#short term photography courses

[rinshaeminentsoft]

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Located in the vibrant city of Kochi, Pixeltoonz Academy offers diverse photography courses in Kochi that blend theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience. From mastering technical aspects to exploring creative storytelling, every course is designed to bring out the best in you.

[graphicdesign9]

You can improve your image editing skills with the help of Photo Editing Course in Delhi at the Graphic Design Institute. It gets you ready for assignments at work and at home.

[helslastangel]

How you relieve stress according to Mars

1H Mars - Exercise, dance, running, body building; any physical movement, joining challenges or competitions, sex

2H Mars - Putting in overtime, DIY projects, honing talents/skills, esp. creative ones (e.g. photography, music/singing, art)

3H Mars - Socializing with friends and family, short trips or visiting new places, esp. if good for conversation, texting and phone calls, joining meetups to make new friends

4H Mars - Volunteering, esp. at nursing homes or childcare centers, spending time with parents, siblings, children, etc.; taking care of your home and family

5H Mars - Going on trips, trying new hobbies (solo or with friends), playing video games, going to board game cafes, escape rooms, arcades, etc., sex (esp. casual)

6H Mars - Getting through your to-do list, cleaning, organizing, finishing projects that you've put off for a while, catching up on abandoned hobbies

7H Mars - Spending quality time with your partner; going on planned dates (if single); starting a business or project with a friend or loved one

8H Mars - Finding your why, devoting more time to dive deep into a topic or hobby you're passionate about, fully allowing yourself to follow your heart for a change

9H Mars - Travelling, esp. long-term or long-distance, exploring new concepts and philosophies, taking courses or becoming a career student; finding/becoming a muse

10H Mars - Setting goals, focusing on your next milestone, thinking about the bigger picture, planning for the future, sharing your ideas and vision with others

11H Mars - Joining causes and missions that you believe in, volunteering to help in your community, making friends, going to underground festivals, meetups, etc.

12H Mars - Meditation, prioritizing self-care, taking time to nurture your connection with your inner self and a higher power (if you believe in one)

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[yanaleese]

Karma's Biography - V1!

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DEAR MR. AND MRS. SANGRE,

THIS IS REPORT #53 REGARDING 'TARGET S-069', KARMA SANGRE. THE INFORMATION BELOW ARE AS FOLLOWS:

NAME: KARMA SANGRE GENDER: MALE HEIGHT: 7'2 / 220 cm AGE: 28 DATE OF BIRTH: DECEMBER 21ST NATIONALITY: SALVADORIAN PLACE OF BIRTH: EL SALVADOR, LA PAZ, CUIDAD ARCE CURRENT RESIDENCE: NORTH CAROLINA, WILMINGTON, KINGS GRANT SPECIES: VAMPIRE MAIN LANGUAGES: SPANISH, ENGLISH PAST AFFILIATIONS: S.D.E [SANGRE DE EVA] CURRENT AFFILIATIONS: NONE [ROUGE] PAST RELATIONSHIPS: THE SANGRE FAMILY, THE MEJÍA FAMILY CURRENT RELATIONSHIP:[Y/N][L/N] OCCUPATION: HACKER NORMAL WEAPONRY: DAGGERS PREFERRED WEAPON OF CHOICE: CHAINSAW

PERSONALITY: TARGET IS VIGILANT, RESERVED, AND MISCHEVIOUS. HE IS VERY SHARP IN PICKING UP CONVERSATIONS, AND HIGHLY EXPERIENCED IN LONG AND SHORT-RANGED COMBAT. HIS STRENGTH ALSO LIES NOT IN HIS BRAWN, BUT IN HIS INTELLIGENCE. HOWEVER, HIS WEAKNESS LIES IN COMMUNICATION, OR LACK OF IN TERMS OF TEAMWORK. HE IS MUCH MORE SUITABLE AND HENCE, MORE DANGEROUS AS A ONE ON ONE COMBATANT OVERALL. FOOD OF CHOICE: YUCA CON CHICHARRÓN COLOUR OF CHOICE: PRUSSIAN BLUE HOBBIES: PARKOUR, PHOTOGRAPHY, WEIGHTLIFTING, SWIMMING, MOTORCYCLING, SURVEILLING HIS PARTNER [L/N], PLAYING ONLINE AND TRADITIONAL GAMES SUCH AS JIGSAW PUZZLES, SUDOKU, SOLITAIRE, AND POKER.

CONCLUDING THOUGHTS: THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE TARGET RETURNING TO THE SANGRE FAMILY WILLINGLY IS QUITE LOW. SINCE THE MEJÍA AND SANGRE DISCOURSE, THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTIVE CONVERSATION BETWEEN HIM AND HIS FAMILY FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.

BEST COURSE OF ACTION: IT IS BEST THAT WE WAIT FOR AN OPENING. THOUGH HE HAS REDUCED SECURITY, HE IS STILL ON THE LOOKOUT FOR OUR MEMBERS OF STAFF. CONTACT HONEY BADGER AND TELL HIM TO STAY DOWN UNTIL OUR UPDATED REPORT IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

1/18/2024, SENT 4:15 AM - REPORT MADE BY HALSLEE BRACHETTE.

UPCOMING REPORT DATE: 2/1/2024.

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If you have any questions in regards to Karma and his lore, please send an ask to my inbox.

@eliijah-xo

[boombox-fuckboy]

I think many of you would enjoy Lost Terminal. It's future sci-fi, and hopepunk, and just, deeply kind.

There's an AI living in a satellite and he's very lonely. His name is Seth, he's inarguably a sweetie, and the Earth below him looks very very different to when he was first created. The climate has changed, the lights of cities have gone out, and there's a whole new ocean.

The only people who talk to him now are two other AI on the Earth: St. Petersburg, who was designed to predict the future and is now perpetually stressed because of it, and Antarctica, who was sent to the South pole in a massive research vehicle awaiting her crew, who never came.

