Graphics and Web Design

Introduction to Freehand

• Setting up general preferences
• Document and page set up
• Creating default documents/templates
• Importing/opening files
• Navigating/zooming
• Menu bar/palettes

Drawing Tools

• Working with the selection tools
• Working with the shape tools
• Cutting and editing paths
• Using the Bezier tool
• Push/pull tools
• Cutting, copying & pasting elements
• Using the colour tools

Working With Colour

• The colour palette
• Creating custom colours
• Working with swatches
• CMYK/RGB/Pantone/spot colours
• Drag n drop colour
• Web safe colours
• Colour and bit depths

Objects

• Duplicating
• Object drag copying
• Multiple selections
• Moving, rotating, scaling elements
• Merging/combining objects
• Grouping/ungrouping objects
• Working with strokes & fills
• Creating masks
• Gradients
• Textures/styles/patterns
• Transformations

Working with Text

• Creating text
• Typography & formatting
• Tab & paragraph palettes
• Text overflow
• Linking/unlinking text
• Setting styles
• Wrapping text and graphics
• Outlining type
• Text paths

Using Layers

• Working with the layers palette
• Creating/deleting/hiding layers
• Changing layer order
• Locking layers
• Cutting & pasting between layers
• Layer options

Gradients & Blends

• The gradient palette
• Using the gradient vector tool
• Creating graduated blends

3-D & Prospective

• Creating perspectives
• Manipulating perspectives
• Using the perspective grid
• Point perspectives
• Applying/manipulating grid
• Creating 3-D objects

Considerations for Web/Print

• Colour outputs
• File sizes
• File Formats
• Optimizing web graphics

About SquareOne

Any SquareOne course can be tailored to meet the particular requirements of your organisation.  We will be happy to use any of your examples for delegates to ensure that the course is as interesting and relevant as possible.

Course Objectives

This course is aimed at new users and provides a thorough grounding in the use of Macromedia Freehand to produce professional artwork for print and the web. Using a 100% hands on approach, delegates will gain the competence to produce anything simple logos to high quality artwork, from initial concept through to final output.

Good MAC or PC skills are required.

Course Details

Duration: 2 Days
Timings: 9:30 - 16:30

Course Contents

The subjects listed on the left are an outline. If there are any additional subjects you wish to cover, please feel free to call us prior to the course.