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Design and Technology Summer Camp

Join us for an inspiring week of creativity at our Design and Technology Summer Camp, led by faculty from the schools of Visual Communication Design and Emerging Media and Technology at Kent State University. 

The workshops will run from Monday, July 13 to Friday, July 17, starting at 12:30 p.m. and ending at 4:30 p.m.

This series of workshops is developed for rising high school juniors and seniors as well as incoming first-year students interested in design and technology. This immersive program spans five engaging dates. Participants will explore creativity in design and technology and will discover visual composition, creative coding, user experience, motion graphics, and more. No previous experience with design, coding or technology is required.

On Monday and Tuesday, attendees can choose between two separate workshops. Option I is perfect for students interested in design and image making. Option II is ideal for students interested in exploring their expressive side and are curious about coding.

Program Schedule

Monday and Tuesday, 7/13 and 7/14

Option I: Design for Digital and Print Media

Design exciting visual compositions and mark-making with ink and stamps, building letter collages, photocopying, scanning, scaling, and distorting images. Design and print posters to explore the letterpress printing process from start to finish.

Option II: Creative Coding

Learn the basics of coding and computer graphics. Students will get an introduction to computational art, learn how to create interactive shapes and colors with Javascript, and create and test parameters on a distinctive digital artifact.

Wednesday, 7/15

Animation and Motion Design

Create a short animation to explore essential animation principles like timing, easing, and looping while designing dynamic motion graphics using Procreate.

Thursday, 7/16

User Experience and Interaction Design

Implement a prototype to investigate user-centered design principles, explore ways of creating intuitive interfaces, and test the designs for usability through hands-on activities.

Friday, 7/17

Film and Photography

Film content in a virtual production studio to create a short teaser trailer for a movie

Contact Us

If you have any questions about the summer camp, please contact Candice Harris, charri55@kent.edu.

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