Graphic Design Essentials

(For Students 12 years and older)
$675 + GST,  Two week camp,
OFFERED IN CLASS OR ONLINE:
July 23 - August 3, August 7 -17, 9:00am - 4:00 pm,

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Course Description: 

This two-week, 60-hour summer camp will keep students on the edge of their seats as they learn the essentials of graphic design and visual communication. From a small candy wrapper, to a tube of toothpaste, to a billboard, students will learn the basic creative components of digital imagery and digital drawing.

Students will also learn about influential designers; the historical periods and theoretical aspects of graphic design; basic colour, image and typographic theory; and organization of information.

Using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, student projects may include: editorial design, book design, typography, image, identity, package and web. Activities and projects will include: newspaper layouts, personalized menu creation, book covers, flip books, monograms, letter form creation, posters, CD covers, decals and stickers, personal logos, stationery sets, package set and interface layouts. Graphic Design Essentials will give students the tools, skills and knowledge they need to unleash their creative and technical powers in graphic design.

This summer camp is offered both in class and online. Please ensure that you register in the appropriate course section.

Learn Where You Like This Summer! This summer, all of our computer courses are available online - so no matter where you are, as long as you have internet access, you can learn with one of our camps. To take an online camp, you must first complete Continuing Education’s free online learning course. To find out more, head to conted.ucalgary.ca, and search for summer camps. Students who register for the on-line summer camp will need to complete a free prerequisite course ICT 579 'Learning Online for Summer Camps'. Students will need a computer that is hard-wired to the Internet (Wi-Fi is less reliable) and a USB headset with speakers and microphone. Students who register for the on-line summer camp will need to have a Adobe software installed on their computer. Adobe has 30 day free downloads availalble from their web site:http://www.adobe.com/downloads. Students will need Adobe Flash, Photoshop and Illustrator. Registration for the online prerequisite: ICT 579 'Learning Online for Summer Camps' is through ContEd. Please note, this course is free to students registered in a summer camp. Notes The Gaming Essentials summer camp is an intensive two-week course designed for students aged 12 and up. Students registering for the online camp must complete ICT 579 Learning Online for Summer Camps to familiarize students with the necessary tools to achieve a successful online learning experience. Proficiencies Students do not require prior experience with the software used in this camp, however, they are expected to have the necessary familiarity with the keyboard and mouse to be able to navigate comfortably in applications like Flash. This would include knowing basic keyboarding shortcuts like cut, copy, paste, save, delete, undo, redo, etc., understanding the F1-12 functions and the right-click functions of the mouse would be valuable as well.

Proficiencies

Students do not require prior experience with the software used in this camp, however, they are expected to have the necessary familiarity with the keyboard and mouse to be able to navigate comfortably in applications like Flash. This would include knowing basic keyboarding shortcuts like cut, copy, paste, save, delete, undo, redo, etc., understanding the F1-12 functions and the right-click functions of the mouse would be valuable as well.

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