Graphic Design Advanced

Course overview

The aim of the course Graphic Design Advanced focuses on deepening design skills in the field of visual communication. The course centers on conceptual design, layout systems, and cross-media applications. It covers the structure, elaboration, and evaluation of professional design processes from the idea to final production. The course is categorized under the field of communication design and addresses advanced working methods in print and digital media. Content Concept and Visualization: Development of design grids, mood boards, and styles, use of color, typography, and imagery for coherent brand and project communication. Layout and Typography: Creation of complex layouts, micro and macro typography, reading guidance, hierarchy, and modular layouts for print products and digital surfaces. Image Editing and Compositing: Retouching, cutouts, color correction, composition of multiple image elements, file formats, and color management including CMYK and RGB workflows. Branding and Design Systems: Development of logos, icon sets, component libraries, guidelines, responsive adaptations, and application examples across different media. Digital and Motion Graphics: Design for web, social media assets, simple motion graphic sequences, export settings, accessibility aspects, and basic screen design principles. Production and Handover: Prepress, preflight, proofing, data preparation, versioning, handover to printing companies or development teams, and clarification of rights for used materials. Learning Objectives - Analyze complex design specifications based on briefings and style guides - Differentiate typography concepts regarding readability, tone, and application area - Apply advanced layout techniques to create multi-page print and digital formats - Create compositing including retouching, masking, and color management - Develop consistent design systems with logos, icons, and component libraries - Integrate graphics into digital outputs including export, handover, and basic parameters for accessibility aspects Career Prospects The course content is applicable in fields such as communication design and corporate design, particularly in the development of brand appearances. Typical areas of activity include editorial design and layout design for magazines, reports, or digital publications. The course addresses content for roles such as brand designer, visual designer, or media designer with a focus on print and digital productions. Summary The Graphic Design Advanced course covers advanced methods of visual communication from conception through layout and image editing to production. This training conveys design systems, typography, compositing, and handover processes for print and digital media. The content is directly related to activities in communication design, editorial design, and brand development.

Upcoming dates

• 2026-08-02T22:00:00.000Z · 2027-01-20T23:00:00.000Z · Leipzig · Combined Learning
• 2026-08-02T22:00:00.000Z · 2026-10-26T23:00:00.000Z · Leipzig · Combined Learning
• 2026-08-31T22:00:00.000Z · 2027-02-18T23:00:00.000Z · Leipzig · Combined Learning
• 2026-08-31T22:00:00.000Z · 2026-11-24T23:00:00.000Z · Leipzig · Combined Learning