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CONTEMPORARY GRAPHIC DESIGN: POSTERS
Workshop leader: Salem Al Qassimi
Maximum number of participants: 8

Introduction
  Posters are used to visually communicate ideas and thoughts, to influence and have impact on viewers. Propagandists, protestors, advertisers and educators all use posters to reach an audience and to create awareness about themselves or their subject.
  During the workshop we will be creating posters made out of images and text to influence or convey a message to the audience. Although the juxtaposition of images and text are so important in this workshop, images or text alone maybe preferred if they provide a better solution to convey the chosen message.
  One of the main goals of this workshop is not to be limited by technology. Therefore, computers will only be used for research, listening to music and finalization of posters, if required. Tashkeel is equipped with many studios, such as photographic darkroom, jewelry workshop, painting studio, printmaking and screen-printing studio that are available to use. Your instructor will assist you so don't be afraid to experiment with mixing mediums.
  The posters that will be produced during the workshop will be continuously modified, based on the feedback that will be given by instructor and colleagues.

Schedule

Week
Session
Date
Description
1
1
23/2/2009
Introduction and briefing Introductions, following which the instructor will give a 40-minutes presentation on poster design and its history
2
25/2/2009
We will be sketching ideas and discussing them
2
1
28/2/2009
We will be finalizing ideas and start working on the actual posters
2
2/3/2009
We will continue working on the posters and produce the first mockup for Saturday
3
4/3/2009
We will continue working on the posters and produce the first mockup for Saturday
3
1
7/3/2009
We will have a critique of the poster created
2
9/3/2009
We will modify the poster based on the critique and create the second mockup for Saturday
3
11/3/2009
We will modify the poster based on the critique and create the second mockup for Saturday
4
1
14/3/2009
We will have a critique of the modified poster
2
16/3/2009
We will modify the poster based on the critique and finalize it for Saturday
3
18/3/2009
We will modify the poster based on the critique and finalize it for Saturday.
5
1
21/3/2009
We will discuss & review the presented final posters.
Time : 19.00 - 22.00

Fees

Tashkeel Members
Non members
Full Course
1500 AED
1750 AED
* Full course fee must be paid on registration

Materials
  Materials required will vary according to the design solution and selection of appropriate media. A basic sketchbook and pencils will be provided for preliminary work, but participants must supply all other materials and media; limited quantities of many of these items are available for purchase from the Tashkeel store.

Registration
Contact Tashkeel Administration on tashkeel.studio@gmail.com or call Tashkeel on 04-3363313 to register for the workshop.
*To secure a seat in the workshop full payment must be made to Tashkeel Administration.