Overview
A one-day advanced level course focusing on Graphic Design and Information Design fundamentals that apply to designing user friendly and sleek Web / RIA / Mobile applications.
Register early to avail of Early Entry Discounts and save up to Rs. 1,000/- per participant.
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Objectives
› Learn the principles behind Graphic Design for User Interfaces through Branding, Typography, Layout, Composition, Colour, Images,
Micrographics and Animation.
› Learn principles behind balancing aesthetics with usability when creating
interface graphics.
› Graphic Design and Information Design have a rich history dating back to
more than five centuries and before, thanks to the rich heritage of printing technologies. This old craft has a lot of knowledge and learning to offer to
the modern day designer.
› Learn the classic and new principles of Graphic Design and Information
Design that apply to the Web and RIA Designs today.
› Information in the interactive age is not limited to being just a display.
Interactive Information can affect decision making and it can result in
spontaneous user actions. May it be e-commerce or a workflow
application, Information Design is the critical component that makes or
breaks the ability of users to take decisions and act on them.
› A majority of screen estate on the web today is dedicated to Information
Graphics. A few examples -
Cricket Scorecards, Stock Tickers, Financial Reports, Process Diagrams,
Maps, Narrations of Events and News, Transactions, Activity Instructions, Interactive Data Displays, Data Analysis Tools, E-Shopping Displays etc.
Learn how to convert raw data into useful, usable and aesthetic graphics
with help of Information Design and Information Visualization Principles.
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Who Should Attend
This is an Advanced Skill Development Course suitable for intermediate level professionals. The following professional roles will benefit from this workshop more than others.
› User Interface Designers / Developers
› Web Designers / Developers
› Graphic Designers
› Usability Analysts
› WBT Designers
› RIA Designers and Developers
› Development Team Leads
› Educators and Researchers
› Sales Managers
› Project Managers
› QA Managers / Testers
› And any other professionals responsible for User Interface Architecture,
UI
Design and Usability
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Prerequisites
› Primer course (like Course 1: Introduction to UXD) or equivalent basic
training is recommended but not compulsory. Typically, at least some
IT industry experience (2+ years) may help in understanding some
concepts more easily.
› If you work closely with designing Interface Graphics or manage Interface Graphics, but never had the opportunity to formally learn the fundamentals behind it, this course may be beneficial for you.
› This course does not focus on teaching software tools, nor does it
require the knowledge of any specific software tools or applications.
› This course does not require educational qualifications in arts or design
related fields.
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Course Content
This course is conducted over one day from 9.30 AM to 06.00 PM |
09.30 to 10.00 AM |
Tea, Registration and Introductions |
10.00 to 10.30 AM |
A Systematic Approach to Visualizing Graphics for UI Design |
10.30 to 11.00 AM |
Fundamental Principles in Graphic Design |
11.00 to 12.00 PM |
Elective on Typography
Participants shall vote for one of the following options on the day of the Training. The option with majority votes shall be conducted.
Op. 1- Type Selection
Op. 2- Type Setting
Op. 3- Grids and Frameworks |
12.00 to 01.00 PM |
Elective on Designing Interactive Components
Participants shall vote for one of the following options on the day of the Training. The option with majority votes shall be conducted.
Op. 1- Designing Good Icons
Op. 2- Designing Good Interactive Controls for RIAs
Op. 3- Communicating Effectively with Media
(Images, Sounds, Animation and Video)
Op. 4- Designing for Small Screen Displays
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| 01.00 to 01.30 PM |
Elective on Value Perception and Visual Design
Participants shall vote for one of the following options on the day of the Training. The option with majority votes shall be conducted.
