Innovative Design presents HEX: Hone & Explore, a weekend of free workshops where students can learn various creative skills!
The event is open to all students, alumni, friends, and family - with no experience necessary. Workshops are 1 hour long, running from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM PST this next weekend on Saturday, October 23rd and Sunday, October 24th in Social Sciences 170.
I'll be teaching an Illustrator demo that utilizes pen tool, shape tool, pathfinder, and transparency to create a funfood icon.
Necessary Materials: Adobe Illustrator
Whether you are designing a logo, making a poster or just adding some interest to your graphics, type is a big part of design. We will talk about typography, fonts, and a few ways to manipulate text in Illustrator to achieve the effects you want!
Necessary Materials: Adobe Illustrator
Ever wanted to learn how to make your own website from scratch? In this workshop, I will be teaching the basics of HTMLand CSS, including how to add text, pictures, and simple formatting to get you started on your way to creating your own website!
Recommended Materials: Text editor (Atom, Visual Studio Code, etc)
I will teach you how to set up and create scalable pixel sprites on Adobe Illustrator. There will be a demo of making a sprite from start to finish.
Necessary Materials: Adobe Illustrator, Mouse
Come join for an October plan with me demo, as well as some journaling process walk throughs!
Necessary Materials: Notebook, pen, paper
I will be going over the develop section and some overall tips on Lightroom, as well as include a session to apply these skills on a photo.
Necessary Materials: Adobe Lightroom
We'll be teaching you how to apply graphic design principles to dorm room decor. For the demo section, we'll be making origami ornaments that can hang on lamps, ceilings, and walls.
Necessary Materials: None
I will be teaching film photography and introducing the process of working with 35mm film, such as how to operate film cameras like SLR and point-shoot, as well as the types of film they need and where to develop. I will also offer examples and bits of advice on how to shoot on film.
Necessary Materials: None, but film camera encouraged!
Learn about the 12 principles of animation and how to apply them to simple motion graphics as we explore the basics of Adobe After Effects!
Necessary Materials: Adobe After Effects
In life, the greatest moments often come when we're least prepared to capture them. Oftentimes, the only camera we have at our disposal is the one built into our smartphones. In this workshop, we will be covering basic techniques in smartphone photography, tips and tricks for capturing the moment, and an introduction to mobile photo editing. By the end of this workshop, you will up your smartphone photography game and be able to impress all your friends!
Necessary Materials: Smartphone, Camera app, Lightroom Mobile
Hone & Explore will be held in person this semester in Room 170 of the Social Sciences Building. All attendees are required to register before the event at this link.
No, you are only required to register once. You will receive access to all workshops for both days.
No, you can register on the day of the event. However, we strongly encourage you to register prior to the event!
Yes, this event is open to all! Invite your friends and family who are looking to learn some new creative skills!
All of our HEX workshops are geared towards beginner and intermediate skill levels. Hosts will do their best to accommodate your personal skill level!
Please refer to our workshop information where required materials are listed for every workshop. Some workshops do not require anything!
Find presentation slides, worksheets, or any additional resources provided by our workshop hosts here.
There will be no recordings this semester, but all material used by workshop hosts will be posted in the resources link here!
Our hosts are happy to take questions during the workshop. Feel free to ask questions at any time.
