Digital Skills 4 Girls: Design Your Own Book Cover

In this session, Hazel will introduce you to the world of Graphic Design. Discover what it’s like to be a Graphic Designer, and play with the art of book cover design. Plus, get hands-on with Canva, a fun and user-friendly, browser-based design tool, that you can continue experimenting with at home.
Unleash your creativity and design skills. Explore the power of visual storytelling. Connect with other aspiring designers, and create your very own book cover masterpiece!

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5.30 - Arrivals

5.35 - Ice breaker game

5.45 - Introduction to Graphic Design & presentation of design brief

5.50 - Pinterest: Book cover design research

6.00 - Canva: Begin design on book cover templates

6.10 - Snack break

6.20 - Canva: Continue designs, optional extension task6.45 - Presentations & review

7.00 - End

D igital Skills 4 Girls October edition will be on the 3rd October 2023 from 5.30-7pm. The event will take place at CodeBase Edinburgh, 37a Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2EL.

F acilitation: Hazel Watson, Senior Graphic Designer and co-founder of Mesh Creative.

O rganisation: Claire Wheelan (Education Programme Manager, CodeBase)

We ask everyone to sign up individually, so we can have an estimate of how many people want to attend, this will allow us to prevent food waste by avoiding over-catering. Please cancel your ticket if you are no longer able to attend. We will also check-in each person on Eventbrite as they join the event so make sure you've signed up to the event in order to attend! We also encourage everyone to sign up individually so we know of any accessibility requirements in advance. Tickets are very limited so be sure to register!

Any questions? Contact Claire via [email protected]

Interested in these sessions but not able to make this one? Sign up and we'll keep you up to date!

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

CodeBase Edinburgh, 37a Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, United Kingdom