Design Presentation Instruction
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10:00am - Noon, Thursday, September 26, 2019 Picchi Lab, Gelardin New Media Center | |
Participants will be introduced to desktop publishing and the InDesign interface, and will learn how to import and format text, create frames, place text and images into frames, manipulate and organize objects in layers, manipulate text and images into basic layouts, and export projects as PDF files. Having completed the workshop, participants should be able to create basic documents such as brochures, pamphlets, and posters and prepare them for printing. Register for this workshop. |
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10:00am - Noon, Thursday, October 10, 2019 Picchi Lab, Gelardin New Media Center | |
Participant will expand on their knowledge from the Introduction to InDesign course by learning advanced text formatting, advanced layouts including master pages, creating gradients, adding effects, advanced image placement with Photoshop, package and export projects as PDF files. Having completed the beginner and advanced workshops, participants should be able to create basic documents such as brochures, pamphlets, and posters and prepare them for printing. Register for this workshop. |
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2:00pm-4:00pm, Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Picchi, Gelardin New Media Center | |
In this workshop participants will learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator and creating basic vector paths. This workshop will cover the Adobe Illustrator interface, including artboards, toolbars and layers. The course will focus on to creating basic vector shapes with the curvature tools and complex shapes with the pen and pencil tools. Register for this workshop. |
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2:00pm-4:00pm, Tuesday, October 22, 2019 Picchi Lab, Gelardin New Media Center | |
Participants will be introduced to desktop publishing and the InDesign interface, and will learn how to import and format text, create frames, place text and images into frames, manipulate and organize objects in layers, manipulate text and images into basic layouts, and export projects as PDF files. Having completed the workshop, participants should be able to create basic documents such as brochures, pamphlets, and posters and prepare them for printing. Register for this workshop. |
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2:00pm-4:00pm, Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Picchi Lab, Gelardin New Media Center | |
Participant will expand on their knowledge from the Introduction to InDesign course by learning advanced text formatting, advanced layouts including master pages, creating gradients, adding effects, advanced image placement with Photoshop, package and export projects as PDF files. Having completed the beginner and advanced workshops, participants should be able to create basic documents such as brochures, pamphlets, and posters and prepare them for printing. Register for this workshop. |
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10:00am - Noon, Tuesday, November 12, 2019 | |
In this workshop participants will learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator and creating basic vector paths. This workshop will cover the Adobe Illustrator interface, including artboards, toolbars and layers. The course will focus on to creating basic vector shapes with the curvature tools and complex shapes with the pen and pencil tools. Register for this workshop.
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Check back on January 15, 2019 for our Spring workshop schedule. We will be offering instruction on InDesign and Illustrator!
Design Presentation Guides
- Presentation Design Understand the best practices of delivering an effective presentation and designing visual aids.
- Online Branding Promote your skills and knowledge online by creating a portfolio or website.
lynda.com playlists
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Gelardin Workshop Policies
If you register for one of our workshops, make sure that you arrive at the Gelardin New Media Center a few minutes early to ensure a prompt start time. If you need to cancel your registration, please email gelardin@georgetown.edu 48 hours before the workshop so that we can contact people on the waitlist. If you prefer to cancel your registration yourself, create an account with www.eventbrite.com using the same email address that you used to register for our workshop. We charge a $20 no-show fine to your library account for each workshop that you miss.
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Event Accessibility
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