Design
Instructor:
Whether you’re new to designing pages or want to take your skills to the next level, this course is for you. All levels of designers from any print publication type will benefit from learning the concepts and design principles while gaining practice with the premiere desktop publishing program Adobe offers. This course will include both the basics of InDesign as well as more advanced tools to make your job on staff a bit easier. Good design isn’t really about the software, though — as you learn and practice, you’ll be exposed to important concepts to build your skills and take your ideas to the next level across every aspect of your media program. If you’re the designer for the promotions of the news program making social media graphics, flyers or announcement banners across your school, you can amp all of your design thinking and skills with this course as well.
Here are some additional design topics we’ll cover in this track:
- Principles of design
- Elements of design, including how to create a style guide with color palettes and typography
- Grids, alignment and structure
- Content-driven design
- Trends in graphic design
- Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator tips
Participants will have the opportunity to learn and engage in a variety of ways, including
- Critique sessions of published designs
- One-on-one sessions with the instructor on work in progress
There are several design exercises and projects in this class, but each designer (or team of designers if from the same publication) will share a design piece(s) at the end to showcase their new skills that they can then apply directly back to their schools in the fall.