RISD Quickies

This workshop will be a 6 week long musical theatre workshop that will culminate in a performance on February 27 and/or 26th.

This workshop will encompass all aspects of putting together a theatrical production, including acting, singing, set design, writing, etc. The show is called “RISD the Musical!” and will be a satirical romp through four years at RISD from the grueling application process to graduation, all in a one-hour show stopping spectacular.

There are no qualifications for signing up, except a strong passion or interest in theatre. There is a relativity low commitment level, however commitment to the production will be expected.

If you are interested, please send us an e-mail that includes your academic year, area of interest and a head shot of yourself, as well as your contact information ASAP. You may send your response to Greg Kozatek or Jean Kim.

-Acting Cast

-Singing Cast

-Set design/ lighting design

-Script writing

-Stage management

-Costuming

Three short lectures, with InDesign demos following each.

Lecture 1 — Type Anatomy + Common Vocabulary Lecture 2 — Type in Text (Detail in Typography and setting paragraphs) Lecture 3 — basic grid systems

In this workshop there will be a simple demo on lighting the green screen, and then step-by-step instructions on how to get your footage from Final Cut Pro into Adobe AfterEffects to remove the green and replace it with another background.

The Blue Studio is in the Auditorium building—not the big doors that lead to the place where we had Art History lectures in freshman year. It’s the other door on that same building, kind of in between the big doors and the RISD store. When you walk in, go through the doorway on your right and then go up the set of mini-stairs and there’s a room, that’s the Blue Studio.

If anyone has trouble finding the space they can call me at 917-334-4944.

We’ll be doing a quick exercise or two to familiarise everyone with the basic terms associated with bookbinding, and then the rest of the workshop you’ll learn to do a 5”x7” hardcover coptic binding. It’s a relatively simple way to make a professional-looking hardcover book that could be great for final projects, process books, theses, etc. We’ll also talk about other kinds of bindings and look at samples, and demo a perfect binding, wire-o binding, and how to use the guillotine.

You’ll be provided with book board, needles, binder’s thread, jade glue, and paper. If you’d like to bring your own decorative paper for the covers of your book, please feel free!

Please email with any questions or suggestions. Can’t wait to see you there!

- Jen

This workshop will be a 6 week long musical theatre workshop that will culminate in a performance on February 27 and/or 26th.

This workshop will encompass all aspects of putting together a theatrical production, including acting, singing, set design, writing, etc. The show is called “RISD the Musical!” and will be a satirical romp through four years at RISD from the grueling application process to graduation, all in a one-hour show stopping spectacular.

There are no qualifications for signing up, except a strong passion or interest in theatre. There is a relativity low commitment level, however commitment to the production will be expected.

If you are interested, please send us an e-mail that includes your academic year, area of interest and a head shot of yourself, as well as your contact information ASAP. You may send your response to Greg Kozatek or Jean Kim.

-Acting Cast

-Singing Cast

-Set design/ lighting design

-Script writing

-Stage management

-Costuming

Ever wanted a Cintiq tablet that lets you draw directly on screen? Don’t want to pay an arm and a leg? Make your own! It takes less than 30 minutes!

This workshop will tell you how to fashion your own Cintiq style tablet out of an old laptop and a drawing tablet. You won’t even have to take your tablet apart! Your laptop will be hacked to bits though! There will be a presentation about the basic concept, and also a live demo showing you how to make the tablet and configure it. There will also be time for people to attempt their own and receive assistance on doing so. Bring your own screwdrivers! Tape will be provided.

You don’t have to bring anything to attend, but if you would like to make your own on the spot, please bring the suggested materials!

Little to no electronics experience is required. There will be no soldering or cable connecting involved. You may be surprised at how simple this actually was to make!

This workshop will cover the fundamental hand building techniques: pinching, coiling, and slab building. Learn ceramic vocabulary (different types of clay bodies, firing temperatures, materials, etc) and become acquainted with RISD’s ceramics facilities (kilns, glaze room, etc). All participants will be able to make an object of their choosing. The goal of this workshop is to have the freedom to have fun and explore in clay as well as to become better acquainted with the potential of the ceramic medium. If there is a collective interest, a follow up mini-workshop on glaze can be held later in wintersession for all participants of the first workshop.

