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Discover the art of graphic design and learn how to create stunning visual compositions in San Francisco-based design classes. Develop your skills in typography, color theory, and layout design under the guidance of experienced instructors.

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Adobe Photoshop One-Day Bootcamp

General Assembly

The wellbeing of our employees, students, clients, instructors, and guests is our number one priority here at General Assembly. We are monitoring the COVID-19 situation very carefully and are adjusting delivery of our programs. Due to the current health concerns, all GA short-form events, workshops & bootcamps will temporarily be held online - including this one. Registered students will be notified 24 hours in advance of this program...

(2637) Beginner 18 and older

Introduction to Adobe Photoshop

General Assembly @ 225 Bush St, San Francisco, CA

Bring your creative ideas to life with Adobe Photoshop, the professional digital imaging standard, used by photographers and designers who want to perfect their digital images. Photoshop allows you to create powerful images and designs. This workshop is designed to get you up and running with Adobe Photoshop in just three hours. The focus will be on step-by-step instruction leading students through the most important tools and concepts in Photoshop....

(2637) Beginner 18 and older

Designing for Conversion

General Assembly @ 225 Bush St, San Francisco, CA

Have an idea, product, cause or brand you’re trying to sell (and yes you’re selling it even if the word selling makes you cringe)? In this class you’ll learn about top strategic approaches – used by big brands and digital commerce players - that successfully drive connection and action. You’ll also practice applying these strategies to your own needs. Hint: It doesn’t feel like selling if it’s done well. Takeaways Confidence in...

(2637) All levels 18 and older
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Explore private group events and team building activities ranging from cooking to art, escape rooms, trivia, and more

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Intro to Figma Workshop

General Assembly @ 225 Bush St, San Francisco, CA

This workshop introduces Figma, a collaborative interface design tool. You’ll build on your digital design skills and learn how to use styles, components, responsive design features, prototyping tools, and live preview - all within Figma itself. Figma is made for collaboration, so we’ll also learn how to build team libraries that can be shared across documents and team members. Takeaways Confidence in your ability to use Figma as an interface...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

Introduction to Sketch

General Assembly @ 225 Bush St, San Francisco, CA

Want to know what Sketch can do? Need a boost to get started? In this workshop, you’ll gain an overview of Sketch, one of the fastest growing and most popular UX design tools on the market. You’ll become familiar with the UI. You’ll practice the basics of editing, navigating, native prototyping, exporting, and using symbols. Enough to get you started on creating demo-ready mockups. We’ll talk briefly about more advanced features such as...

(2637) Beginner 18 and older

Advanced Sketch For UX

General Assembly

We will discuss best practices and do group exercises that will help make the collaborative design process more efficient. Participants will learn most commonly used Sketch plugins from Github and have access to a full list of all plugins available for use in future projects. We will go through several in-class individual exercises to set up developer-friendly layouts, practice using plugins, and export CSS attributes. Takeaways We will explore...

(2637) Advanced 18 and older

Type Design Intensive

(The) Alphabetic Order @ 944 Market St, San Francisco, CA

The Type Design Intensive is a comprehensive two day workshop exploring and demystifying each phase of the font development process, from concept to completion. The session covers analog and digital processes, best practices and workflows, clever tricks that save time while improving quality, and much more. Whether you’re an absolute beginner or have some font development experience, the Type Design Intensive will provide the visual and technical...

All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$375

2 sessions

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Lightspeed Ventures & Everlane brunchwork

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You're invited to an unforgettable brunch with Lightspeed Ventures Partner Anoushka Vaswani and Everlane VP of Product + UX/Design Jatin Pahuja. Enjoy an intimate conversation with Anoushka and Jatin, curated connections, and a business challenge and pitch off... over a seasonal, locally-sourced meal.

(8) All levels 21 and older
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Photoshop Fundamentals

General Assembly

Due to the current health concerns, all GA short-form events, workshops & bootcamps will temporarily be held online - including this one. Registered students will be notified 24 hours in advance of this program with information on how to log in to the Zoom Meeting Room and other tools you'll need for the session. Registration for this class will close 2 hours prior to the session start in order to allow all students ample opportunity to have...

(2637) Beginner 18 and older

Adobe After Effects: An Intro and Practice Session

General Assembly @ 225 Bush St, San Francisco, CA

Interested in animating a logo? Need to mock up a UI animation for a client? Curious about how to make text move over video footage? These are just a few things you can do with Adobe After Effects! In this workshop, you'll learn about the possibilities available when animating with After Effects, as well as the program’s general layout and basic functions. We'll spend the majority of the workshop practicing the tools and techniques with a supplied...

