Graphic Design Training pack
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Contents 04 Welcome 05 What types of training are available? 06 How to book training 08 Animation 08 Beginner 16 Intermediate 20 Advanced 25 Character animation 25 Beginner 26 Intermediate 28 Illustrator 28 Beginner 30 Intermediate 34 InDesign 34 Beginner 36 Intermediate 37 Advanced 38 Premiere Pro 38 Beginner 41 Intermediate 44 Advanced 46 Photoshop 46 Beginner 48 Intermediate 50 Advanced 52 HTML 52 Beginner 54 Intermediate 56 Advanced 58 Need inspiration? 3
Welcome As a member of our Design team at Lifetime Training, we want to ensure that skills development within your role is clear and accessible – so we created this guide. We hope you find this guide as a starting point to your training, and continue to check back in as we gradually expand the support we can offer. 4
What types of training are available? Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Throughout Lifetime team members are entitled to 3 hours of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) time a month, this can be used for: • Researching current creative trends • Expanding your practical skillset • Keeping up-to-date with the latest design and marketing innovations You can find more information on page 6 the employee handbook. In Their Shoes It’s important to understand where you fit into the bigger picture. One of the main ways Lifetimers can achieve this is to get out there and witness departments in action. The In Their Shoes initiative allows Lifetimers to spend some time shadowing other teams to gain a full perspective of how their roles align with each other to meet the same goal. So whether you’re aiming to move higher in the company and want to see what it’s like, or you want to understand the challenges facing your fellow colleagues, In Their Shoes can be a valuable tool for you. If you’re interested, you can find further information about the here. Training will need to be signed off by your Line Manager; you can find the request form here. Evolving Talent Evolving Talent is the name of Lifetime Training Group’s apprenticeship programme and is a core part of Journey of a Lifetime. It will support you to excel in your professional and personal development goals. You can find more information on the training available here. 5
How to book in training 1 Access Hub Planner 2 Find a booking-free period, select the time slot then click on the three dots 3 Select ‘Schedule Event’ 4 Type ‘Training’ to reveal this selection 5 Drag the booking across 3 hours Note: Design time tends to fill up quickly, so try and make the booking 1 month in advance. If an urgent booking comes in we may need to push the training booking back by a day or so, however we try to avoid this where possible 6
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Animation beginner – general Get to know the interface Introduction to the After Effects workspace. (7m.34s) Keyframe types Introduction to types of keyframes and their effect on speed in animation. (13m.31s) Compositions Introduction to compositions and how to make them. (12m.38s) How to cut clips Information about cutting and trimming your clips for the most effective workflow! (3m.02s) 8
Keyframes continued Quickly move any layer to the start or end of playhead Click here to view a video showing how different Learn how, with the single press of a button, types of keyframes act. active layers can be instantly aligned to the playhead. These include: (4m.00s) Linear Precomposing Toggle Hold Easy Ease Basics of Precomposing, its properties and Easy Ease In how can we use them in our work. Precomps Easy Ease Out are compositions in composition. Rove Across Time (5m.17s) Linear Continuous 9
Animation beginner – masks How to use masks A mask is an invisible shape that tells After Effects to only pay attention to a specific section of your composition. (8m.34s) How to use masks (alpha matte) Introduction to masks (alpha matte). These work much like clipping masks in Ai, and help to crop images or reveal text. Further info here. (2m.15s) Text and logo mask reveal Project: Use masks to reveal text and logo. (7m.30s) Masking shape Project: Use masks to create engaging shapes and patterns. (9m.55s) 10
Animation beginner – text Text animators Learning how to use text animators so you can master typography animations! (14m.39s) 7 text animations in 7 minutes Project: In this video, we go over seven super simple ways you can animate text with professional results. (7m.25s) Bouncy/wavy text animation Project: One of the most popular text animations used in infographics animation: bouncy/wavy text. (4m.22s) Creatively using text animators Project: In this text animators tutorial Kyle Hamrick will show you how to creatively use text animators to create unique animations. (31m.09s) 11
Animation beginner – shapes Animate a line Project: Using Trim Paths to animate a line forward or backwards. (2m.42s) Shape modifiers Project: Find out what Shape Modifiers are and effective ways to use them. (18m.44s) Motion shapes animation Project: In this tutorial you will be shown how to create motion shapes. (7m.19s) Object along path Project: Find out how to move a shape along a circular path. (6m.11s) 12
