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2011 Summer Studio Workshops

ADVERTISING

This workshop offers an introduction to the creative world of advertising. You'll sharpen your thinking skills as you brainstorm innovative marketing strategies for magazines and billboard campaigns in a creative way. See how the advertising professionals think as you take a tour of an advertising agency here in San Diego. This is an ideal course for students who are interested in learning how ad campaigns we see every day are created.

AUDIO PRODUCTION

Are you a singer? Musician? Songwriter? Sound Designer? Learn how the pros make music and sound using Pro Tools and Logic in our beautiful new recording studio.

BAKING & PASTRY

In the Baking & Pastry workshop, you’ll have an opportunity to gain hands-on baking skills. Emphasis is placed on fundamental pastry and bread-baking techniques, in addition to all-purpose baking, desserts, cake decoration, and pastry arts. To complement your culinary techniques, you’ll have an opportunity to learn critical thinking and business essentials.

CULINARY

As our appetite for international cuisine grows, so do the possibilities as a culinary professional. You’ll be introduced to a variety of international recipes and culinary techniques. From Mise en Place to Garde Manger, you’ll experience hands-on what it takes to become a culinary professional.

FASHION DESIGN

In the Fashion Design workshop, you will have an opportunity to learn basic construction standards and techniques as applied to the apparel industry. Become familiar with industrial sewing equipment and its applications. Create a garment using the Trash to Fashion competition as your main inspiration, implementing recycled materials as your fundamental resource.

FASHION MARKETING & MANAGEMENT

You will have the opportunity to learn the basic concepts needed to market and promote a product including target market summary, branding basics, and marketing collateral. Working with fashion design students, you will produce a fashion show for fellow students, family, and friends.

GAME ART & DESIGN/VISUAL & GAME PROGRAMMING:

Take your creativity to the next level. Students will have an opportunity to learn to create a basic game concept and craft a game level of their own using game technology.

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Become a graphic designer in a week. Indulge in the world of art, color, design, imagination, and visual communication. Learn about Graphic Design and Computer Applications to create logo designs, posters, and CD covers.

INTERIOR DESIGN

Students will do research and model making, learn sketch up/CAD, and complete presentation boards. The focus will be on an iconic modern architectural example – The Farnsworth.

MEDIA ARTS & ANIMATION

Learn how to hand-blend drawings, photography, and stop-motion to create pencil tests just like professional animators. You will also have the opportunity to learn digital techniques using Adobe software to give motion and watch your creations come to life. Take your animated creations home with you on your portable flash drive so you can share with your family and friends.

WEB DESIGN & INTERACTIVE MEDIA

Are you into Facebook and other social media? iPhone apps? Combine graphics, sound, text, and images to communicate in this exciting digital environment. See what can happen when your ideas meet technology.

Please note: Workshops are subject to change. All activities are fully structured and supervised. Mature and respectful behavior is expected at all times.

All workshops are non-credit bearing and do not transfer into any program offered at The Art Institute of California — San Diego.

We offer programs in the following areas:
DESIGN   MEDIA ARTS   FASHION   CULINARY

See aiprograms.info for program duration, tuition, fees, and other costs, median debt, federal salary data, alumni success, and other important info.