(2637) Beginner 18 and older

Adobe InDesign Bootcamp

General Assembly @ 225 Bush St, San Francisco, CA

Bring your creative ideas to life with Adobe InDesign, the professional page layout standard, used by designers and production professionals to design, preflight, and publish a broad range of documents such as brochures, catalogs, magazines and books.  InDesign allows you to lay out and design multiple page documents. This workshop is designed to get you up and running with Adobe InDesign in one day. The focus will be on step-by-step instruction...

(2637) Beginner 18 and older

2-Day User Experience Bootcamp

General Assembly

If you like learning-by-doing, you’re going to love this workshop! We’ll start day one demystifying UX by giving a practical and simple introduction to what UX is while also explaining some of its core concepts of usability. You'll complete hands-on exercises, brainstorm and collaborate with other students. You will go home with a digital prototype of a mobile app. For day two, we’ll shift from screen-first interaction to voice-first interactions...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

User Experience Design Bootcamp

General Assembly

As technology changes and more media outlets compete for customers’ time, providing an enjoyable experience is critical to both attracting and keeping users. This class aims to demystify UX by giving a practical and simple introduction to what UX is while also explaining some of its core concepts of usability. This is a field that affects all areas of business — prepare to dip your toes into an ocean of new concepts and ideas that will enlighten...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

Premiere Pro For Self-Taught Video Editors

UC Berkeley Advanced Media Institute @ 121 North Gate Hall, Berkeley, CA

Most editors are self-taught – learning post-production skills while working projects. This approach to learning leads to solid, dependable workflows, but it’s easy to miss techniques, shortcuts, buttons and preferences that might dramatically speed up and simplify the creative work of the editor. If a particular feature never came up while editing, why learn it? It’s common to work harder than necessary to complete an edit because there isn’t...

(1) Intermediate 21 and older
No upcoming schedules
$945

2 sessions

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Stop-Motion Animation (Ages 12-18+)

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Using stop-motion animation techniques, participants will learn how to bring stories to life using iPads and their imagination. iPads supplied by Richmond Art Center.

(13) All levels 12 - 18 years old
No upcoming schedules
$175

5 sessions

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Intro to Adobe InDesign

General Assembly @ 225 Bush St, San Francisco, CA

Bring your creative ideas to life with Adobe InDesign, the professional page layout standard, used by designers and production professionals to design, preflight, and publish a broad range of documents such as brochures, catalogs, magazines and books. InDesign allows you to lay out and design multiple page documents. This workshop is designed to get you up and running with Adobe InDesign in three hours. The focus will be on step-by-step instruction...

(2637) Beginner 18 and older

Introduction to Adobe Illustrator

General Assembly @ 225 Bush St, San Francisco, CA

Ready to improve the appearance of any illustration? Take your creative concepts from sketches to vector illustrations with Adobe Illustrator, the industry-standard vector graphics software, a go to for designers and illustrators for visual design, logo marks, illustrations, & typography. The focus will be on step-by-step instruction leading students through the most important tools and concepts in Illustrator. Takeaways: Creating illustrative...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

Sketch for Non-Designers

General Assembly

Have an idea on how to create or improve a mobile or web app, but been frustrated trying to communicate it to others? Enter Sketch. Unlike the bloated tools it replaces (see: Photoshop, Illustrator), Sketch is a simple, powerful design tool made specifically for those who design for screens. It has captured the UI/UX design world by storm—designers worldwide, including at leading companies like Google and Facebook, have already made the switch....

(2637) All levels 18 and older

Creating Video Content on a Budget

General Assembly

Are you new to video making or do you want to learn some new creative production tips? This introductory video class looks at essential video equipment as well as more advanced concepts. You will receive expert advice on techniques that can be applied to existing or future video projects. Online video is a must have for marketing. This class is ideal for any brands or businesses who want to improved their video production on a budget. Below are...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

How to Run a Damn Good Website Project

General Assembly

Creating good websites is hard. However, as a designer, marketer, project manager or business owner, knowing how to do it well can be an absolute game-changer. Whether you’re making one for yourself, for your company or for a client, planning, designing and launching a new website can be a thoroughly interesting and highly rewarding experience. There is nothing more satisfying than having a website you made ‘go live’ and watching people...

(2637) All levels 18 and older
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