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About this Course
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Designed to build the next generation of content creators, this highly practical, industry-endorsed study programme incorporates all the leading industry tools required to craft powerful visuals, digital shorts and video stories for use for social platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Facebook & Instagram.
You’ll dive into learning the fundamentals of graphic design through project-based learning using industry tools Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign. Next, you'll be introduced to the exciting world of video and animation. Through practical collaborative learning under the direction of a leading industry educator, you’ll create your own storyboards, edit raw clips into beautiful scenes and add custom-made animations as well as special effects using leading video production tools Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. Finally, you’ll explore the vast and powerful universe of digital marketing where you will get to explore the industry techniques, tricks and insights to be able to design, implement and analyse your very own engaging and effective social media campaign.
By the end of this exciting and rewarding course, you will be able to proudly show-case your own portfolio which will include a collection of cutting-edge, creative & unique work.

Objectives & Outcomes
- Approach problem-solving creatively and implement intuitive solutions.
- Appreciate how effective visual communication helps communicate ideas in any field.
- Design using concepts like composition, color theory and typography.
- Edit photos using basic retouching and color correction with Adobe Photoshop.
- Create visual content using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
- Learn how to produce and edit video using Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Learn how to create special effects and animations with Adobe After Effects.
- Describe the potential of digital marketing to target audiences, grow brands and drive success through various channels and platforms.
- Attain core skills within creative digital design that will be highly adaptable and applied across personal, academic and professional contexts.
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The Design Discovery Course is an EQF/MQF Level 5 Award (4 ECVETs) titled ‘VET Award in Design Discovery with Adobe Creative Suite’ by the National Commission for Further & Higher Education. This continues to confirm the value and experience of the industry-designed Summer Discovery Courses. |
Course Outline
- Explore the power of brand.
- Explore visual design fundamentals: grids, typography and colour theory.
- Explore effective visual communication using the design principles: alignment, repetition, contrast, hierarchy and balance.
- Develop an understanding of what makes good design beyond just the aesthetics and get familiar with popular design portfolio networks such as Behance & Dribbble and influencers.
- Create & manipulate images using layers, masks and layer effects with Adobe Photoshop.
Project #1: Photo Manipulation - Learn how to edit photos using essential colour correction and retouching tools.
Project #2: Photo Retouching - Create & manipulate vector graphic elements, icons, logos and custom typography with Adobe Illustrator.
Project #3: Recreate Professional Logos - Create designs for print using paragraph, character styles and other industry techniques with Adobe InDesign.
Project #4: Event Poster
- Learn how to plan and edit social video content using Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Create effective transitions and animate logos, titles, lower thirds & call-to-action elements using Adobe After Effects.
Project #5: Create Social Video Ad
- Step into the word of digital marketing by exploring the components of brand building and how modern marketers drive successful campaigns using content, email, social media, paid advertising channels and more through real-world case studies.
Study Experience designed for Young Talent
Apart from enjoying ICE Malta’s world-class study experience, students will also:
- Experience practical & collaborative learning in a state-of-the-art learning space.
- Enjoy individual attention thanks to our small classroom philosophy.
- Re-watch the lesson as many times as they want for a 7-day window. NEW
- Attend talks with guest alumni who have landed amazing job opportunities.
- Design a personalised career path during one-to-one career consultation sessions.
- Start building a cutting edge portfolio.
- Benefit from educator email support and project mentorship post-course completion.
- Receive a personalised academic progress report.
Pay Monthly
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Thanks to ICE Malta’s Easy Payment Scheme guardians may design an interest-free payment plan of as little as €174 a month to cover their child’s tuition. Discover more. |
Course Details
MODE OF STUDY
DELIVERY METHOD
Live Demonstrations & Hands-on Workshops
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Ages 15-18
- Good Knowledge of English
- General IT Knowledge
ONLINE CLASS REQUIREMENTS
Mac or Windows PC
WebCam
Stable Internet Connection
Adobe Creative Cloud Suite
NEXT STEPS
DURATION
33 Hours (11 Lessons of 3 Hours)
DAY(S)
Tuesday & Thursday
TIME
9.00AM till 12.00PM
STARTING DATE
Tuesday 30th July 2024
END DATE
Tuesday 10th September 2024
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Training by Industry Professionals & Certified Educators
- Study Experience designed for Young Talent
- Detailed Educator Courseware
Price: € 695
⚡ Discover all the perks for the Summer Discovery Courses. Check out all the bonuses →
Designed to build the next generation of content creators, this highly practical, industry-endorsed study programme incorporates all the leading industry tools required to craft powerful visuals, digital shorts and video stories for use for social platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Facebook & Instagram.
