Learn Secrets of Design Studio Success

As you've probably come to infer from our recent flurry of posts touting new educational offerings for designers, school is far from out for summer. Today we bring you news of the freshly launched learning initiative of our friends at Graphics.com, who are now offering on-demand video tutorials and online courses on topics of interest to the design community. The first course starts on Monday (we hear there are still a few slots available) and focuses on project management with the tempting, aspirational title "On Time, On Budget, and Worth It" and School of Visual Arts (SVA) professor Daniel Schutzsmith at the helm. Over six weeks, the class will take students through the life of a project, from sales to client retention. Because the daunting, consultantspeak ring of "project management" makes us a little uneasy, we asked Dynamic Graphics editor-in-chief Tami Terrell, who also serves as editorial director of Graphics.com/learning, to elaborate. "Historically, project management is a topic that designers request more information about. And no matter the business, it has to be sound financially to be able to work to its fullest potential creatively," says Terrell, adding that students will hear tips for easily adjusting their workflows without adding significant costs. "The idea is to get a handle on the day-to-day and your finances so you have the time and skills to grow your business." As for what's on tap for Graphics.com/learning, July will see the kick-off of a six-week "Type Bootcamp" taught by Type Studio founder Ilene Strizver, and the library of online videos grows by the day. "In the immediate future, you'll see more tips for time-saving design, using InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, and other software," promises Terrell. "And you'll see web design tutorials as we move into the fall." Look for offerings from an impressive and growing faculty. They've already signed on SVA's Steven Brower, Jonathan Gouthier of Gouthier Design, and former Harper's art director Angela Riechers.

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