Op. 1- Brand and Identity in User Interfaces
Op. 2- Emotional Affects of UI Graphics on Users
Op. 3- Tips for Persuasive Visual Design |
01.30 to 02.30 PM |
Lunch and Chit Chat |
02.30 to 03.00 PM |
Understanding Information Design and its application in UI Design |
| 03.00 to 04.30 PM |
Principles Behind Good Information Design |
04.30 to 05.30 PM |
Exercise on Information Design |
05.30 to 06.00 PM |
Closure and Certificate Distribution |
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Printed Materials
Design Incubator shall provide printed workshop materials to all participants during the courses.
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Certificate of Participation
Design Incubator shall provide a Certificate of Participation to those who attend the entire training. The Certificate shall outline the course work and experience that the participant has been through during the training.
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Training Instructor
› Atul N Joshi is the Chief Instructor at Design Incubator’s training. He has
several years of international as well as domestic consulting experience
in the field of User Experience Design.
› He is an alumnus of National Institute of Design (India) and a Communication Design Research Scholar from Fabrica S.p.a., Benetton’s
Communication Design Research Lab (Italy).
› He is also a visiting faculty at National Institute of Design (Ahmadabad),
Industrial Design Centre - I.I.T. (Bombay) and Institute of Design -
M.I.T (Pune).
› His training for working professionals have benefited several organizations like TCS, Patni, Mphasis, Cognizant, Rave Technologies, Lion Bridge, LRN,
BMC, Aztech, SNS, Thermax, Gurukul Online, Eco Axis and more.
› Read more about Atul N Joshi...
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City-wise Schedule and Venue
| City |
Training Date |
Admission Details |
| Bengaluru |
Sun, 15th Aug '10
Postponed to
Sun, 5th Sept '10 |
- Discount ends on 23rd Jul '10
- Last date on 30th Jul '10 |
| Delhi NCR |
Sun, 24rd Oct '10 |
- Discount ends on 20th Sep '10
- Last date on 30th Sep '10 |
| Hyderabad |
- - |
- Not Scheduled Yet
Interested? Inform us... |
| Mumbai |
Sun, 13th Jun '10 |
- Admissions Closed
Missed it? Inform us... |
| Pune |
Sun, 27th Jun '10 |
- Admissions Closed
Missed it? Inform us... |
Venue is usually announced ten days before the training dates. Training are typically hosted in educational institutes or in business hotels.
Registered participants are informed personally via phone or email.
Find out more about registration...
Important Notice:
› Participants should avoid bringing cameras, audio-video recorders and
other media recorders due to security concerns. Participants may have
to deposit their media belongings out side the training facilities.
› Audio Visual Recording is prohibited in Design Incubator’s training
› The Training Venue is not at our office address. Do not send Payments to
the Training Venue's address. Send payments to our Office Address.
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Fees and Discounts
Entry Type |
Quotation |
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Early Entry With Discount
This discount is applicable only if your payments reach us before:
- 23rd Jul '10 for Bengaluru
- 20th Sep '10 for Delhi NCR
- Not Scheduled in Hyderabad
- Admissions Closed for Mumbai
- Admissions Closed for Pune |
Teaching Fees
+
Service Tax
+
Edu. Cess
+
S. & H. Edu. Cess |
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs. |
5,893. 02
589. 30
11. 79
5. 89 |
Rounded Total **
|
Rs.
|
6,500. 00
|
Late Entry With Full Fees
Full fees are applicable if your payments reach us after the discount end dates mentioned above for respective cities. |
Teaching Fees
+
Service Tax
+
Edu. Cess
+
S. & H. Edu. Cess |
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs. |
6,799. 64
679. 96
13. 60
6. 80 |
Rounded Total **
|
Rs.
|
7,500. 00
|
Last Date to register for this workshop are:
› 30th Jul '10 for Bengaluru
› 30th Sep '10 for Delhi NCR
› Not Scheduled in Hyderabad - Interested? Inform us...
› Admissions Closed for Mumbai - Missed it? Inform us...