This workshop is for those who have no or very limited experience with Adobe Photoshop. We will cover the overall Photoshop tools in general and some very basics for editing images. We will talk about all the basic tools, layers, settings for web/print, and any others you might want to know to get you started. The class will be 2 hours, but if you have specific questions or so I’ll stay another hour to cover those with examples as well. Bring something to take notes on if necessary.

This workshop will cover a brief description of the history of knitting, yarn types and reading basic patterns. Then we will go into the basics, learn to knit and purl and give out a pattern for a hat that can be made out of a square.

We will provide yarn, and will try to provide everyone with a pair of knitting needles they can use for practice. If you happen to have your own, please bring them along so you can continue to practice after the workshop!

This workshop will be an introduction to the two programs. Students will begin to familiarize themselves with the interface, learn what the tools do, understand applications, learn shortcuts, and begin to be confident in using this software in their work. The last part of the class will be dedicated to questions regarding specific types of applications that the students would like to understand. This will either be a form of question and answer or I will provide a few examples of useful applications that aren’t necessarily book-making or digital illustration (how to present work cleanly for example).

This is NOT an illustration course or a typography course (though I am happy to answer any/all typographic and layout questions).

This workshop will be a 6 week long musical theatre workshop that will culminate in a performance on February 27 and/or 26th.

This workshop will encompass all aspects of putting together a theatrical production, including acting, singing, set design, writing, etc. The show is called “RISD the Musical!” and will be a satirical romp through four years at RISD from the grueling application process to graduation, all in a one-hour show stopping spectacular.

There are no qualifications for signing up, except a strong passion or interest in theatre. There is a relativity low commitment level, however commitment to the production will be expected.

If you are interested, please send us an e-mail that includes your academic year, area of interest and a head shot of yourself, as well as your contact information ASAP. You may send your response to Greg Kozatek or Jean Kim.

-Acting Cast

-Singing Cast

-Set design/ lighting design

-Script writing

-Stage management

-Costuming

This workshop will be a quick glimpse into the workings of hot glass. The workshop will be run by a few upperclassmen and graduate students. We will explain how the process works, show you some demos and at the end those who want to try will get the chance to gather molten glass out of our furnace. We will also show example of cast glass, flame worked glass, and other examples so you can understand all of the possibilities of glass! If you’ve had any experience in glass before, this workshop is probably too basic for you, but anyone and everyone is welcome.

You may NOT WEAR: anything synthetic (leggings, tights, polyester, etc.) You will not be allowed in the workshop. Please wear cotton clothing and close-toed shoes. (No Uggs, no furry boots, no rubber boots….basically wear sneakers, please.)

If you have them, please bring safety goggles or glasses.

Students will learn that basics of setting wood type into a chase, and how to print using the Vandercook presses. Prints will be exchanged at the end of class and with a quick wiro demo, students will be able to bind their exchanged prints into a quick book. As a bonus, students will learn how to use the GUILLOTINE! (to cut large amounts of paper at one time)

IMPORTANT: Try not to wear loose clothing that could get caught in the presses. No dangling jewelry and bring something to tie your hair up if it could get caught.

A helpful workshop for anyone who is bored with ordinary sprayed on finishes or dead color from a can or tube.

We’ll be doing a quick exercise or two to familiarise everyone with the basic terms associated with bookbinding, and then the rest of the workshop you’ll learn to do a 5”x7” hardcover coptic binding. It’s a relatively simple way to make a professional-looking hardcover book that could be great for final projects, process books, theses, etc. We’ll also talk about other kinds of bindings and look at samples, and demo a perfect binding, wire-o binding, and how to use the guillotine.

You’ll be provided with book board, needles, binder’s thread, jade glue, and paper. If you’d like to bring your own decorative paper for the covers of your book, please feel free!

Please email with any questions or suggestions. Can’t wait to see you there!

- Jen

This workshop will cover everything you need to know in order to use the laser cutting and CNC milling facilities in the basement of the BEB. The tutorial will include how to set up AutoCAD files and convert illustrator files for laser cutting, and how to prepare Rhino and AutoCAD files for milling. We will go over what materials can be cut or milled and what sizes. Last but not least we will explain when and where to sign up for time to use these facilities in the Architecture building and how much it will cost.