Shape morph Learn a simple and quick method to create this shape morph animation and transition that you can apply to any shapes. (6m.46s) 13
Animation beginner – storyboard Storyboards are a critical for animation planning for many reasons, including: • Allowing the client to review and sign-off the design before beginning the animation process, which would be more timely to amend • Building a visual understanding of the animation you are creating • Considering the transitions between frames • Asset generation Once the storyboard has been signed off, you can then re-create the frames as individual Adobe Illustrator files – remember to separate and rename the layers. Individual AI files can then be imported as compositions to your After Affects project, and are ready to be animated. Setting up your illustration for import Take a look at importing Illustrator files into After Effects and get them ready for animation. (4m.14s) 14
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Animation intermediate – camera Using camera tool This 3D camera tool will allow you to add parallax, bokeh, depth of field to any composition. (9m.15s) Working with cameras in AE A thorough guide on everything you need to know to start working with cameras in AE. (22m.32s) Create a tunnel fly-through effect Project: In this tutorial, explore how to create a tunnel fly-through with shape layers. 3D space allows you to move in and around your scene. (16m.58s) 16
Animation intermediate – nulls Null objects and how to use them What is a null object and how can you use it to your advantage. (14m.56s) Driving Vehicle (with wiggle expressions) (part 1) Project: Taking a look at how you can animatie a driving car, just using a simple wiggle expression. (11m.36s) 17
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Animation intermediate – additional tools Adjustment layers and their use What are Adjustment Layers and how can they help you in colour correction. (8m.09s) Alpha and luma matte With these we can mask a layer according to the alpha or luma information from the layer above. (9m.39s) Interpreting footage Interpret Footage is useful when you have an animation that is shorter in duration than the Composition duration and you want to extend the footage. (2m.34s) Exporting with transparent background Learn how to export any animation you do with a transparent background to make it easier to import into other projects. (3m.01s) 19
Animation advanced – expressions Expression basics Knowing the fundamentals of expressions in After Effects. (19m.19s) LoopOut() expression Create and endless loop looking at the first and last keyframes. (3m.23s) Top 10 After Effects expressions Introduction to types of expressions. (12m.13s) Bounce scale expression Learn how to scale shapes, objects and images in with a bounce. (5m.23s) 20
Animation advanced – additional tools CC Bend It – create waving plants and branches An easy effect to bend your shapes so it looks like they are waving / bending. (5m.04s) How to offset layers to create a lower third animation + expressions Offsetting both time and position attribution to create a lower third animation. (7m.07s) Rotoscoping Using Rotobrush 2.0 features to cut out people and manage the halo around the selection. (7m.19s) Keylight – green screen keying 3 easy steps to get a clean green screen key when working with green screen footage. (8m.19s) 21
Animation advanced – additional tools Stylizing animations using textures An in depth video on how you can style your animations with detail popping textures. (10m.02s) Smooth transitions Learn how to do a smooth transition to create stunning animations. (11m.09s) Audio waveform visualization Create a colourful data visualizer that plays with music automatically! (9m.09s) Mask and tracking for retouching purposes Learn the basics of skin retouching in AE using mask tracking. (8m.16s) 22
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Character animation beginner – basics Keyframe types and the graph editor What is the graph editor? What are the different keyframe types? (10m.50s) Animation curves Have an insight into the power of using animation curves. (37m.34s) 25
Character animation intermediate – movement Rigging and puppet pin Covers the main principals of character rigging and using the Puppet Pin tool. Rigging means everything is in your control. (7m.43s) Walk cycle – without plug-in How to create a walk cycle using only keyframes. (6m.02s) Character rigging – short (with Duik) Short overview of how to rig characters using the famous DUIK plug-in. (7m.39s) Character rigging (ultimate guide) The ultimate guide for every tool created for character rigging. (24m.24s) 26
Mouth rig for lip syncing (2D) In this tutorial we’ll learn how to take mouth shapes drawn in photoshop and bring them to after effects to be used for 2D lip syncing. (8m.19s) Using character animator Create an animated character with head tracking, responsive eyes and eyebrows, lip sync, and a body with draggable limbs. (16m.51s) 27
