Emily Carr University of Art + Design is pleased to announce the Fall 2015 Continuing Studies Course Catalogue is out and ready to inspire you. From Letterpress and Photoshop basics to Sculpture and Painting, there are over 50 inspiring courses to choose from. Some of the great courses offered this term include…

LETTERPRESS I Come and learn to hand set metal and wood type, mix ink, use letterpress printing presses, determine paper grain, pull proofs, print, and distribute type. You can print cards or broad-sides, short poems or other short text of your choice using the selection of wood and metal type and ornaments available in Emily Carr’s Letterpress room. This course focuses on the traditional methods of hand typesetting using the school’s collection of metal and wood type. The class also includes an opportunity for students to do linocut printmaking, and hot foil stamping. Our rich printing history comes to life as you discover the origins of design methods and language we all use in the digital world today.
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PHOTOSHOP: THE BASICS | Explore the creative potential of Adobe Photoshop for digital image processing and photo editing. Learn the basics of image manipulation including simple retouching, applying filters, blending and combining image, and adding text to image. Other topics include: resolution; masks; channels; and paths. This course is an ideal introduction to the skills and techniques needed to work in this industry standard program, and will allow you to immediately apply your knowledge to practical projects. Note: This course is taught in our Mac Labs using Creative Cloud. Find out more…

INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY | Building on CEPH 250 Introduction to Digital Photography, you will apply your technical skills towards creating contemporary artistic projects and developing your understanding of contemporary photographic practices and methods of display. Topics will include seriality, multiples, and moving images. You will critique the work of established artists as well as the work created in class. Find out more…

Registration starts August 15th. Details here.