This workshop will be a 6 week long musical theatre workshop that will culminate in a performance on February 27 and/or 26th.

This workshop will encompass all aspects of putting together a theatrical production, including acting, singing, set design, writing, etc. The show is called “RISD the Musical!” and will be a satirical romp through four years at RISD from the grueling application process to graduation, all in a one-hour show stopping spectacular.

There are no qualifications for signing up, except a strong passion or interest in theatre. There is a relativity low commitment level, however commitment to the production will be expected.

If you are interested, please send us an e-mail that includes your academic year, area of interest and a head shot of yourself, as well as your contact information ASAP. You may send your response to Greg Kozatek or Jean Kim.

-Acting Cast

-Singing Cast

-Set design/ lighting design

-Script writing

-Stage management

-Costuming

In this workshop, you will learn the basics of web development: how to program your site in HTML and CSS, how to register a domain and upload your site to a server, and how to install and customize a simple content-management system.

This workshop will take place in three separate sessions. Participants are expected to attend all three, as too much information will be covered in each session to make one up.

The workshop is open to anyone, whether you have a Mac or PC. If you have a Mac, please go ahead and download Cyberduck, and a free 30-day trial of Textmate. For PC users, download Sublime Text and CoreFTP.

This workshop is a quick introduction to InDesign. We will go over how to set up different kinds of documents, all basic formatting functions, color palettes, layers and exporting. We will also go over some basic typography rules that students can apply to projects and presentations.

Students should bring their own computer if they have the program so they can learn how to set up individual preferences. If not, computers are available.

More details to come. Time and date could potentially change, so please check back regularly!

This workshop will be a 6 week long musical theatre workshop that will culminate in a performance on February 27 and/or 26th.

This workshop will encompass all aspects of putting together a theatrical production, including acting, singing, set design, writing, etc. The show is called “RISD the Musical!” and will be a satirical romp through four years at RISD from the grueling application process to graduation, all in a one-hour show stopping spectacular.

There are no qualifications for signing up, except a strong passion or interest in theatre. There is a relativity low commitment level, however commitment to the production will be expected.

If you are interested, please send us an e-mail that includes your academic year, area of interest and a head shot of yourself, as well as your contact information ASAP. You may send your response to Greg Kozatek or Jean Kim.

-Acting Cast

-Singing Cast

-Set design/ lighting design

-Script writing

-Stage management

-Costuming

In this workshop students will be introduced to the essential elements of book design and book typography, using InDesign as our primary tool. We will look at examples of many different kinds of books and discuss design traditions in the book publishing industry. (ps: If anyone has a kindle, bring it along and we can talk about how design is evolving on handheld devices!) A laptop with InDesign is required.

We may decide as a group to go longer than just 3 hours.

Rhino is an extremely powerful 3d modeling tool that is capable of extremely complex curvature, as well as extreme versatility in fabrication and visualization. This workshop will give a basic introduction to the modeling tools likely to be used by designers and artists. Students will follow along with modeling techniques and then we will step into some fabrication setup (no actual fab) and rendering. Anyone interested in seeing a specific topic can email me before the workshop and I will try to work it in.

Please email the instructor with any further questions.

This workshop will be a 6 week long musical theatre workshop that will culminate in a performance on February 27 and/or 26th.

This workshop will encompass all aspects of putting together a theatrical production, including acting, singing, set design, writing, etc. The show is called “RISD the Musical!” and will be a satirical romp through four years at RISD from the grueling application process to graduation, all in a one-hour show stopping spectacular.

There are no qualifications for signing up, except a strong passion or interest in theatre. There is a relativity low commitment level, however commitment to the production will be expected.

If you are interested, please send us an e-mail that includes your academic year, area of interest and a head shot of yourself, as well as your contact information ASAP. You may send your response to Greg Kozatek or Jean Kim.

-Acting Cast

-Singing Cast

-Set design/ lighting design

-Script writing

-Stage management

-Costuming

The goal of this workshop is to provide an introduction to screen printing. It will be geared toward teaching screen printing in a simplified way that can be done at home. We will cover all the basics from the image creation, negative making, photo-emulsion process, ink mixing, and registration. Materials such as ink, screens and paper will be provided, but you should bring a blank t-shirt to print on.

