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Intimidated by Illustrator and Photoshop? We feel you. Join us for an interactive logo design workshop using Canva. No design experience required!
*Part 2 of 2: This workshop will focus on creating a logo with design software. This is a follow-up to the first workshop on Wednesday, October 18 from 6-7:30 pm where we use paper, markers, and collage to develop a concept. Register for the first session!*
Registration is not required, but highly recommended.
Intimidated by Illustrator and Photoshop? We feel you. Join digital designer Alana Ladson and Creative-in-Residence Vicky Blume for an interactive logo design workshop using Canva. Participants will be introduced to the Canva interface and review logo ideas as a group before diving into a logo design hour. No design experience required!
Alana Ladson is an artist from New Haven who loves to read, write, play video games, and draw. She creates both digital art and traditional paintings on canvas and paper. She has a passion for community building and artistry. Her experience is rooted in the arts, education, and advocacy– she loves working with youth, making art, and sharing what her students call “sage wisdom”. Alana particularly loves to draw women of color, nature, and mythical creatures. Additionally, she has a small business ‘Alana Ladson Art’ selling pins, stickers, and art prints.
Vicky Blume (she/her) is usually biking, writing, or making art somewhere in New Haven. After moving to the city to study sculpture and psychology at Yale, Blume lit up communications for a contemporary art gallery and a community art school. Most recently, she served as Creative-in-Residence at the New Haven Free Public Library's Tinker Lab. Now, Blume is on a new adventure, creating online educational content for working artists. Her employer, Fractured Atlas, supports artists in accessing capital through fiscal sponsorship, educational resources, fundraising platforms, and more. Vicky would love to meet you and learn about your hopes for art world changes.
AGE GROUP: | Teens (13-17) | Adults (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Ives Squared | Education and Lifelong Learning | Economic Development and Nonprofits | Digital Learning and Technology |
TAGS: | Small Business | Non-Profits | Makerspace | Makers | Ives Squared | Entrepreneur | Design | Creatives | Canva |
The Ives Main Library, designed by renowned architect, Cass Gilbert in 1911, is a cornerstone of the historic New Haven Green. The facility is a community treasure and features unique design details, including several WPA-era murals. Ives is open 54 hours a week, Monday-Saturday, and houses major public service departments for children and teens as well as adult reference, a computer tech center and Ives Squared, a newly renovated space for innovation and entrepreneurship.
2019 Recipient of National Medal for