Atypical to AI backstories, Seth's mother cared for him dearly, letting him choose his own voice, reading him stories, teaching him everything she could, and making sure he knew he was a real person. He similarly had good relations with the rest of his crew, who were never offered a way home to Earth.

The show delights in talking about all kinds of interesting things, like radio, seed vaults, radiation, orbital mechanics, sleep cycles, lunar photography, and of course, tabletop games.

One thing I value about it greatly is this sense, both in the story and from a meta perspective, of doing the best with what you have to help other people. In the show this often takes the form of community, sharing information and resources, being there to help where you can, and a theme of learning, both in terms of knowledge and just how to be. It doesn't pretend humans are perfect, but it also really believes that people will more often than not, help where they can.

Externally, this comes from some of the topics and representation in the show, which has plenty of queer characters, and an interest in mental health. A few of these feel as though they're not something the creator has much direct experience with, but that he's made an effort to research, understand, and give a simple but meaningful (and always kind) portrayal of. Asexuality, dissociative identity disorder, being trans, to name a few, and none of these characters are insignificant. I personally find it a comforting reminder that we always have allies out there, people who might know a lot or almost nothing, but who are still willing to listen and support. And that it's good to be someone who doesn't know, but is willing to learn.

There's transcripts for free on the Patreon, which come out with each episode, there's gorgeous original music, they've got simple but clean and effective soundwork (good for lab listening), Seth has a nice voice, there's no ads, and a new episode a week with surprisingly short breaks between seasons.

There's currently 12 seasons of 10 episodes each, and each episode is about 10-20 minutes. They aren't too heavy, and it's an easy podcast to pick up where you left off without feeling lost, if that number intimidates you.

I've adored this show since it was only a season long, and still do. It's worth the listen.

[diaphobic]

(WIP)Diabolik Lovers: College AU

It’s been a while since I’ve posted any headcanon type stuff on this blog! But I wanted to post about a college au, it’s the one I typically write in and how I perceive the characters. Since the diaboys are really old, and the stuff that happens in the series is kinda (ehh), I aged them up a few years and added a night college.

There’s only a few big differences;

Students range from 18+, the uniform is slightly different, the school has dorms available, and no Yui ): she’s a human minor (set the girl free) but there are two MC’s (male and female) to play as.

Ryoutei University

A night school for the rich, working, and inhuman. The school is partnered with the Demon World’s top university. Though the existence of demons attending the school is not publicly know, the faction of the church that supervises the school knows. The school was made a sort of co-Ed (in terms of species) after a war took place in the human world, and they wanted to come to an agreement.

The school has one main building with additional buildings around the campus that hold events for sports, music, and other social gatherings.

There are dorms on the campus divided between male and female students. The female students are on the east side of the campus, and the male students are on the west. They are not allowed to cross between dorms. There’s a student led security team that surveys the dorms every day.

The schools budget is seemingly endless, they have just about everything in this school: pools, tracks, courts, a church, and other recreational activities for the full time students to enjoy.

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Basic Timetable of the schools schedule:

Classes begin: 8pm

Classes end: 3am

After school activities offered from 3:30am to 7am.

Classes are an hour and a half long. Depending on the student, they may have lunch starting from 11pm to 1am.

Cafeteria serves food until 2am

A typical meal consists of: rice, meat, miso soup, and a chosen desert.

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Diaboys Grades!

This is based off of a four year graduation system.

Sakamaki Family:

Subaru: freshman

Triplets: sophomore

Reiji: Junior (completing graduate classes)

Shu: Junior (he doesn’t have enough credits to be one, though…)

Mukami Family

Azusa: Sophomore

Yuma: Sophomore

Kou: Freshman (he was held back a year due to his work….)

Ruki: Junior (he hasn’t been at this school as long as Reiji, so he has about ten less credits than Reiji.)

Tsukinami Family

Shin: Sophomore

Carla: Senior (he couldn’t lie about the copious amounts of school credits he had collected)

MC: Freshman! MC came to this school recently and (if they had any) didn’t have their school record transferred to this school, so they have to start over regardless.

Because this is college, depending on the MC’s skill level in different courses they have a chance to take classes with all of the boys!

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School Events

There are school events that the students can join! Monthly events sponsored by the school to places like the “Princess land amusement park” at night.

Sports festivals happen often as the students are encouraged to exercise and maintain school spirit.

Art exhibits hosted by the art department happen often, usually when the students are having their exams to showcase their work this semester.

There’s a swim, basketball, football, and tennis team along with various indoor club activities. In short, almost everyone can join a club activity they’d want to. (Laito tried out the photography club, but was promptly banned after he took naughty photos…)

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Tuition??

The school is EXPENSIVE!! All of the students tuition is double the price of a community university (not counting dorms)! Karlheinz is emptying his wallet for his kids…

[thekatebridgerton]

Sooo I finished Queen Charlotte and let me tell you it was a rollercoaster ride. I liked it and then I didn't like it then I sort of reached the middle ground of ' I didn't hate it but It's one of those series I'd only see once, because I didn't end up feeling that entertained while I watched it '

So here's my very honest review of Queen Charlotte a Bridgerton story

Starting from episode 1 I absolutely hated it, in fact if I had decided to form an opinion by just watching episode 1, I wouldn't have continued seeing the rest of the series what? I said I was going to be honest, but I continued watching because that is what you do when you're watching something that you said that you were going to watch since like 5 months ago so here it goes the good the bad the funny.

The good: of course in a photography and artistry and wardrobe oh my gosh these sets have the most amazing wardrobe they deserve an Emmy for that. the reason that I didn't like episode 1 that much is that Charlotte came off as everything you expect a very young spoiled princess to be. But then I got two episode two and I realized okay maybe they are trying to show the progression that goes from beginning at point a as this sort of person and ended up at point B as this very different sort of person which is where the good comes in.

because I think the series really achieved that in walking the viewer through the maturity of Queen Charlotte. And how does a person go from the headstrong outspoken out of touch teenager to the Queen Charlotte that we have all come to love and respect in the series. And I feel like the spin off really conveyed that.

