Website Design & Management with Wordpress- REMOTE LEARNING COURSE WordPress has grown to become one of the world's most popular content management systems (CMS) and blogging tools. Creating a simple blog or website no longer requires knowledge of any programming language. Learn how to get your blog or website started from installing and configuring the sofTue, Wedare, to using themes, plug-ins, and widgets. At conclusion, you will have begun to design and develop your first blog or website along with managing and changing content, creating posts, adding pages, embedding video and changing media files. Students must activate their My Northshore account prior to first class.

Drafting for Interior Designers- REMOTE LEARNING COURSE Learn the basic fundamentals of drafting, the tools of the trade and how to use them, and what is needed to provide a crisp, clean, legible drawing. Learn how to draw floor plans, elevations, and sections; how to measure; and how to read scales and architectural plans. Prerequisite: Principles of Design.

Graphic Design Theory- REMOTE LEARNING COURSE Do you want to learn how to create great logos or ads? It is much more than Photoshop tricks and memorable catchphrases. Learn and discover the theories, history, and principles of design that goes into creating amazing graphic arTue, Wedork and design. No technological background is necessary.

Improve your marketability with affordable business and design  courses led by industry experts at North Shore Community College. Attend NSCC's Professional Education Business & Design  Skills Training Info Session and let us help you sharpen your game with courses in emotional intelligence, human resources, management, bookkeeping, social media marketing, design courses and computer applications.  New courses start regularly. 

This event will be held virtually via Zoom. Event Timing: Friday, January 15, 2021 at 1:00pm Hosted by: NSCC's Professional Education Division @ Northshore Community College

Google Analytics: Why Every Business Should Be Using It- REMOTE LEARNING COURSE Do you know how many people visit your website, where visitors come from, what websites send traffic to YOUR website, and which pages are most popular? Learn the answer to these by gaining the skills on how google analytics works, the proper setup, navigating google analytics, understanding reports, and utilizing dashboard. Maximize now the amount of traffic directed to your website providing you with invaluable information for your business. Students must activate their My Northshore account prior to first class.

Adobe Lightroom: Post Production-REMOTE LEARNING COURSE Establish an efficient and effective workflow with Adobe Lightroom, the most popular photo management program for photographers. Topics will include the Lightroom Classic interface, catalog creation, interface customization and preference settings, importing files, viewing options, naming and moving files/folders, flagging/rating/categorizing, key wording, creating collections, cropping, applying global adjustments, exporting files and file/catalog backup/archiving. From these basics you will extend your abilities in Lightroom to include advanced global editing skills, applying local adjustments, portrait retouching, using smart previews, tethered shooting, creating slideshows, building photo albums, printing and publishing photos and using the map module. This virtual class will meet live using the Zoom platform which requires a computer with microphone, camera and internet access. Subscription to Adobe Photography Plan ($9.99/month- not required until after the first class)

Adobe Creative Cloud: Illustrator with InDesign Part II Take Adobe Illustrator to the next level with advanced drawing techniques, gradient mesh, pattern creation, custom symbols and brushes. Creative uses of vector graphics and text will be explored as well as advanced layout techniques with InDesign. Prerequisite: Adobe Creative Cloud Part I or equivalent experience Adobe sofTue, Wedare required: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html. Students must activate their My Northshore account and download Adobe sofTue, Wedare prior to first class.

Color 3D: Less Theory, More Practice Throw away your color wheel. Forget the tedious theory exercises that you've done in the past. Here's your opportunity to practice the spatial properties of color that will give you control over the visual outcome of your interior designs. Working with paint, flooring and fabric samples, as well as a color drawing medium, students will solve three dimensional design problems by applying the color principles that are the tools of the interior design trade. Be ready to be amazed by the power of color and the ease with which you can master the visual art of illusion.