Radical Typography: An Introduction to Graphic Design
Sunday, August 21st 2011 – 2-4pm

Have you ever tried to design a poster using Word? Do you seem to end up using the same women’s symbol/raised fist/tree with lots of roots on everything? Break free, friends! Everyone has ideas, and this hands-on session is about using the most humble of design elements – type – to express them.Why type? Because you don’t just read it, you also look at it, because you don’t need to know how to draw to use it, because it rarely costs anything, and once you know how to work with it, you’ll be able to design just about anything. In this intensive intro to graphic design, we’ll look at examples of powerful type-only posters. Then you’ll split off into pairs and create your own radical, collaborative typographic posters by riffing on hand techniques like stencilling and tracing. All this while learning about basic design principles and how to make your graphics match your message. We’ll wrap by talking about how to apply these skills to working with images. Please note that this is not a computer-based session. Laptops are welcome, but computer skills are not needed!

@ The Ste-Émilie Skillshare
3942 rue Ste-Émilie, Montreal
http://steemilieskillshare.org

Presented by: Una Lee, Social Design Lab
As seen at the Allied Media Conference 2011 in Detroit!!!

Suggested donation – $5-$10, pay-what-you-can
Please RSVP at mtlskillshare@gmail.com as spaces are limited

PS – SATURDAY OPEN STUDIOS ARE STILL GOING STRONG!!! DROP IN TO USE OUR STUDIOS ANY SATURDAY FROM 1-6pm!