ICDL Image Editing (ICDL) case studies
ICDL Image Editing · Put your knowledge to work in context.
ICDL Image Editing is a certification module in the ICDL (International Computer Driving Licence) family of digital-skills credentials. It is intended for candidates who must show practical competence in producing and handling digital images: students building a portfolio, office and administrative staff, marketing and communications personnel, and anyone preparing visuals for print or screen. The ICDL Image Editing case studies are 5 cases and about 3,421 words.
1One Logo, Two Destinations: Resolution, Format and Colour Mode
A regional museum asks you to prepare one logo lock-up for two destinations: a 300 mm × 900 mm vertical pull-up banner that the print shop will run at 150 ppi, and the museum website, where the image sits in a 400-pixel-wide header. The only approved logo file you have been given is a PNG measuring 600 × 1800 pixels, exported years ago in sRGB.
672 words, about 3 min2Photographing 40 Oil Paintings Under Mixed Light
You are photographing 40 framed oil paintings for a printed catalogue. The camera is a 24-megapixel body on a tripod with a 50 mm lens, positioned 1.2 m from each canvas.
702 words, about 4 min3An A2 Poster and a Square Social Tile from One Master
You are creating an A2 poster (420 × 594 mm) for a gallery exhibition; the same artwork will also be posted as a 1080 × 1080 pixel square on social media. You start with a new document: 420 mm × 594 mm, 72 ppi, RGB, and lay it out with a photograph, a large headline in a script typeface, a 9 pt caption block and a thin 0.5 pt rule around the border.
688 words, about 3 min4Headshot Delivery: Retouching Order and Hair Edges
A 3800 × 5700 pixel studio headshot of a company director must be delivered tonight in two versions: one for the annual report (print, CMYK) and one for the website's leadership page, where portraits sit on a #1F2A36 dark navy panel. In the original, the forehead has a broad specular highlight, a single stray hair crosses the left cheek, the backdrop is a light grey reading as #C9C9C9 while the brand grey is #BFBFBF, and the white shirt is at the top of the histogram with no visible detail.
669 words, about 3 min5Thirty Race Photos and a Transparent Logo
You have finished a 30-image set from a charity fun run. Deliverables: a web gallery where each image must be at most 1600 px on the long edge and the whole folder must stay under 20 MB; a press pack of three images for the local paper, which asks for JPEG, sRGB, quality 90, and no smaller than 2000 px on the long edge; and a sponsor's logo overlay that must sit on a transparent background.
690 words, about 3 min