So it came off less of a romance and more of a coming of age story because Queen Charlotte grew on me and I mean young Queen Charlotte you guys know that I love old Queen Charlotte. Lady Danbury also grew on me admittedly her scenes were kind of uncomfortable to watch because really you feel sad for her stuck in a loveless marriage with a man like that ultimately finding her own voice and deciding to stay unmarried but on her own terms.

I only started enjoying the show when I saw it through the lens of a coming of age story instead of through the lens of a Romance story which is kind of what I went there expecting. Queen Charlotte and King George have their own version of The Notebook and it is kind of sad and you know that I don't vibe what's sad movies. But I do vibe with this show telling the realities of what it is to experience a major life event at 18 and find out that this means that you have to grow up a lot in a short space of time. From this on you can actually see the woman that Queen Charlotte progresses to be until she is old, because the foundation is absolutely there and the show walks you through that for me that was amazing storytelling #teamQueenCharlotte #TeamKingGeorge. How she goes from being this young woman that can't imagine getting married to someone she doesn't know to being this mature adult that is considering doing the same thing to her children and what's the motivation behind that.

The medium: oh you know the drill there was a bunch of drama I didn't care about, there was a bunch of secondary characters that only existed for exposition, the pacing was kind of slow. Not exactly good but not bad either just average but for a spinoff that had 6 episodes I'm not surprised

The bad: I think that annoyed me the most is that the spinoff had a lot of saying not showing and I do not like that.

As viewer I am not a child, I do not need to be told that King George is happy with Queen Charlotte time and time again, I can see it in his face and if I as a viewer I cannot tell that King George is happy with Queen Charlotte then it is not the responsibility of the side characters to say it to me.

There Are a lot of instances in this show where you could tell that the dialogue was put in place to let the viwer know stuff that they could very well have guessed from watching the characters interact. You Know which parts I'm talking about, we could start a drinking game, take a shot everytime one of the characters tells you something you are supposed to have already found out by just watching the show.

Don't tell me lady Danbury sponsors a school for girls, because her husband hated educated women, we can already tell by looking at his interactions with women in the show, the dialogue explaining that is out of place it makes me think that the showrunners believe the viewer is dumb. Show me Lady Danbury praising little girls who are studying after paying their tuition at the church and then cut to Lord Danbury shutting her up anytime she tried to say something. That would have been a better way to show not tell. So yes those were my issues with the spinoff

Now let's get to the funny: lets start with my favorite part of any Bridgerton story and that's Lady Whistledown. I just found it hilarious that every single time that Lady Whistledown is taking pot shots at the Royal family little Penelope Featherington is writing somewhere with her favorite pen, the way TMZ writes about celebrities. Everyone thinks later Whistledown is this sort of huge force of nature when it's really your local fanfic writer making observations about celebrities in her diary. This is why we support fanfiction writing guys

The part where Violet found out that lady Danbury advanced the dance with her dad, that was also objectively hilarious because I think that in terms of the book, if Violet Bridgerton ever found out something like that about Lady Danbury, she would have totally high fived the old lady like a homie. This is the type of mother that will go to the dirtiest jail in the county and bail out a girl just because her son likes her. I realize show Violet ain't there yet, but if this Revelation had come after Benedict's season you would have seen a Violet that had no Fs left to give and that is objectively hilarious to me. I'm like Violet, baby why are you acting so innocent. Your eldest daughter jilted a prince to hook up with a Duke that had to be marched to the altar at gunpoint, and your eldest son fell in love with the older sister of his fiance and left that fiance in the altar to marry the sister. While the queen was watching. You should have a lower tolerance for finding out about your family's indecencies. All your kids are horny idiots and they sure didn't get that from Edmund. Stop acting like you don't know what happens when people are horny.

Objectively all the servants in Queen Charlotte special mention because these people have seen some Royal shenanigans and I respect them for that. I mean I find their job must be funny as hell but they have my respect

I'm sure that I will think of more funny things that I found in the spinoff but for now those were my takes tell me if you agree if you disagree but overall I did my duty and I watched it. It wasn't for me but I think it could have been for me if I had been a little bit more invested in Queen Charlotte's romance with King George but I wasn't invested in their love story because I knew it was going to end in tragedy it's sort of like how I wasn't that invested in the Notebook because I already knew that they we're not meant for a happily ever after kind of thing and that it had a sad ending and I like things with happy endings you know and you guys can't fault me for that.

I am the type of person that actively stays away from anything marketed as romance with a sad ending and I knew what I was getting into with Queen Charlotte so it should surprise none of us that I found that it was good as a coming of age story but as a romance it wasn't for me.

And that's the tea

[cartoon-buffoon]

Random thought that's probably unoriginal but hay it's 4 AM and I've been thinking about this for awhile. Ever find it funny the comparison between Oswald's and Mickey's relationship with Walt Disney's and Ub Iwerks'? It's a funny parallel that doesn't get talked about much largely because people seem to forget Ub Iwerks (ironic). WARNING: RANT!