You’ll dive into learning the fundamentals of graphic design through project-based learning using industry tools Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign. Next, you'll be introduced to the exciting world of video and animation. Through practical collaborative learning under the direction of a leading industry educator, you’ll create your own storyboards, edit raw clips into beautiful scenes and add custom-made animations as well as special effects using leading video production tools Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. Finally, you’ll explore the vast and powerful universe of digital marketing where you will get to explore the industry techniques, tricks and insights to be able to design, implement and analyse your very own engaging and effective social media campaign.
By the end of this exciting and rewarding course, you will be able to proudly show-case your own portfolio which will include a collection of cutting-edge, creative & unique work.

Objectives & Outcomes
- Approach problem-solving creatively and implement intuitive solutions.
- Appreciate how effective visual communication helps communicate ideas in any field.
- Design using concepts like composition, color theory and typography.
- Edit photos using basic retouching and color correction with Adobe Photoshop.
- Create visual content using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
- Learn how to produce and edit video using Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Learn how to create special effects and animations with Adobe After Effects.
- Describe the potential of digital marketing to target audiences, grow brands and drive success through various channels and platforms.
- Attain core skills within creative digital design that will be highly adaptable and applied across personal, academic and professional contexts.
![]() |
The Design Discovery Course is an EQF/MQF Level 5 Award (4 ECVETs) titled ‘VET Award in Design Discovery with Adobe Creative Suite’ by the National Commission for Further & Higher Education. This continues to confirm the value and experience of the industry-designed Summer Discovery Courses. |
- Explore the power of brand.
- Explore visual design fundamentals: grids, typography and colour theory.
- Explore effective visual communication using the design principles: alignment, repetition, contrast, hierarchy and balance.
- Develop an understanding of what makes good design beyond just the aesthetics and get familiar with popular design portfolio networks such as Behance & Dribbble and influencers.
- Create & manipulate images using layers, masks and layer effects with Adobe Photoshop.
Project #1: Photo Manipulation - Learn how to edit photos using essential colour correction and retouching tools.
Project #2: Photo Retouching - Create & manipulate vector graphic elements, icons, logos and custom typography with Adobe Illustrator.
Project #3: Recreate Professional Logos - Create designs for print using paragraph, character styles and other industry techniques with Adobe InDesign.
Project #4: Event Poster
- Learn how to plan and edit social video content using Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Create effective transitions and animate logos, titles, lower thirds & call-to-action elements using Adobe After Effects.
Project #5: Create Social Video Ad
- Step into the word of digital marketing by exploring the components of brand building and how modern marketers drive successful campaigns using content, email, social media, paid advertising channels and more through real-world case studies.
Apart from enjoying ICE Malta’s world-class study experience, students will also:
- Experience practical & collaborative learning in a state-of-the-art learning space.
- Enjoy individual attention thanks to our small classroom philosophy.
- Re-watch the lesson as many times as they want for a 7-day window. NEW
- Attend talks with guest alumni who have landed amazing job opportunities.
- Design a personalised career path during one-to-one career consultation sessions.
- Start building a cutting edge portfolio.
- Benefit from educator email support and project mentorship post-course completion.
- Receive a personalised academic progress report.
![]() |
Thanks to ICE Malta’s Easy Payment Scheme guardians may design an interest-free payment plan of as little as €174 a month to cover their child’s tuition. Discover more. |
MODE OF STUDY
DELIVERY METHOD
Live Demonstrations & Hands-on Workshops
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Ages 15-18
- Good Knowledge of English
- General IT Knowledge
ONLINE CLASS REQUIREMENTS
Mac or Windows PC
WebCam
Stable Internet Connection
Adobe Creative Cloud Suite
NEXT STEPS
DURATION
33 Hours (11 Lessons of 3 Hours)
DAY(S)
Tuesday & Thursday
TIME
9.00AM till 12.00PM
STARTING DATE
Tuesday 30th July 2024
END DATE
Tuesday 10th September 2024
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Training by Industry Professionals & Certified Educators
- Study Experience designed for Young Talent
- Detailed Educator Courseware