Joe (Giuseppe) Gianoglio

Description

Design a better world through Architecture + Environmental Design. If you are curious about how spaces, buildings and landscapes are designed, and how they influence the well-being of communities and the environment, then this course is for you! The design of spaces and places play crucial roles in shaping our communities. It influences how people interact with their surroundings, move through spaces and navigate the environemtn, and the overall wellness and sustainability of communities. This course offers a glimpse into the dynamic field of spatial and environmental design, providing opportunities for further exploration in architecture, environmental sciences, sustainability, and beyond. Through hands-on activities and projects, you will learn to transform conceptual ideas into spatial designs, discuss relationships between people and the natural and built environment, and explore how spaces and landscapes can promote sustainability and enhance quality of life. Our experienced instructors will guide you, providing personalized feedback to enhance your skills and support your creativity and exploration. By the end of the course, you'll have worked on exciting projects that build skills relevant to diverse industries and career paths.

Material List: Be prepared for your course. Download the material list to source and purchase your supplies before your first class.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Description

Discover how design influences the way we experience the world in this creative course! You will explore design processes and design principles and learn how images, typography, colour, and composition work together to guide interaction and communicate ideas. Using design thinking and mood boards, you will build your visual identity and create engaging designs in both physical and digital forms. With end users in mind, you will work on real-world design challenges that introduce you to branding, advertising, and content creation. You will strengthen your skills in visual language and creative thinking. By the end of the course, you will have work that reflects your technical skills and establish a deeper understanding of visual literacy as you communicate your ideas to others.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Description

Expand your illustration practice with industry-standard software-Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Procreate. In this comprehensive, project-based course, explore professional workflows and digital tools to create raster and vector graphics and illustrations with guided instructor support. Learn to control document size, file format, and colour for any media. Incorporate analog artwork into your digital compositions through scanning and live tracing. Explore distinct visual styles using layers and brush, pen, painting, and blending tools. Delve deeper into your personal illustration style and industry potential. Access to an iPad with Apple pencil required.

Material List: Be prepared for your course. Download the material list to purchase items before your first class.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Description

Emily Carr University is where creators, artists, makers and innovators come to explore and experiment. Our programming offer opportunities to collaborate and connect with fellow creatives and award-winning faculty, whether you're looking to change the world through design, pursue an art practice in film or animation, exhibit in galleries or discover a new medium. Applying to art school means developing a portfolio of work that showcases your best and most current work; it should show the range of your creative practice and highlight your skill and creativity. Portfolio Development for Teens aligns itself with the ECU Admissions Guidelines and helps students start building a portfolio that best reflects who they are as an artist or designer. This course will explore different prompts to help jumpstart your creativity, the value of experimentation and risk taking, best practices for documenting your work, and how to write about yourself as an artist or designer. This course can be taken alongside any of our other courses for teens, and is best suited for those still in the early stages of building their portfolio.

Material List: Be prepared for your course. Download the material list to source and purchase your supplies before your first class.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Description

Illustration is a dynamic practice linking images to text, distilling thematic concepts through relatable imagery, and catching the attention of an audience. It has been used to illuminate text throughout human history and has become a sought after skill in various creative industries, including video games, animation, and visual effects. Artistic and creative directors, digital and technical artists, as well as production and design teams look to illustration as a key component to creative development. In this course you will be lead through hands-on projects, presentations, discussions and critiques that will expose you to a variety of techniques, media and styles as you explore how content, design elements and materials are used in the translation of ideas into images.

Material List: Be prepared for your course. Download the material list to purchase items before your first class.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Description

Expand your illustration practice with industry-standard software-Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Procreate. In this comprehensive, project-based course, explore professional workflows and digital tools to create raster and vector graphics and illustrations with guided instructor support. Learn to control document size, file format, and colour for any media. Incorporate analog artwork into your digital compositions through scanning and live tracing. Explore distinct visual styles using layers and brush, pen, painting, and blending tools. Delve deeper into your personal illustration style and industry potential. Access to an iPad with Apple pencil required.

Material List: Be prepared for your course. Download the material list to purchase items before your first class.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.