Wanna note this rant is by a person who hasn't properly played Epic Mickey 1, 2, and 2.5 (power of illusion) so sorry if I get some stuff wrong yet I know the premise and key story points. Anyways:

For those who don't know Ub Iwerks was longtime friend of Walt Disney and basically the man who would lead the Walt Disney Studios into being what it is today Ub's technical influence on the animations shouldn't be dismissed at all. The man is responsible for some of the most iconic stuff in Disney history like the colors of Dumbo's "Pink Elephants" musical number, a photography technique for the rain in Bambi, creation of a specialized Xerox machine allowing for drawings to go directly onto cels for 101 dalmatians, and he himself earned an Oscar for his efforts in bringing the mix of 2D and live action together in Mary Poppins. He even directed and worked on while going went uncredited for his creation of the wartime shorts that saved Disney Studios during WW2. From there Ub went back to working on SFX after the war and was responsible for a lot of technical magicry behind Disneyland. Oh he also was responsible for some technical stuff behind Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" where he won another Oscar. So ya know the man had clear innovative talent. Despite this work Ub was a humble man and the only real reason why we know of most of his influence and his history with Walt is because of his grand daughter's own creation of a documentary involving him. Arguably Ub is the real creator of Mickey Mouse although that debate isn't what I wanna talk about and I'm neutral on the subject regarding it. What I wanna talk about is how Ub was always there from the very beginning, he and Walt were together way before Disney was the thing it is today and to get it there they bankrupted 3 different companies before finally making it big. Despite this Ub is mostly forgotten, his input on the legacy of Disney Studios being treated as nothing more than a footnote despite his feats. Ub stayed in the background being the hard working man and animator while Walt was a director and charismatic face. Ub did win two Oscars yet now and days he's severely undercutted and even forgotten despite making most of the original cartoons (dude made Plane Crazy aka Mickey's first cartoon in garage on a nothing budget FFS) and being one of the major catalyst for animation as we know it today.

One person gets all the credit and is the face of a company while the other who helped create it is usually left forgotten and only really known by a certain group of people who are more invested in history. Sound familiar? Of course Oswald isn't as important to Disney as Ub was (sorry Ozzie) yet I still find the parallel really cool and thematically fitting. In Epic Mickey there is a statue that parodies the famous one of Mickey and Walt holding hands, yet Oswald made it about himself instead with him replacing Mickey. This no doubt shows bitterness and resentment and the plot of Epic Mickey features the two eventually making up after it all. Not after ya know after Oswald gets mad and releases the blot and all that after rightfully getting pissed knowing his world was put in danger and his wife was basically killed by Mickey. Everything works out in the end thankfully and in the second game the two are on much better terms of course, in the first game Oswald also does make an attempt to be nice to Mickey because it's what Ortensia would of wanted.

Despite them reconnecting and acting as brothers I still feel like Oswald would hold some sorta grudge. If not for the fame stealing thing at least for the whole "you ruined my world and turned my wife to stone" thing. Oswald is petty enough to make faces at Mickey behind his back, no way is the rabbit THAT mature to forgive Mickey 100% for everything. Still, I feel like the only real way Oswald could ever get over the fact that Mickey took his spot as the mascot and face of Disney is by learning about Ub and his input. This is a neat little head canon I have that Oswald would embrace Ub as his creator instead of Walt. There would be something so fitting if Oswald learned he had two dads and his creation was a joint effort and actively learning about Ub and his contributions to Disney. I feel like instead of yearning for the attention his brother has he'd take a page out of Ub's book, he'd sit in the background and let the fame and popularity go to another despite the fact that there would be no popularity without him.

I made this rant because I was too lazy to draw this but: the idea of Oswald making a statue featuring him holding Ub Iwerks' hand as opposed to Walt's is such a cool and cute idea to me. It would not only show Oswald's acceptance of not being in the spotlight yet it would also honor the legacy of another who was "forgotten".

Anyways rant over, I'm excited for Epic Mickey rebrushed and can't wait to experience it and I probably need to sleep for classes i got later.

[mariamga2024mi4017]

Rainny Aesthetic Photography!

13/04/2024

Hey there! Happy Sinhala and Tamil New Year!!🙏❤️

These days I haven’t been updating the blog much because I’m on holiday🥳 But of course during this holiday period I have to keep in touch with my blog so I’m doing that now.

From the title of this blog you can already tell what I’ll be posting. It may not seem too important, but since we learned about lighting in film, I thought it would be relevant to post these pictures I took when it was raining in the night day before yesterday!

For context, day before yesterday I went out for a drive with my fam. It was raining cats and dogs. On top of that, there was thunder and lightning. While I was sitting next to the car door, I noticed how beautiful the rain drops looked on the shutter. So I decided to take some pictures!

I also took a picture of Tea Avenue while we were passing by. The blur in the photo makes the shot look aesthetic.

Once we reached home and I had open and close the gate before going home, I noticed how the red lights from our vehicle bathed the tree branches close by. I had to take a picture.

I have to admit that I did a few edits to some of the original pictures to make them look more eye catching in terms of brightness, tint, noise reduction, saturation, etc.

It's safe to say that I have a liking towards cinematography and lighting. I still have a lot to learn about these two topics, but I believe these pictures are a good start.

That's all for this post! I hope to post the three short videos I made with Thameena, Shiza and Ayodya on an upcoming post.

Thank you for reading! Have an amazing day! <3

[graphicdesign9]

Differences between Diploma and Certificate Courses in Graphic Design

Diploma courses and certificate courses are the two common courses for learning graphic design. They both provide useful skills. They are different in duration, level of details, and the knowledge they teach. You can choose the best path for fulfilling your goals if you are aware of these differences. Graphic Design Institute offers both diploma and certificate programs to every need. 

Importance of choosing the right course

Selecting the right path is important for making your future in graphic design. Selecting the right classes is important for strarting design projects or learning new skills. We understand the need of flexible learning choices. At Graphic Design Institute we provide various types of courses to help you succeed.

Overview of Diploma Courses in Graphic Design

Diploma courses provided by GDI give complete education in graphic design. These Graphic Design Diploma Courses cover many different subjects  for students to become field experts:

Graphic Design Master Plus Course with duration of 12 Months

Advertising Design Standard Course with duration of 12 Months

Graphic Design Master Course with duration of 8 Months

Graphic Design Premium Course with duration of 6 Months

Curriculum and Specializations

Graphic Design Institute diploma programs offer complete training in various types of software. Students might choose to focus in fields like advertising, computer graphics, and logos.

