School of Continuing and Professional Studies: Digital Publishing Design and Techniques


Programme details

The objective of this course is to help participants develop the necessary skills to produce professional-looking brochures, leaflets, posters and printed matters using popular desktop publishing tools. The course will cover the following topics: 1) Graphics design and desktop publishing terminology; 2) Things to consider on production - cost, intended audience, content and layout design; 3) Basic design, color and typography theory; 4) Basic Photo retouching skills - Use of 'Photoshop' to modify digital photo or scanned images; 5) Basic Graphics design techniques - Use of 'Illustrator' to create simple vector graphics, company logos and letter arts; 6) Putting all together - Use of 'InDesign' to produce layout with texts, photos and graphics; 7) Traditional (paper) output consideration; 8) Web output - Use of 'Acrobat' to produce web-ready document.
Software Used: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat


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Commencement date18 Mar 2025 (Tue)
FeeHK$4,380*
VenueCUSCS Tsim Sha Tsui Oriental Learning Centre
TimeEvery Tuesday, 6:45pm-9:45pm (30 hours)
EnquirySchool of Continuing and Professional Studies, CUHK
Tel: 2209 7752
Email: scs-it@cuhk.edu.hk

* The School of Continuing and Professional Studies (CUSCS) offers a 20% discount to CUHK alumni who enroll in our general courses. Please visit CUSCS website for details.

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