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Professional training course · PR-010
Graphic Design & Desktop Publishing
Professional graphic design and desktop publishing are essential for creating strong visual communication across print, digital, and marketing channels. Effective design…
- 5 daysClassroom
- 16Upcoming dates
- 9Cities
- £2,250Fees from
Course overview
Why Attend
Professional graphic design and desktop publishing are essential for creating strong visual communication across print, digital, and marketing channels. Effective design combines creativity with technical skills, typography, layout principles, image production, and brand consistency. This course provides participants with practical tools to create professional designs, prepare files for print, develop digital graphics, and support modern communication and marketing needs.
Course Methodology
This course uses an interactive and practical approach through presentations, live demonstrations, software practice, design workshops, case studies, group discussions, and hands-on creative exercises.
Course Objectives
- Understand core principles of graphic design and visual communication
- Apply colour theory, typography, and composition effectively
- Use professional design software for creative projects
- Prepare images and files for print production
- Create digital illustrations and visual assets
- Design professional layouts for desktop publishing
- Apply web and marketing design principles
- Build consistent branding across multiple channels
Target Audience
- Graphic Designers
- Marketing Professionals
- Communication Teams
- Desktop Publishing Staff
- Content Creators
- Small Business Owners
- Anyone seeking practical design skills
Target Competencies
- Graphic Design
- Desktop Publishing
- Typography
- Print Production
- Digital Illustration
- Branding
- Visual Communication
- Creative Software Skills
Course outline
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1Day 1: Fundamentals of Graphic Design
- Introduction to graphic design and its purpose
- Colour theory and colour psychology
- Resolution principles and image quality
- Vector and postscript concepts in design workflows
- Essential hardware components for graphic design
- Popular software: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
- Setting up a professional design workplace
- Ergonomics, colour calibration, and file management
- Exercise: Analyse professional posters for colour, typography, and composition
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2Day 2: Digital Imaging and Printing Production
- Digital imaging tools and raw materials
- Graphic tablets, scanners, and digital cameras
- Scanning and image capturing principles
- Scanning resolution, file formats, and colour sampling
- Photography basics and royalty-free image usage
- Composition, lighting, licensing, and copyright rules
- Prepress processes and print file preparation
- Printer management and digital printing techniques
- Embedding and linking graphics in print-ready files
- Working with PDFs for print production
- Case study: Evaluate a faulty print sample
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3Day 3: Digital Illustration
- Comparing vector and bitmap graphics
- Digital illustration tools and techniques
- Bézier curves, selections, masks, rasterising, clipping paths
- Object management and layer organization
- Grouping, locking, aligning, arranging, transforming
- Brushes, filters, gradients, and effects
- Photo manipulation and montage techniques
- Producing realistic illustration effects
- Combining pixels with paths, perspective, and shadows
- Typography and text integration into illustrations
- Exercise: Create a mixed-media illustration
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4Day 4: Design and Typography for Desktop Publishing
- Design principles and reader perception
- Typographic rules for print publications
- Legibility, spacing, type families, and font pairing
- Popular typefaces and font selection for branding
- Layout components in desktop publishing
- Grids, margins, master pages, paragraphs, and text styles
- Integrating graphics with text and copy-fitting
- Managing multi-page layouts and preparing files for print
- Activity: Redesign a three-page brochure
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5Day 5: Web and Marketing Design Principles
- Introduction to web design concepts and principles
- Visual hierarchy, responsiveness, and user experience
- Web graphics and internet image formats
- Webpage layout and structural elements
- HTML structure and CSS formatting basics
- Common web design software
- Best practices for navigation and hyperlinks
- Connection between design and marketing
- Visual consistency across channels
- Case study: Review a company website for usability and branding improvements
Dates and fees
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Graphic Design & Desktop Publishing course?
The course runs over 5 days of classroom training, usually Monday to Friday.
When is the next Graphic Design & Desktop Publishing course?
The next public date is 16 - 20 Nov 2026 in Istanbul. There are 16 upcoming dates in total.
Where is this course held?
Upcoming sessions run in Istanbul, Paris, Barcelona, Munich, Kuala Lumpur, Madrid, Geneva, Amsterdam, London.
How much does the course cost?
Fees start from £2,250 per delegate, depending on the city. Fees include tuition and course materials.
Do participants receive a certificate?
Yes. Delegates who complete the course receive a London Leadership Management Innovation certificate of completion.
Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. LLMI can tailor and deliver this course privately for your organisation at your premises or in one of our training cities.
Course information last updated 14 November 2026.
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