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This hands-on course is tailored for anyone who wants to acquire skills in graphic design, especially applied to cultural events and spaces. With this course, you will learn how to create your own visual material, manipulate text and images and translate your ideas into a cohesive and powerful visual language.

While you learn Indesign, you will have the chance to create different formats – such as invitations, brochures, vinyl exhibition titles and information panels, acquiring also basic notions of visual communication and cultural branding.

Video conference recordings will be available in case you miss a live session!

WEEK 1:

  • Introduction
  • Branding for cultural events
  • Visual identity system
  • Design principles
  • Indesign, basics
  • Tutorial: create your own business card

WEEK 2:

  • Web vs. Print
  • Resolution, image formats and color modes
  • Composition
  • InDesign, part 2
  • Preparing material for print
  • Tutorial: design a flyer/invitation for an event

WEEK 3:

  • Graphics design for a space
  • Wayfinding
  • Colors and Materials
  • Typography I
  • Indesign, part 3
  • Tutorial: Design a vinyl title


WEEK 4:

  • Publication design: binding, book layout, cover design
  • Typography II
  • Text, paragraph and the grid
  • Indesign, advanced
  • Tutorial: Layout a catalog


System requirements for the live video conferences: Mac OS x 10.9 or higher or Windows 7 or higher.

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