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{Bowling Green State University} Design for Social Good
Presented by the Division of Graphic Design at BGSU, the Graphic Design for Social Good Camp invites ninth through eleventh graders to learn how the power of graphic design can be used for making a meaningful difference in everyday lives, communities, and the world. Students will be exposed to a college design studio, the digital and physical tools designers use to make their work, while also learning necessary skills for working in today’s collaborative environment. This camp is great introduction to those who are interested and eager to learn more about design, design thinking and careers in visual expression.
{Carnegie Mellon University} Pre-College Design
Pre-College Design is a unique opportunity to begin a future student’s true college design experience. Classes are taught by undergraduate School of Design faculty and Pre-College Design students are given a primer on the design principles and practices that are the cornerstone of the freshman year experience in the School of Design. Pre-College Design students get their own personal studio space, providing them with their first foray into “studio life.” The studio space immerses high school students into the collaborative studio experience, which closely mirrors an undergraduate's first year in the School of Design. By the end of the program, students will have portfolio pieces that have been critiqued by School of Design faculty. There will also be a showcase featuring all of the work completed during the six-week program, for fellow classmates, faculty and parents.
💰 Scholarships Available
{Emerson College} Design/Technology for Stage & Screen
The Pre-College Design/Technology for Stage & Screen program is focused on design and technology for theater and film. By expanding the scope of your design ideas, this program will enhance your problem-solving and visual communication skills while helping you develop necessary tools to exhibit and present your work. As the scenic, lighting, costume designer and make-up designer, you will learn to read and analyze a script, sketch, draft and build scale models, create a light plot, swatch and render costume designs. Taught by experienced faculty and professional designers who share their own processes and provide experience in all aspects of design/technology, this program will expand your portfolio and your understanding of what you will be doing in college and beyond.
{Loyola Marymount University} From Books to Zines: Graphic Design for Publication
Print and digital publications come in all forms and cover a wide variety of important, worldly topics. From political magazines to young adult novels, there are vibrant design opportunities across a spectrum of fields and interests for anyone with the skills to blend design and story. This course looks at what makes each of those publication types unique, as well as what design elements contribute to making them each a powerful medium in their own right. An introduction to the basic principles of visual design, daily lessons will be applied to communication problems involving message and audience. After two weeks, students will develop conceptual and problem-solving skills to create graphic form for a range of publication content. This intermediate course is designed for students who have a basic understanding of Adobe Creative Suite. Participants will leave the workshop with submissions for their portfolio or pieces they can submit during the college application process.
{New York Film Academy} Game Design Camps
Over the past several decades, video games have gone from a niche hobby to a multi-billion dollar industry that has taken over the mainstream. Video games are the entertainment medium of the 21st century, helping players to hone problem-solving skills, hand-eye coordination, and creative thinking through interactive storytelling and compelling level design.
{New York Film Academy} Graphic Design Camps
Look around, graphic design is everywhere! Graphic designers create and communicate messages, and design so many of the things we see every day — logos, websites, apps, packaging, posters, magazines, signage, environmental graphics, film and television titles, and more. If you like working on your school’s newspaper, creating websites, making videos, or just looking at logos and visual identities, then the New York Film Academy’s Teens Graphic Design Camps are for you!
{Northeastern University} Design Discovery
Students admitted to the Design Discovery program will experience a range of rigorous, college-level assignments with like-minded students and experienced college faculty. Through a series of six short, intensive projects, students will better understand design and discover how one learns to become a designer. The results of these projects will become portfolio pieces which demonstrate the student’s ideas, skills, and craft, as well as confidence in the design process and in critical thinking. Students will be asked to explore design issues of composition and form, positive & negative space, color, shape, pattern and rhythm, as well as, using an archive, creating systems, and understanding the difference in properties of material. This will be explored in 2 dimension and 3 dimension by utilizing drawing, painting, animation, photography, the computer, and creating objects in a makers space. Students can expect off campus visits to sites such as the Museum of Fine Arts, and each day will culminate with a different guest speaker.
{University of California, Los Angeles} Design Media Arts Summer Institute
The Department of Design Media Arts (DMA) at UCLA is one of the nation’s top design departments offering a comprehensive, multidisciplinary education in media creation, which fosters individual exploration and innovative thinking. Geared specifically for high school students, the department offers the DMA Summer Institute, a two-week program with morning and afternoon classes in graphic design, web design, audio/video, and gaming. Taught by professionally trained and well-experienced instructors using the most current software and technology, the program culminates in the creation of an online portfolio students can use for college applications. It also provides students with a rare opportunity to sample college life in a cutting-edge design department, while earning four units of pass/no pass UC credit.
💰 Scholarships Available
{University of Southern California} 3D Character Design and Creation
Have you always been interested in designing, modeling and texturing 3D video game or cinematic characters? Do you have a designers' eye? Are you considering a career in 3D character design and 3D modeling? If you enjoy computers, design, excitement, and working on a group project, then come explore your ideas in our video game modeling and texturing design labs! This course explores how significant innovations in the areas of video game development and design are revolutionizing the metrics and rubrics for character designers, concept artists, and 3D modelers in the 21st century. You will learn an overview of modern character design and modeling techniques while exploring the range of 3D technologies in use today. By the end of the class, you will gain hands-on experience creating your own character and building it!
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