In this workshop, you will learn the basics of web development: how to program your site in HTML and CSS, how to register a domain and upload your site to a server, and how to install and customize a simple content-management system.

This workshop will take place in three separate sessions. Participants are expected to attend all three, as too much information will be covered in each session to make one up.

The workshop is open to anyone, whether you have a Mac or PC. If you have a Mac, please go ahead and download Cyberduck, and a free 30-day trial of Textmate. For PC users, download Sublime Text and CoreFTP.

In this workshop, we will cover the fundamentals of print production in the graphic design industry. First, we will review numerous kinds of print jobs that differ in format, print quality, cost, and finishing techniques. We will investigate how different jobs are produced through various industry processes, with a focus on the advantages and disadvantages of digital printing and offset printing. We will briefly look at basic file preparations and speccing techniques applied to different projects. Finally, we will walk through standard industry practices between designers and printers, including price quoting, proofing, and scheduling.

Please bring your laptops. The format of the workshop will be both lecture-based and participatory. Additionally, we may decide as a group to go longer than three hours. Feel free to email me with any questions or suggestions.

This workshop will be a 6 week long musical theatre workshop that will culminate in a performance on February 27 and/or 26th.

This workshop will encompass all aspects of putting together a theatrical production, including acting, singing, set design, writing, etc. The show is called “RISD the Musical!” and will be a satirical romp through four years at RISD from the grueling application process to graduation, all in a one-hour show stopping spectacular.

There are no qualifications for signing up, except a strong passion or interest in theatre. There is a relativity low commitment level, however commitment to the production will be expected.

If you are interested, please send us an e-mail that includes your academic year, area of interest and a head shot of yourself, as well as your contact information ASAP. You may send your response to Greg Kozatek or Jean Kim.

-Acting Cast

-Singing Cast

-Set design/ lighting design

-Script writing

-Stage management

-Costuming

Google Sketchup + Kerkythea rendering engine workshop – a two part series. Simple, efficient 3d modeling for architecture and design.

This workshop will be taught in two separate sessions.

Google Sketchup is a uniquely simple and efficient 3d modeling tool. Quickly create, manipulate and translate your designs. This workshop will give an understanding of the basic principles through more advanced modeling techniques. Kerkythea rendering engine is a quick and powerful renderer that interacts easily with sketchup. The project will be based around the modeling of Mies Van Der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion, which should encompass most of the technique necessary to understand sketchup. The first session is for people completely new to sketchup, or who would like a review. The second session will be more advanced and people with a basic knowledge of sketchup could attend this without the first session.

Session 1 – basic principles. Orientation with interface, navigation and tools. Introduction to 3d modeling concepts. Interaction with CAD and other software platforms. Begin building the barcelona pavilion learning how to organize the model in terms of geometry, layers, and efficient modeling techniques. At the end of this session, people planning to attend the second session can request topics to be covered in the second session.

Session 2 – The 3d model of the pavilion will be completed. Any requested topics from the previous session will be covered. After completing the pavilion, a few more techniques will be discussed that are more complex. Following that the rendering process will begin, giving a basic introduction to kerkythea and rendering systems. The final output will be a completed 3d model and several rendering iterations.

If there are any specific requests for information to be covered – please contact the instructor via email.

Sandblasting is a unique tool for a certain kind of surface design. This sandblasting demo will cover only glass sandblasting, which turns clear glass into frosted glass. We will go over proper preparation, design possibilities/layered sandblasting and how to use the machine. The demo itself will be short, but if you are interested in sandblasting something (a wine glass or plate or anything that’s glass), bring it in! We will provide the proper sandblast resist.

A demo on some quick and easy special effects and theatrical makeup you can do yourself!

The Blue Studio is in the Auditorium building—not the big doors that lead to the place where we had Art History lectures in freshman year. It’s the other door on that same building, kind of in between the big doors and the RISD store. When you walk in, go through the doorway on your right and then go up the set of mini-stairs and there’s a room, that’s the Blue Studio.

If anyone has trouble finding the space they can call me at 917-334-4944.