› Admissions Closed for Pune - Missed it? Inform us... |
**
› Above fees are per participant and inclusive of taxes
› The rates of fees mentioned above are valid only if payments via at-par
Bank Cheques or Demand Drafts payable at Mumbai reach Design
Incubator's office on or before the dates mentioned above
› Pro-Forma Invoices / Quotations can be provided via e-mail on request.
Drop in an email to training (at) designincubator.com with details of
participants and requesting a Quote.
› Tax Invoices shall be provided to participants on day of the training
OR can be mailed via post after realization of received payment.
› Do not send payments to the venue address. Send them at our
office address in Mumbai.
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Payment and Registration Procedure
› To Register, mail the following details to training (at) designincubator.com
followed by your payment. Please note that all details are required (*).
› Participant’s Profile (*):
Name, Job Description, Experience
and Qualification
› Participant’s Contact (*):
Postal Address, Mobile, Telephone and Email Contact
› Sponsor’s Profile (*) for Sponsored Participants):
Name of Contact Person, Address, Mobile, Telephone and Email Contact
› Course you wish to attend (*):
Interested courses, and a description about what you wish to learn from them and what made you want to take up this training?
› Cheque Details (*):
Amount, Date, Bank Details, Cheque Number
› Courier / Postage Details (*):
Name of Courier Company, despatch date, Airway Bill No. /
Consignment No.
› Registration are subject to Design Incubator receiving 100% payments in
advance, and availability of seats.
› All payments must be made by Cheque or Bank Demand Draft (Payable at
Par in Mumbai) in the name of “Design Incubator R&D Labs Pvt. Ltd.”
› Send Payments and Registrations to our office address:
Design Incubator R&D Labs Pvt Ltd,
A-401, Gokul Horizon,
Behind Gokul Concorde,
Thakur Village,
Kandivali East,
Mumbai 400101
Tel: 022 6552 9069
Mail: training (at) designincubator.com
(Please note that the Training Venue is not at our office address!)
› Do not send Post Dated Cheques
› Send separate cheques for separate courses.
For example: if your organization wishes to send 2 participants for
Course 1 and 3 participants for Course 2; send 1 cheque with fees of 2
participants for Course 1, and another cheque with fees of 3 participants
for Course 2.
You can enclose separate cheques in the same courier / post envelope.
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Important Notice and Terms
› Please note that audio-video recording and photography of the Design
Incubator R&D Labs Pvt Ltd’s (henceforth "DI") Training Courses is strictly
prohibited. Participants should avoid bringing their cameras, recorders,
and other portable media due to security concerns. Participants will have
to deposit their media belongings outside the facilities.
› The copyrights of materials provided, shared or created during the training belong to DI. Circulation, distribution or copying of any materials is
unlawful and legally punishable.
› DI's Management shall try reasonably to ensure that the Training is
conducted at the pre-decided time and venue with the necessary facilities.
› In the unlikely event of change in venue / time / facilities, DI shall
reasonably try to contact participants and inform them of any such
changes by email or by phone, subject to proper details being provided
by the participants to DI well in advance.
› In the unlikely event that DI's Management initiates a cancellation of the
Training Courses, full payments actually received from participant /
participant's sponsors for the cancelled courses shall be refunded to the
respective participant / participant's sponsors.
› Participant / participant's sponsors wishing to cancel their reservation shall
get a 50% refund of the payments actually received from them, provided
cancellations are made by them 15 days prior to the first day of the
Training Course.
› No refunds shall be made if a participant / participant's sponsors cancel reservations less than 15 days before the first day of the Training Course.
› By participating, the participants agree to abide and honour all decisions taken by DI's management, and agree that DI's management shall have
the final authority on all decisions related to DI's training courses.
› Participants will be required to sign a form formalizing their agreement to
the Terms & Conditions of Design Incubator R&D Labs Pvt Ltd on the day
of the training during the registration process.
› All Participants, on registering, paying or attending DI's any training
session, undertake that they have read, understood, and agree to all
the Terms and Conditions stated here.
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