Design Classes in Chicago, IL

This introduction to typography is recommended for those pursuing a career in art and design fields, and those interested in the history and development of analog and digital type. The course functions as a working lab with multiple projects guaranteed to build confidence and knowledge in typographic usage.  Students learn about typographic...

Gain the vocabulary and tools to tackle diverse design challenges on the job. Kickstart your portfolio and create beautiful, responsive designs for the web. Over half of jobs in tech and IT now require digital design skills — as well as 815,000 open roles in other industries. Boost Your Professional Value With Versatile Skills More than pushing...

This class is virtual. RSVP via Eventbrite and we will send instructions and appropriate links for you to join via the email you provide per guest in your registration. Instructions will be sent approximately one hour before the event begins. Join us for Designing Video Games for Social Impact! In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of game...

As voice experiences become more ubiquitous, stay relevant by learning how to design for voice-first interactions. Voice User Interfaces (VUIs) are gaining adoption worldwide and their momentum has just started. As a designer, you need to know how to design voice user interfaces. Learn the core concepts for designing a voice experience and create...

As voice experiences become more ubiquitous, stay relevant by learning how to design for voice-first interactions. Voice User Interfaces (VUIs) are gaining adoption worldwide and their momentum has just started. As a designer, you need to know how to design voice user interfaces. Learn the core concepts for designing a voice experience and create...

This hands-on introductory course details the most essential Adobe InDesign features for beginner level users. Students will create multi-page documents while learning a variety of text and image layout techniques. TOPICS  Creating & Customizing Documents Page Setup & Layout Working With Master Pages Working With Typography Applying...

As voice experiences become more ubiquitous, stay relevant by learning how to design for voice-first interactions. Voice User Interfaces (VUIs) are gaining adoption worldwide and their momentum has just started. As a designer, you need to know how to design voice user interfaces. Learn the core concepts for designing a voice experience and create...

As voice experiences become more ubiquitous, stay relevant by learning how to design for voice-first interactions. Voice User Interfaces (VUIs) are gaining adoption worldwide and their momentum has just started. As a designer, you need to know how to design voice user interfaces. Learn the core concepts for designing a voice experience and create...

As voice experiences become more ubiquitous, stay relevant by learning how to design for voice-first interactions. Voice User Interfaces (VUIs) are gaining adoption worldwide and their momentum has just started. As a designer, you need to know how to design voice user interfaces. Learn the core concepts for designing a voice experience and create...

Interaction Design (IxD)  is about making the connection between a device, its interface, and the user. Efficient IxD facilitates the actions users want to take with any given system and is an essential part of web design and development. The focus is on the end result of a high or low-fidelity prototype project outcome which takes the interactions,...

This course examines the fundamentals of two-dimensional design in the digital age. Students will explore principle elements of design including composition, color, and typography through a series of projects that introduce Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop as primary graphic design tools. The importance of effective visual communication in both commercial...

This course will cover creating and choosing fonts, sizes, and colors; incorporating text and illustrations; avoiding common mistakes in text usage and common rules.  The course will look at the history of typography and students will learn about the anatomy behind the fonts. Emphasis will be placed on using the correct font for the correct application,...

We will discuss best practices and do group exercises that will help make the collaborative design process more efficient. Participants will learn most commonly used Sketch plugins from Github and have access to a full list of all plugins available for use in future projects. We will go through several in-class individual exercises to set up developer-friendly...

We will discuss best practices and do group exercises that will help make the collaborative design process more efficient. Participants will learn most commonly used Sketch plugins from Github and have access to a full list of all plugins available for use in future projects. We will go through several in-class individual exercises to set up developer-friendly...

Bring your creative ideas to life with Adobe InDesign, the professional page layout standard, used by designers and production professionals to design, preflight, and publish a broad range of documents such as brochures, catalogs, magazines and books. InDesign allows you to lay out and design multiple page documents. This workshop is designed to get...