I am wanting to take some classes. Because so much of my life is up in the air right now, a formal college/semester thing is a bit much. Every time I try to look for something, I get frustrated and give up again until the next time the urge hits me. This time I am asking others for ideas.
What I would love is short couple of day or a few week type things. A structure where there is instruction and a required project from me works well for me.
I want more info on any of the following:
Advanced Photoshop
Advanced Illustrator
Something more formal on InDesign
Something more formal on Adobe Acrobat
A project for Flash
Actual elements of formal Graphic Design
AutoCad
Papermaking (using paper as art)
Maybe sculpture
I would like to learn stuff that would head towards working on catalogs and books.
I have tried looking at university sites and places like Adobe.com so that sort of advice/info is a too vague. Most of what I can find it either too basic (I pick up the basics on my own and don’t need a class for that) or too involved (full semester daytime class or $1,000 price for a one day class). I don’t need all the stuff they put into traditional college classes. I learn quickly and I have already done the learn how to learn and stick to the program college thing. Twice! I like the format of the business professional classes that I was sent to for my job. But I can’t afford the $1,500 price tag and I don’t think they are worth that much.
What I am looking for specific ideas/links to actual classes/programs.
And of course, I want it right now. I am free now and I need things to do. Want class. Want structure. Want to have others provide motivation for me to make things.
Well, I have no idea how to find it online
As in I don’t know what keywords to use, but…
Go to the YMCA in Berkely and go to their Career Center. They have a rack of catalogs for Bay Area schools. These include Adult Education classes, which can be like one two days of Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced – the programs you listed.
Libraries also racks of Adult Ed information.
http://tinyurl.com/lxuvu
“Use this page to get class dates and individual class prices for our regularly scheduled classes.”
This place offers one-day courses for about $200:
http://www.trainup.com/LocationBrowser.aspx?v=1&m=1&j=69
Good luck!
I don’t have any specific links, but, look into your local community center for a class. Normally they are relatively inexpensive (under $200) and are a few weeks long. But, most of them wouldn’t have adv PS or Illustrator, etc. But definitely the papermaking or sculpture.
Also, I know our local jr. college has “short” weekend classes for about a couple of hundred bucks on interesting subjects, such as the adv. Photoshoop etc.
What community center and how do I find it? And what local jr college?
I have looked at every learning institution I know about (Berkeley extension, Golden Gate University, San Francisco State University, University of San Francisco, Laney, the Jr College in Alameda whose name I can’t remember right now) and haven’t found anything. That could be because I didn’t know where to look and just digging around on their site ended up pushing beyond my frustration limits or it could be because they don’t have anything that works.
If you know of any place to find out what someone’s weekend class schedule would be, that would be useful.
I have found no classes for papermaking in the 10 years I have lived here. Just like I haven’t really found any workable classes for deep water aerobics. These are two things I am always on the look out for and would appreciate anyone one pointing one out to me.
What about a Scolarship?
Have you looked into something like this:
http://www.npowerseattle.org/education/adobe.htm
My $0.02
~Melissa
Re: What about a Scolarship?
That would be beautiful. Just the sort of thing I am looking for. I wouldn’t even need a scholarship. But I would need it to be more local than Seattle. Can you find me one in my neck of the woods?
Although we do have New Horizons here but their classes are pretty lame. I wonder if they are the local equivalent.
I’ve heard good things about Learn It. They have four hour courses for about $100. If you click on the course description, it will describe exactly which module will teach you what.
Foothill College had some Adobe classes offered online, if I remember correctly. And they are very affordable. Their website is http://www.foothill.edu. Good luck!
This is the type of thing I was looking for. Thanks!
I could teach you AutoCad, mostly on the basic & intermediate level with some advanced level stuff and some add-on bits. I know it’s not quite what you were looking for but I know AutoCad really well, I’m the one that my company uses to teach new people and go to with questions and for support.