Design Ready

Design Ready - Graphic Design Meetup 

Have you ever wanted to learn about graphic design and how to make a creative digital piece? Or maybe you’re already familiar and want to master Adobe programs? Well, this workshop is for you! Join me in this 5 week training session that focuses on mastering aspects of graphic design. Through this workshop, you will learn how to create and navigate your own digital pieces.

This five week workshop will give students the tools needed to effectively utilize Adobe Creative programs such as Photoshop, Indesign & Muse. It will be a full on training of all things graphic design. The course emphasizes on visual communication principles and presentation of logos, infographics, typography, color theory, photo editing and web design. 

The goal of this workshop is to have the students well informed and confident in using these design programs. 

PLEASE NOTE: If you don't have the materials, we can either provide you with one (if available) or the participant can still participate in lecture and notes. 

What​ ​you​ ​need​: 
1. A Mac or PC laptop with the following Adobe programs : Photoshop,​ ​Indesign and​ ​Muse. 
2. A notebook with writing utensils.

Workshop​ ​Schedule​:

Week​ ​1​: Intro to Graphic Design + Photoshop 101 
Assignment​: Edit a scenery picture

Week​ ​2​: Recap + Indesign 101 
Assignment​: Build a Magazine Cover Layout

Week​ ​3​: Recap + Photoshop 202 
Assignment​: Recreate a popular logo

Week​ ​4​: Recap + Muse 101 
Assignments​: Build a website landing page and a freestyle design of your choice

Week​ ​5​: Final Recap + Presentations