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*All Library Staff Welcome* *Sign up at http://www.artmuseums.com/graphicdesign.htm <http://www.artmuseums.com/graphicdesign.htm>* See what graphic design projects librarians are creating. *Class starts June 18th. Enroll today in this popular class, or throughout the first week of class June 25th, 2018. Open to all. Approved for 12 TLEUs by Indiana State Library.* *Unit 1 opens the first week, access at your convenience and interact with other participants and the instructor on the forum, read the lecture, and watch the videos. Unit 1 will remain open throughout the 4 weeks, Unit 2 opens the second week, etc. There will be an additional 2 weeks to catch up if you have to miss a week. * Librarians and staff are often asked to communicate or speak a visual language. The Graphic Design for Librarians class gives you the rules and tools for making that challenge not only possible but fun. The four week class gives you an opportunity to network and share ideas with others who are actively engaged in what you are doing. No prior art experience is needed or required to learn simple guidelines for making those graphic design tasks easier and more effective-no matter the project. Ignite your creative spark while learning basic skills needed to produce practical projects with the hardware and software you probably already have on your computer or can easily access online. *What are librarians who have taken the workshops saying about the class?* *The most helpful information to me was regarding fonts and how to utilize them for ease in reading and eye-direction. I also tend to want to utilize all the space in a flyer, and learning to use white-space as part of a design, will help me to simplify. I also benefited from a lot of sites that offered graphic design “terminology”. I am self-taught, so having some of the more technical terms, and knowing what they mean, helps me to feel more confident in my skills and talking to others about my projects.* *I learned that I need to be more aware of font, color, and placement. I liked the guidance and direction that was given to us for this project, but I especially loved how you let us use our own creativity for the project. So much fun! * * The most helpful information has been the links to free image sites. . .now I have a ridculous amount of images to look through.* *The links to the templates and the link to the free graphic design software was particularly helpful.* *The most beneficial aspect to me was seeing so many examples of what other libraries have done with signage, social media, etc. I've bookmarked some sites and am returning to them as idea sources for infographics or quickly make something that looks professional. My flyer designs have improved 200% since starting this class.* *Overall, the visual examples and links to resources have been the most helpful to me. The exercise of creating a flyer from stratch was eye-opening and enjoyable. . .* *The video clips were clear and informative.* *I have already started using what I learned in creating at least a 1/2 doz new flyers for our programs during the last few weeks! What is so satisfying is that people are noticing that the flyers are a lot more interesting to look at and I have gotten several compliments on them (yeah!) * *Sign up at http://www.artmuseums.com/graphicdesign.htm <http://www.artmuseums.com/graphicdesign.htm>*