Filtering by: Studio Practice Workshops

Creating Art Publications & Zines in Adobe InDesign
Feb
1
6:00 PM18:00

Creating Art Publications & Zines in Adobe InDesign

 

STUDIO PRACTICE WORKSHOP PRESENTED BY POWRPLNT
MAY 1, 2024 FROM 6PM–9PM
AT PLEXUS PROJECTS

CREATING ART PUBLICATIONS & ZINES IN ADOBE INDESIGN

In-Person Workshop with New Media Artist Laura Splan, Sliding Scale

Multimedia artist Laura Splan will lead this hands-on workshop in using Adobe InDesign for creating artist publications including zines, catalogs, and books. Participants will explore the core features including creating documents, working with graphics and color, creating and styling text, and exporting for print and screen. 


TOPICS COVERED

Getting Started

  • Zine/book Examples

  • Creating Document

  • Documents Settings

  • Navigating Documents

Essential Techniques

  • Images

  • Typography

  • Color

  • Shapes

  • Transformations

  • Styles

  • Guides

Finishing Techniques

  • Print Booklet

  • Export for Print

  • Export for Screen

  • Package Archiving

  • Folded Zine Template

Printing Resources

Free Fonts

Image Resource

11x17 Folded Zine Template


View Event →
AI Image Generation with Midjourney
Jan
1
4:00 AM04:00

AI Image Generation with Midjourney

STUDIO PRACTICE WORKSHOP
APRIL 7, 2024 FROM 11AM–5PM
AT PLEXUS PROJECTS + ON ZOOM

INTRO TO Midjourney

AI Image Generation

with New Media Artist Laura Splan

Explore the possibilities of generative image making with Artificial Intelligence (AI) using Midjourney’s powerful capabilities with artist Laura Splan. Participants learn how to create and optimize text prompts to generate unique AI-generated images for a variety of applications including art, graphic design, and digital photography. Exercises guide students to develop their own unique approach to AI-assisted image making and while incorporating this new technology into their creative processes. Course topics include prompt creation, settings, blend mode, and more!

Topics Covered

  • Creating images in different styles and aesthetics

  • Adjusting settings 

  • Choosing keywords for prompts

  • Incorporating pre-existing images into the image-generation process

  • Tips and tricks

  • Integrating with Photoshop and other post-processing tools

  • Understanding the pros and cons of other tools, like DALL-E and Stable Diffusion

View Event →