Adobe Photoshop for Planners

Urban planners regularly use Adobe Photoshop as the premier image editing design software in the field. In “Adobe Photoshop for Planners,” students will learn from urban planner and urban designer Mike Ernst about creating Adobe Photoshop documents and using them effectively in an urban planning setting. The track begins with Introduction to Photoshop course, offering step-by-step instructions on the helpful tools that come with Photoshop. By the end of this course, students will be able use the tools available in PhotoShop, build a digital library, and create an advanced visual simulation of a reimagined public space. Most courses in this track are approved for CNU-A and AICP CM credit.

Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Introduction

Design professionals widely recognize Adobe Photoshop as the premier image editing software, with many valuable applications for urban planning. This course gives planners a step-by-step introduction to the basic tools of Photoshop CS5.

85 Mins

Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Intermediate

Design professionals widely recognize Adobe Photoshop as the premier image editing software, with many valuable applications for urban planning.This course builds upon the Introduction to Photoshop course, offering step-by-step instructions on more of the helpful tools that come with Photoshop CS5.

130 Mins

Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Advanced

Adobe Photoshop is widely recognized among design professionals as the premier image editing software, with a great many valuable applications for urban planning. This course builds upon the Introduction to Photoshop and Intermediate Photoshop Courses, giving you step-by-step instructions on some of the advanced tools that come with Photoshop CS5.

115 Mins

Photoshop CC for Planners 1: Basic Functions

Adobe Photoshop CC is widely recognized among design professionals as the premier image editing software, with a number of useful applications for urban planning. This course gives you a step-by-step introduction to the basic tools of Photoshop CC.

64 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A

Photoshop CC for Planners 2: More Tools and Techniques

This course builds upon the first Photoshop CC course, giving you step-by-step instructions on how to use more complex tools and techniques in the program.

58 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A

Photoshop CC for Planners 3: Advanced Techniques

This course builds upon the first two courses in the "Photoshop CC for Planners" series. In this installment, we'll cover more advanced functions in the program and start building a digital library, which we'll use in the next course to create a complex visual simulation.

62 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A

Photoshop CC for Planners 4: Creating Visual Simulations

In this course, we'll use the skills and techniques covered in the previous three Photoshop CC courses to create an advanced visual simulation of a re-imagined public space.

75 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A

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