Eligibility Criteria

For diploma courses, students needed to finish their high school education (12th grade). Beginners are welcome; some programs might suggest a basic understanding of design concepts. 

Overview of Certificate Courses in Graphic Design

Certificate programs are shorter and concentrate on particular software or abilities. For people wanting fast training, these courses are perfect.

At Graphic Design Institute, we offer many Graphic Design Certificate Courses in Delhi:

Short-term Graphic Design Course with duration of 4 Months

Photo Editing Master Course with duration of 3 Months

Adobe Photoshop Course with duration of 2 Months

Adobe Illustrator Course with duration of 2 Months

Lightroom Master Course with duration of 1 Month

Adobe InDesign Course with duration of 2 Months

CorelDraw Master Course with duration of 2 Months

Curriculum and Specializations

Our certificate programs focus on particular technologies like Photoshop, Illustrator, or Lightroom and help fast learning.  Professionals who want to improve the skills they have for their resumes may find these courses perfect.

Eligibility Criteria

Students who completed the 10th grade usually get in these certificate programs, which have clear standards. These courses are suitable for beginners because knowledge of design is usually not needed.

Key Differences: Diploma vs Certificate Courses

1. Course duration:

While certificate programs take one to four months, diploma courses are longer and take six to twelve months.

2. Curriculum and software covered:

Diploma programs cover a variety of design software and techniques. Certificate programs offer specific tool lessons with a focus on certain software.

3. Career options:

Graduates with a GDI diploma can work as graphic designers and have many job options. With extra abilities, certification helps individuals to progress from starting positions.

4. Fees: Certification courses usually cost between 10k - 40k, while diploma courses cost between  45k - 1,20k, approx.

Advantages and Benefits of Diploma Courses

Detailed training: Diploma programs provide from the basics to the most advanced parts of graphic design.

More knowledge and skills: Students fully learn design concepts and programs such as CorelDraw, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

Better career options with good salary: Due to their better skills, people with degrees sometimes get more jobs. 

Some Advantages and Benefits of Certificate Courses

Fast and quick training: Professionals or students can learn new skills quickly with the help of certificate courses, which are short.

Tool-specific training: These classes cover particular software, such as Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop, and make it easy to improve your skills fast.

Cost-effective and affordable: Because certificate programs are more affordable, a larger variety of students can enroll in them.

How to Choose the Right Course for You

According to your time, interests, and goals, select the graphic design diploma or certificate offered by GDI. You will get deeper skills with a diploma if you are serious about pursuing a career in graphic design. Perhaps If you need to learn certain tools, a certificate course would be a better choice. 

Conclusion The Graphic Design Institute offers both diploma and certificate programs, each with unique benefits. While certificate programs offer fast, specific learning, diploma courses offer full learning. Knowing your needs allows you to make smart choices and begin your graphic design career. You can also take our Best Online Graphic Design Courses to improve your abilities from anywhere.

[exhibit-of-the-century]

Lecture Notes MON 2nd OCT

Masterlist

BUY ME A COFFEE

Art History: Doing Art History

The course is taking on board both certificate students and BA, with a focus more towards adult students. A preference is made towards handing in anything that’s not paper written, must be electronic.

SHORT VISUAL ANALYSIS:

Choose an artwork (painting, statue, photograph, sculpture etc), spend time looking at it. One you can preferably visit in person. Compose 500 words, highlighting the significant details that help you understand the work better. The artists intentions. Talk about Texture, Shape, Colour, Narrative, Emotions. How does the composition invite you in? How does it do it?

I have chosen this artwork…It evokes…

FOCUS ON JUST LOOKING – Please refer to my written piece on The Execution of Lady Jane Grey if necessary. Although this is also a historical analysis there is a part of it that just focuses on breaking down the painting and what it visually represents, and how it achieves that.

What is ‘art’?

Sir Ernst Gombrich: ‘There is no such thing as Art. There are only artists.’ The Story of Art (1950)

The most elusive of terms, its validity is only vouchsafed in cultures which admit to such a concept. Broadly speaking, the term ‘art’ in the visual sense can be applied to any work/subject which engenders, by intent or otherwise, aesthetic and/or intellectual appreciation. In a teasing subversion of the title of his magisterial survey The Story of Art (1950) the great art historian Sir Ernst Gombrich declared, ‘There really is no such thing as Art. There are only artists.’ Clarke, Michael. "art." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. : Oxford University Press, . Oxford Reference online. [Accessed 01.10.2022]

The term ‘art’ in the visual sense can be applied to all manner of creative forms/subjects: Photography, painting, sculpture, performance piece, architecture etc. Looking at Art as opposed to studying it, when we look at artwork, where it is placed will have great significance on our interpretation of it and understanding. For instance, if you see a poster by a bus stop and an oil painting in a gallery, you will have varied responses to it. Will take longer to consider one, of course their intentions vary wildly, but that does not change the fact that the poster is still a creative piece of media. An artwork.

“Art originally meant skill, possessing the ability to do something. But if you know precisely how to do it, it can soon become boring. Actually, I would define art as something you don’t know how to do - not yet, that is. You’re learning. Art is always alive, always moving. It never stands still.” Vilhelm Lundstrøm, quoted in Wilmann, Preben, and Marianne Brøns. Lundstrøm. Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1977, p.428

Take also for instance the place in which you were raised and the views you have, that will create unconscious preferences and biases towards certain art. Not only that but it impacts our understanding and presentation of an artwork/reading. Especially from a curator who may be of Western descent about an artwork from the East. Studying as opposed to being raised in the culture will have an immense impact.

Also consider the perception of the artwork and how it has changed historically. An artist’s body of work, artworks that have gone missing and the ideas surrounding forgery or duplication/mass copying (less valuable to collectors).

