Web Design with Open Source Tools

Instructor

Sebastian Patane Masuelli

Location

Digital Media Lab

Dates

Tuesdays and Thursdays July 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24

Registration Deadline

July 6

Times

7pm-10pm

Member Price

$360

Non-Member Price

$450

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The open source movement is based on a methodology of accessibility, both of products and of ideas. Basically, open source is code for "free".

Besides being free, though, open source software is constantly being updated and improved, edited and streamlined. The development team is not restricted to the number of folks a company is willing to hire, but rather only by the number of dedicated users who are skilled enough to make improvements. As a result, open source software is frequently better functioning, and if not, sometimes easier to get support for, than its paid-counterparts.

In this class, students will learn how to get a website up and running using only open source software. 100% free tools, from ftp clients to code editors / generators, and even the reference tools you'll use along the way when you forget what the dl tag does.

We will be covering hosting, and publishing of sites, as well as HTML, some CSS, and eventually the addition of streaming video and audio to your site. The tools covered will include uploading with Cyberduck, editing with Smultron and how to get tricky and use Wordpress as a content management tool, not just a generic blogging platform.

We'll also go over some nuts and bolts development tricks, debugging and internet graphics stuff as needed, so come with questions, designs and ideas in mind and you'll leave with your finished, open-source developed website.

Textile Design

Instructor

Joanne Sherrow

Location

Digital Media Lab

Dates

Saturdays July 19 and Aug 2 - FULL!

Registration Deadline

July 17

Times

3:30pm to 6:30pm

Member Price

$120

Non-Member Price

$150

Acquire a lucrative skill in this 6-hour intensive through learning the basics of textile design. Students will create original, digitally produced, production ready designs for printed fabrics marketable for women's, men's, and children's wear, home furnishings and paper products. Professional methods of designing patterns, repeats, and color combinations will be explored using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Students will also gain knowledge of how to market themselves in the various industries where these skills are applicable.

Joanne Sherrow is a Textile and Graphic Designer based in Brooklyn, NY. Her clients include Victoria's Secret, Calvin Klein, Anthropologie, Seamen Schepps, and Liz Claiborne. Joanne teaches Adobe Illustrator for fashion design and digital archiving for artists and collectors at the Fashion Institute of Technology and fashion digital studio classes in Parsons School of Design's undergraduate fashion department. Joanne has also been involved in recording and performing experimental electronic music with the bands Confetti System and Tic-tac-oh. She has her BS from Pennsylvania State University and her AAS from the Fashion Institute of Technology. http://www.funkyjewels.com/

Introduction to Editing with Final Cut Pro

Instructor

Patrick Davison

Location

Digital Media Lab

Dates

Mondays July 14, 21, 28

Times

7:00p-10:00p

Registration Deadline

July 10

Member Price

$180

Non-Member Price

$225

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In this introductory class for Final Cut Pro, students will learn all the essentials necessary to enable them to begin editing their own work and further explore the world of digital video editing.

A full introduction to the FCP interface and basic tool kit will be followed by lessons in logging and capturing, basic media management and workflow, three point editing, importing audio files, basic transitions, and finally video filters. Students will learn how to take a project from start to finish in this class, from basic cuts all the way to color correction and audio tweaking. Students are STRONGLY encouraged to bring their own video footage to edit with on Mini-DV tape, but the instructor will provide raw material for those who need it.

Photoshop Intensive

Instructor

Aaron Smulktis

Location

Digital Media Lab

Dates

Sunday July 27

Times

200p-500p

Registration Deadline

July 25

Member Price

$80

Non-Member Price

$100

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Whether you are a non-photographer, novice photographer, artist, non-artist, art director, designer, publisher, or writer you will know how to perform digital miracles on your photographss upon completing this 4-hour workshop on the basics concepts of the Photoshop environment. Even photographers leery of the digital realm can get their feet wet with this no-nonsense introduction to the best digital-darkroom in the industry.

Instruction will cover image manipulation, resolution, file size, bit depth, image adjustment, color correction, brush settings, cloning, healing, layers, type, filters, effects, the difference between raster and vector graphics, as well as creating and retouching images.

All sessions include hands-on practice on Mac computers. Participants may bring their own laptops, provided Adobe Photoshop CS3 is already installed. This class is an introductory class and is not appropriate for students at the intermediate and advanced levels.

Aaron Smulktis is currently a freelance graphic/web designer & a workshop trainer at the Apple Retail Store in the Meatpacking District. He was an art director and designer for 2 years at scenyc, inc., working with international clients like Henry Bendel, and Precision Valve Corporation. He has 6+ years of Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/Flash. He also taught painting/drawing classes for youngsters at Repenning Fine Art in Audubon, NJ.

Illustrator Intensive

Instructor

Aaron Smulktis

Location

Digital Media Lab

Dates

Thursday July 31 - FULL!

Times

7:00p-10:00p

Registration Deadline

July 29

Member Price

$80

Non-Member Price

$100

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Calling ALL PEOPLE interested in GRAPHIC DESIGN. Want to tighten up your drawn illustrations? Want to put together graphics for the web or high-resolution images for business cards, t-shirt designs, cd covers or posters? One of the core tools used to create and manipulate web or print graphics is Adobe Illustrator. This workshop will cover all the application's basic functions. Oh how your life will be changed by the power of scalable vector graphics, as well as some recipes & tricks of the trade!

In this Intensive, you will learn all of the basics of the application including the drawing and reshaping tools, combining objects, fill and stroke, applying color, and adding type. The class will also explore different ways to prepare files for printing and the difference between print and screen resolution, as well as converting bitmaps to vector artwork, which can be blown up without losing resolution.

We will go through a shared project together, or you can bring your own images and files to work with. The goal is to establish a comprehensive workflow within the application, starting from importing and converting graphics, to printing and exporting for web. However, we'll be hip-hopping around based on interests and needs.

Adobe Photoshop experience is a plus, but not a requirement.

Students are encouraged to bring files.

Aaron Smulktis is currently a freelance graphic/web designer & a workshop trainer at the Apple Retail Store in the Meatpacking District. He was an art director and designer for 2 years at scenyc, inc., working with international clients like Henry Bendel, and Precision Valve Corporation. He has 6+ years of Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/Flash experience. He also taught painting/drawing classes for youngsters at Repenning Fine Art in Audubon, NJ.

VDMX Tutorial: Live Video Processing

Instructor

David Lublin

Location

Gallery

Dates

Thursday July 24

Registration Deadline

July 23

Times

7:00pm to 10:00pm

Member Price

$Free

Non-Member Price

$Free

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VDMX5 is a revolutionary environment which enables you to construct a custom video processing pipeline as well as an interface to control it. This workshop is ideal for any visualists who are looking to expand their horizons by creating the custom realtime video processing applications of their dreams.

Participants will gain a solid overview both of VDMX5's general workings as well as a walkthrough of the individual elements which may be used to build their own video instruments. The class will being with an introductory lecture covering several practical applications of VDMX, followed by an informal workshop and Q&A session. Topics will include interfacing with hardware controllers, working with multiple live video inputs, and using Quartz Composer to create interactive motion graphics and effects.

Students are encouraged to bring laptops, questions, and ideas. Pre-registration is strongly recommended. To register, click here or give us a call at 718.715.4961