Illustrator beginner – basics Learn the interface and basics Learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator and how to use the most common tools and functions. (6m.13s) Pen tool vs. curvature tool Break down how to use each tool and where their strengths and weaknesses lie. (14m.43s) Shapebuilder vs. pathfinder tool Break down how to use each tool and where their strengths and weaknesses lie. (10m.26s) Illustrator tips Coming right back at you with illustrator tips that are useful, time saving and just genuinely awesome! (5m.40s) 28
Illustrator beginner – gradients Gradient mesh vs. freeform gradient Comparing Gradient Mesh with Freeform Gradient tool to see in which cases you need to use both. (13m.23s) Infinite logo design in illustrator Project: Learn how to create a swirling infinite logo design in Illustrator. (13m.56s) How to create a grainy textured gradient How to create a grainy textured gradient in Adobe Illustrator. (3m.14s) Glass planet vector illustration Project: Create line art from simple shape tools and a little pathfinder work, then build out gradients using a custom palette of colours. (45m.17s) 29
Illustrator intermediate – grid logo design Tools to help in logo design 10 essential tools for logo design in Adobe Illustrator. (6m.20s) How to design a logo with golden ratio How to use the golden ratio in logo design and how to make a logo using golden circles (18m.02s) How to design a logo with the perspective grid in illustrator How to design this logo using the tool known as perspective grid. Great for 3D perspective logo designs, it is fairly easy to use and edit. (10m.10s) Using grids for next-level logo designs (crucial tips) How to design this logo using the tool known as perspective grid. Great for 3D perspective logo designs, it is fairly easy to use and edit. (8m.30s) 30
Illustrator intermediate – isometric Set up isometric grids in seconds This Adobe Illustrator tutorial will attempt to demonstrate how to create an isometric grid within 5 seconds. More comprehensive after. (11m.16s) The basics of isometric design How to create an isometric grid and how to create different isometric actions to make your workflow a whole lot faster. (14m.25s) Isometric design used for character creation Isometric design used for character creation (16m.10s) 31
Illustrator intermediate – character design Flat character design Learn to design a flat character illustration using Adobe Illustrator. (12m.58s) Puppet warp Easily pose a character. (3m.57s) Character with grain and noise texture Learn how to create character illustration from sketch and how to add stunning texture without any brushes. (12m.40s) 32
Illustrator intermediate – repeating patterns Make a Seamless Repeat Pattern This tutorial shows you how to create a repeat pattern in Illustrator using Object + Repeat + Grid (8m.29s) Repeat transform Repeating transformations on shapes by using the Transform menu and repeat transform which shortcut is: CTRL/CMD + D (6m.11s) Repeat A Shape Along A Path Pattern brushes allow you to repeat a shape along a path with Illustrator. (3m.47s) 33
InDesign beginner – workflow and styling Setting up baseline grid Setting up baseline grid with Modular horizontal guides. (9m.08s) Paragraph styles and character style basics This is a simple overview of what they are and how to apply them, meant for individuals new to style sheets. (8m.34s) Column rules to text frames Adobe InDesign’s newest feature: setting Column Rules directly to Text Frames. (8m.21s) Advanced text wrapping Everything you need to know about text wrapping and how to do it in any situation. (6m.19s) 34
InDesign beginner – flyer fold types 35
InDesign intermediate – additional tools Masking with exclude overlap How to combine text and shapes together, and then mask everything with a photo or texture image. (8m.58s) Interactive roll-over buttons Learn how to create interactive buttons with a roll-over effect, as well as using the Show/Hide Buttons and Forms and Animation panels. (16m.55s) Create sections and section markers Set up page numbering options for each section and create a section marker to have InDesign automatically format the pages in each section. (4m.53s) 36
InDesign advanced – data merges and advanced tools Data merge information Insert information from Excel into InDesign automatically. Useful for certificates. (11m.50s) Data merge images Learn how easy it is to place multiple images in a document and automate the layout process. (6m.58s) InDesign 2022 – all new features You can now extract Fonts, Color Themes and vector Shapes from images within InDesign using Capture. (10m.54s) How to fix Widows, Orphans, and Runts with Styles and GREP Using styles and GREPs you can get rid of every orphan/widow/runt in your document easily. (5m.05s) 37
Premiere Pro beginner – workflow basics Explanation of every tool in the toolbar Learn how to use every tool from the toolbar in this beginner video editing tutorial. (6m.49s) Quick run through of editing Crash course any beginner video editor should see to learn first hand how to use Adobe Premiere Pro. (10m.08s) Working with the timeline How the timeline functions of Toggle Track Output, Toggle Sync Lock, Toggle Track Targeting, Toggle Track Lock, and Source Patching for Inserts and Overwrites. (12m.26s) Adjusting clip dimensions How to change position, rotation and scale of video layers. (12m.10s) 38