Old ways of studying art and what it meant in the wider context of national development:

People created casts of original classical works, to shape a nations museum or art school and to develop their country creatively. Mainly European and American museums focused on this practice, an example of this can be found in the Royal Academy in London.

The Westmacott Athlete, marble, 1st century AD (after a Greek bronze original of about 430 BC) British museum

Brian McMorrow, Royal Cast Collection, Copenhagen, 2013

Note: How did the understanding of artists get created?

Everything you write joins an evolving discourse about art, nothing in the art world is ever final or determined. Do not be afraid to explore ideas, and the changing perceptions as we view them through our own lens and perspectives. Explore how these ideas are shared.

Public and Private collections: accessibility also shapes value and meaning.

Mass reproductions (example: on mugs, clothes, bookmarks etc) changes an artwork. An artwork should excite many emotional responses, otherwise it has failed.

Certain museums are either exploring this aspect by making more of their collections private or public, see British Museum and its vast collection and how that causes problems/opportunities.

Brief History of Art History: Male scholars first were taught the subject, which then bled into universities. Which then opened to undergraduates. Shown in dual projections on a screen/board to compare and contrast, as a large aspect of art history is comparing.

Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Perspective view of the main staircase gallery (Plate 43 of 'Altes Museum' from Sammlung Architektonischer Entwürfe) (1822-30, National Galleries of Scotland)

The Warburg Institute, part of the University of London from 1944.

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The Challenge

Over the course of 2023, complete each item from all three parts — or, ya know, do it your own way. To access the lists, click on the titles below. The idea is to expand your knowledge base and build your community, and since everything seems to be going up in flames, here is a way to start being part of the solution.

There are 28 items in each section. Why did I make it that way? Why not round up to 30? Because 28 is an underappreciated number. You can fight me on this but you will not win. (it may or may not actually be because the seemingly random items on the lists follow a secret pattern down to the order in which they're listed, which, if you can figure out you will get 10,000 Cool Person points).

Also, it's all mix-and-match-able, so you can either do it in order, or jump around (even between the different parts). While it is angled towards Americans, you can modify it to your own purposes by replacing America or United States with whatever your country is.

Part 1: Read

Read things you might not usually read. Or if you don't like reading, watch videos or listen to podcasts. Each item on the list (with the exception of No.2 is a category which you can take in a number of different directions.

Part 2: Share

Art! Share the art! It can be your art or (making sure it's credited) other's art that you like as long as they're not telling you to avoid reposting. And the art can be visual, music, photography, short-film, performance, poetry, whatever

Part 3: Do

Get in on the action. Basically 28 prompts that you can mold to your specific situation to help you explore new things and better your community. Some are about experiencing new things, or learning and teaching, or tangible ways to improve yourself.

Feel free to submit posts with what you get up to, and use the tag #horizonschallenge to share and see all the cool stuff people find. Also crossposting to other social media with credit is absolutely fair game.

As for the cool-person points, it has been brought to my attention that I should maybe offer hints. You can find them below the cut.

The first 14 items in each section are based one list. The second 14 are based on another.

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For the second 14, some search terms: Umberto Eco, 1995, the New York Review

[orangetubor]

Please tell me about all the OCs Birthdays, Their Music Tastes, Fashion Sense and clubs!! (and their fav desserts if they have any LMAO)

All of them!

Martha- born on the 25th of duober, 1072183 AD. she's in the football club! The music she likes is upbeat pop, and calming jazz and r&b. Artists like Emily king, hot freaks, melody gardot, stuff like that. Things that make her feel happy, nostalgic, and calm. She likes retro futurism, lots of short plastic dresses with weird shapes, arm cuff things, weird hairstyles, and little boots! That's only if she can be bothered though, most of the time she's in shorts or short skirts, camisoles, and her mother's jacket. If she's going somewhere really fancy she may wear something metallic Ritz, or this other thing I haven't named yet, or have but didn't write it down. In case of winter, she has a lot of sweaters. Doesn't stop wearing short though. Just longer socks.

Tammy- born December fifth, she's in band and the cheer squad, she likes HEAVY metal, all that electric stuff, rock, anything with a good drum beat or baseline. Stuff like baby metal, in flames, etc. As for her style, what do you get when you combine an ero-goth and a leather jacket wearer? Tammy! She does a lot of DIY, and wears shorts, band tees, weird fucked up shirt she cut a lot of holes in, training bras, flip flops, and a studded up leather jacket she's had since she was 11. She doesn't really wear trousers. Her and Martha bond over only wears shortsness. (She also has a rabbit hoodie, she goes to the roller rink in it so she and Martha can be 'the tortoise and the hare')

Jenny- born the seventh of duodecimber, she's in the technology club! She likes... I don't actually know how to explain it but gorillaz, geisha girls, TV girl, that kinda funky, down-beat stuff you'd expect to hear in a video game. For the apparel she has one pair of shoes and she doesn't wear others, she likes putting yarn in her hair, tight sweaters, tennis skirt, stretchy jeans and polos, if she has to get fancy, she and Thomas have matching red dresses. She also has a lot of shirts that are variations of 'women want me, fish fear me'

Thomas- 3rd of October, he's in the football and gardening clubs, eventually the football team. As for music I don't think I fully fleshed him out... but dance music like neneh cherry and gothy/electronica like mareux, he also canonically listens to the artist 'vallicent' who is, of course, made up. His favourite song is red sands. In terms of clothes, most of the time he'll wear like... very small crop tops. This specific juniper green shirt that like crosses over like... idk it would have to be visual. Small skirts, baggy trousers, cool jackets, (the reason he joined the football team) he also owns a lot of band shirts, his favourite is his Phobos and Deimos shirt bcs it's got a picture of mars and it's two moons, I think nearly everyone owns one of those. He also quite likes astral outback. If he's getting fancy he'll just wear the red dress he has that matches with Jenny.

