, and texture for a book cover.

Explore typography work through practical book cover design, balancing grids and guides with font pairing, drop shadows, grid toggling, and centered alignment to create cohesive editorial layouts.

Learn to craft a dynamic background around a pill shape using the path offset tool, adjust color balance and blending, and improve type readability with strokes, shadows, and layering.

Explore how varying typefaces and color contrasts affect readability and mood in book cover design, and how to plan the spine and back using bleeds, guides, and layout considerations.

Prepare a print-ready book cover by finalizing typography, alignment, and color, applying bleed and outlines, setting CMYK and trim marks, and exporting a PDF for proofing.

Design a children's book cover by integrating typography with a New York City skyline and red ribbon, using arch text and varied fonts, then export a transparent PNG for Procreate.

Sketch a cityscape in Procreate using layered brushes like turpentine and dry ink, adjust opacity, and export the layered artwork to Photoshop as a PSD.

Combine illustration with typography to create a cohesive cover design by integrating separate layers from Procreate and Photoshop, using dodge and burn to heighten contrast and weave imagery with lettering.

Design a high-impact YouTube thumbnail in Photoshop for the 1280x720 size with bold typography and strong contrast. Create quick, readable visuals that convey the video topic in under 20 minutes.

Use layering masks and blending modes to blend clouds and keep the main subject clear, then export a YouTube thumbnail as a high-resolution JPEG with black-and-white conversion, exposure, and sharpening.

design desert album cover using geometric pyramids and grids. blend illustrator vector art with photoshop dodge and burn shading and typography for a 3000 by 3000, 300 dpi cover.

Enhance flat designs with texture, noise, and dodge-and-burn shading to create 3d mountains and sun, then apply color tweaks and white, thin typography for the desert album cover.

Layer desert mountains with typography, masking text on sand and adjusting shadows for readability. Export as jpeg at 300 dci and consider spine and back cover for print or digital.

Set up an editorial spread in InDesign by blocking a two-column article with a left hero photo, headline, and pull quote, using margins, bleed, and text wrap.

Create an editorial layout with three photos cropped via content aware fit, balanced typography and bleed, telling the pancake journey from ingredients to final dish, edited in Photoshop via InDesign.

Craft an editorial pancake spread using text wrap around the plate, feathered photo edges, color balance edits in Photoshop, and a balanced three-column layout for readability.

Design a striking magazine front cover in Adobe InDesign, balancing a high-impact photo with readable type, bleeds, and layered typography, spotlighting the pancake issue.

Verify margins and bleeds, prepare print-ready exports with crop marks, and preflight for missing fonts or links, then package InDesign files with fonts and linked graphics for the printer.