We’ll be covering some very basic hand sewing techniques that can be applied to our every day lives: how to sew on a button, put in a zipper, and make hems. We’ll also demo a few techniques on a home sewing machine.

We’ll provide all the materials you’ll need to follow along, but if you have an article of clothing you’d like to fix up, bring it along!

Hope to see you there.

Your breakfast will never be the same again. Nor will your pizza. Join RISD Chefs & cheeseheads from Narragansett Creamery and learn to make fresh yogurt as well as stretch your own mozzarella. We’ll also cover the basics of milk, cheeses and cheesemaking. It’ll be a creamy experience.

Workshop will be free if you are on a risd meal plan, and $6 per person if not.

Google Sketchup + Kerkythea rendering engine workshop – a two part series. Simple, efficient 3d modeling for architecture and design.

This workshop will be taught in two separate sessions.

Google Sketchup is a uniquely simple and efficient 3d modeling tool. Quickly create, manipulate and translate your designs. This workshop will give an understanding of the basic principles through more advanced modeling techniques. Kerkythea rendering engine is a quick and powerful renderer that interacts easily with sketchup. The project will be based around the modeling of Mies Van Der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion, which should encompass most of the technique necessary to understand sketchup. The first session is for people completely new to sketchup, or who would like a review. The second session will be more advanced and people with a basic knowledge of sketchup could attend this without the first session.

Session 1 – basic principles. Orientation with interface, navigation and tools. Introduction to 3d modeling concepts. Interaction with CAD and other software platforms. Begin building the barcelona pavilion learning how to organize the model in terms of geometry, layers, and efficient modeling techniques. At the end of this session, people planning to attend the second session can request topics to be covered in the second session.

Session 2 – The 3d model of the pavilion will be completed. Any requested topics from the previous session will be covered. After completing the pavilion, a few more techniques will be discussed that are more complex. Following that the rendering process will begin, giving a basic introduction to kerkythea and rendering systems. The final output will be a completed 3d model and several rendering iterations.

If there are any specific requests for information to be covered – please contact the instructor via email.

Students will learn that basics of setting wood type into a chase, and how to print using the Vandercook presses. Prints will be exchanged at the end of class and with a quick wiro demo, students will be able to bind their exchanged prints into a quick book. As a bonus, students will learn how to use the GUILLOTINE! (to cut large amounts of paper at one time)

IMPORTANT: Try not to wear loose clothing that could get caught in the presses. No dangling jewelry and bring something to tie your hair up if it could get caught.

This workshop will be a 6 week long musical theatre workshop that will culminate in a performance on February 27 and/or 26th.

This workshop will encompass all aspects of putting together a theatrical production, including acting, singing, set design, writing, etc. The show is called “RISD the Musical!” and will be a satirical romp through four years at RISD from the grueling application process to graduation, all in a one-hour show stopping spectacular.

There are no qualifications for signing up, except a strong passion or interest in theatre. There is a relativity low commitment level, however commitment to the production will be expected.

If you are interested, please send us an e-mail that includes your academic year, area of interest and a head shot of yourself, as well as your contact information ASAP. You may send your response to Greg Kozatek or Jean Kim.

-Acting Cast

-Singing Cast

-Set design/ lighting design

-Script writing

-Stage management

-Costuming

In this workshop we will make two very simple yet useful Web mashups. One will involve retrieving multiple RSS feeds and then visualizing them on-the-fly. Another will involve using Google Maps to visualize search results from Yahoo Search. By the end of the workshop you will feel empowered to start thinking about how you can integrate advanced Web 2.0 technologies into your own Web-based projects. This workshop is intended for students with advanced Web design skills. You are required to have a solid knowledge of HTML and CSS. Knowledge of Javascript is not necessary, but will prove useful. You must bring pen and paper to sketch with.

In this workshop, you will learn the basics of web development: how to program your site in HTML and CSS, how to register a domain and upload your site to a server, and how to install and customize a simple content-management system.

This workshop will take place in three separate sessions. Participants are expected to attend all three, as too much information will be covered in each session to make one up.

The workshop is open to anyone, whether you have a Mac or PC. If you have a Mac, please go ahead and download Cyberduck, and a free 30-day trial of Textmate. For PC users, download Sublime Text and CoreFTP.