Adobe Design Suite: Master Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign

Adobe Creative Cloud is the industry standard for professional graphic design. Photoshop for image editing and manipulation, Illustrator for vector graphics and logos, and InDesign for page layout and publishing — together, they form the complete design toolkit used by professionals worldwide.

This course takes you from absolute beginner to confident user of all three applications. You will learn the core tools and techniques of each program, understand how they work together, and master the latest AI‑powered features that are transforming the design workflow. You don’t need any prior experience — just a willingness to learn and a creative mindset.

Each lesson is short, practical, and paired with a hands‑on task. By the end, you will have a portfolio of professional projects created across all three applications.

Who Is This Course For?

✅ Aspiring graphic designers who want to master the industry standard
✅ Freelancers who need to offer professional design services
✅ Business owners who want to create their own marketing materials
✅ Students building a career in design, marketing, or media
✅ Anyone who wants to move beyond Canva to professional‑grade tools

What You Will Learn

Photoshop Mastery

• The Photoshop interface and workspace customisation

• Essential keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow

• Selections, layers, and non‑destructive editing

• Image adjustments – Levels, Curves, Hue/Saturation, and Vibrance

• Retouching tools – Spot Healing Brush, Clone Stamp, and Patch Tool

• AI‑powered tools – Generative Fill, Generative Expand, Select Subject, and Object Selection

• Creating composite images and photo manipulations

Illustrator Mastery

• Vector graphics vs. raster graphics – understanding the difference

• The Pen Tool – drawing straight lines, curves, and custom shapes

• The Curvature Tool – a simpler alternative for beginners

• Colour management – Swatches, Global Swatches, and Colour Themes

• Gradients – Linear, Radial, and Freeform

• Typography – Point Type, Area Type, and Type on a Path

• AI‑powered tools – Generative Recolor (recolour artwork with text prompts)

• Logo design, icon creation, and illustration techniques

InDesign Mastery

• Page layout and publishing – flyers, brochures, magazines, and books

• Typography – Paragraph Styles, Character Styles, and professional formatting

• Placing and managing images – linking vs. embedding

• AI‑powered tools – Generative Expand, Style Packs, Auto Style, Text to Image, Subject‑Aware Text Wrap, and AI Assistant

• Grids, margins, bleed, and safe zones

• Exporting for print – PDF Print with crop marks and bleed

The Design Workflow

• When to use Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign

• Creative Cloud Libraries – centralised asset management across all apps

• Syncing assets between applications – copy and paste, Place, Drag and Drop

• AI‑powered automation – the Creative Agent and AI Assistant across apps

• A complete design project using all three applications

What You Will Walk Away With

✅ Mastery of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
✅ Understanding of raster vs. vector graphics
✅ Ability to edit, retouch, and composite images
✅ Skills to create logos, icons, and illustrations
✅ Ability to design multi‑page documents
✅ Knowledge of AI‑powered design tools
✅ The confidence to work as a professional designer