5585 Avenue du Parc
Montréal, QC H2V 4H2, Montréal
QC H2V 4H2
This workshop will provide students with the skills and knowledge to use Adobe InDesign through the medium of mini-publications like pamphlets, zines, or brochures. Classes will include the history and practice of graphic design, the basic tools of InDesign, and in-class feedback. Students will leave the workshop with confidence in their layout skills and their own mini-publication that they will create over the course of the workshop.
Class 1
- The History of Design and DIY
- InDesign basics: Setting up your document
Class 2
- Indesign basics continued
- Formatting your document: layout, images, text styling, etc.
2 week break: Finding your topic, creating the content, starting layout. During the 2 week break, the teacher and students remain in contact through Sur Place’s online platform, the Rink.
Class 3
- In class feedback period
- Troubleshooting technological issues
Class 4
- Final presentation of zine
- Next steps: Using InDesign beyond the workshop
Schedule
- Wednesday, Oct 16, 6:30-9:00pm
- Wednesday, Oct 23, 6:30-9:00pm
- 2 week break: Independent project work.**
- Wednesday, Nov 13, 6:30-9:00pm
- Wednesday, Nov 20, 6:30-9:00pm
** During the 2 week break, the teacher and students remain in contact through Sur Place’s online platform, the Rink.
Bio
Tegan Bowers is a Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal based artist and designer working in photography, illustration, publication design, and performance. Tegan’s work is humorous, absurd, and saturated with a focus on the cacophonous/harmonious possibilities of art and design. https://www.teganbowers.com/
