Design Studio Academy

The intersection of art, design, & technology!

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Targeted lessons to increase your design skills.

Design Studio Academy offers targeted training to increase your skills in the workplace. Have you ever wanted to create a quick slide show in Premiere Pro or cut out people in Adobe Photoshop? We specialize in helping you build your confidence and skills through targeted training and projects.

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Targeted Trainings

Trainings developed to target the skills you need to master to run your own design studio.

Stacking Skills

Being a good designer means mastering many different skills. Our trainings are developed to give you skills that stack and build upon one another to make you a well-rounded designer.

Enhancing Creativity

Creativity can be learned. A great designer can use their skills and knowledge to visually solve problems and provide additional value to the client beyond just skills.

Portfolio Development

Demonstrating your skills to a client or hiring manager is essential.  Our training feature projects target the skills employers are looking for in designers.

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Photoshop Basics Free
Photoshop Basics
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Build a Soap Box in Illustrator Free
Build a Soap Box in Illustrator
May 7, 2022 / No Comment
Advanced Photoshop Masking Tools Free
Advanced Photoshop Masking Tools
January 15, 2019 / No Comment
Build a Multi-Media Slideshow Free
Build a Multi-Media Slideshow
January 10, 2019 / No Comment
Using a Digital SLR Camera Free
Using a Digital SLR Camera
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Extend your learning with projects and resources.

In this Adobe Illustrator project, you will learn how to create vector landscape silhouettes and use color values to add depth and dimension to your designs.

Vector Landscape Silhouette

In this Adobe Illustrator project, you will learn how to create vector landscape silhouettes and use color values to add depth and dimension to your designs.

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Learn how to create stunning double-exposure images using Adobe Photoshop. Follow along to master layering, blending, and color techniques.

Create a Double-Exposure Image

Learn how to create stunning double-exposure images using Adobe Photoshop. Follow along to master layering, blending, and color techniques.

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In this Manuscript Design project, you’ll learn how to use Adobe InDesign to create a page layout using the page proportions as a guide.

Create a Manuscript Layout

In this Manuscript Layout project, you’ll learn how to use Adobe InDesign to create a page layout using the page proportions as a guide.

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Learn about color models, harmonies, and psychology in this exciting color theory poster project. Build your own poster using Adobe InDesign!

Create a Color Theory Poster

Build your own color theory poster using Adobe InDesign! Learn about color models, harmonies, and psychology in this exciting poster project.

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