Digital Muse - Graphic Design Course - Online and in person



















Digital Muse - Graphic Design Course - Online and in person
PRICING: 2000 Ron
Graphic Design Course
with Flaviu Moldovan
Flaviu’s portfolio HERE
(Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign)
24th of June - 23rd of July, 2024
About this course
Digital Muse is a practical design course created by Flaviu Moldovan to help you learn everything you need to know about creating a logo and a visual identity, digital assets for social media, creating a 'key visual' and how to communicate the better visually. During the 9 modules you will receive all the knowledge that Flaviu has gathered in over 10 years of experience working with clients such as: Coca-Cola, Vodafone, Mastercard, Electric Castle, NHS UK, Evozon, McCann Erickson, BDO , Dorna, Offensive Security and more.
MAXIMUM 15 SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR THIS COURSE. —> RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE!
Here’s what you get:
9 modules in 5 weeks of 3 hours each
Feedback and help from the instructor;
Pre recorded video tutorials for the course sessions;
Accountability document: a document for monitoring your progress;
Plankton Academy Certification: PDF Diploma
By the end of this course you will have made the following:
one visual identity: logo and other visual assets
one key visual declined in poster, facebook event cover, banner, brochure, flyer
one design PDF presentation, including mockups and simulation
three application screens mobile version
one design case study to upload on your Behance portfolio
one job application example including letter of intention and email
SCHEDULE
Every session starts at 18:00 and ends at 21:00 (UTC/GMT +2:00 hours),
—> every Monday and Wednesday, on Zoom App.
—> Tuesday and Thursday, in studio at Caminul Subcultural - Cluj-Napoca
MODULE 1: BRAND IDENTITY
—> 24th of June: ONLINE
—> 25th of June: IN PERSON
Designer mindset;
How do you define a strong brand identity?
Short Visual History of Graphic Design.
MODULE 2: DESIGNER RESOURCES
—> 26th of June: ONLINE
—> 27th of June: IN PERSON
Typography: manage fonts, font styles, working with fonts;
Image stock websites; Resources.
Sources of inspiration, building ideas.
MODULE 3: DESIGNER TOOLS
—> 1st of July: ONLINE
—> 2nd of July: IN PERSON
General presentation of Adobe softwares: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign;
Setting up a new document; resolution, Image Mode: Grayscale, RGB, CYMK;
Saving files: naming your document, file extensions.
MODULE 4: MAKING THE LOGO
—> 3rd of July: ONLINE
—> 4th of July: IN PERSON
What is a logo;
How to achieve simplicity in making a logo;
The psychology of color;
Gradients, Flat & 3D.
MODULE 5: DESIGNING YOUR BRAND IDENTITY
—> 8th of July: ONLINE
—> 9th of July: IN PERSON
Naming your brand;
Designing a logo;
Business card, working with mockups.
Facebook/Instagram/Others: cover and profile picture.
MODULE 6: MAKING A VISUAL CAMPAIGN
—> 10th of July: ONLINE
—> 11th of July: IN PERSON
What is a brief?
Your key visual.
Declinations in multiple formats.
Digital illustration vs. hand illustration.
MODULE 7: PROMO MATERIALS
—> 15th of July: ONLINE
—> 16th of July: IN PERSON
Online materials: Facebook cover and event cover, website banner, profile pictures;
Outdoor materials: Poster, Banners;
Using mockups.
MODULE 8: CREATING YOUR FINAL PROJECT
—> 17th of July: ONLINE
—> 18th of July: IN PERSON
Create a project presentation;
Writing the e-mail to the customer;
Managing your files; Sending files to clients.
Recycling design materials;
Managing negative feedback.
MODULE 9: GRADUATION DAY
—> 23rd of July: IN PERSON & ONLINE
Final presentation of your project to your collegues
Good to know before the course:
1. Each student must have a good computer with Photoshop, Illustrator and Adobe XD installed. A video tutorial will be released to help you join an Adobe Subscriptions and being able to have Photoshop, Illustrator and Adobe XD installed.
here is more information about the Adobe Plans: https://www.adobe.com/be_en/creativecloud/plans.html?promoid=NV3KR7S1&mv=other
3. Digital Muse and Plankton Gallery reserve the right to record and promote the work done by course participants for advertising purposes, during and after the course.
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Students’ work
WHO IS FLAVIU MOLDOVAN
Flaviu Moldovan (b. 1983) is a Romanian visual artist, designer, entrepreneur and teacher, living and working in Cluj-Napoca. Flaviu Moldovan's artistic interests are among the most diverse, covering a wide range of activities in the field of drawing, design, painting, photography and mediums that use the image as a communication tool. Flaviu is also the founder of Plankton Gallery and teacher at Plankton Academy, where he teaches a series of painting, drawing and design courses. He also has a great deal of experience into the corporate world, having the pleasure to work with the biggest brands out there such as Coca Cola, Mccann Erickson, HP, Microfocus, Betfair, BDO, Electric Castle and many more.
Currently he is hosting Plankton MiXArt Show, the podcast that is bringing together music and visual art, into an online video format.
Awards and collaborations
N. Tonitza Award (granted by the Ministry of Research and Education, Romania, 2002);
Engraving artistic residency (Miskolk, Hungary, 2005);
Website layout design for Coca-Cola (McCann Erikson Worldgroup, 2011);
Illustrations for Exotic Slit and Best Taste Slit (McCann Erikson Worldgroup, MRM, Bucharest, 2011);
First Prize - The Yahoo! Login Page Creative Competition (2011);
Design Jury Member - Logo Pech Capital of Culture 2020 (Bulgaria, 2012);
Works exhibited at the Night of Museums (2012);
Bucharest Art Week (2014);
Art Safari Bucharest (2015).
Founder of Plankton Gallery (2017-2024).
Founder of Plankton Academy (2019-2024).