Reply To: LA graphics programs – illustrator, photoshop, indesign, autocad

[nca]

I agree that the course probably isnt really worth it, but for different reasons.

 

1.  I actually think a 2 week course is overkill. The interface and operations between adobe products is fairly intuitive once you’ve learned the basics of one.

 

2. When in doubt, realize that you can do almost ANYTHING in photoshop (or at least fake it).

 

3. Indesign is a handy tool to know for after graduation, but I wouldnt kill yourself learning it in school..again you can probably get away with illustrator and photoshop for most of what you need to do.

 

4. I second the LYNDA.com tutorials. After you’ve got the basics, check out Burt Monroys tutorials for photoshop..you’ll be light years ahead of your classmates in two days.

 

5. Autocad-you should start learning the basics asap if you want to be employable in two years. learn to use the command line/keyboard commands and forget about the toolbars.

 

good luck.