Design Classes in Chicago, IL

This multi-level typography course is recommended for students who have completed the Introduction to Typography course, and for working designers interested in further developing their knowledge and skills in typeface use and design.  The course functions as a working lab with multiple projects designed to advance typography usage in print and...

InDesign is a powerful page layout publishing application. In this class, we cover adding/removing document pages and master pages, adding columns and guides, formatting text, placing text from a word-processor, adding photos and graphics, creating a newsletter, and preparing your document for output to an offset printer all while learning multiple...

This class introduces students to the dynamic world of product design. Class lectures present cultural views of design, introduce the field's most prominent players, and explore multiple approaches and directions in contemporary product design. The studio component of this course guides students through the different stages of product development from...

This is a 10-week, full-time career accelerator course. Learn the skills of a UX designer and put them to work while building a comprehensive portfolio. What You'll Learn We teach core skills that make up the entire user experience design process. From research and ideation to prototyping and testing, our user experience design training will help...

All HOTT courses are available face-to-face, remote-live, on-demand or on-site at your facility.  This relational database design class develops relational database design skills and techniques. Practical methodologies such as E-R diagrams and normalization forms are emphasized. Attention is placed on designing for data integrity and efficiency...

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 is a 10-week part-time or 1-week accelerated course. In this course, students learn to build wireframes, implement best practices for common design patterns and analyze business goals from a user perspective. Skills & Tools: Use industry standard tools such as Sketch and Invision to prototype and wireframe design solutions. Production Standard...

As technology changes and more media outlets compete for customers’ time, providing an enjoyable experience is critical to both attracting and keeping users. This class aims to demystify UX by giving a practical and simple introduction to what UX is while also explaining some of its core concepts of usability. This is a field that affects all areas...

Explore the basic elements of design to create beautiful and conceptual works of art. In this course students will learn concepts of color theory and composition to create original designs. Students will then take those skills to explore file preparation, image separations, and bitmapping to export their designs in digital ways. This class is perfect...

This 1-day beginner class is designed to get you up and running quickly in InDesign. You will learn to layout pages with text and graphics. In no time at all you will be able to control typography, add photos, create/use colors, and more! Live face-to-face instructor. No minimum class size - all classes guaranteed to run! No prior experience of...

Adobe Captivate Essentials teaches the core Adobe Captivate skills needed to create interactive eLearning and mLearning content. By following step-by-step instructions, you will learn how to create a soft-skills lesson from scratch. You’ll learn to record and produce software demonstrations, and interactive training simulations. By the time you...

This course is intended for students with basic graphic design skills and prior experience working with Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop. Students will learn to use Adobe InDesign to create paragraph and character styles, object styles, layers, and master pages, and to import graphics. This course will explore digital publishing; non-print...

Explore DIY printmaking techniques that don't require a dedicated print studio including monotype, relief, image transfer, and basic screen printing. Experiment with a variety of approaches to materials and installation, and through course projects, discover the creative and critical potential of print within the broader field of contemporary art...

ITIL® Service Design training in Chicago IL focuses on the design of IT services and covers the architectures, processes, policies, and documentation that will help enable design services that meet the needs of the organization. This Service Design acts as a module and guides how to create and launch products and services that will meet the ongoing...

Learn how to make the business case for User Experience (UX) and evangelize it within your organization. Through key UX principles, case studies, and hands-on exercises you will learn how to set your UX strategy, effectively target your users, and identify the context of your users’ interactions with your product, website, or software application....