Enroll now through the first week of class,  Class Starts December 6 2016.

Graphic Design for Librarians

Online Workshop for Librarians and Staff (No Prior Art Background Required) 4 Week Online Workshop approved for 12 LEUs (Indiana State Library) All are welcome.

Fun, Relaxed, Informative! Recommended by Librarians.

See what other Graphic Design projects other librarians are creating.  Learn surprising tips for creating projects.

Approved for 12 TLEUs (State Library Indiana) All librarians (academic, public and school librarians, etc.) welcome.

Enroll today for this 4 week workshop.  Starts December 5, 2016.

For more information and to sign up visit 

http://www.artmuseums.com/graphicdesign.htm

No prior experience required.

Librarians are often asked to communicate or speak a visual language. The Graphic Design for Librarians class gives you the rules and tools for making that challenge not only possible but fun.

The four week class gives you an opportunity to network and share ideas with others who are actively engaged in what you are doing. No prior art experience is needed or required to learn simple guidelines for making those graphic design tasks easier and more effective-no matter the project.

Ignite your creative spark while learning basic skills needed to produce practical projects with the hardware and software you have already.

What are librarians who have taken the workshops saying about the class?

I found the section on fonts particularly informative. . .The information on fonts was most helpful.

I learned that I need to be more aware of font, color, and placement. I liked the guidance and direction that was given to us for this project, but I especially loved how you let us use our own creativity for the project. So much fun!

It really does help to see how others lay things out and what the possibilities are not just for posters, but for calendars, business cards, letters, and brochures. All of these are things that I have been called on to create at some point or another.

The links to the templates and the link to the free graphic design software was particularly helpful.

Overall, the visual examples and the links to resources have been the most helpful to me. The exercise of creating a flyer from scratch was eye-opening and enjoyable. . .

The video clips were clear and informative.

I have enjoyed the class and have learned quite a bit.

I have already started using what I learned in creating at least a 1/2 doz new flyers for our programs during the last few weeks! What is so satisfying is that people are noticing that the flyers are a lot more interesting to look at and I have gotten several compliments on them (yeah!) 

Learn art fundamentals that will help you create effective design projects. Through illustrated lectures, hands-on assignments, and discussion groups you will explore basic principle and design elements, attention grabbers, and tips for creating the layout, font, and content techniques you want to project.

Week 1-The first week you will network with others and share your most successful projects. You will also learn how to “read” art designs by exploring the elements of composition and principles of design. Selecting materials, supplies, and software that you may want or need will be presented. The variety of projects that a librarian may want to create using graphic design techniques will be addressed.

Week 2-The second week will combine the techniques that you learned in the first class and then merge them with more tools for creating effective designs. Specific projects such as posters, flyers, signage, displays, and other basic graphic design tasks will be created and critiqued. The importance of Font will be included in this second class.

Week 3-We will look at the rules of Layout and White Space in Week 3. Brochures, newsletters, guidebooks, and other more challenging projects will be analyzed and reviewed.

Week 4-Content and themes come together in Week 4 as we explore electronic design. We will look at the good and the ugly as we learn how to create aesthetically pleasing websites, blogs, and other internet project designs.

For more information Contact-Valerie Colston [log in to unmask]

Sign Up Today.  This is a 4 week online workshop for $99.00.

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