James/genji- born the 11th of undeviginber. Weird month. He's in the football club, and he's not in the band but he does like weird instruments like theramins and stuff. Subsequently, he likes weird music that has theramins and stuff. Stuff like TV girl as well, and talking heads, and... Earthbound soundtrack? He also like classical music. As for what classical means to someone a million years in the future, idk. For clothes, he wears a lot of layers, baggy shirt, flannel, leather jacket, and then. Shorts. He wears cargo shorts. Jorts. 😔. He also had a wack ass mullet but Tammy fixed it.

Sahrah- born. I actually didn't write it down so. Idk I'm feelin an autumn birthday? Maybe the 17th of something? M. I also don't think I gave her any clubs. °\_( :/ )_/°. Maybe eventually. I feel like she'd be in the photography club or something. As for her music, also vallicent. And Xiro. More made up bands/artists. Goth stuff, synth wave, also she does enjoy some softer stuff, easier on the ears. For her clothes, what are you supposed to do when you have white hair and blue skin? Be a goth! There's no other option. It is, however, quite hard to find clothes that accomadate six arms, so unless she's going somewhere she'll just wear some baggy trousers and a bra. If it gets cold, she has a poncho. But when she is going somewhere she wears very little in the way of shirts, or at least she does now, and she has a nice tight maxi skirt. She also has 'slug boots' which are boots with two spikes, that she stuck little balls on so they look like antennae. She also wears a lot of veils, sporty the... well I haven't decided what it's called but it's likely gonna be under 'frill'. She owns a lot of off shoulder stuff cuz. Yknow. Arms.

Aled- born 17th tredecimber, he's in the football and poetry club. I don't think. I gave him any sense of music. Idk he listens to something °\_( :\ )_/° bound to. In terms of clothes he has a wool lined denim jacket that he constantly wears. And camp trousers. And like, vests. He wears vests. He also wears a little headband :)

Georgie- born vigiduober 10th, she's in the tennis club, the poetry club, and she's in band, plays the tuba! As for music she likes astruca pop, classical, and the upbeat kind of goth like strawberry switchblade. She wears mostly ripped baggy jeans and tiny shirts, I don't think I've drawn her enough times to get a full gauge on her style. There's a lot of black and cobwebs though.

Dane- born the 1st of quinquber, he's. Still not really fleshed out. Tennis club, gardening club, whatever. Music I... didn't flesh out. However I now know his last name is newton! Huzzah! I've drawn him like once, and he wears fancy nail polish and sweaters. That's. That's all I've got.

I've gotta update all my posts now don't I. Also this took like two days cuz I kept messing around while doing it

[ponds-of-ink]

How I Think Elizabeth Afton would interpret The Gen 4 Mane Six

…If she was only exposed to the toys and a couple of other fun facts, of course.

I know I might be a little off in terms of Elizabeth’s imagination, but I’m rolling with these anyway.

Anyway, let’s get started.

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The Basic Premise: Twilight Sparkle is sent to Ponyville by Princess Queen Celestia to oversee a local Eclipse Viewing. Unfortunately, what was once a temporary stay becomes a bit more permanent— Nightmare Moon returns, and Twilight is duty-bound to take her down…

Twilight Sparkle - A unicorn who’s in Queen Celestia’s Royal Court. She is a wizard who specializes in light-centered abilities, such as spawning fireworks from her horn or becoming a walking glow stick. She attempts to tolerate her less studious companions, but they do get on her nerves sometimes.

Rainbow Dash - A pegasus who always wears roller skates, especially when she has packages to deliver. She’s very confident in her skills and has a great sense of direction— Which sometimes backfires when she goes too fast. At least her ever-shifting rainbow hair makes her easy to spot.

Pinkie Pie - A regular pony who uses balloons to reach very tall apartments. As she also delivers stuff, Rainbow Dash and she have a decent rivalry… Except Pinkie only sees it as a game rather than a job-ending move. Then again, she thinks everything’s a game if she gets creative enough.

Flutter Shy - A pegasus who spends most of her days taking wildlife photos. Though she’s very timid, she will start rambling about photography or nature if the opportunity arises. Because of her quiet nature and encyclopedic knowledge, Twilight finds her the most pleasant to talk to.

Apple Jack-O’Lantern — ..Or just “Applejack” for short. She lives in the outskirts of Ponyville, spending most of her time on her ranch. She has to upkeep her apple orchard and her pumpkin patch, which makes going out and socializing pretty rare… Not that she minds that, of course.

Pristine - A business-savvy unicorn whose fashion empire is growing by the day— And her upcoming boutique in Ponyville will be another prize jewel in her collection… So long as Nightmare Moon’s own protégée doesn’t ruin her lucky streak…

…Yes, Nightmare Moon has her own protégée in Lizzy’s story. And no, it’s not Luna. I don’t even know if Luna would exist in her story yet.

(Oh and Bonus headcanon for Lizzy herself before I go: imagine Elizabeth detailing all of this to Mike and Lefty and they start theorizing. Like they combine what they know about Gen 4 Ponies and start getting even wilder storylines.)

[ithinkabouttzu]

Hiii, first of all, I love you blog and the whole vibe. You're probably the first blog I've seen with the combination of kpop and band of brothers, cool combo.

I would like to request a band of brothers ship :))) My pronouns are he/him, I'm pretty short. I play the guitar and love drawing, photography... just anything artistic. I'm always optimistic and am very social. I love giving gifts whether its art or self baked food or random rocks... fun fact, I'm Belgian and I've been to bastogne a whole lot of times growing up,hope that enough information ;)

Also, I think you would really like @rogue-barnes-durin-main they're lovely and your blogs are somewhat alike ;)

Have a great day!

