Graphic Design & Photography course for young people

Age 14 - 24 years

(inquire at info@vrijeacademie-maastricht.nl for a cashback discount)

Are you creative and do you have a passion for form and style?

With graphic design and photography you try to tell people something with images, text or a combination of both. If you look around you, you will see that many things are designed. You can learn that too!

You create a basic plan using graphic techniques, photographing with your phone, but also sketching, cutting and pasting. We work on this further on the computer in Adobe programs such as Photoshop and Indesign. This way you can design a t-shirt, a poster or your own (magazine)zine. Between lessons you will be given home assignments that you will compile in a sketchbook.

For whom?

Anyone from 14 to 24 years old who is interested in and wants to be creative. You don't need to have experience or be able to draw well. You must be motivated to also do home assignments. We work in a group, but there is a lot of attention for individual input and feedback.

The following skills are covered in this course:

Reflect and argue why you tell something, how you do it and to whom

Learning to do research to arrive at a design: through sketches, thumbnails and the use of graphic techniques and materials

Experimenting with elements such as shape, color, material, text, scale and composition

Creating a (magazine) shelf, mood board and color palette

Using mobile phone or digital camera to take specific image for your design

Develop your design in AdobePhotoshop and Indesign

Are you interested? Then register!

Thursdays from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM

Duration: 9 lessons

Price: € 225 per 9 lessons (Inquire at info@vrijacademie-maastricht.nl for a cashback discount)

Supplies:

Many materials are available in the lesson

What do you need to bring to this course:

Good scissors

Geotriangle

Sketchbook (size A5 or larger)

Pencil, black pen, eraser

Magazines that you can cut out

A cell phone or digital camera

A laptop or computer with which you can do home assignments

A USB stick to carry and transfer your digital files

Second semester schedule

Thursdays 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM

February 6, 2025 - 1st lesson

February 13, 2025 - 2nd lesson

February 20, 2025 - 3rd lesson

March 6, 2025 - 4th lesson

March 13, 2025 - 5th lesson

March 20, 2025 - 6th lesson

March 27, 2025 - 7th lesson

April 3, 2025 - 8th lesson

April 10, 2025 - 9th lesson

For more information, see Ellen Oosterhof's website: https://www.ellenoosterhof.nl