This page has all the information on Design Resources in the department and University. We've also added some key tutorials to help you in your studies. Help us build this resource by sending suggestions via email to designtutorials@sfsu.edu.
All Design Majors and Minors have access to free Adobe Creative Cloud licenses!
You must be a declared major or minor in DES and be registered for the current/or upcoming semester. Contact Design@sfsu.edu if you have any questions.
In addition, all SF State students have access to free Microsoft Office software! Follow the directions on the ITS website.
In addition to the shops and studios in the School of Design, the following resources are available on campus:
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Digital Media Studio/MakerSpace: A digital media lab and maker space with 2D and 3D Printers. Library, 2nd Floor
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Adobe CC Classroom in a Book Series: Official training from Adobe for the entire Creative Cloud available online for SF State Students
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Universal Methods of Design: Online access for SF State students to a key reference book for designers. “Universal Methods of Design is a landmark method book for the field of design. This tidy text compiles and summarizes 100 of the most widely applicable and effective methods of design research, analysis, and ideation the methods that every graduate of a design program should know, and every professional designer should employ.” — David Sherwin, Frog Design
InDesign
Illustrator
Blended Tools
Creating Graphs in Adobe Illustrator
Curvature Tool in Illustrator CC 2018
Design with the Curvature Pen Tool Illustrator Tutorial
Freeform Gradient
Gradient Mesh Tool
How to Duplicate Objects Around a Circle
How to Use the Spiral Tool
How to Use the Symbol Tool
Pen Tool Beginner's Guide
Lens Flare Tool
Perspective Grid Tool
Rectangular Grid Tool
Drawing with Brushes
Learn How to Create Art Brushes in Adobe Illustrator
Quickly Inking and Coloring Comics
Photoshop
Background Eraser Tool
How to use the Smudge Tool
How to use the Sponge Tool
Remove Anything in Photoshop with the Clone Stamp Tool
Remove Objects with the Patch Tool
The Perspective Crop Tool
The VERY Boring Count Tool
Using All Laso Tools
Using the History Brush and Snapshots
Who Uses the "Notes" Tool
Difference Between Levels and Curves
Dodge and Burn Explained
How To Use “Blend If”
Master Curves
Master Hue/Saturation
The Science of All 27 Blend Modes
Cut Out Hair from Extremely Busy Background
Cut Out Hair using Channels
Cut Out Hair Using Color Range
SELECT and MASK Crash Course
After Effects
3d motion tracking
After Effects Precompose | Tutorial for Beginners & How to use it
Make your animation BETTER guaranteed (After Effects CC) - T039