Yes hii thank you so much for your request and i’m so glad you like my blog! 💖

I ship you with…

David Webster!

Song recommendation: Cruel Summer - Taylor Swift

- OMG what an iconic couple

- Okay so I think you guys would meet in a public library or something like that, both of you are so artistic and smart (in your own respective ways ofc) but he’d be trying to find a seat in there, and that’s when he sees you

- You looked so handsome but angelic at the same time, it almost took him of guard for a second because he wasn’t expecting someone so pretty to be in a library on the weekend.

- You would be so focused, on whatever you were doing, and he would be nervous to come and sit by you because he wouldn’t want to disturb you

- And you obviously catch on to his extreme staring at you, when you look up from your work and give him a sweet smile

- He almost passes out in that moment, you just smiled at him? Btw your gorg smile literally has his face in a deep shade of red

- He has to go over to you now, when he finally does, he can finally see how nice you look in the window sunlight, he can also see what you’re working on, it’s a drawing, and that’s when he’s like wait, that’s actually like so good??

- “That’s a real pretty drawing you got there, by the way, what’s your name?” AHHHH that’s exactly how he says it

- And of course you guys start talking together, immediately hitting it off, talking about all kinds of stuff, like what you usually draw, and his writings, the best books to read all of it, even to where the librarian has to tell you guys to leave because you guys are way too loud for a library

- he would find you extremely fascinating, you guys would go to a cafe afterwards because he just wants to get to know more and more of you atp, and the rest is history.

- He loves and admires your positive attitude so much, it really uplifts him in days where he feels like absolute shit, on his bad days, you can always bring a smile to his face with your encouraging personality

- You’re more of the social one in the relationship, but overall both of you are pretty outgoing when it comes to hanging out with friends, y’all are always talking to others and making friends with people, I think you guys would be a very charming couple in terms of talking and socializing, y’all are just so nice who wouldn’t wanna hang out with y’all?!

- Okay, when you bake him dessert as a gift for the first time, this man swears he fell in love, like actually swore up and down he was gonna marry you after he had a bite of the brownies you gifted him

- speaking of baking, I think you two would spend just one day where you guys bake up a whole bunch of cookies and such at it would be so fun and cute, he would be like such a romantic the whole time, putting cookie dough on his finger for you to eat, kissing your cheek and holding you while you prepare the baking pans and the dough, it would be so nice oh my gosh

- Or if you give him something that you drew or painted, his heart would literally melt, he knows how much thought and time you must’ve put in it and just that alone makes him fall in love with you all over again, he literally with thank you over and over again til you’re just like, “Dude, chill” LOL

- and in return of course he writes you a small poem that’s so romantic and sweet, it would literally bring you tears to your eyes, cause literally the thought of someone writing you a poem, confessing how much they’re in love with you is so adorable 😭

- He would find it SOO cool that you play guitar, like that’s just so neat to him and he would literally beg you to play something for him, he’s honestly such a fan girl for you when you play it and he just full on loves when you play the guitar, it also gives him hella butterflies

- omg omg omg, how could I forget your photography, he would jokingly always ask for you to take a pic of him while you guys were out together, and whenever you guys have a date outside or out in nature he would ask you to bring your camera stuff or whatever you use for photos,

- Like say you guys were on a picnic, he’d become the temporary photographer 🤣 he’d just be like, “babe look” and he would talk all kinds of photos, and even if they’re completely horrible you can’t tell him that because that would break his ego into pieces LMAO

- But I think you guys would go together sooo well, I can get like 100% that he would completely treat you like royalty and it would be so cute 😭 you never have to worry about anything ever when you’re with him

Thank you again so much for your request!! And i’m def going to check out @rogue-barnes-durin-main ‘s blog RNNNN 😋💛💛💛

[digitaltrend2]

How to Earn Online Money In the USA

There are various ways to earn money online in the USA. Keep in mind that like any other form of income, online earning requires effort, time, and sometimes initial investment. Here are some legitimate methods to make money online:

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Online Teaching: If you have expertise in a subject or skill, consider teaching online. Platforms like VIPKid and Teachable allow you to create and sell courses to students worldwide.

Selling Products: Start an online store using platforms like Shopify or Etsy to sell physical or digital products. You can also leverage Amazon's FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) to sell products without the hassle of shipping and handling.

Stock Photography: If you're a photographer, you can sell your photos on stock photography websites like Shutterstock or Adobe Stock.

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Remote Work: Many companies offer remote job opportunities. Websites like Remote.co and FlexJobs list remote positions across various industries.

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Online Consulting: If you have expertise in a particular field (e.g., business, finance, marketing, health), offer consulting services online via video calls or email.

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Online Surplus Sales: Sell items you no longer need on online marketplaces like eBay, Facebook Marketplace, or Craigslist.

Language Tutoring: If you are fluent in multiple languages, offer language tutoring or translation services through websites like italki or Verbling.

Remote Programming: If you're a programmer or software developer, you can find remote coding projects on platforms like GitHub, GitLab, and Stack Overflow Jobs.

Online Data Entry: Some companies offer data entry tasks that can be completed remotely. Look for opportunities on job boards or freelancing platforms.

Social Media Management: Help businesses manage their social media presence and create content for platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Create and Sell Printables: If you have design skills, create printable templates or digital products like planners, calendars, and artwork to sell on platforms like Etsy or your website.

Online Gaming Tournaments: If you're a skilled gamer, participate in online gaming tournaments that offer cash prizes.

Remote Customer Service: Some companies hire remote customer service representatives to handle customer inquiries via phone, chat, or email.

Virtual Events and Webinars: Host virtual events or webinars on topics of interest and charge attendees for access.

Remember that success in online ventures often requires consistency, dedication, and adaptability. It may take time to build a sustainable income stream, so be patient and keep learning and improving your skills. Always be cautious of scams and never invest money you can't afford to lose in any online opportunity.