Add edit + ripple edit How to trim and cut video footage faster in Adobe Premiere Pro CC. (7m.43s) Nesting and how to use it How to use nests in Adobe Premiere Pro and how nesting can help any editor speed up their process! (3m.21s) Essential graphics An educational video covering the graphics panel in Premiere Pro for adding motion graphics, text animations. (11m.50s) Exporting 101 Learn how to export a video for online use such as YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. (4m.30s) 39
Premiere Pro beginner – interviews Warp stabilizer How to Fix Shaky Video in Premiere Pro with Warp Stabilizer Effect. (5m.30s) Morph cut How you can easily remove jump cuts from interview footage using Morph Cut (1m.02s) Creating lower-thirds How to create and animate basic lower thirds in Premiere pro. (3m.37s) Auto-transcibing, a.k.a captions made easy Speech to text automatic transcription feature allows you to auto generate transcriptions within premiere pro. (12m.37s) 40
Premiere Pro intermediate – masking Masking transitions With masking, you can create cool effects or in this case some really nice transitions with Adobe Premiere Pro. (4m.40s) Masking and circle effect How to crop a video clip or picture image into a circle using adobe premiere pro. (2m.59s) Creative uses of masking Learn 6 different creative masking effects (Text effects, Sky Replacements, Using a Mask for Screen Reflections, hiding identity) (13m.17s) 41
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Premiere Pro intermediate – colour correction Colour correction essentials Learn how to turn your videos into cinematic masterpieces. (13m.10s) Colour grading using LUTs How to speed up your colour grading process using LUTs. (9m.44s) Premiere pro intermediate – work with time and speed Time remapping and speed ramps Learn how to fit a clip into a specific length, or to create a slow-motion effect. (multiple videos: average 1m.30s) 43
Premier Pro – advanced Edit multicam sequences Editing multicam so you can ace mutliple camera captured interviews. (5m.44s) Learn to make the most popular transitions Learn to create a smooth slide transition, a zoom transition, and how to apply an RGB Glitch transition. (10m.03s) Automatic mask tracking Automatic mask tracking is a powerful yet simple way of masking a moving object. (2m.00s) Syncing audio to video How to sync multiple clips and takes at once easy, how to synchronize a single clip and external audio on the time line, etc. (16m.35s) 44
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Photoshop beginner – basics Every tool explained In this video we take a look at EVERY toolbar tool in Adobe Photoshop CC. (45m.41s) Cutting out people with select and mask tool Use the Quick Selection Tool to make the initial selection, clean up the soft edges of hair and clothing with the Refine Edge Tool. (5m.07s) Working with shapes Learn the tips and tricks of working with shapes in Photoshop. (2m.19s) Masking Masking is the fastest and easiest way to erase layers without actually erasing them. (2m.32s) 46
Photoshop beginner – colour basics Adjustment layers Learn what Photoshop adjustment layers are and the best way to work with them. (9m.35s) Levels and curves Learn the differences between Levels and Curves, how to use them to brighten or darken an image, and how to add beautiful colour toning. (16m.20s) Blending modes Learn how to use blending modes to make lightning fast composites and cool colour effects. (11m.46s) Neon effect on images Project: Use Photoshop to draw a custom shape and give it a vibrant glow with Photoshop’s Layer Style options. (9m.02s) 47
Photoshop intermediate – colour correction and matching Match a subject to any background Learn how to create realistic composites. (inc. masking, matching perspective, matching colour) (30m.14s) Colour correct any situation Learn how to automatically perform Colour Correction using Curves in Photoshop within seconds. (7m.44s) Placing a logo onto a shirt Learn how to place any logo on shirts and make it as realistic as possible. (0m.59s) Puppet warp Learn an unbelievably easy way to move body parts in Photoshop! (0m.57s) 48
Editing using Smart objects Learn how Smart Objects empower your photo editing by preserving resolution, enabling Smart Filters, and so much more. (13m.37s) Professional colour correction How to Edit Photo Like Professional or Famous Photographer (13m.35s) Using Content-Aware Fill to remove anything from an image Content-Aware fill is a simple way to remove objects from your images. (9m.40s) Editing RAW images Working with RAW in Photoshop will give you the most power and flexibility when editing your images. (8m.20s) 49
Photoshop advanced – animation How to make and animated GIF In just five minutes you can easily make an animated GIF in Adobe Photoshop. (6m.39s) Animate in Photoshop How to make an animated GIF, how to upload a video to YouTube, and how to animate frame-by-frame! (28m.31s) Photoshop advanced – additional tools Advanced use of ‘Blend if’ With the ‘blend if’ you will be able to make fast and easy sky replacements, apply textures to text, create cool special effects, and much more. (8m.34s) 50
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